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APPENDIX A TVA'S SITE CLEARING AND GRADING SPECIFICATIONS Tennessee Valley Authority Site Clearing and Grading Specifications 1. General - The project manager with the clearing and/or grading contractor(s) shall review the environmental evaluation documents for the project or proposed activity (categorical exclusion checklist, environmental assessment, or environmental impact statement) along with all clearing and construction appendices, conditions in applicable general and/or site-specific permits, the storm water pollution prevention plan, open burning or demolition notification requirements, and any Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) commitments to property owners. The contractor shall then plan and carry out operations using techniques consistent with good engineering and storm water management practices as outlined in TVA's best management practices (BMPs) manual. The contractor will protect areas that are to be left unaffected by access or clearing work at and adjacent to all work sites. In sensitive areas and their buffers, the contractor will retain as much native ground cover and other vegetation as possible. BMPs shall be installed before general site clearing or grading, with progressive stabilization BMPs applied from the perimeter toward the interior work areas as grading is completed. Any stabilized area that must be disturbed in subsequent steps shall have temporary BMPs installed until work is completed and the area is restabilized. If the contractor fails to use BMPs or to follow environmental expectations discussed in the prebid, prework meeting or present in contract specifications, TVA will order corrective changes and additional work, as deemed necessary in TVA's judgment, to meet the intent of environmental laws and regulations or other guidelines. Major violations or continued minor violations will result in work suspension until correction of the situation is achieved or other remedial action is taken at the contractor's expense. Penalty clauses may be invoked as appropriate. 2. Regulations - The clearing contractor shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental and antipollution laws, regulations, and ordinances, including without limitation, all air, water, solid and hazardous waste, noise, and nuisance laws, regulations, and ordinances. He or she shall secure, or ensure that TVA has secured, all necessary permits and authorizations and made all appropriate notifications to conduct work on the acres shown on the drawings and plan and profile for the contract. The contractor's designated project manager will actively seek to prevent, control, monitor, and safely abate all commonly recognized forms of workplace and environmental pollution. Permits or authorizations and any necessary certifications of trained employees knowledgeable of environmental requirements shall be documented with copies submitted to TVA's project manager or environmental specialist before work begins. The contractor and subcontractors will be responsible for meeting all conditions specified in permits. Permit conditions shall be reviewed in prework discussions. 3. Land and Landscape Preservation - The contractor shall exercise care to preserve the condition of cleared soils by avoiding as much compacting and deep scarring as possible in areas not to be developed for buildings, structures, or foundations. As soon as possible after initial disturbance of the soil and in accordance with any permit(s) or other state or local environmental regulatory requirements, cover material shall be placed to prevent erosion and sedimentation of water bodies or conveyances to surface water or groundwater. The placement of erosion/sediment controls shall begin at the perimeter and work progressively to the interior of the site. Repeated work in an area will require establishment of a ground cover immediately after each disturbance is completed. In areas outside the clearing, borrow, fill, or use and access areas, the natural vegetation shall be protected from damage. The contractor and his or her employees and subcontractors must not deviate from delineated access routes or use areas and must enter the site(s) at designated areas that will be marked. Clearing operations shall be conducted to prevent any unnecessary destruction, scarring, or defacing of the remaining natural vegetation and adjacent surroundings in the vicinity of the work. In sensitive public or environmental areas, appropriate buffer zones shall be observed by modifying the methods of clearing or reclearing, grading, borrow, or fill so that the buffer and sensitive area are protected. Some areas may require planting native low-growing plants or grasses to meet the criteria of regulatory agencies, executive orders, or commitments to special program interests. 4. Streamside Management Zones - The clearing and/or grading contractor(s) must leave as many rooted ground cover plants as possible in buffer zones along streams and other bodies of water or wet-weather conveyances thereto. In such streamside management zones (SMZs), tall-growing tree species (trees that would interfere with TVA's National Electrical Safety Code clearances) shall be cut, and the stumps may be treated to prevent resprouting. Low-growing trees identified by TVA as marginal electrical clearance problems may be cut and then the stump treated with growth regulators to allow low, slow-growing canopy development and active root growth. Only approved herbicides shall be used, and herbicide application shall be conducted by certified applicators from the Transmission Operations and Maintenance (TOM) organization after initial clearing and construction. Cutting of trees within SMZs must be accomplished by using either hand-held equipment or other appropriate clearing equipment, such as a feller-buncher. The method will be selected based on sitespecific conditions and topography to minimize soil disturbance and impacts to the SMZ and surrounding area. Disturbed soils in SMZs must be stabilized by appropriate methods immediately after the access or site is cleared. Stabilization must occur within the time frame specified in applicable storm water permits or regulations. Stumps within SMZs may be cut close to the ground but must not be removed or uprooted. Trees, limbs, and debris shall be prevented from falling into water bodies or immediately removed from streams, ditches, ponds, and wet areas using methods that will minimize dragging or scarring the banks or stream bottom. No debris will be left in the water or watercourse. Equipment will cross streams, ditches, or wet areas only at locations designated by TVA after the application of appropriate erosion-control BMPs and consistent with permit conditions or regulatory requirements. 5. Wetlands - In forested wetlands, tall trees will be cut near the ground, leaving stumps and roots in place. The cambium may be treated with herbicides applied by certified applicators from the TOM organization to prevent regrowth. Understory trees that must be initially cut and removed may be allowed to grow back or may be treated with tree growth regulators selectively to slow growth and increase the reclearing cycle. The decision will be situationally made based on existing ground cover, wetland type, and tree species, since tall tree removal may "release" understory species and allow them to quickly grow to "electrical clearance problem" heights. In many circumstances, herbicides labeled for water and wetland use may be used in reclearing. At substation, switching stations, and communications sites, wetlands are avoided unless there is no feasible alternative. 6. Sensitive Area Preservation - If prehistoric or historic artifacts or features that might be of archaeological or historical significance are discovered during clearing, grading, borrow, or fill operations, the activity shall immediately cease within a 100-foot radius, and a TVA project manager, an environmental specialist, and the TVA Cultural Resources program manager shall be notified. The site shall be protected and left as found until a determination about the resources, their significance, and site treatment is made by TVA's Cultural Resources Program. Work may continue beyond the finding zone and the 100-foot radius beyond its perimeter. 7. Water Quality Control - The contractor's clearing, grading, borrow and fill, and/or disposal activities shall be performed using BMPs that will prevent erosion and entrance of spillage, contaminants, debris, and other pollutants or objectionable materials into drainageways, surface waters, or groundwater. Special care shall be exercised in refueling equipment to prevent spills. Fueling areas shall be remote from any sinkhole, crevice, stream, or other water body. Open burning debris shall be kept away from streams and ditches and shall be incorporated into the soil. Only materials allowed to be burned under an open burning permit may be incorporated into the soil. The clearing and grading contractor(s) and subcontractors will erect and (when TVA or contract construction personnel are unable) maintain BMPs, such as silt fences, on steep slopes and adjacent to any steam, wetland, or other water body. BMPs will be inspected by the TVA field engineer or other designated TVA or contractor personnel routinely and at least as frequently as required by the permit or good management practices and during periods of high runoff; any necessary repairs will be made as soon as practicable. BMP runoff sampling will be conducted in accordance with permit requirements. Records of all inspections and sampling will be maintained on site, and copies of inspection forms and sampling results will be forwarded to the TVA environmental specialist. 8. Turbidity and Blocking of Streams - If temporary clearing, grading, borrow, or fill activities must interrupt natural drainage, appropriate drainage facilities and erosion/sediment controls shall be provided to avoid erosion and siltation of streams and other water bodies or water conveyances. In Tennessee, conditions of an Aquatic Resource Alteration Permit shall be met. Turbidity levels in receiving waters or at storm water discharge points shall be monitored, documented, and reported if required by the applicable permit. Erosion and sediment control measures such as silt fences, water bars, and sediment traps shall be installed as soon as practicable after initial access, site, borrow, fill, or right-of-way disturbance and after sequential disturbance of stabilized areas due to stepwise construction requirement in accordance with applicable permit or regulatory requirements. On rights-of-way, mechanized equipment shall not be operated in flowing water except when approved and then only to construct necessary stream crossings under direct guidance of TVA. Construction of stream fords or other crossings will only be permitted at approved locations and to current TVA design or construction access road standards. At any construction site, material shall not be deposited in watercourses or within stream bank areas where it could be washed away by high stream flows. Any clearing debris that enters streams or other water bodies shall be removed immediately. Appropriate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and state permits shall be obtained for stream or wetland crossings. 9. Air Quality Control - The clearing or grading contractor shall take appropriate actions to limit the amount of air emissions created by clearing and disposal operations to be well within the limits of clearing or burning permits and/or forestry or local fire department requirements. All operations must be conducted in a manner that prevents nuisance conditions or damage to adjacent land, crops, dwellings, highways, or people. If building renovation or demolition is involved, the required air quality organization shall be notified the minimum 10 days in advance, and if the start date is delayed, renotified to start the clock again. 10. Dust and Mud Control - Clearing, grading, borrow, fill, or transport activities shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes the creation of fugitive dust. This may require limitations as to type of equipment, allowable speeds, and routes utilized. Control measures such as water, gravel, etc., or similar measures may be used subject to TVA approval. On new construction sites and easements, the last 100 feet before an access road approaches a county road or highway shall be graveled to prevent transfer of mud onto the public road. 11. Burning - The contractor shall obtain applicable permits and approvals to conduct controlled burning. The contractor will comply with all provisions of the permit, notification or authorization including burning site locations, controlled draft, burning hours, and such other conditions as stipulated. If weather conditions such as wind speed or wind direction change rapidly, the contractor's burning operation may be temporarily stopped by TVA's field engineer. The debris to be burned shall be kept as clean and dry as possible and stacked and burned in a manner that produces the minimum amount of smoke. Residue from burning will be disposed of according to permit stipulations. No fuel starters or enhancements other than kerosene will be allowed. 12. Smoke and Odors - The contractor will properly store and handle combustible and volatile materials that could create objectionable smoke, odor, or fumes. The contractor shall not burn oil or refuse that includes trash, rags, tires, plastics, or other manufactured debris. 13. Vehicle Exhaust Emissions - The contractor shall maintain and operate equipment in a manner that limits vehicle exhaust emissions. Equipment and vehicles will be kept within the manufacturer's recommended limits and tolerances. Excessive exhaust gases will be eliminated, and inefficient operating procedures will be revised or halted until corrective repairs or adjustments are made. 14. Vehicle Servicing - Routine maintenance of vehicles will not be performed on the site, right-of-way, or access route. However, if emergency or "have to" situations arise, minimal/temporary maintenance to vehicles will occur in order to mobilize the vehicle to an off-site maintenance shop. Some heavy equipment may have to be serviced on the right-of-way, site, or access route, except in designated sensitive areas. The clearing, grading, borrow, or fill contractor will properly maintain these vehicles with approved spill protection controls and countermeasures. If emergency maintenance in a sensitive or questionable area arises, the Area Environmental Program Administration or project manager will be consulted. All wastes and used oils will be properly recovered, handled, and disposed/recycled. Equipment shall not be temporarily stored in stream floodplains, whether overnight or on weekends or holidays. 15. Noise Control - The contractor shall take steps to avoid the creation of excessive sound levels for employees, the public, or the site and adjacent property owners. Concentration of individual noisy pieces as well as the hours and locations of operation should be considered. 16. Noise Suppression - All internal combustion engines shall be properly equipped with mufflers. The equipment and mufflers shall be maintained at peak operating efficiency. 17. Sanitation - A designated representative of TVA or the clearing, grading, borrow, fill, or construction contractor shall contract a sanitary contractor who will provide sanitary chemical toilets convenient to all principal points of operation for every working party and at each construction step. The facilities shall comply with applicable federal, state, or local health laws and regulations. They shall not be located closer than 100 feet to any stream or tributary or to any wetland. The facilities shall be required to have proper servicing and maintenance, and the waste disposal contractor shall verify in writing that the waste disposal will be in state-approved facilities. Employees shall be notified of sanitation regulations and shall be required to use the toilet facilities. 18. Refuse Disposal - The clearing, grading, borrow, fill, or construction contractor and subcontractor(s) shall be responsible for daily cleanup and proper labeling, storage, and disposal of all refuse and debris on the site produced by his or her operations and employees. Facilities that meet applicable regulations and guidelines for refuse collection will be required. Only approved transport, storage, and disposal areas shall be used. Records of waste generation shall be maintained for a site and shall be provided to the project manager and environmental specialist assigned to the project. 19. Brush and Timber Disposal (Initial Clearing) - For initial clearing, trees are commonly part of the contractor's contract to remove as they wish. Trees may be removed from the site for lumber or pulpwood, or they may be chipped or stacked and burned. All such activities must be coordinated with the TVA field engineer and the open burning permits; notifications and regulatory requirements must be met. On rights-of-way, trees may be cut and left in place only in areas specified by TVA and approved by appropriate regulatory agencies. These areas may include sensitive wetlands or SMZs where tree removal would cause excessive ground disturbance or in very rugged terrain where windrowed trees are used as sediment barriers along the edge of the right-of-way, site, or access. Trees that have been cut may not be left on a substation, switching station, or communications site. 20. Restoration of Site - All disturbed areas, with the exception of farmland under cultivation and any other areas as may be designated by TVA's specifications, shall be stabilized in the following manner unless the property owner and TVA's engineer specify a different method: A. The subsoil shall be loosened to a minimum depth of 6 inches if possible and worked to remove unnatural ridges and depressions. B. If needed, appropriate soil amendments will be added. C. All disturbed areas will initially be seeded with a temporary ground cover such as winter wheat, rye, or millet, depending on the season. Perennials may also be planted during initial seeding if proper growing conditions exist. Final restoration and final seeding will be performed as line, site, or communications facilities construction is completed. Final seeding will consist of permanent perennial grasses such as those outlined in TVA's A Guide for Environmental Protection and Best Management Practices for Tennessee Valley Authority Construction and Maintenance Activities (TVA, 2017). Exceptions would include those areas designated as native grass planting areas. Initial and final restoration will be performed by the clearing contractor with emphasis on using landscaping materials provided in guidelines for low maintenance native vegetation use. D. TVA holds the option, depending upon the time of year and weather condition, to delay or withdraw the requirement of seeding until more favorable planting conditions are certain. In the meantime, other stabilization techniques must be applied. E. Vegetation designated by the Federal Invasive Species Council must be eliminated at the work site, and equipment being transported from location to location must be inspected to ensure removal and destruction of live material. References Tennessee Valley Authority. 2017. A Guide for Environmental Protection and Best Management Practices for Tennessee Valley Authority Construction and Maintenance Activities, Revision 3. Edited by G. Behel, S. Benefield, R. Brannon, C. Buttram, G. Dalton, C. Ellis, C. Henley, T. Korth, T. Giles, A. Masters, J. Melton, R. Smith, J.Turk, T. White, R. Wilson. Chattanooga, TN.: Retrieved from <https://www.tva.com/Energy/Transmission-System/Transmission-System-Projects> (n.d.). Revision July 2017 APPENDIX B FARMLAND CONVERSION IMPACT RATING FORM (AD-1006) U.S. Department of Agriculture FARMLAND CONVERSION IMPACT RATING PART I (To be completed by Federal Agency) Name of Project Golden Triangle Solar Project Proposed Land Use Solar Energy Facility Date Of Land Evaluation Request 8/28/2020 Federal Agency Involved Tennessee Valley Authority County and State Lowndes County, Mississippi PART II (To be completed by NRCS) Date Request Received By NRCS Does the site contain Prime, Unique, Statewide or Local Important Farmland? YES NO Person Completing Form: Acres Irrigated Average Farm Size (If no, the FPPA does not apply - do not complete additional parts of this form) Major Crop(s) corn & beans Farmable Land In Govt. Jurisdiction Acres: % Amount of Farmland As Defined in FPPA Acres: % Name of Land Evaluation System Used Name of State or Local Site Assessment System Date Land Evaluation Returned by NRCS PART III (To be completed by Federal Agency) A. Total Acres To Be Converted Directly B. Total Acres To Be Converted Indirectly C. Total Acres In Site PART IV (To be completed by NRCS) Land Evaluation Information A. Total Acres Prime And Unique Farmland B. Total Acres Statewide Important or Local Important Farmland C. Percentage Of Farmland in County Or Local Govt. Unit To Be Converted D. Percentage Of Farmland in Govt. Jurisdiction With Same Or Higher Relative Value PART V (To be completed by NRCS) Land Evaluation Criterion Relative Value of Farmland To Be Converted (Scale of 0 to 100 Points) PART VI (To be completed by Federal Agency) Site Assessment Criteria (Criteria are explained in 7 CFR 658.5 b. For Corridor project use form NRCS-CPA-106) 1. Area In Non-urban Use 2. Perimeter In Non-urban Use 3. Percent Of Site Being Farmed 4. Protection Provided By State and Local Government 5. Distance From Urban Built-up Area 6. Distance To Urban Support Services 7. Size Of Present Farm Unit Compared To Average 8. Creation Of Non-farmable Farmland 9. Availability Of Farm Support Services 10. On-Farm Investments 11. Effects Of Conversion On Farm Support Services 12. Compatibility With Existing Agricultural Use TOTAL SITE ASSESSMENT POINTS PART VII (To be completed by Federal Agency) Relative Value Of Farmland (From Part V) Total Site Assessment (From Part VI above or local site assessment) TOTAL POINTS (Total of above 2 lines) Site Selected: Reason For Selection: Date Of Selection Site A Alternative Site Rating Site B Site C Site D 0 Maximum Points (15) (10) (20) (20) (15) (15) (10) (10) (5) (20) (10) (10) 160 Site A 0 Site B 0 Site C 0 Site D 0 100 0 0 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 260 0 0 0 0 Was A Local Site Assessment Used? YES NO Name of Federal agency representative completing this form: (See Instructions on reverse side) Date: Form AD-1006 (03-02) STEPS IN THE PROCESSING THE FARMLAND AND CONVERSION IMPACT RATING FORM Step 1 - Federal agencies (or Federally funded projects) involved in proposed projects that may convert farmland, as defined in the Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) to nonagricultural uses, will initially complete Parts I and III of the form. For Corridor type projects, the Federal agency shall use form NRCS-CPA-106 in place of form AD-1006. The Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA) process may also be accessed by visiting the FPPA website, http://fppa.nrcs.usda.gov/lesa/. Step 2 - Originator (Federal Agency) will send one original copy of the form together with appropriate scaled maps indicating location(s)of project site(s), to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) local Field Office or USDA Service Center and retain a copy for their files. (NRCS has offices in most counties in the U.S. The USDA Office Information Locator may be found at http://offices.usda.gov/scripts/ndISAPI.dll/oip_public/USA_map, or the offices can usually be found in the Phone Book under U.S. Government, Department of Agriculture. A list of field offices is available from the NRCS State Conservationist and State Office in each State.) Step 3 - NRCS will, within 10 working days after receipt of the completed form, make a determination as to whether the site(s) of the proposed project contains prime, unique, statewide or local important farmland. (When a site visit or land evaluation system design is needed, NRCS will respond within 30 working days. Step 4 - For sites where farmland covered by the FPPA will be converted by the proposed project, NRCS will complete Parts II, IV and V of the form. Step 5 - NRCS will return the original copy of the form to the Federal agency involved in the project, and retain a file copy for NRCS records. Step 6 - The Federal agency involved in the proposed project will complete Parts VI and VII of the form and return the form with the final selected site to the servicing NRCS office. Step 7 - The Federal agency providing financial or technical assistance to the proposed project will make a determination as to whether the proposed conversion is consistent with the FPPA. INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE FARMLAND CONVERSION IMPACT RATING FORM (For Federal Agency) Part I: When completing the "County and State" questions, list all the local governments that are responsible for local land use controls where site(s) are to be evaluated. Part III: When completing item B (Total Acres To Be Converted Indirectly), include the following: 1. Acres not being directly converted but that would no longer be capable of being farmed after the conversion, because the conversion would restrict access to them or other major change in the ability to use the land for agriculture. 2. Acres planned to receive services from an infrastructure project as indicated in the project justification (e.g. highways, utilities planned build out capacity) that will cause a direct conversion. Part VI: Do not complete Part VI using the standard format if a State or Local site assessment is used. With local and NRCS assistance, use the local Land Evaluation and Site Assessment (LESA). 1. Assign the maximum points for each site assessment criterion as shown in § 658.5(b) of CFR. In cases of corridor-type project such as transportation, power line and flood control, criteria #5 and #6 will not apply and will, be weighted zero, however, criterion #8 will be weighed a maximum of 25 points and criterion #11 a maximum of 25 points. 2. Federal agencies may assign relative weights among the 12 site assessment criteria other than those shown on the FPPA rule after submitting individual agency FPPA policy for review and comment to NRCS. In all cases where other weights are assigned, relative adjustments must be made to maintain the maximum total points at 160. For project sites where the total points equal or exceed 160, consider alternative actions, as appropriate, that could reduce adverse impacts (e.g. Alternative Sites, Modifications or Mitigation). Part VII: In computing the "Total Site Assessment Points" where a State or local site assessment is used and the total maximum number of points is other than 160, convert the site assessment points to a base of 160. Example: if the Site Assessment maximum is 200 points, and the alternative Site "A" is rated 180 points: Total points assigned Site A Maximum points possible = 180 200 X 160 = 144 points for Site A For assistance in completing this form or FPPA process, contact the local NRCS Field Office or USDA Service Center. NRCS employees, consult the FPPA Manual and/or policy for additional instructions to complete the AD-1006 form. APPENDIX C GOLDEN TRIANGLE WETLAND AND WATERBODY DELINEATION REPORT Golden Triangle Solar Project Wetland and Waterbody Delineation Report MS Solar 5, LLC Golden Triangle Solar Project Revision 1.0 6/18/2020 Golden Triangle Solar Project Wetland and Waterbody Delineation Report prepared for MS Solar 5, LLC Golden Triangle Solar Project Artesia, MS Revision 1.0 6/18/2020 prepared by Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia COPYRIGHT © 2017 BURNS & McDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY MS Solar 5, LLC, is evaluating a site in Lowndes County, Mississippi for potential development of a 200 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility (Golden Triangle Solar Project or Project). Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. (Burns & McDonnell) was contracted by MS Solar 5, LLC, to provide wetland delineation services for the proposed Project, specifically potential parcels upon which solar array facility sites may be installed, in Lowndes County, Mississippi (Figure 1, Appendix A). The Survey Area consists of approximately 3,980 acres of land that is predominantly used for agriculture. The Project is in the southeastern quadrant of the US Hwy Alt 45 and Mississippi Hwy 182 intersection in Mayhew and Artesia, MS, which is approximately 8 miles east of Starkville and 10 miles west of Columbus. The Project was surveyed for ecological resources on March 3-April 8, April 20-23, May 4-8, and June 10-11, 2020. The Survey Area is composed of four distinct vegetative/land use communities, active agriculture, bottomland hardwood forest, upland forest, and utility rights-of way (ROW). A total of 178 aquatic resources were identified within the Survey Area for the Project including 93 ephemeral, intermittent, or perennial streams, 28 ponds, and 57 wetlands. These features may be subject to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) regulations. MS Solar 5, LLC i Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Page No. 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1-1 2.0 METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Existing Data Review .......................................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Environmental Field Survey ................................................................................ 2-1 2.3 Wetland and Waterbody Classifications .............................................................. 2-2 3.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.......................................................................... 3-4 3.1 Existing Data Review .......................................................................................... 3-4 3.1.1 Online Mapping and Databases ............................................................ 3-4 3.1.2 Climate Information.............................................................................. 3-5 3.1.3 Previous Delineations and Jurisdictional Determinations .................... 3-6 3.2 Wetland Delineation Survey ................................................................................ 3-6 3.2.1 Vegetation and Land Use Communities ............................................... 3-6 3.2.2 Waters of the US ................................................................................... 3-9 3.3 Conclusions........................................................................................................ 3-16 4.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................ 4-18 APPENDIX A - FIGURES APPENDIX B - REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPHS APPENDIX C - RAINFALL DATA (STARKVILLE, MS) APPENDIX D - REPRESENTATIVE WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORMS MS Solar 5, LLC TOC-1 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES Page No. Table 3-1: Table 3-2: Table 3-3: Table 3-4: Historic Rainfall Data (Starkville, MS).................................................................. 3-5 Waterbodies within the Survey Area ..................................................................... 3-9 Wetlands Identified in the Survey Area ............................................................... 3-14 Habitat Types ...........................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. MS Solar 5, LLC TOC-2 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project List of Abbreviations LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation 1987 Manual ° F Burns & McDonnell CWA FEMA GPS HUC MSU NAIP NFHL NHD NRCS NWI PEM PFO PSS PUB Regional Supplement SSURGO Survey Area USACE USDA USEPA USFWS USGS WETS Term/Phrase/Name 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual Degrees Fahrenheit Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. Clean Water Act Federal Emergency Management Agency Global Positioning Systems Hydrologic Unit Code Mississippi State University National Agriculture Imagery Program National Flood Hazard Layer National Hydrography Dataset Natural Resources Conservation Service National Wetland Inventory Palustrine Emergent Wetland Palustrine Forested Wetland Palustrine Scrub-shrub Wetland Palustrine Unconsolidated Bottom - Pond Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region Version 2.0 Soil Survey Geographic The approximately 3,980 acres that were evaluated during field surveys U.S. Army Corps of Engineers U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Survey NRCS's Climate Analysis for Wetlands Table MS Solar 5, LLC i Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Introduction 1.0 INTRODUCTION MS Solar 5, LLC plans to construct a new utility scale solar farm and associated infrastructure on certain parcels in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The Project is bounded by Hwy 82 to the north; Catalpa Creek, Artesia West Point Road/Old Mayhew Road, and Railroad Street to the West; and Gilmer Wilburn Road to the South. The Project extends from approximately 0.25 mile southeast of Mayhew, Mississippi to 0.25 mile east of Artesia, Mississippi. The Project has the potential to impact wetlands or other water bodies that may be under the jurisdiction of the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as designated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Burns and McDonnell teamed with Edwards-Pittman Environmental, Inc. to conduct a wetland delineation for the Project to evaluate the presence of wetlands and other water bodies, including streams, drainages, and ponds. The delineation was conducted within numerous parcels being considered for the proposed Project (Survey Area) as identified by MS Solar 5, LLC. The Survey Area included in the wetland delineation totaled approximately 3,980 acres. MS Solar 5, LLC 1-1 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Methodology 2.0 METHODOLOGY The following discussions summarize the methods used for the review of existing data and the wetland delineation. 2.1 Existing Data Review Burns & McDonnell reviewed available background information for the proposed Project prior to conducting a site visit. This available background information included: · U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute topographic maps (Artesia and Bent Oak, MS quadrangles), · USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD), · U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps, · National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) aerial photography (2020), · Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 2020 National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL), · U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) 2019 Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) digital data for Lowndes County, Mississippi, · Any wetland delineations performed in adjacent or abutting areas within the last five years, and · NRCS Climate Analysis for Wetlands Table (WETS Table). Figure sets 2 and 3 in Appendix A depict this data. A summary of historic and recent rainfall data is provided in Section 3, below. 2.2 Environmental Field Survey A wetland delineation was completed March 3-April 8, April 20-23, May 4-8, and June 9-11, 2020. The delineation was conducted in accordance with the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (1987 Manual) and the 2010 Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region Version 2.0 (Regional Supplement). Systematic transect lines were not used as part of the field delineation methodology due to the characteristics of the Study Area. Wetland data points were established as verification of the known or suspected wetland areas or other waters of the U.S. and to confirm the primary non-wetland habitat areas. All wetland points and potential waters of the U.S. were identified on Project mapping using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) with submeter accuracy. MS Solar 5, LLC 2-1 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Methodology Wetland (and non-wetland) points were established using the 1987 Manual and Regional Supplement based on observations of vegetation, topographic and hydrologic features, transitions in the field, and soils. Soil samples were taken using either a soil probe, hand auger, or shovel to a minimum depth of 12 inches. Munsell Color Charts were used to reference soil matrix, mottle and chroma. Observations were documented on the USACE Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Regional Wetland Determination Data Forms from the Regional Supplement (Appendix D). 2.3 Wetland and Waterbody Classifications Under typical conditions, wetlands are defined by three key criteria: vegetation, hydrology, and soils. Wetlands in the Survey Area that are anticipated to be jurisdictional are considered part of a palustrine wetland system within either a forested class (PFO), scrub-shrub class (PSS), unconsolidated bottom (PUB) and/or an emergent class (PEM). Palustrine forested wetlands consist of an overstory dominated by deciduous broad-leaved tree species such as maples, elms, and oaks, and an assortment of herbaceous plants and vines in the understory. The dominant tree and sapling species found in the Survey Area included water oaks (Quercus nigra); green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), osage orange (Maclura pomifera), water locust, (Gleditsia aquatica), box elder (Acer negundo), red maple (Acer rubrum), American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), American elm (Ulmus americana), and willow oak (Quercus phellos). Common vegetation comprising the understory includes poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), butterweed (Packera glabella), Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium), resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides), and soft rush (Juncus effusus). Primary hydrological indicators observed in PFO wetlands include surface water, saturation in the upper 12 inches, water marks and/or water stained leaves, and sediment deposits. Palustrine scrub-shrub wetlands typically occur where periodic mowing or animal activity prevent the establishment of mature tree species, but still allows for the establishment of shrubs and herbaceous species. Red maples and willows commonly appeared as saplings in scrub-shrub wetlands. Typical, dominant scrub shrub species encountered during surveys included osage orange, green ash, box elder, butterweed, bulbous bittercress, and soft rush. Primary hydrological indicators observed in PSS wetlands include surface water, saturation in the upper 12 inches, water marks and/or water stained leaves, and sediment deposits. Species commonly found in the palustrine emergent wetlands along the Survey Area include joe-pyeweed (Eutrochium fistulosum), woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus), prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata), MS Solar 5, LLC 2-2 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Methodology curly dock (Rumex crispus), blackberries (Rubus spp.), and soft rush. Primary hydrological indicators observed in PEM wetlands include surface water and saturation in the upper 12 inches. Perennial streams are typically characterized by a well-defined channel that contains waterflow all year. Due to the volume of rainfall that occurred in the Survey Area, the main source of flow for all streams present at the time of surveys was storm water runoff. Intermittent streams also have a well-defined channel, with little to no vegetation through the middle; however, these streams may not flow year-round. All intermittent streams within the Survey Area presented greater than average flow due to stormwater runoff at the time of surveys. Under typical conditions, the intermittent streams within the Survey Area likely only contain water flow in the late winter and early spring when ground water levels are higher. Ephemeral streams exist within the open agricultural and pasture throughout the Survey Area. These areas have been used for row crops, hay production, and livestock grazing areas and over the past century drainage improvements have been made. These are primarily drainages, intended to aid in agricultural production, have altered the historical drainage patterns that would have existed prior to farming in this region. MS Solar 5, LLC 2-3 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion 3.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The following sections describe the results of the desktop data review and the completed wetland delineation survey. 3.1 Existing Data Review The initial phase of this study included a comprehensive review and assessment of all available information related to the Survey Area and adjacent properties. 3.1.1 Online Mapping and Databases The existing USGS topographic maps were reviewed to familiarize Burns & McDonnell wetland personnel with the topography and potential locations of wetlands and other water bodies (Figure Set 2, Appendix A). The USGS topographic maps indicate the Survey Area crosses open fields with gentle slopes. There is a small area containing steeper slopes, which is visible on the maps. This area was surveyed; however, the topography is not favorable for solar development in certain locations due to slope direction and/or steepness. A review of FEMA's NFHL indicates multiple locations within the Survey Area are within a 100-year floodplain as well as a regulatory floodway (Figure Set 2, Appendix A). The floodplain is predominately associated with Catalpa Creek, which comprises the northwest boundary of the Survey Area. The NWI data identified a variety of wetland types, primarily associated with riparian areas along perennial stream. The NHD data identified perennial and intermittent streams, as well as manmade ephemeral agricultural stormwater conveyances and drainages (Figure Set 2, Appendix A). According to the available mapping, drain Basing the presence or absence of wetlands on only NWI maps cannot be assumed as an accurate assessment of potentially occurring jurisdictional wetlands. Wetland identification criteria differ between the USFWS and the USACE. As a result, wetlands shown on an NWI map may not be under the jurisdiction of the USACE; likewise, all USACE-jurisdictional wetlands are not always identified on NWI maps. Therefore, a detailed field survey was conducted to identify any wetlands or other water bodies that may be present. The USDA NRCS SSURGO digital data indicate that portions of more than 20 soil map units are within the Survey Area (Figure Set 3, Appendix A). About 2,540 acres of the mapped soils (or approximately 64 percent of the Survey Area) are on the hydric soil lists (Map Unit Soil Key, Appendix A). The Survey Area is located within MLRA-135A (Alabama and Mississippi Blackland Prairie). Therefore, upland MS Solar 5, LLC 3-4 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion soils will exhibit a low chroma matrix, which is characteristic of the native parent material and is not necessarily caused by extensive soil saturation. The 2018 NAIP aerial photography indicates the Survey Area consists largely of actively cultivated fields with limited wooded and silviculture areas (Figure Set 4, Appendix A). 3.1.2 Climate Information Prior to initiating pedestrian surveys at the beginning of March, the project area underwent numerous intense rain events with the region experiencing serious flooding in some areas. With 2019 being one of the wettest years on record in Starkville, the additional heavy rains in early 2020 increased the height of the water table and the high saturation levels in the region causing severe runoff and flooding events throughout the area (Vrbin, 2020). Rainfall for the year was above average at the time of survey as shown in Table 3-1. Table 3-1: Historic Rainfall Data (Starkville, MS) Recorded Period Total Rainfall 2015 - total 59.4 2016 - total 49.83 2017 - total 58.05 2018 - total 68.19 2019 - total 88.88 January 2020 10.52 February 2020 14.96 March 2020 6.80 April 2020 11.6 May 2020 1.62 Sources: MSU, 2020 and U.S. Climate Data, 2020 Normal Rainfall 55.22 55.22 55.22 55.22 55.22 5.40 5.70 4.85 4.94 4.58 Throughout the delineation efforts, measurable rain events continued to occur either during field delineations or within 48-hours prior to when field surveys were conducted. Twenty-three rain events were recorded at the nearest certified weather station (MSU North Farm Starkville) during the course of the wetland delineations. Rainfall data reported from MSU's North Farm Starkville Agriculture Weather Station is available in Appendix C. Weather conditions during the field surveys varied from clear to overcast and temperatures ranged from a low of 31° Fahrenheit (F) to a high of 86° F. MS Solar 5, LLC 3-5 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion 3.1.3 Previous Delineations and Jurisdictional Determinations Burns & McDonnell was provided with a copy of the 2016 Wetland Delineation and Determination Report for the GTRA Mega Site in Lowndes County (Headwaters, Inc., 2016). Portions of the Mega Site Delineation Study Area overlap with the Golden Triangle Study Area. The Mega Site, which is the future location for an industrial and technology park, was first surveyed in 2009/2010. Similar results were obtained during the 2015/2016 study. The Mega Site Report provides a more baseline look at a site conditions during a typical year in terms of normal rainfall levels. 3.2 Wetland Delineation Survey From March 3-April 8, April 20-23, May 4-8, and June 10-11, 2020, teams of wetland scientists conducted a wetland delineation over 3,980 acres of land that is being considered for the siting of the new Golden Triangle Solar Project. The field surveys documented wetter than average hydrologic conditions, and evaluated multiple parameters in addition to hydrology, including hydric soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and a variety of stream morphological characteristics in making resource determinations. Sample plots were established at multiple locations, and Wetland Determination Data Forms from the Regional Supplement were completed to characterize the Survey Area (Appendix D). Vegetation, soil conditions, and hydrologic indicators were recorded at each of these sample plots. Locations of sample plots and other identified features were surveyed using a sub-meter accurate GPS unit. Natural color photographs depicting water bodies, streams, and representative field conditions were taken and are included in Appendix B. Additional representative photographs were taken during the wetland delineation to document onsite conditions where sample plots were not collected. These additional photographs are not included in Appendix B but can be provided upon request. Land cover and delineated wetlands from field surveys are discussed in detail below. 3.2.1 Vegetation and Land Use Communities The Project is in the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Blackland Prairie Ecoregion (Level 4) and is in the Middle Tombigbee River [Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03160106] and Tibbee Creek (HUC 03160104) watersheds. Four distinct vegetative cover/land use communities were observed in the Survey Area, including active agriculture and pasture, bottomland hardwood forest, upland forest, and right-of-way. Descriptions of these communities are provided below. Soils identified within the Survey Area as identified in the USDA NRCS geospatial data for Lowndes County included Leeper silty clay, Catalpa silty clay, Sumter silty clay loam, Okolona silty clay, Vaiden silty clay, Brooksville silty clay, Sumter-Demopolis-Chalk outcrop complex, Griffith silty clay, and Demopolis-Binnsville complex (Figure Set 3, Appendix A). Brooksville MS Solar 5, LLC 3-6 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion silty clay, Catalpa silty clay, Griffith silty clay, Leeper silty clay, Okolona silty clay, Sumter silty clay loam, and Vaiden silty clay are identified by the NRCS as having hydric components. Active Agriculture Active agricultural and pasture is the primary land use community found in the Survey Area and composed approximately 76 percent (2,984 acres) of the Survey Area. Areas identified as active agriculture include cattle pasture, hay production, and row crop fields. Vegetation in these communities is maintained in an early successional state due to herbicide application, crop growth/harvesting, and cattle grazing. Soybeans and corn are planted in late spring and cover the row crop fields. Vegetation observed in pastures consists of primarily tall fescue grass (Schedonorus arundinaceus), Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense), annual bluegrass (Poa annua), scutch grass (Elymus repens), cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne), rescuegrass (Bromus catharticus), butterweed (Packera glabella), bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa), soft rush (Juncus effusus), Cherokee sedge (Carex cherokeensis), Frank's sedge (Carex frankii), fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea), path rush (Juncus tenuis), poorjoe (Diodia teres), red sorrel (Rumex acetosella), prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus), horseweed (Erigeron canadensis), dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium), jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), spear thistle (Cirsum vulgare), sensitive partridge pea (Chamaecrista nictitans), and Palmer's pigweed (Amaranthus palmeri). As shown in Table 3-1, due to the significant rainfall, most areas of active agriculture were highly saturated, and, in some areas, inundation was observed. The water table was unusually high at the time of survey due to atypical conditions. The soil matrix color throughout these areas ranged from a 3/2 (very dark grayish brown) to a 4/3 (brown) and 5/4 5/6 (yellowish brown) on the 10YR chart; however, little to no redox concentrations or depletions were present. The Survey Area is located within MLRA-135A (Alabama and Mississippi Blackland Prairie). Therefore, upland soils will exhibit a low chroma matrix, which is characteristic of the native parent material and is not caused by wetness of the soil. Since redox concentrations were not present within at least 4-inches of the first 12-inches (F6) or 6-inches of redox within the first 10-inches of soil samples collected, the soils in the active agricultural fields and pasturelands do not meet the requirements for hydric soil indicators. MS Solar 5, LLC 3-7 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion Bottomland Hardwood Forest Bottomland hardwood forest community is approximately 14 percent (542.9 acres) of the Survey Area and is composed of a canopy age ranging from approximately 15 to 70 years old. Of the nearly 543 acres of bottomland hardwood forest, approximately 196 acres include a parcel of hardwoods that were planted in 2004 for silviculture production. Dominant vegetation observed consisted of water hickory (Carya aquatica), willow oak (Quercus phellos), cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda), swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), silky dogwood (Cornus amomum), osage orange (Maclura pomifera), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), water locust (Gleditsia aquatica), southern shagbark hickory (Carya carolinae-septentrionalis), box elder (Acer negundo), red maple (Acer rubrum), American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), possumhaw (Ilex decidua), blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium), winterberry (Ilex verticillata), foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), sharpscale sedge (Carex oxylepis), Mead's sedge (Carex meadii), Cherokee sedge (Carex cherokeensis), manyhead rush (Juncus polycephalos), grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus), wild petunia (Ruellia humilis), nodding fescue (Festuca subverticillata), poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), greenbrier (Smilax spp.), Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata), hairy buttercup (Ranunculus sardous), resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides), and hairy sedge (Carex lacustris). Upland Forest Upland forest communities made up approximately 10 percent (400.30 acres) of the Survey Area and are composed of a canopy age ranging from approximately 20 to 70 years old. Dominant vegetation observed consisted of white oak (Quercus alba), southern red oak (Quercus falcata), post oak (Quercus stellata), blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica), mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), red hickory (Carya ovalis), shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), pignut hickory (Carya glabra), loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), eastern red cedar, American elm (Ulmus americana), honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), osage orange, Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), Devil's walkingstick (Aralia spinosa), Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), multiple greenbrier species (Smilax spp.), wild grapes (Vitus spp.), Virginia creeper, blackberry (Rubus spp.), false indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa), wooly panic grass (Dichanthelium acuminatum), hirsute sedge (Carex complanata), Canadian black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis), and little quaking-grass (Briza minor). Utility Rights-of-Way (ROW) Utility Rights-of-Way made up approximately 20 acres of the Survey Area; however, these ROWs function alongside the surrounding land use. Pipeline and transmission line easements still allow for agricultural and livestock operations. In general, the vegetation is maintained in an early successional MS Solar 5, LLC 3-8 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion state because of herbicide application and mowing. Areas identified as ROW are consistently maintained. The vegetation in this land use community consists of prairie ironweed, Johnson grass, tall fescue, Palmer's pigweed, horse nettle, sensitive partridge pea, soft rush, perennial ryegrass, common wheat (Triticum aestivum), Cherokee sedge, Canadian black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis), and little quakinggrass. 3.2.2 Waters of the US Jurisdictional water(s) of the US are defined by 33 CFR Part 328.3 (b) and are protected by Section 404 of the CWA (33 USC 1344). An assessment of potential water(s) of the US that were identified within the Survey Area was performed using USGS topographic maps, NWI maps, county soil survey maps, and then refined during field investigations. Wetland locations were determined using the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: 2010 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. The multi-parameter approach requires that areas be considered jurisdictional wetlands if they exhibit evidence of all three wetland classification parameters. During the field surveys, a total of 93 potential ephemeral, intermittent, or perennial streams, 28 open waters, and 57 wetlands were identified within the Survey Area of the Project. Additionally, the USACE Mobile district has not made any official jurisdictional determinations on aquatic resources within the Survey Area for this project at this time (Table 3-2 and Figure Set 4, Appendix A). There are no streams within the Survey Area listed on the final 2018 version of Mississippi's 303(d) list as "non-supporting" or located within one linear mile upstream of a stream listed as "non-supporting". No streams are located within one linear mile upstream of, and within the same watershed as a "nonsupporting" biota impaired system. Waterbody ID S-001 S-002 S-003 S-004 S-005 S-006 S-007 S-008 S-009 Table 3-2: Waterbodies within the Survey Area Waterbody Type Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Ephemeral Intermittent Length of Stream (feet) in Survey Area 478.76 1094.18 348.22 1868.57 5644.94 2005.07 1692.44 Latitude (N°) 33.48557 33.4854 33.484301 33.4837 33.4728 33.47919 33.47731 Longitude (W°) -88.62457 -88.62289 -88.624091 -88.61907 -88.62323 -88.6126 -88.62641 Perennial Intermittent 8822.51 123.10 33.46077 33.47171 -88.63525 -88.63019 Jurisdicationala Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes MS Solar 5, LLC 3-9 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion Waterbody ID S-010 S-011 S-012 S-013 S-014 S-015 S-016 S-017 S-018 S-019 S-020 S-021 S-022 S-023 S-023A S-024 S-025 S-026 S-027 S-028 S-029 S-030 S-031 S-032 S-033 S-034 S-035 S-036 S-037 S-038 S-039 S-040 S-041 S-042 S-043 S-044 S-045 S-046 Waterbody Type Intermittent Ephemeral Intermittent Intermittent Perennial Ephemeral Ephemeral Perennial Ephemeral Intermittent Ephemeral Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Ephemeral Ephemeral Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Length of Stream (feet) in Survey Area 458.27 534.91 936.85 1371.71 7028.58 4973.96 3964.38 8445.74 1434.87 475.69 70.47 81.63 2058.14 2416.27 795.50 81.99 1601.56 550.65 1417.93 1407.18 1558.58 526.74 243.10 63.84 256.02 113.04 1043.00 1302.88 2142.68 188.56 216.34 260.07 363.97 193.23 307.96 624.78 118.02 2004.53 Latitude (N°) 33.47168 33.47115 33.46979 33.46819 33.46301 33.45831 33.46031 33.455235 33.45378 33.45349 33.45292 33.45295 33.45194 33.45032 33.45032 33.45202 33.4498 33.45066 33.44875 33.44813 33.44778 33.4484 33.44854 33.44822 33.44792 33.44785 33.44674 33.44641 33.44484 33.4468 33.44595 33.44596 33.44582 33.44615 33.44433 33.44357 33.44428 33.44268 Longitude (W°) Jurisdicationala -88.63045 Yes -88.61601 No -88.62001 Yes -88.63191 Yes -88.62532 Yes -88.63135 No -88.62739 No -88.637872 Yes -88.63682 No -88.61777 Yes -88.61845 No -88.61818 No -88.62941 Yes -88.62456 Yes -88.62456 Yes -88.62491 Yes -88.63093 Yes -88.6254 Yes -88.63001 Yes -88.44813 Yes -88.62283 Yes -88.62283 Yes -88.62244 Yes -88.62115 Yes -88.62193 Yes -88.63005 Yes -88.62946 Yes -88.63099 Yes -88.62503 Yes -88.62402 Yes -88.62371 Yes -88.62327 Yes -88.61957 No -88.61938 No -88.62493 Yes -88.62858 Yes -88.62823 Yes -88.63736 Yes MS Solar 5, LLC 3-10 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion Waterbody ID S-047 S-048 S-049 S-050 S-051 S-052 S-053 S-054 S-055 S-056 S-057 S-058 S-059 S-060 S-061 S-062 S-063 S-064 S-065 S-066 S-067 S-068 S-069 S-070 S-071 S-072 S-073 S-074 S-075 S-076 S-077 S-078 S-079 S-080 S-081 S-082 S-083 S-084 Waterbody Type Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Ephemeral Intermittent Intermittent Ephemeral Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Ephemeral Ephemeral Perennial Ephemeral Ephemeral Ephemeral Perennial Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Perennial Intermittent Ephemeral Perennial Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Intermittent Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Perennial Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Intermittent Perennial Length of Stream (feet) in Survey Area 429.06 2132.65 209.78 650.39 1050.05 928.15 506.87 97.85 68.58 342.64 394.78 248.30 1406.67 301.02 617.89 1455.89 440.69 6878.43 194.97 908.20 4126.59 1319.72 310.58 254.94 5851.04 338.31 3181.98 172.95 200.32 6467.70 231.76 809.78 2091.32 724.46 845.98 1788.14 835.53 620.83 Latitude (N°) 33.44378 33.4414 33.44297 33.44121 33.4411 33.44132 33.44104 33.44083 33.44066 33.44005 33.43873 33.43891 33.43821 33.43458 33.43401 33.43235 33.42582 33.42394 33.42509 33.42392 33.4247 33.42321 33.42393 33.4236 33.42212 33.42337 33.41982 33.42047 33.41972 33.41444 33.41801 33.41676 33.41664 33.4155 33.41597 33.41427 33.41479 33.41392 Longitude (W°) Jurisdicationala -88.64173 Yes -88.63843 Yes -88.62312 Yes -88.64157 No -88.63267 Yes -88.63057 Yes -88.6211 No -88.63311 Yes -88.63142 Yes -88.63676 Yes -88.63824 No -88.6373 No -88.62089 Yes -88.61891 No -88.61939 No -88.62074 No -88.60892 Yes -88.59595 Yes -88.60453 Yes -88.61336 Yes -88.60821 Yes -88.59981 Yes -88.59546 Yes -88.59396 No -88.59778 Yes -88.60104 Yes -88.61767 Yes -88.60045 Yes -88.61845 Yes -88.61883 Yes -88.5991 Yes -88.59825 Yes -88.63828 Yes -88.61998 No -88.61154 Yes -88.63878 Yes -88.61286 Yes -88.61782 Yes MS Solar 5, LLC 3-11 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion Waterbody ID S-085 S-086 S-087 S-088 S-089 S-090 S-091 S-092 Waterbody # PUB-001 PUB-002 PUB-003 PUB-004 PUB-005 PUB-006 PUB-007 PUB-008 PUB-009 PUB-010 PUB-011 PUB-012 PUB-013 PUB-014 PUB-015 PUB-016 PUB-017 PUB-018 PUB-019 PUB-020 PUB-021 PUB-022 PUB-023 PUB-024 PUB-025 PUB-026 Waterbody Type Perennial Intermittent Intermittent Perennial Perennial Perennial Ephemeral Intermittent Waterbody Type PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB PUB Length of Stream (feet) in Survey Area 2818.17 Latitude (N°) 33.40903 362.04 33.41394 317.18 33.41442 610.40 33.41391 376.34 33.41043 3724.74 33.40617 382.95 33.40575 77.21 33.40405 Open Water Resources Area of Wetland (acre) in Survey Area Latitude (N°) 0.418 33.467267 4.962 33.456059 0.054 33.451289 0.107 33.450325 1.063 33.448584 0.619 33.447986 1.078 33.446558 0.196 33.442111 0.627 33.441751 0.058 33.439927 0.511 33.438576 0.163 33.424437 0.052 33.422447 0.220 33.422447 6.891 33.420645 0.447 33.418054 0.372 33.417691 0.592 33.417016 3.741 33.416141 1.626 33.413622 0.205 33.41321 0.412 33.409441 0.454 33.408905 0.650 33.407687 0.381 33.406734 1.034 33.405407 Longitude (W°) Jurisdicationala -88.63231 Yes -88.62086 Yes -88.60033 Yes -88.6033 Yes -88.63045 Yes -88.63018 Yes -88.6244 No -88.63488 Yes Longitude (W°) Jurisdicationala -88.623461 Yes -88.622717 No -88.616402 Yes -88.618641 No -88.621686 Yes -88.640499 No -88.619966 Yes -88.626402 No -88.634664 Yes -88.641096 No -88.63738 No -88.60372 No -88.628179 Yes -88.628075 Yes -88.595644 Yes -88.605312 No -88.637825 No -88.638521 Yes -88.596495 Yes -88.640062 Yes -88.622626 Yes -88.622463 No -88.633886 No -88.634747 No -88.631663 Yes -88.623923 No MS Solar 5, LLC 3-12 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion Waterbody ID Waterbody Type Length of Stream (feet) in Survey Area Latitude (N°) PUB-027 PUB 0.262 33.40534 PUB-028 PUB 18.57 33.44886 (a) An official Jurisdictional Determination can only be provided by the USACE Longitude (W°) Jurisdicationala -88.625454 No -88.638313 Yes MS Solar 5, LLC 3-13 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion Palustrine Forested Wetlands - PFO Palustrine forested wetlands accounted for approximately 12.6 percent (501.1 acres) of the total Survey Area. The common overstory and understory vegetation consists of osage orange, green ash, sugarberry, water locust, box elder, American sycamore, and red maple; and common vines, shrubs, and herbaceous vegetation consists of poison ivy, butterweed, Virginia creeper, blackhaw, resurrection fern, and soft rush. Palustrine Emergent Wetlands - PEM Palustrine emergent wetlands accounted for just over one percent (48.2 acres) of the total Survey Area. Common vegetation observed within the emergent wetlands included hollow joe-pye-weed (Eutrochium fistulosum), woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus), prairie ironweed, curly dock (Rumex crispus), blackberries (Rubus spp.), and soft rush. Palustrine Scrub/Shrub - PSS Palustrine scrub/shrub wetlands accounted for less than one percent (20.33 acres) of the total Survey Area. Common vegetation observed within the scrub/shrub wetlands included osage orange, green ash, box elder, red maple, butterweed, bulbous bittercress, and soft rush. Table 3-3: Wetlands Identified in the Survey Area Waterbody # W-001 W-004 W-005 W-006 W-007 W-008 W-011 W-012 W-013 W-014 W-015 W-017 W-017A W-019 W-020 W-021 W-022 W-023 Waterbody Area of Wetland Latitude Type (acre) in Survey Area (N°) PFO PEM PEM PFO PFO PSS PFO PFO PFO PEM PEM PFO PEM PFO PEM PEM PFO PFO 1.003 0.100 0.594 0.129 0.152 1.358 0.220 0.473 0.095 0.199 2.122 194.976 15.8333 7.002 0.058 1.061 1.651 122.341 33.485735 33.485394 33.485203 33.484981 33.484884 33.483884 33.48289 33.482871 33.481744 33.481709 33.481017 33.471143 33.471143 33.460396 33.453697 33.453635 33.452134 33.45 Longitude (W°) Jurisdicationala -88.6238 Yes -88.624449 Yes -88.621585 Yes -88.624734 Yes -88.621437 Yes -88.623221 Yes -88.619004 Yes -88.616924 Yes -88.618053 No -88.620219 No -88.614243 No -88.627193 Yes -88.627193 Yes -88.635274 Yes -88.618007 No -88.61688 Yes -88.623756 Yes -88.640214 Yes MS Solar 5, LLC 3-14 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion Waterbody Waterbody Area of Wetland Latitude # Type (acre) in Survey Area (N°) W-024 PEM 6.383 33.449727 W-025 PEM 0.298 33.451042 W-026 PFO 0.098 33.45382 W-027 PFO 26.567 33.449514 W-028 PFO 1.465 33.447995 W-030 PFO 7.482 33.445699 W-031 PFO 0.703 33.446494 W-032 PEM 0.261 33.445486 W-033 PFO 0.909 33.44606 W-034 PFO 3.119 33.445044 W-035 PEM 0.300 33.444634 W-036 PEM 3.105 33.444274 W-037 PEM 0.610 33.443698 W-037A PFO 0.263 33.44081 W-038 PFO 0.956 33.443438 W-039 PFO 1.135 33.443394 W-040 PFO 1.150 33.443353 W-041 PFO 2.302 33.442714 W-042 PFO 10.853 33.441542 W-044 PEM 1.054 33.440378 W-045 PFO 0.402 33.439218 W-046 PEM 0.847 33.438759 W-047 PFO 0.753 33.439105 W-048 PFO 0.384 33.438483 W-049 PFO 2.931 33.437638 W-051 PFO 0.654 33.423362 W-053 PFO 27.731 33.424386 W-054 PSS 4.993 33.425501 W-055 PSS 0.689 33.424653 W-056 PFO 49.308 33.420417 W-057 PFO 13.047 33.421681 W-058 PFO 3.076 33.422557 W-059 PSS 12.856 33.421762 W-060 PFO 0.904 33.419438 W-061 PFO 4.309 33.415413 W-062 PEM 15.206 33.413143 W-063 PEM 0.183 33.4144 W-064 PFO 13.241 33.404907 (a) An official Jurisdictional Determination can only be provided by the USACE Longitude (W°) Jurisdicationala -88.624655 Yes -88.616525 Yes -88.616532 Yes -88.622379 Yes -88.627624 Yes -88.625122 Yes -88.623847 Yes -88.640427 No -88.619924 Yes -88.621716 No -88.640613 No -88.638479 Yes -88.624635 Yes -88.63772 No -88.638696 Yes -88.641325 Yes -88.624076 Yes -88.640518 Yes -88.633234 Yes -88.641468 Yes -88.642758 Yes -88.641776 Yes -88.637873 No -88.636718 No -88.640557 Yes -88.618685 No -88.598476 Yes -88.594383 Yes -88.592962 No -88.599584 Yes -88.596553 Yes -88.628106 Yes -88.600419 Yes -88.592783 Yes -88.60589 Yes -88.619962 Yes -88.613454 Yes -88.633383 Yes MS Solar 5, LLC 3-15 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion 3.3 Conclusions Based on the review of past studies, available online databases and mapping, and the detailed field assessment performed on the Survey Area, it is concluded that the Survey Area is generally consistent with the surrounding geography. Topography and land use are similar with adjacent properties and land use activities have been primarily related to agricultural and hay production. Based upon the field surveys, it was determined that approximately 3,331 acres of the Survey Area are classified as dry land (uplands). There are approximately 65,514 linear feet of perennial streams, 47,142 linear feet of intermittent streams, and 19,160 feet of ephemeral streams which are primarily man-made agricultural drainages. Approximately 7.5 acres are composed of manmade ponds primarily used for irrigation and livestock drinking water. Table 3-4 shows different habitat types, approximate acreage, and length of each feature present in the Survey Area. Factors considered in determining jurisdictional waters of the U.S. included criteria as defined under the recent April 21, 2020 publication of The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of "Waters of the United States". Conditions observed during the wetland delineation determined that 59wetlands and 74 streams within the Survey Area meet the definition of waters of the U.S. (Tables 1 and 2). The features indicated as "Yes" in Tables 1 and 2 are presumed to be under the jurisdiction of the USACE; however, an official Jurisdictional Determination can only be made by the USACE. If permanent impacts to jurisdictional waters of the U.S. cannot be completely avoided, they should be minimized to the extent practicable, and a Section 404 permit from the USACE will be required. Depending on the size and location of the permanent impacts, Nationwide Permit (NWP) 51 for Land-Based Renewable Energy Generation Facilities and/or NWP 33 for Temporary Construction, Access, and Dewatering may be appropriate. To qualify for NWP 51, permanent impacts to waters of the U.S. cannot exceed 0.50 acre of wetland and 300 linear feet of stream bed, considered cumulatively for the Project. If permanent cumulative impacts are greater than 0.10 acre of waters of the U.S., a formal PreConstruction Notification submittal is required, and compensatory mitigation will likely be required for losses that exceed 0.10 acre. If permanent impacts cannot be avoided but can be limited to 0.10 acre or less, for wetland and stream impacts considered cumulatively for the entire Project, and mechanical tree clearing can be avoided within wetland areas, the Project would likely qualify for a NWP 51 without the need for a formal PCN to the USACE. MS Solar 5, LLC 3-16 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project Results and Discussion If all impacts are temporary in nature the Project will likely be self-certified under the NWP 51, provided that all regional and general conditions are met. Regardless of which NWP(s) is applicable to the Project, the regional and general conditions of the NWP(s) would apply and would need to be followed during Project construction. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me by telephone at (770) 510-4526 or by e-mail at jabrown3@burnsmcd.com. Sincerely, Jesse A Brown Senior Environmental Scientist Burns and McDonnell MS Solar 5, LLC 3-17 Burns & McDonnell Wetland Delineation Report Golden Triangle Solar Project References 4.0 REFERENCES Headwaters, Inc., 2016. Wetland Delineation and Determination for the GTRA Mega Site. Prepared for Calvert-Spradling Engineers, Inc. January 2016. Mississippi State University (MSU). 2020. Delta Agriculture Weather Center. Weather Station: "MSU North Farm Starkv." ID: DREC-2021. Located at 33.47299, -88.77677. Precipitation data retrieved from weather station via the internet at http://deltaweather.extension.msstate.edu/msunorth-farm-starkv. U.S. Climate Data. 2020. Climate Starkville Mississippi. Historic rainfall data retrieved from website in May/June 2020. Rainfall totals for 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. Accessed data at https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/starkville/mississippi/united-states/usms0761. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 1987. 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual (1987 Manual). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 2010. Regional Supplement to the Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Atlantic and Gulf Coast Plain Region Version 2.0 (Regional Supplement). Vrbin, Tess. 2020. The Dispatch. Starkville collects rainfall data in light of last year's rain events. February 11, 2020. Columbus and Starkville, Mississippi. Obtained via the internet at https://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=79270. MS Solar 5, LLC 4-18 Burns & McDonnell APPENDIX A - FIGURES APPENDIX B - REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPHS APPENDIX C - RAINFALL DATA (STARKVILLE, MS) APPENDIX D - REPRESENTATIVE WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORMS Burns & McDonnell World Headquarters 9400 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO 64114 O 816-333-9400 F 816-333-3690 www.burnsmcd.com TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-001 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 7 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 33 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-001 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 33 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 34 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-003 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 0 subtotal max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] X<0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 7 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 31 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-003 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 31 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 32 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-005 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 8 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) x NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. x VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 14 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) x Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) x Recovered (6) selective cutting farming sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 43 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-005 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 43 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 44 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-007 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 8 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) x NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. x VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 14 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) x Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) x Recovered (6) selective cutting farming sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 42 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-007 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 42 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 43 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-009 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 8 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) x NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. x VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 14 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) x Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) x Recovered (6) selective cutting farming sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 42 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-009 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 42 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 43 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-013 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 0 subtotal max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] x<0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 8 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 31 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-013 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 31 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 32 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-014 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 8 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 32 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-014 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 32 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 33 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-015 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 8 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 32 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-015 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 32 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 33 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-018 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment x Recent or no recovery (1) 24 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-018 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 24 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 25 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-019 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment x Recent or no recovery (1) 26 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-019 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 26 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 27 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-020 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment x Recent or no recovery (1) 25 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-020 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 25 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 26 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-021 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment x Recent or no recovery (1) 24 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-021 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 24 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 25 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-025 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment x Recent or no recovery (1) 25 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-025 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 25 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 26 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-028 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] x 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 11 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. x WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 17 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) x Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 51 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: PUB-028 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 51 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 52 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-001 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 17 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 26 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-001 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 26 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 27 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-004 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 27 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 35 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-004 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 35 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 37 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-005 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 27 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 36 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-005 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 36 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 38 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-006 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 30 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) x Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 51 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-006 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 51 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) x Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 54 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-007 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 12 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 35 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-007 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 35 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) x Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 38 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-008 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 12 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 36 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-008 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 36 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent x Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) x Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 39 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-011 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 12 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 33 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-011 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 33 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) x Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 36 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-012 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal max 30 pts. 16 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 8 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging x Recovering (3) Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 26 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-012 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 26 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) x Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 29 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-017 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. x >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 2 subtotal max 30 pts. 20 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) x NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) x Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 8 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) x Fair (3) Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging x Recovering (3) Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 36 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-017 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 36 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. x Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 40 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-017a Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] x 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 4 subtotal max 30 pts. 17 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) x MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 28 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-017a Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 28 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 0 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) x Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 28 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-019 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 20 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) xx 100-year Between floodplain (1) stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) x Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 20 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) x Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 46 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-019 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 46 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 0 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) x Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 46 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-021 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 16 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal x Poor (1) 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. grazing clearcutting herbaceous/aquatic bed removal woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 23 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-021 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 23 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 0 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 23 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-022 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 27 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 16 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) x Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 46 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-022 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 46 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) x Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 49 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-023 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. x >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) x NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 28 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) x Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 58 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-023 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 58 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 7 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. x Vegetated hummocks/tussocks x Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) x Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 65 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-024 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) x NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 28 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 50 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-024 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 50 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 52 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-025 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 17 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 23 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-025 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 23 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 24 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-026 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 0 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] x <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 17 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 24 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-026 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 24 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 27 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-027 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) x 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) x MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 25 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] xx 100-year Between floodplain (1) stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) x Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 14 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) x Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) x Recovered (6) selective cutting farming sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 48 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-027 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 48 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks x Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 52 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-028 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) x MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 29 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 16 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) x Fair (3) Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 52 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-028 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 52 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks x Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 55 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-030 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) x NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 27 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 51 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-030 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 51 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks x Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 54 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-033 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 27 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-033 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 27 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent x Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 29 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-033a Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 27 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-033a Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 27 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] x Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 29 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-036 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 17 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 24 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-036 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 24 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 0 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 24 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-037 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 17 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 23 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-037 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 23 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 0 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 23 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-038 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 41 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-038 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 41 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 42 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-039 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 16 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) x Fair (3) Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal x None or none apparent (9) Recovered (6) selective cutting farming sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 38 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-039 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 38 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) x Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 39 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-040 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 9 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) x MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) x Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal x None or none apparent (9) Recovered (6) selective cutting farming sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 48 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-040 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 48 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) x Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 49 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-041 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) xx 100-year Between floodplain (1) stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) x Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 38 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-041 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 38 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] x None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks x Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 41 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-042 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] x 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 14 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. x WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. x VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 19 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 17 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) x Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 54 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-042 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 54 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks x Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) x Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 58 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-044 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 2 subtotal max 30 pts. 16 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) x Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) x Poor (1) mowing grazing shrub/sapling removal herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment 24 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-044 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 24 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 25 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-045 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) x NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 16 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) x Recent or no recovery (1) ditch tile (including culvert) point source (nonstormwater) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 35 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-045 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 35 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 38 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-046 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal x None or none apparent (9) Recovered (6) selective cutting farming sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 39 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-046 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 39 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 42 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-049 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal x None or none apparent (9) Recovered (6) selective cutting farming sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 39 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-046 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 39 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 42 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-049 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) x MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 28 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) x 100-year floodplain (1) xx Between stream/lake and other human use (1) Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) x Fair (3) Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) clearcutting selective cutting woody debris removal sedimentation Recovered (6) farming dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 50 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-049 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 50 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks x Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 54 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-053 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) x 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 2 subtotal max 30 pts. 25 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x<0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 15 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (9) Recovered (6) clearcutting selective cutting farming woody debris removal sedimentation dredging Recovering (3) toxic pollutants nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 33 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-053 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 47 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) x Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 49 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-054 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 7 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 32 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-054 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 32 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent x Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 35 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-056 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) x 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal max 30 pts. 28 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) xx Part Part of of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex riparian or upland corridor (1) (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) x 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 7 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 45 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-056 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 45 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 48 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-057 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] x 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal max 30 pts. 27 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 7 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 43 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-057 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 43 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats x Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 46 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-058 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 7 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 33 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-058 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 33 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 36 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-59 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] x 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) x MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 27 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) x 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. x None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) Check all disturbances observed Recovering (3) ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 7 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) x Poor to fair (2) Check all disturbances observed mowing shrub/sapling removal Poor (1) grazing herbaceous/aquatic bed removal 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. clearcutting woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 43 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-059 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 43 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent x Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 46 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-060 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 2 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] x 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] GPS <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal x Poor (1) 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. grazing clearcutting herbaceous/aquatic bed removal woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 31 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-060 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 31 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 32 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-061 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 3 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] x 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] GPS 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal x Poor (1) 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. grazing clearcutting herbaceous/aquatic bed removal woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 32 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-061 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 32 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 33 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-062 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] x 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 5 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) x LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal x Poor (1) 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. grazing clearcutting herbaceous/aquatic bed removal woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 33 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-062 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 33 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 35 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-063 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal x Poor (1) 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. grazing clearcutting herbaceous/aquatic bed removal woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 29 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-063 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 29 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed x Emergent Shrub Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 32 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-064 Rater(s): OL; jb Date: 03/2020 max 6 pts. 4 subtotal Metric 1. Wetland Area (size) Notes: BR/CM = adjusted points for Blue Ridge and Cumberland Mountains. If an open water body (excluding aquatic beds and seasonal mudflats) is >20 acres (8 ha), then add only 0.5 acre (0.2 ha) of it to the wetland size for Metric 1. Select one size class and assign score. >50 acres (>20.2 ha) (6 pts) Sources/assumptions for size estimate (list): 25 to <50 acres (10.1 to <20.2 ha) (5) [BR/CM (6)] x 10 to <25 acres (4 to <10.1 ha) (4) [BR/CM (6)] 3 to <10 acres (1.2 to <4 ha) (3) [BR/CM (5)] GPS 0.3 to <3 acres (0.1 to <1.2 ha) (2) [BR/CM (3)] 0.1 to <0.3 acre (0.04 to <0.1 ha) (1) [BR/CM (2)] <0.1 acre (0.04 ha) (0) max 14 pts. 1 subtotal max 30 pts. 18 subtotal Metric 2. Upland Buffers and Surrounding Land Use 2a. Calculate average buffer width. Select only one and assign score. Do not double check. WIDE. Buffers average 50 m (164 ft) or more around wetland perimeter (7) MEDIUM. Buffers average 25 m to <50 m (82 to <164 ft) around wetland perimeter (4) NARROW. Buffers average 10 m to <25 m (32 ft to <82 ft) around wetland perimeter (1) x VERY NARROW. Buffers average <10 m (<32 ft) around wetland perimeter (0) 2b. Intensity of surrounding land use. Select one or double check and average. VERY LOW. 2nd growth or older forest, prairie, savannah, wildlife area, etc. (7) LOW. Old field (>10 years), shrubland, young 2nd growth forest (5) MODERATELY HIGH. Residential, fenced pasture, park, conservation tillage, new fallow field (3) x High. Urban, industrial, open pasture, row cropping, mining, construction (1) Metric 3. Hydrology 3a. Sources of water. Score all that apply. 3b. Connectivity. Score all that apply. High pH groundwater (5) x Other groundwater (3) [BR/CM (5)] x Precipitation (1) [unless BR/CM primary source (5)] Seasonal/intermittent surface water (3) x Perennial surface water (lake or stream) (5) 100-year floodplain (1) Between stream/lake and other human use (1) x Part of wetland/upland (e.g., forest), complex (1) Part of riparian or upland corridor (1) 3d. Duration inundation/saturation. Score one or dbl. check & avg. 3c. Maximum water depth. Select only one and assign score. >0.7 m (27.6 in.) (3) Semi- to permanently inundated/saturated (4) x Regularly inundated/saturated (3) [BR/CM (4)] 0.4 to 0.7 m (16 to 27.6 in.) (2) [BR/CM (3)] x <0.4 m (<16 in.) (1) [BR/CM 0.15 to 0.4 m (6 to <16 in.) (2)] Seasonally inundated (2) [BR/CM (4)] Seasonally saturated in upper 30 cm (12 in.) (1) [BR/CM (2)] 3e. Modifications to natural hydrologic regime. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (12) Recovered (7) x Recovering (3) Check all disturbances observed ditch point source (nonstormwater) Recent or no recovery (1) tile (including culvert) filling/grading dike road bed/RR track weir dredging stormwater input other ___________________ max 20 pts. 6 subtotal Metric 4. Habitat Alteration and Development 4a. Substrate disturbance. Score one or double check and average. None or none apparent (4) Recovered (3) x Recovering (2) Recent or no recovery (1) 4b. Habitat development. Select only one and assign score. Excellent (7) Very good (6) Good (5) Moderately good (4) Fair (3) Check all disturbances observed Poor to fair (2) mowing shrub/sapling removal x Poor (1) 4c. Habitat alteration. Score one or double check and average. grazing clearcutting herbaceous/aquatic bed removal woody debris removal None or none apparent (9) selective cutting sedimentation Recovered (6) x Recovering (3) farming toxic pollutants dredging nutrient enrichment Recent or no recovery (1) 29 Last Edited 2010 Page 1 of 2 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RAPID ASSESSMENT METHOD: Assessing Wetland Condition, Functional Capacity, and Quality TVARAM FIELD FORM Site: W-064 Rater(s): OH:jb Date: 03/2020 29 subtotal previous page max 10 pts. subtotal raw score* max 20 pts. 1 subtotal Metric 5. Special Wetlands *If the documented raw score for Metric 5 is 30 points or higher, the site is automatically considered a Category 3 wetland. Select all that apply. Where multiple values apply in row, score row as single feature with highest point value. Provide documentation for each selection (photos, checklists, maps, resource specialist concurrence, data sources, references, etc). Bog, fen, wet prairie (10); acidophilic veg., mossy substrate >10 sq.m, sphagnum or other moss (5); muck, organic soil layer (3) Assoc. forest (wetl. &/or adj. upland) incl. >0.25 acre (0.1 ha); old growth (10); mature >18 in. (45 cm) dbh (5) [exclude pine plantation] Sensitive geologic feature such as spring/seep, sink, losing/underground stream, cave, waterfall, rock outcrop/cliff (5) Vernal pool (5); isolated, perched, or slope wetland (4); headwater wetland [1st order perennial or above] (3) Island wetland >0.1 acre (0.04 ha) in reservoir, river, or perennial water >6 ft (2 m) deep (5) Braided channel or floodplain/terrace depressions (floodplain pool, slough, oxbow, meander scar, etc.) (3) Gross morph. adapt. in >5 trees >10 in. (25 cm) dbh: buttress, multitrunk/stool, stilted, shallow roots/tip-up, or pneumatophores (3) Ecological community with global rank (NatureServe): G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] Known occurrence state/federal threatened/endangered species (10); other rare species with global rank G1*(10), G2*(5), G3*(3) [*use higher rank where mixed rank or qualifier] [exclude records which are only "historic"] Superior/enhanced habitat/use: migratory songbird/waterfowl (5); in-reservoir buttonbush (4); other fish/wildlife management/designation (3) Cat. 1 (very low quality) : <1 acre (0.4 ha) AND EITHER >80% cover of invasives OR nonvegetated on mined/excavated land (-10) Metric 6. Plant Communities, Interspersion, Microtopography 6a. Wetland vegetation communities. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Aquatic bed Emergent Shrub x Forest Mudflats Open water <20 acres (8 ha) Moss/lichen. Other _____________ Vegetation Community Cover Scale 0 = Absent or <0.1 ha (0.25 acre) contiguous acre [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Present and either comprises a small part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a significant part but is of low quality 2 = Present and either comprises a significant part of wetland's vegetation and is of moderate quality, or comprises a small part and is of high quality 3 = Present and comprises a significant part or more of wetland's vegetation and is of high quality 6b. Horizontal (plan view) interspersion. Select only one. High (5) Moderately high (4) [BR/CM (5)] Moderate (3)[BR/CM (5)] x Moderately low (2) [BR/CM (3)] Low (1) [BR/CM (2)] None (0) 6c. Coverage of invasive plants. Add or deduct points for coverage. Extensive >75% cover (-5) Moderate 25-75% cover (-3) x Sparse 5-25% cover (-1) Nearly absent <5% cover (0) Absent (1) Narrative Description of Vegetation Quality low = Low species diversity &/or dominance of nonnative or disturbance tolerant native species mod = Native species are dominant component of the vegetation, although nonnative &/or disturbance tolerant native species can also be present, and species diversity moderate to moderately high, but generally w/o presence of rare, threatened or endangered species high = A predominance of native species with nonnative sp &/or disturbance tolerant native sp absent or virtually absent, and high sp diversity and often but not always, the presence of rate, threatened, or endangered species Mudflat and Open Water Class Quality 0 = Absent <0.1 ha (0.25 acres) [For BR/CM <0.04 ha (0.1 acre)] 1 = Low 0.1 to <1 ha (0.25 to 2.5 acres) [BR/CM 0.04 to <0.2 ha (0.1 to 0.5 acre)] 2 = Moderate 1 to <4 ha (2.5 to 9.9 acres) [BR/CM 0.2 to <02 ha (0.5 to 5 acre)] 3 = High 4 ha (9.9 acres) or more [BR/CM 2 ha (5 acres) or more] 6d. Microtopography. Score all present using 0 to 3 scale. Vegetated hummocks/tussocks Coarse woody debris >15 cm (6 in.) Standing dead >25 cm (10 in.) dbh Amphibian breeding pools Hypothetical Wetland for Estimating Degree of Interspersion Microtopography Cover Scale 0 = Absent 1 = Present in very small amounts or if more common of marginal quality 2 = Present in moderate amounts, but not of highest quality or in small amounts of highest quality 3 = Present in moderate or greater amounts and of highest quality 32 GRAND TOTAL (max 100 pts) 0- 29 = Category 1, low wetland function, condition, quality** 30- 59 = Category 2, good/moderate wetland function, condition, quality** 60-100 = Category 3, superior wetland function, condition, quality** **Based on ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/401/401.html Last Edited 2010 Page 2 of 2 APPENDIX D GOLDEN TRIANGLE PROTECTED SPECIES INFORMATION AND REPORTING Protected Species Habitat Assessment Report MS Solar 5, LLC Golden Triangle Solar Project Revision 0 6/30/2020 Protected Species Habitat Assessment Report prepared for MS Solar 5, LLC Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Revision 0 6/30/2020 prepared by Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. Alpharetta, Georgia COPYRIGHT © 2017 BURNS & McDONNELL ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. Protected Species Habitat Assessment Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 1-1 2.0 METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Review Existing Information............................................................................... 2-1 2.2 Environmental Field Surveys............................................................................... 2-1 3.0 RESULTS.......................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Land Use Types ................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Active Agriculture ................................................................................ 3-1 3.1.2 Bottomland Hardwood Forest............................................................... 3-1 3.1.3 Upland Forest........................................................................................ 3-2 3.1.4 Utility Corridors and Open Land .......................................................... 3-2 3.2 Protected Species Information ............................................................................. 3-3 3.2.1 Mississippi State-Listed Species........................................................... 3-4 3.2.2 Species Protected Under the Endangered Species Act ......................... 3-5 3.2.3 Bald Eagles and Migratory Birds.......................................................... 3-6 4.0 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................ 4-1 5.0 REFERENCES .................................................................................................. 5-1 APPENDIX A - PROTECTED SPECIES INFORMATION APPENDIX B - MAPS AND FIGURES LIST OF TABLES Page No. Table 3-1: Protected Species Potentially Occurring within the Survey Area.......................... 3-3 Table 3-2: Birds of Conservation Concern Potentially Occurring within the Survey Area ........................................................................................................................ 3-8 MS Solar 5, LLC TOC-1 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment List of Abbreviations LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation BCC BGEPA Burns & McDonnell dbh ESA GIS Hwy HUC IPaC MBTA MDWFP MS MW NLEB NRCS Project ROW SR US USEPA USFWS USGS Term/Phrase/Name Birds of Conservation Concern Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. diameter at breast height Endangered Species Act of 1973 Geographic Information System Highway Hydrologic Unit Code Information for Planning and Conservation Migratory Bird Protection Act Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Mississippi megawatt Northern long-eared bat Natural Resources Conservation Service Golden Triangle Solar Project Right-of-way State Route United States U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Geological Survey MS Solar 5, LLC i Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Introduction 1.0 INTRODUCTION MS Solar 5, LLC is planning the construction and operation of a new utility scale solar facility and associated infrastructure on multiple parcels in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The Project is east of Starkville, MS and west of Columbus, MS in the region referred to as the "Golden Triangle." The Project is bounded by Hwy 82 to the north; Catalpa Creek, Artesia West Point Road/Old Mayhew Road, and Railroad Street to the West; and Gilmer Wilburn Road to the South. The Project extends from approximately 0.25 mile southeast of Mayhew, Mississippi to 0.25 mile east of Artesia, Mississippi. Burns & McDonnell teamed with Edwards-Pittman Environmental, Inc. to evaluate characteristics of the Project limits to determine presence or absence of suitable habitat for federal and/or state protected species. The habitat assessment survey was conducted throughout all parcels being considered for the proposed Project (Survey Area) as identified by MS Solar 5, LLC. The Survey Area included approximately 3,980 acres, much of which will not be developed or impacted as part of the Project. Based on results of this protected species habitat assessment, in addition to results from other environmental and civil surveys, MS Solar 5, LLC will implement a project design that minimizes environmental impacts to the greatest extent practicable. MS Solar 5, LLC 1-1 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Methodology 2.0 METHODOLOGY Key methods used for determining the presence or absence of potential and suitable protected species habitats within the Survey Area are: Review of existing publicly available information published by federal and states agencies such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP)and performing pedestrian surveys. 2.1 Review Existing Information Prior to conducting field work, Burns & McDonnell biologists reviewed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) result letters (Appendix A) sent to BMCD on May 4, 2020 in regard to special status species that my occur within the Survey Area (Consultation Code: 04EM1000-2020-SLI-0788, Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753) and assessed whether the proposed Project had potential to affect (Endangered Species Act of 1973) ESA species (i.e., ESA listed, proposed and candidate species), bald eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos), and migratory birds (including raptor species), and associated habitat within the Survey Area). Additionally, MDWFP Endangered Species of Mississippi report (Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, 2014) and Mississippi National Heritage Program Protected Species List (2018) data was reviewed to determine potential protected species and associated habitat that may occur within Lowndes County, MS. U.S. Fish and Wildlife's Range Wide Indiana Bat Survey Guidelines (USFWS, 2019) was also reviewed. Field maps were created using the available Geographic Information System (GIS) data including U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) topographic data and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) soil survey data. This information was thoroughly reviewed to determine which protected species could occur within the Survey Area. In addition to federal and state agency sources, a literature review was conducted on each species for pertinent information regarding species' distinct physical characteristics, vegetative preferences, diet, motility, home range requirements, reproductive needs, and sensitivity to anthropogenic disturbances. Based on a review of available information (Appendix A), it was determined suitable habitat may occur within the Survey Area for three federally protected species and four state-listed species. 2.2 Environmental Field Surveys Field surveys were conducted from March 3-April 8, April 20-23, and May 4-8, 2020. The field surveys took approximately 1,630 man-hours to complete. The Survey Area begins on the south side of US Hwy 82/State Route (SR) 12 and extends south to Gilmer-Wilburn Road (Figure 1, Appendix B). The survey MS Solar 5, LLC 2-1 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Methodology was conducted within multiple parcels under consideration for the proposed Project. The Survey Area encompassed approximately 3,980 acres (Figure 2A -2N: Survey Area Map, Appendix B). During the field surveys, data was collected on vegetative cover/land use and protected species habitats. The field investigation consisted of pedestrian surveys within the Survey Area depicted in the Survey Area Map for components of the overall Project. No species-specific field surveys were conducted to determine presence or absence of individuals. MS Solar 5, LLC 2-2 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Results 3.0 RESULTS 3.1 Land Use Types The Project is within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Blackland Prairie Ecoregion (Level 4) and is within Middle Tombigbee River [Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 03160106] and Tibbee Creek (HUC 03160104) watersheds. Four dominant vegetative cover/land use communities were observed within the Survey Area, including active agriculture, bottomland hardwood forest, upland forest, and utility rights-of-way (ROW) (Figures 3A-3N: Habitat Maps, Appendix B). Descriptions of these communities are provided below 3.1.1 Active Agriculture Active agricultural and pasture is the primary land use community found in the Survey Area and composed approximately 76 percent (2,984 acres) of the Survey Area. Areas identified as active agriculture include cattle pasture, hay production, and row crop fields. Vegetation in these communities is maintained in an early successional state due to herbicide application, crop growth/harvesting, and cattle grazing. Soybeans and corn are planted in late spring and cover the row crop fields. Vegetation observed in pastures consists of primarily tall fescue grass (Schedonorus arundinaceus), Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense), annual bluegrass (Poa annua), scutch grass (Elymus repens), cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne), rescuegrass (Bromus catharticus), butterweed (Packera glabella), bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa), soft rush (Juncus effusus), Cherokee sedge (Carex cherokeensis), Frank's sedge (Carex frankii), fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea), path rush (Juncus tenuis), poorjoe (Diodia teres), red sorrel (Rumex acetosella), prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus), horseweed (Erigeron canadensis), dogfennel (Eupatorium capillifolium), jimsonweed (Datura stramonium), Carolina horsenettle (Solanum carolinense), spear thistle (Cirsum vulgare), sensitive partridge pea (Chamaecrista nictitans), and Palmer's pigweed (Amaranthus palmeri). 3.1.2 Bottomland Hardwood Forest Bottomland hardwood forest community is approximately 14 percent (542.9 acres) of the Survey Area and is composed of a canopy age ranging from approximately 15 to 70 years old. Of the nearly 543 acres of bottomland hardwood forest, approximately 196 acres include a parcel of hardwoods that were planted in 2004 for silviculture production. Dominant vegetation observed consisted of water hickory (Carya aquatica), willow oak (Quercus phellos), cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda), swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), silky dogwood (Cornus amomum), osage orange (Maclura pomifera), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana), water locust (Gleditsia aquatica), MS Solar 5, LLC 3-1 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Results southern shagbark hickory (Carya carolinae-septentrionalis), box elder (Acer negundo), red maple (Acer rubrum), American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), possumhaw (Ilex decidua), blackhaw (Viburnum prunifolium), winterberry (Ilex verticillata), foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis), sharpscale sedge (Carex oxylepis), Mead's sedge (Carex meadii), Cherokee sedge (Carex cherokeensis), manyhead rush (Juncus polycephalos), grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus), wild petunia (Ruellia humilis), nodding fescue (Festuca subverticillata), poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans), greenbrier (Smilax spp.), Virginia spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana), Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), prairie ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata), hairy buttercup (Ranunculus sardous), resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides), and hairy sedge (Carex lacustris). 3.1.3 Upland Forest Upland forest communities made up approximately 10 percent (400.30 acres) of the Survey Area and is composed of a canopy age ranging from approximately 20 to 70 years old. Dominant vegetation observed consisted of white oak (Quercus alba), southern red oak (Quercus falcata), post oak (Quercus stellata), blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica), mockernut hickory (Carya tomentosa), red hickory (Carya ovalis), shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), pignut hickory (Carya glabra), loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), eastern red cedar, American elm (Ulmus americana), honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), osage orange, Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), Devil's walkingstick (Aralia spinosa), Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides), multiple greenbrier species (Smilax spp.), wild grapes (Vitus spp.), Virginia creeper, blackberry (Rubus spp.), false indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa), wooly panic grass (Dichanthelium acuminatum), hirsute sedge (Carex complanata), Canadian black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis), and little quaking-grass (Briza minor). 3.1.4 Utility Corridors and Open Land Utility ROWs and other non-agricultural open land made up approximately 20 acres of the Survey Area; however, these ROWs function alongside the surrounding land use. Pipeline and transmission line easements currently allow for agricultural and livestock operations in most areas. In general, the vegetation is maintained in an early successional state due to herbicide application and routine mowing. Areas identified as ROW are typically maintained every 1 - 3 years. The vegetation in this land use community consists of prairie ironweed, Johnson grass, tall fescue, Palmer's pigweed, horse nettle, sensitive partridge pea, soft rush, perennial ryegrass, common wheat (Triticum aestivum), Cherokee sedge, Canadian black snakeroot, and little quaking-grass. MS Solar 5, LLC 3-2 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Results 3.2 Protected Species Information The USFWS IPaC for the Survey Area was reviewed to determine the potential occurrence of species listed by the USFWS as threatened, endangered, or species of special concern within the Project site (Appendix A). Three federally listed species were identified as potentially occurring within the Survey Area: the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), the wood stork (Mycteria americana), and Price's potato-bean (Apios priceana). Critical habitat for federally protected species has not been designated within Lowndes County, Mississippi. The Mississippi Natural Heritage Program is managed under the MDWFP, Museum of Natural Science. The state of Mississippi does not have state-protected designations for plants; however, there are aquatic species (mussels, fish, crayfish), amphibians, snakes, and birds that hold special state-endangered status. Several state-listed species are identified as potentially occurring in the Survey Area. The federal and state protected species identified are listed in Table 3-1 and discussed in further detail below. Table 3-1: Protected Species Potentially Occurring within the Survey Area Common Name Northern longeared bat Wood Stork Black-knobbed Map Turtle Delicate spike Monkeyface Mussel Crystal Darter Scientific Name Myotis septentrionalis Mycteria americana Graptemys nigrinoda Elliptio arctata Quadrula metanevra Crystallaria asprella Federal State Status Status Preferred Habitat Description Mammals Summer roosts occur in tree cavities and under exfoliating bark, but this species has also been found in buildings and behind LT - shutters. During the winter, northern long- eared bats hibernate in tight crevices in caves and mines. Foraging is done primarily on forested hillsides and ridges Birds Freshwater wetlands, including ponds, LT LE bayheads, flooded pastures, oxbow lakes, and ditches Reptiles Large streams and rivers with relatively - LE fast current, numerous basking logs, and abundant sandbar areas for nesting Invertebrates Creeks and rivers with moderate current - LE and are usually found in crevices and under large rocks in silt deposits Medium to large rivers in relatively swift - LE current in a stable clean-swept mix of coarse sand and gravel Fish Clean sand and gravel raceways of larger - LE creeks and rivers; usually in water deeper than 2 feet with moderate to strong current Habitat Present Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes MS Solar 5, LLC 3-3 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Results Common Name Scientific Name Federal State Status Status Preferred Habitat Description Frecklebelly madtom Noturus munitus - Stable gravel or rubble riffles and rapids in LE both the main river channels and in their larger tributaries Plants Price's Potato Bean Apios priceana LT lightly disturbed areas such as forest - openings, wood edges and where bluffs descend to streams Key: Statuses are LE= Listed Endangered, LT= Listed Threatened Sources: USFWS, 2020 and Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, 2018. Habitat Present Yes No 3.2.1 Mississippi State-Listed Species Five state-listed species were identified as having potential to occur within the Survey Area. Each of the five species and a description of its preferred habitat is provided below. 3.2.1.1 Black-knobbed Map Turtle The black-knobbed map turtle (Graptemys nigrinoda) is a state-listed (endangered) species that prefers large streams and rivers with relatively fast current, numerous basking logs, and abundant sandbar areas for nesting. Streams must be wide enough to allow sunlight to reach the water level for several hours per day. No individual black-knobbed map turtles or suitable habitat was observed. Catalpa Creek is large enough for the black-knobbed map turtle; however, the reach of Catalpa Creek within the Survey Area does not receive enough direct sunlight preferred by the species to bask due to the dense canopy of vegetation surrounding the creek. The remaining streams identified within the Survey Area for the Project are smaller than those inhabited by the species. 3.2.1.2 Crystal Darter The crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella) is a state-listed (endangered) fish that inhabits clean sand and gravel raceways of larger creeks and rivers. It is usually found in water deeper than 2 feet with moderate to strong current. In the altered main channel of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, crystal darters are known to occur over remnant gravel patches that are often near tributary confluences. No crystal darters were observed during the field surveys; however, suitable habitat is present within Catalpa Creek. 3.2.1.3 Frecklebelly Madtom The frecklebelly madtom (Noturus munitus) (state-listed endangered) is a type of catfish that prefers stable gravel or rubble riffles and rapids in both the main river channels and in their larger tributaries. No MS Solar 5, LLC 3-4 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Results frecklebelly madtoms were observed during the field surveys; however, suitable habitat is present within Catalpa Creek. 3.2.1.4 Delicate Spike Delicate spikes (Elliptio arctata) are state listed (endangered) mollusk that inhabit creeks and rivers with moderate current and are typically found in crevices and under large rocks in silt deposits. No delicate spikes were observed during the field surveys; however, suitable habitat may be present within Catalpa Creek. 3.2.1.5 Monkeyface Mussel Monkeyface (Quadrula metanevra) are a state-listed (endangered) mollusk found to inhabit medium to large rivers in relatively swift current in a stable clean-swept mix of coarse sand and gravel. A typical riffle species. No monkeyface mussels were observed during the field surveys; however, suitable habitat may be present within Catalpa Creek. 3.2.2 Species Protected Under the Endangered Species Act Burns & McDonnell identified three federally threatened species with potential to occur within the Survey Area. MS Solar 5, LLC is currently refining the layout for the Golden Triangle Solar Project to minimize potential impacts to areas where suitable habitat for protected species was identified. None of the species described herein were observed during environmental field surveys; and, no critical habitats were identified on the IPaC report (Appendix A). 3.2.2.1 Wood Stork The wood stork (Mycteria americana) is a federally threatened bird found primarily in freshwater wetlands, including ponds, bayheads, flooded pastures, oxbow lakes, and ditches. Nesting usually occurs in bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) trees in swamps. No suitable roosting habitat for wood storks was observed within the Survey Area; however, foraging habitat for the species was observed within all of the open waters observed throughout the Survey Area. 3.2.2.2 Northern Long-eared Bat The northern long-eared bat is a federally threatened mammal that roosts in tree cavities and under exfoliating bark, but this species has also been found in buildings and behind shutters. During the winter, northern long-eared bats hibernate in tight crevices in caves and mines. Foraging is done primarily on forested hillsides and ridges MS Solar 5, LLC 3-5 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Results Potentially Suitable Northern Long-Eared Bat Summer Roosting Habitat In the USFWS's Range-Wide Indiana Bat Survey Guidelines (USFWS, 2019), suitable summer habitat for NLEB is defined as follows: "Suitable summer habitat consists of a wide variety of forested/wooded habitats where they roost, forage, and travel and may also include adjacent and interspersed non-forested habitats such as emergent wetlands and adjacent edges of agricultural fields, old fields and pastures. This includes forests and woodlots containing potential roosts (i.e., live trees and/or snags 3 inches diameter at breast height [dbh] that have exfoliating bark, cracks, crevices, and/or cavities), as well as linear features such as fencerows, riparian forests, and other wooded corridors. These wooded areas may be dense or loose aggregates of trees with variable amounts of canopy closure. Individual trees may be considered suitable habitat when they exhibit characteristics of suitable roost trees and are within 1,000 feet of forested/wooded habitat. NLEB has also been observed roosting in human-made structures, such as buildings, barns, bridges, and bat houses; therefore, these structures should also be considered potential summer habitat. NLEBs typically occupy their summer habitat from mid-May through mid-August each year; and the species may arrive or leave some time before or after this period. Examples of unsuitable habitat: · Individual trees that are greater than 1,000 feet from forested/wooded areas; · Trees found in highly developed urban areas (e.g., street trees, downtown areas); and · A pure stand of less than 3-inch dbh trees that are not mixed with larger trees." Suitable roosting habitat for the northern long-eared bat was observed within forested areas, and suitable foraging habitat was observed within the perennial stream corridors throughout the Survey Area (Figure 3A-3N: Habitat Map, Appendix B). 3.2.2.3 Price's Potato-bean Price's potato-bean (Apios priceana) is a federally threatened plant that prefers lightly disturbed areas such as forest openings, wood edges and where bluffs descend to streams. It also grows along highway ROWs and powerline corridors. No individual Price's potato-bean or suitable habitat for the species were observed within the Survey Area. 3.2.3 Bald Eagles and Migratory Birds In Mississippi, the bald eagle is protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA) and the Migratory Bird Protection Act (MBTA). No bald eagles or nests were observed during the environmental field surveys within the Survey Area or along public roadways near the Project. There are MS Solar 5, LLC 3-6 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Results certain birds that are protected under the MBTA. In the USFWS IPaC Report for the Survey Area, eight Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC), including the bald eagle, were identified. Table 3-2 provides additional details regarding the BCCs identified as having a potential to occur within the Survey Area. MS Solar 5, LLC 3-7 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Common Name Table 3-2: Birds of Conservation Concern Potentially Occurring within the Survey Area Scientific Name Probability of Presence American Kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Tringa flavipes Limosa fedoa Red-headed Melanerpes Woodpecker erythrocephalus Rusty Blackbird Short-billed Dowitcher Euphagus carolinus Limnodromus griseus Willet Tringa semipalmata Source: USFWS, 2020 Results Breeding Season April 1 August 31 September 1 July 31 Breeds elsewhere Breeds elsewhere May 10 September 10 Breeds elsewhere Breeds elsewhere April 20 August 5 MS Solar 5, LLC 3-8 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Results If tree clearing activities associated with construction of the Project overlap with the primary nesting season (March 15 September 15), short-term inadvertent impacts could occur on bird species that nest in or near the construction areas. To the extent possible, the Project will be designed to minimize potential effects to bird species by avoiding forested areas identified within the Survey Area. Other mitigation measures MS Solar 5, LLC plans to implement include: · Having at least one environmental inspector onsite during clearing and grading activities. · Designing Project facilities to avoid sensitive resources where possible. · Maximizing locations where the Project utilizes agricultural areas. · Limiting the construction and operation workspaces to the minimum necessary. · Conducting mitigation for effects to sensitive resources (e.g., wetlands) through agency permit conditions. · Avoiding forested areas, to the extent reasonable. · Minimizing routine mowing/maintenance during the bird nesting season (generally March 15 through September 15 in the general Project vicinity) to the extent feasible. On Dec. 22, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) revised its guidance on incidental take of migratory birds in Memorandum M-370501, which specifies that incidental take prohibitions apply only to actions that have as their purpose the taking or killing of migratory birds. Because MS Solar 5, LLC's purpose is the lawful construction of a clean energy facility, and not the intentional take of migratory birds, MS Solar 5, LLC does not anticipate further coordination with USFWS regarding migratory birds. MS Solar 5, LLC 3-1 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment Conclusions 4.0 CONCLUSIONS Suitable habitat for four of the five state-listed species was identified at Catalpa Creek: the crystal darter, frecklebelly madtom, delicate spike, and monkeyface mussel. The segment of Catalpa Creek that occurs within the Survey Area will not be affected by the Project. Although the Project design is still preliminary, MS Solar 5, LLC intends to avoid both Catalpa Creek and at least 30 feet of its riparian corridor. Additionally, suitable habitat was not observed for the black-knobbed map turtle. Since suitable habitat is either not present within the Survey Area, or it will not be affected by the Project, no direct or indirect impacts on Mississippi state-listed species is anticipate; and, no further consultation is needed. The wood stork is federally protected under the ESA. Suitable roosting habitat for the wood stork does not exist within the Survey Area for the Project. However, suitable foraging habitat may be present near open water and large inundated wetlands. There are also large aquaculture/fish farms both north and south of the Project that may attract foraging wood storks. The Project will not affect fish farms or large open waters outside the immediate Project limits. For these reasons, the Project will have no effect on wood storks, and no further consultation is anticipated. Only a few populations of Price's potato-bean are known to exist today because its exact habitat requirements. Suitable habitat for this plant was not observed in the Survey Area and no known occurrences have been identified in or near the Project. For these reasons, the Project will have no effect on Price's potato-bean, and no further consultation is anticipated. Suitable roosting and foraging habitat for the NLEB was identified within the Survey Area. As previously discussed, MS Solar 5, LLC is still evaluating the results of environmental field surveys and habitat assessments and implementing avoidance measures as part of the solar array design. Once the Project design is determined, additional figures, mapping, and analysis will be provided to the USFWS as part of the section 7 ESA informal consultation process. At this time, presence/absence surveys are not planned. MS Solar 5, LLC 4-1 Burns & McDonnell Protected Species Habitat Assessment References 5.0 REFERENCES Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. 2014. Endangered Species of Mississippi. Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Jackson, MS. https://www.mdwfp.com/media/256526/endangered_species_of_mississippi.pdf. Mississippi Natural Heritage Program. 2018. Listed Species of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 6 pp. 24 September 2018. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2019. Range-wide Indiana Bat Survey Guidelines. April 2019. Available via the internet at: https://www.fws.gov/arkansas-es/docs/FINAL%202019%20Rangewide%20IBat%20Survey%20Guidelines%204.10.19.pdf U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2020. IPaC Report for Golden Triangle Solar Project. Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office. Jackson, MS. May 4, 2020. MS Solar 5, LLC 5-1 Burns & McDonnell APPENDIX A - PROTECTED SPECIES INFORMATION United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A Jackson, MS 39213-7856 Phone: (601) 965-4900 Fax: (601) 965-4340 http://www.fws.gov/mississippiES/endsp.html In Reply Refer To: Consultation Code: 04EM1000-2020-SLI-0788 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 Project Name: Golden Triangle North Solar Project May 04, 2020 Subject: List of threatened and endangered species that may occur in your proposed project location, and/or may be affected by your proposed project To Whom It May Concern: The enclosed species list identifies threatened, endangered, proposed and candidate species, as well as proposed and final designated critical habitat, that may occur within the boundary of your proposed project and/or may be affected by your proposed project. The species list fulfills the requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) under section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). New information based on updated surveys, changes in the abundance and distribution of species, changed habitat conditions, or other factors could change this list. Please feel free to contact us if you need more current information or assistance regarding the potential impacts to federally proposed, listed, and candidate species and federally designated and proposed critical habitat. Please note that under 50 CFR 402.12(e) of the regulations implementing section 7 of the Act, the accuracy of this species list should be verified after 90 days. This verification can be completed formally or informally as desired. The Service recommends that verification be completed by visiting the ECOS-IPaC website at regular intervals during project planning and implementation for updates to species lists and information. An updated list may be requested through the ECOS-IPaC system by completing the same process used to receive the enclosed list. The purpose of the Act is to provide a means whereby threatened and endangered species and the ecosystems upon which they depend may be conserved. Under sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of the Act and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 402 et seq.), Federal agencies are required to utilize their authorities to carry out programs for the conservation of threatened and endangered species and to determine whether projects may affect threatened and endangered species and/or designated critical habitat. 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 2 A Biological Assessment is required for construction projects (or other undertakings having similar physical impacts) that are major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as defined in the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2) (c)). For projects other than major construction activities, the Service suggests that a biological evaluation similar to a Biological Assessment be prepared to determine whether the project may affect listed or proposed species and/or designated or proposed critical habitat. Recommended contents of a Biological Assessment are described at 50 CFR 402.12. If a Federal agency determines, based on the Biological Assessment or biological evaluation, that listed species and/or designated critical habitat may be affected by the proposed project, the agency is required to consult with the Service pursuant to 50 CFR 402. In addition, the Service recommends that candidate species, proposed species and proposed critical habitat be addressed within the consultation. More information on the regulations and procedures for section 7 consultation, including the role of permit or license applicants, can be found in the "Endangered Species Consultation Handbook" at: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/esa-library/pdf/TOC-GLOS.PDF Please be aware that bald and golden eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.), and projects affecting these species may require development of an eagle conservation plan (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/ eagle_guidance.html). Additionally, wind energy projects should follow the wind energy guidelines (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/) for minimizing impacts to migratory birds and bats. Guidance for minimizing impacts to migratory birds for projects including communications towers (e.g., cellular, digital television, radio, and emergency broadcast) can be found at: http:// www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/towers.htm; http:// www.towerkill.com; and http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/ comtow.html. We appreciate your concern for threatened and endangered species. The Service encourages Federal agencies to include conservation of threatened and endangered species into their project planning to further the purposes of the Act. Please include the Consultation Tracking Number in the header of this letter with any request for consultation or correspondence about your project that you submit to our office. Submit consultation requests electronically to the following email: msfosection7consultation@fws.gov Attachment(s): Official Species List USFWS National Wildlife Refuges and Fish Hatcheries Migratory Birds Wetlands 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 1 Official Species List This list is provided pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and fulfills the requirement for Federal agencies to "request of the Secretary of the Interior information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of a proposed action". This species list is provided by: Mississippi Ecological Services Field Office 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A Jackson, MS 39213-7856 (601) 965-4900 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 2 Project Summary Consultation Code: 04EM1000-2020-SLI-0788 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 Project Name: Golden Triangle North Solar Project Project Type: Department of Energy Operations Project Description: Solar Farm Project in Lowndes County, MS Project Location: Approximate location of the project can be viewed in Google Maps: https:// www.google.com/maps/place/33.41617523573326N88.61215459983366W Counties: Lowndes, MS 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 3 Endangered Species Act Species There is a total of 3 threatened, endangered, or candidate species on this species list. Species on this list should be considered in an effects analysis for your project and could include species that exist in another geographic area. For example, certain fish may appear on the species list because a project could affect downstream species. IPaC does not display listed species or critical habitats under the sole jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries1, as USFWS does not have the authority to speak on behalf of NOAA and the Department of Commerce. See the "Critical habitats" section below for those critical habitats that lie wholly or partially within your project area under this office's jurisdiction. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions. 1. NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce. Mammals NAME Northern Long-eared Bat Myotis septentrionalis No critical habitat has been designated for this species. Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9045 Birds NAME Wood Stork Mycteria americana Population: AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC No critical habitat has been designated for this species. Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8477 Flowering Plants NAME Price''s Potato-bean Apios priceana No critical habitat has been designated for this species. Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/7422 STATUS Threatened STATUS Threatened STATUS Threatened 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 4 Critical habitats THERE ARE NO CRITICAL HABITATS WITHIN YOUR PROJECT AREA UNDER THIS OFFICE'S JURISDICTION. 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 1 USFWS National Wildlife Refuge Lands And Fish Hatcheries Any activity proposed on lands managed by the National Wildlife Refuge system must undergo a 'Compatibility Determination' conducted by the Refuge. Please contact the individual Refuges to discuss any questions or concerns. THERE ARE NO REFUGE LANDS OR FISH HATCHERIES WITHIN YOUR PROJECT AREA. 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 1 Migratory Birds Certain birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act1 and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act2. Any person or organization who plans or conducts activities that may result in impacts to migratory birds, eagles, and their habitats should follow appropriate regulations and consider implementing appropriate conservation measures, as described below. 1. The Migratory Birds Treaty Act of 1918. 2. The Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940. 3. 50 C.F.R. Sec. 10.12 and 16 U.S.C. Sec. 668(a) The birds listed below are birds of particular concern either because they occur on the USFWS Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC) list or warrant special attention in your project location. To learn more about the levels of concern for birds on your list and how this list is generated, see the FAQ below. This is not a list of every bird you may find in this location, nor a guarantee that every bird on this list will be found in your project area. To see exact locations of where birders and the general public have sighted birds in and around your project area, visit the E-bird data mapping tool (Tip: enter your location, desired date range and a species on your list). For projects that occur off the Atlantic Coast, additional maps and models detailing the relative occurrence and abundance of bird species on your list are available. Links to additional information about Atlantic Coast birds, and other important information about your migratory bird list, including how to properly interpret and use your migratory bird report, can be found below. For guidance on when to schedule activities or implement avoidance and minimization measures to reduce impacts to migratory birds on your list, click on the PROBABILITY OF PRESENCE SUMMARY at the top of your list to see when these birds are most likely to be present and breeding in your project area. NAME BREEDING SEASON American Kestrel Falco sparverius paulus Breeds Apr 1 to This is a Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) only in particular Bird Conservation Regions Aug 31 (BCRs) in the continental USA Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus This is not a Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) in this area, but warrants attention because of the Eagle Act or for potential susceptibilities in offshore areas from certain types of development or activities. https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/1626 Breeds Sep 1 to Jul 31 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 2 NAME Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes This is a Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) throughout its range in the continental USA and Alaska. https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9679 BREEDING SEASON Breeds elsewhere Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa This is a Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) throughout its range in the continental USA and Alaska. https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9481 Breeds elsewhere Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus Breeds May 10 This is a Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) throughout its range in the continental USA to Sep 10 and Alaska. Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Breeds This is a Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) throughout its range in the continental USA elsewhere and Alaska. Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus This is a Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) throughout its range in the continental USA and Alaska. https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9480 Breeds elsewhere Willet Tringa semipalmata Breeds Apr 20 This is a Bird of Conservation Concern (BCC) throughout its range in the continental USA to Aug 5 and Alaska. Probability Of Presence Summary The graphs below provide our best understanding of when birds of concern are most likely to be present in your project area. This information can be used to tailor and schedule your project activities to avoid or minimize impacts to birds. Please make sure you read and understand the FAQ "Proper Interpretation and Use of Your Migratory Bird Report" before using or attempting to interpret this report. Probability of Presence ( ) Each green bar represents the bird's relative probability of presence in the 10km grid cell(s) your project overlaps during a particular week of the year. (A year is represented as 12 4-week months.) A taller bar indicates a higher probability of species presence. The survey effort (see below) can be used to establish a level of confidence in the presence score. One can have higher confidence in the presence score if the corresponding survey effort is also high. 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 3 How is the probability of presence score calculated? The calculation is done in three steps: 1. The probability of presence for each week is calculated as the number of survey events in the week where the species was detected divided by the total number of survey events for that week. For example, if in week 12 there were 20 survey events and the Spotted Towhee was found in 5 of them, the probability of presence of the Spotted Towhee in week 12 is 0.25. 2. To properly present the pattern of presence across the year, the relative probability of presence is calculated. This is the probability of presence divided by the maximum probability of presence across all weeks. For example, imagine the probability of presence in week 20 for the Spotted Towhee is 0.05, and that the probability of presence at week 12 (0.25) is the maximum of any week of the year. The relative probability of presence on week 12 is 0.25/0.25 = 1; at week 20 it is 0.05/0.25 = 0.2. 3. The relative probability of presence calculated in the previous step undergoes a statistical conversion so that all possible values fall between 0 and 10, inclusive. This is the probability of presence score. Breeding Season ( ) Yellow bars denote a very liberal estimate of the time-frame inside which the bird breeds across its entire range. If there are no yellow bars shown for a bird, it does not breed in your project area. Survey Effort ( ) Vertical black lines superimposed on probability of presence bars indicate the number of surveys performed for that species in the 10km grid cell(s) your project area overlaps. The number of surveys is expressed as a range, for example, 33 to 64 surveys. No Data ( ) A week is marked as having no data if there were no survey events for that week. Survey Timeframe Surveys from only the last 10 years are used in order to ensure delivery of currently relevant information. The exception to this is areas off the Atlantic coast, where bird returns are based on all years of available data, since data in these areas is currently much more sparse. probability of presence breeding season survey effort no data SPECIES JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC American Kestrel BCC - BCR 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 4 SPECIES Bald Eagle Non-BCC Vulnerable JAN Lesser Yellowlegs BCC Rangewide (CON) Marbled Godwit BCC Rangewide (CON) Red-headed Woodpecker BCC Rangewide (CON) Rusty Blackbird BCC Rangewide (CON) Short-billed Dowitcher BCC Rangewide (CON) Willet BCC Rangewide (CON) FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Additional information can be found using the following links: Birds of Conservation Concern http://www.fws.gov/birds/management/managed-species/ birds-of-conservation-concern.php Measures for avoiding and minimizing impacts to birds http://www.fws.gov/birds/ management/project-assessment-tools-and-guidance/ conservation-measures.php Nationwide conservation measures for birds http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/pdf/ management/nationwidestandardconservationmeasures.pdf Migratory Birds FAQ Tell me more about conservation measures I can implement to avoid or minimize impacts to migratory birds. Nationwide Conservation Measures describes measures that can help avoid and minimize impacts to all birds at any location year round. Implementation of these measures is particularly important when birds are most likely to occur in the project area. When birds may be breeding in the area, identifying the locations of any active nests and avoiding their destruction is a very helpful impact minimization measure. To see when birds are most likely to occur and be breeding in your project area, view the Probability of Presence Summary. Additional measures and/or permits may be advisable depending on the type of activity you are conducting and the type of infrastructure or bird species present on your project site. What does IPaC use to generate the migratory birds potentially occurring in my specified location? The Migratory Bird Resource List is comprised of USFWS Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC) and other species that may warrant special attention in your project location. 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 5 The migratory bird list generated for your project is derived from data provided by the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN). The AKN data is based on a growing collection of survey, banding, and citizen science datasets and is queried and filtered to return a list of those birds reported as occurring in the 10km grid cell(s) which your project intersects, and that have been identified as warranting special attention because they are a BCC species in that area, an eagle (Eagle Act requirements may apply), or a species that has a particular vulnerability to offshore activities or development. Again, the Migratory Bird Resource list includes only a subset of birds that may occur in your project area. It is not representative of all birds that may occur in your project area. To get a list of all birds potentially present in your project area, please visit the AKN Phenology Tool. What does IPaC use to generate the probability of presence graphs for the migratory birds potentially occurring in my specified location? The probability of presence graphs associated with your migratory bird list are based on data provided by the Avian Knowledge Network (AKN). This data is derived from a growing collection of survey, banding, and citizen science datasets . Probability of presence data is continuously being updated as new and better information becomes available. To learn more about how the probability of presence graphs are produced and how to interpret them, go the Probability of Presence Summary and then click on the "Tell me about these graphs" link. How do I know if a bird is breeding, wintering, migrating or present year-round in my project area? To see what part of a particular bird's range your project area falls within (i.e. breeding, wintering, migrating or year-round), you may refer to the following resources: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology All About Birds Bird Guide, or (if you are unsuccessful in locating the bird of interest there), the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Neotropical Birds guide. If a bird on your migratory bird species list has a breeding season associated with it, if that bird does occur in your project area, there may be nests present at some point within the timeframe specified. If "Breeds elsewhere" is indicated, then the bird likely does not breed in your project area. What are the levels of concern for migratory birds? Migratory birds delivered through IPaC fall into the following distinct categories of concern: 1. "BCC Rangewide" birds are Birds of Conservation Concern (BCC) that are of concern throughout their range anywhere within the USA (including Hawaii, the Pacific Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands); 2. "BCC - BCR" birds are BCCs that are of concern only in particular Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) in the continental USA; and 3. "Non-BCC - Vulnerable" birds are not BCC species in your project area, but appear on your list either because of the Eagle Act requirements (for eagles) or (for non-eagles) potential susceptibilities in offshore areas from certain types of development or activities (e.g. offshore energy development or longline fishing). 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 6 Although it is important to try to avoid and minimize impacts to all birds, efforts should be made, in particular, to avoid and minimize impacts to the birds on this list, especially eagles and BCC species of rangewide concern. For more information on conservation measures you can implement to help avoid and minimize migratory bird impacts and requirements for eagles, please see the FAQs for these topics. Details about birds that are potentially affected by offshore projects For additional details about the relative occurrence and abundance of both individual bird species and groups of bird species within your project area off the Atlantic Coast, please visit the Northeast Ocean Data Portal. The Portal also offers data and information about other taxa besides birds that may be helpful to you in your project review. Alternately, you may download the bird model results files underlying the portal maps through the NOAA NCCOS Integrative Statistical Modeling and Predictive Mapping of Marine Bird Distributions and Abundance on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf project webpage. Bird tracking data can also provide additional details about occurrence and habitat use throughout the year, including migration. Models relying on survey data may not include this information. For additional information on marine bird tracking data, see the Diving Bird Study and the nanotag studies or contact Caleb Spiegel or Pam Loring. What if I have eagles on my list? If your project has the potential to disturb or kill eagles, you may need to obtain a permit to avoid violating the Eagle Act should such impacts occur. Proper Interpretation and Use of Your Migratory Bird Report The migratory bird list generated is not a list of all birds in your project area, only a subset of birds of priority concern. To learn more about how your list is generated, and see options for identifying what other birds may be in your project area, please see the FAQ "What does IPaC use to generate the migratory birds potentially occurring in my specified location". Please be aware this report provides the "probability of presence" of birds within the 10 km grid cell(s) that overlap your project; not your exact project footprint. On the graphs provided, please also look carefully at the survey effort (indicated by the black vertical bar) and for the existence of the "no data" indicator (a red horizontal bar). A high survey effort is the key component. If the survey effort is high, then the probability of presence score can be viewed as more dependable. In contrast, a low survey effort bar or no data bar means a lack of data and, therefore, a lack of certainty about presence of the species. This list is not perfect; it is simply a starting point for identifying what birds of concern have the potential to be in your project area, when they might be there, and if they might be breeding (which means nests might be present). The list helps you know what to look for to confirm presence, and helps guide you in knowing when to implement conservation measures to avoid or minimize potential impacts from your project activities, should presence be confirmed. To learn more about conservation measures, visit the FAQ "Tell me about conservation measures I can implement to avoid or minimize impacts to migratory birds" at the bottom of your migratory bird trust resources page. 05/04/2020 Event Code: 04EM1000-2020-E-01753 1 Wetlands Impacts to NWI wetlands and other aquatic habitats may be subject to regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or other State/Federal statutes. For more information please contact the Regulatory Program of the local U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District. Please note that the NWI data being shown may be out of date. We are currently working to update our NWI data set. We recommend you verify these results with a site visit to determine the actual extent of wetlands on site. FRESHWATER EMERGENT WETLAND PEM1A PEM1Ax PEM1Cx FRESHWATER FORESTED/SHRUB WETLAND PFO1/4A PFO1/SS1A PFO1/SS3A PFO1A PFO1Ax PFO1C PFO1Cx PFO6/SS1Fd PSS1/EM1A PSS1A PSS1Ax FRESHWATER POND PUBH PUBHh PUBHx RIVERINE R2UBH R4SBC R5UBH MISSISSIPPI NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM LISTED SPECIES OF MISSISSIPPI - 2018 - ANIMALIA SPECIES NAME BIVALVIA UNIONOIDA UNIONIDAE ACTINONAIAS LIGAMENTINA CYCLONAIAS TUBERCULATA ELLIPTIO ARCTATA EPIOBLASMA BREVIDENS EPIOBLASMA PENITA EPIOBLASMA TRIQUETRA EURYNIA DILATATA HAMIOTA PEROVALIS MEDIONIDUS ACUTISSIMUS PLETHOBASUS CYPHYUS PLEUROBEMA CURTUM PLEUROBEMA DECISUM PLEUROBEMA MARSHALLI PLEUROBEMA OVIFORME PLEUROBEMA PEROVATUM PLEUROBEMA RUBRUM PLEUROBEMA TAITIANUM PLEURONAIA DOLABELLOIDES POTAMILUS CAPAX POTAMILUS INFLATUS PTYCHOBRANCHUS FASCIOLARIS THELIDERMA CYLINDRICA CYLINDRICA THELIDERMA METANEVRA THELIDERMA STAPES COMMON NAME MUCKET PURPLE WARTYBACK DELICATE SPIKE CUMBERLANDIAN COMBSHELL SOUTHERN COMBSHELL SNUFFBOX SPIKE ORANGE-NACRE MUCKET ALABAMA MOCCASINSHELL SHEEPNOSE BLACK CLUBSHELL SOUTHERN CLUBSHELL FLAT PIGTOE TENNESSEE CLUBSHELL OVATE CLUBSHELL PYRAMID PIGTOE HEAVY PIGTOE SLABSIDE PEARLYMUSSEL FAT POCKETBOOK INFLATED HEELSPLITTER KIDNEYSHELL RABBITSFOOT MONKEYFACE STIRRUPSHELL MALACOSTRACA DECAPODA CAMBARIDAE CREASERINUS GORDONI CAMP SHELBY BURROWING CRAWFISH INSECTA COLEOPTERA SILPHIDAE NICROPHORUS AMERICANUS LEPIDOPTERA NYMPHALIDAE NEONYMPHA MITCHELLII MITCHELLII AMERICAN BURYING BEETLE MITCHELL'S SATYR GLOBAL STATE RANK RANK FEDERAL STATE STATUS STATUS G5 S1 LE G5 S1 LE G2G3Q S1 LE G1 S1 LE LE G1 S1 LE LE G3 S1 LE LE G5 S1 LE G2 S1 LT LE G2 S1 LT LE G3 S1 LE LE GH SX LE LE G2 S1 LE LE GX SX LE LE G2G3 SX LE G1 S1 LE LE G2G3 S2 LE G1 SX LE LE G2 S1 LE LE G2 S1 LE LE G1G2Q SH LT LE G4G5 S1 LE G3G4T3 S1 LT LE G4 SX LE GH SX LE LE G1 S1 LE G2G3 SX LE LE G2T2 S1 LE LE 24 September 2018 Page | 1 Cite the list as: Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, 2018. Listed Species of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 6 pp. SPECIES NAME ACTINOPTERYGII ACIPENSERIFORMES ACIPENSERIDAE ACIPENSER OXYRINCHUS DESOTOI SCAPHIRHYNCHUS ALBUS SCAPHIRHYNCHUS PLATORYNCHUS SCAPHIRHYNCHUS SUTTKUSI CYPRINIDAE CHROSOMUS ERYTHROGASTER NOTROPIS BOOPS NOTROPIS CHALYBAEUS PHENACOBIUS MIRABILIS PERCIDAE CRYSTALLARIA ASPRELLA ETHEOSTOMA BLENNIOIDES ETHEOSTOMA RUBRUM PERCINA AURORA PERCINA PHOXOCEPHALA PERCINA TANASI SILURIFORMES ICTALURIDAE NOTURUS EXILIS NOTURUS GLADIATOR NOTURUS MUNITUS COMMON NAME GULF STURGEON PALLID STURGEON SHOVELNOSE STURGEON ALABAMA STURGEON SOUTHERN REDBELLY DACE BIGEYE SHINER IRONCOLOR SHINER SUCKERMOUTH MINNOW CRYSTAL DARTER GREENSIDE DARTER BAYOU DARTER PEARL DARTER SLENDERHEAD DARTER SNAIL DARTER SLENDER MADTOM PIEBALD MADTOM FRECKLEBELLY MADTOM AMPHIBIA ANURA RANIDAE RANA SEVOSA CAUDATA AMBYSTOMATIDAE AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM AMPHIUMIDAE AMPHIUMA PHOLETER CRYPTOBRANCHIDAE CRYPTOBRANCHUS ALLEGANIENSIS PLETHODONTIDAE ANEIDES AENEUS EURYCEA LUCIFUGA GYRINOPHILUS PORPHYRITICUS DUSKY GOPHER FROG TIGER SALAMANDER ONE-TOED AMPHIUMA HELLBENDER GREEN SALAMANDER CAVE SALAMANDER SPRING SALAMANDER REPTILIA SQUAMATA COLUBRIDAE DRYMARCHON COUPERI FARANCIA ERYTROGRAMMA HETERODON SIMUS PITUOPHIS MELANOLEUCUS LODINGI EASTERN INDIGO SNAKE RAINBOW SNAKE SOUTHERN HOGNOSE SNAKE BLACK PINE SNAKE GLOBAL STATE RANK RANK FEDERAL STATE STATUS STATUS G3T2 S1 LT LE G2 S1 LE LE G4 S3? SAT G1 SH LE LE G5 S2 LE G5 S1 LE G4 S1 LE G5 S1 LE G3 S1 LE G5 S1 LE G1 S1 LT LE G1 S1 LT LE G5 S1 LE G2G3 S1 LT G5 SH LE G3 S1 LE G3 S2 LE G1 S1 LE LE G5 SH PS G3 S1 LE G3G4 S1 PS LE G3G4 S1 LE G5 S1 LE G5 S1 LE G3 SX LT LE G4 S2 LE G2 SX LE G4T2T3 S2 LT LE 24 September 2018 Page | 2 Cite the list as: Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, 2018. Listed Species of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 6 pp. SPECIES NAME TESTUDINES CHELONIIDAE CARETTA CARETTA CHELONIA MYDAS ERETMOCHELYS IMBRICATA LEPIDOCHELYS KEMPII DERMOCHELYIDAE DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA EMYDIDAE GRAPTEMYS FLAVIMACULATA GRAPTEMYS NIGRINODA GRAPTEMYS OCULIFERA PSEUDEMYS ALABAMENSIS TESTUDINIDAE GOPHERUS POLYPHEMUS COMMON NAME LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLE GREEN SEA TURTLE HAWKSBILL SEA TURTLE KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLE LEATHERBACK SEA TURTLE YELLOW-BLOTCHED MAP TURTLE BLACK-KNOBBED MAP TURTLE RINGED MAP TURTLE ALABAMA RED-BELLIED TURTLE GOPHER TORTOISE AVES CHARADRIIFORMES CHARADRIIDAE CHARADRIUS MELODUS CHARADRIUS NIVOSUS LARIDAE STERNULA ANTILLARUM STERNULA ANTILLARUM ATHALASSOS RECURVIROSTRIDAE HIMANTOPUS MEXICANUS SCOLOPACIDAE CALIDRIS CANUTUS CICONIIFORMES CICONIIIDAE MYCTERIA AMERICANA COLUMBIFORMES ACCITRIPIFORMES ACCIPITRIDAE ACCIPITER STRIATUS ELANOIDES FORFICATUS FALCONIFORMES FALCONIDAE FALCO PEREGRINUS GALLIFORMES ODONTOPHORIDAE COLINUS VIRGINIANUS GRUIFORMES GRUIDAE GRUS CANADENSIS PULLA PASSERIFORMES EMBERIZIDAE AMMODRAMUS MARITIMUS AMMODRAMUS SAVANNARUM PIPING PLOVER SNOWY PLOVER LEAST TERN INTERIOR LEAST TERN BLACK-NECKED STILT RED KNOT WOOD STORK SHARP-SHINNED HAWK SWALLOW-TAILED KITE PEREGRINE FALCON NORTHERN BOBWHITE MISSISSIPPI SANDHILL CRANE SEASIDE SPARROW GRASSHOPPER SPARROW GLOBAL STATE RANK RANK FEDERAL STATE STATUS STATUS G3 S1B,SNA LT LE G3 SNA LT LE G3 SNA LE LE G1 S1B,S1N LE LE G2 SNA LE LE G2 S2 LT LE G3 S2 LE G2 S2 LT LE G1 S1 LE LE G3 S2 LT LE G3 S2N LT LE G3 S2 PS:LT LE G4 S3B,S3N PS:LE G4T2Q S2B PS:LE LE G5 S1B PS G5 S2N LT G4 S2N LT LE G5 S1?B PS G5 S2B LE G4 S1N LE G4G5 S3S4 PS G5T1 S1 LE LE G4 S2 PS G5 S3B,S3N PS 24 September 2018 Page | 3 Cite the list as: Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, 2018. Listed Species of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 6 pp. SPECIES NAME PARULIDAE VERMIVORA BACHMANII TROGLODYTIDAE THRYOMANES BEWICKII PELECANIFORMES PELECANIDAE PELECANUS OCCIDENTALIS PICIFORMES PICIDAE CAMPEPHILUS PRINCIPALIS PICOIDES BOREALIS MAMMALIA CARNIVORA FELIDAE PUMA CONCOLOR CORYI URSIDAE URSUS AMERICANUS URSUS AMERICANUS LUTEOLUS CHIROPTERA VESPERTILIONIDAE LASIURUS CINEREUS MYOTIS GRISESCENS MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS MYOTIS SODALIS RODENTIA DIPODIDAE ZAPUS HUDSONIUS MURIDAE PEROMYSCUS POLIONOTUS SIRENIA TRICHECHIDAE TRICHECHUS MANATUS PLANTAE ISOETOPSIDA ISOETACEAE ISOETES LOUISIANENSIS DICOTYLEDONEAE FABACEAE APIOS PRICEANA LAURACEAE LINDERA MELISSIFOLIA OROBANCHACEAE SCHWALBEA AMERICANA MONOCOTYLEDONEAE ORCHIDACEAE PLATANTHERA INTEGRILABIA COMMON NAME BACHMAN'S WARBLER BEWICK'S WREN BROWN PELICAN IVORY-BILLED WOODPECKER RED-COCKADED WOODPECKER FLORIDA PANTHER BLACK BEAR LOUISIANA BLACK BEAR HOARY BAT GRAY MYOTIS NORTHERN LONG-EARED MYOTIS INDIANA OR SOCIAL MYOTIS MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE OLDFIELD MOUSE MANATEE LOUISIANA QUILLWORT PRICE'S POTATO-BEAN PONDBERRY CHAFFSEED WHITE FRINGELESS ORCHID GLOBAL STATE RANK RANK GH SXB FEDERAL STATE STATUS STATUS LE LE G5 S1B,S1N LE G4 S1N LE G1 SX LE LE G3 S1 LE LE G5T1 SX LE LE G5 S1 LE G5T2 S1 LE G3G4 S2? PS G4 SH LE LE G1G2 SH LT G2 S1B LE LE G5 S1 PS G5 S2 PS G2 S1N LT LE G2G3 S2 LE G3 S1 LT G2G3 S2 LE G2G3 SH LE G2G3 S1 LT 24 September 2018 Page | 4 Cite the list as: Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, 2018. Listed Species of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 6 pp. Rank & Status Definitions The Mississippi Natural Heritage Program uses the Heritage ranking system developed by The Nature Conservancy and maintained by NatureServe. Each species is assigned two ranks; one representing its range wide or global status (GRANK), and one representing its status in the state (SRANK). In addition, certain species may possess a legal protection status. State Ranks State ranks denote a species' conservation status in Mississippi on a five-point scale from critically imperiled (1) to secure (5). They are assigned by Heritage Program Staff and are denoted by an "S" followed by a number or character. These ranks should not be interpreted as legal designations. SX Presumed Extirpated Species or ecosystem is believed to be extirpated from Mississippi. Not located despite intensive searches of historical sites and other appropriate habitat, and virtually no likelihood that it will be rediscovered. SH Possibly Extirpated Known from only historical records in Mississippi, but still some home of rediscovery. There is evidence that the species or ecosystem may no longer be present in the jurisdiction, but not enough to state this with certainty. S1 Critically Imperiled in Mississippi because of extreme rarity (5 or fewer occurrences or very few remaining individuals or acres) or because of some factor(s) such as very steep declines making it especially vulnerable to extirpation. S2 Imperiled in Mississippi because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences or few remaining individuals or acres) or because of some factor(s) making it vulnerable to extirpation. S3 Vulnerable in Mississippi due to a restricted range (on the order of 21 to 100 occurrences), relatively few populations or occurrences, recent and widespread declines, or other factors making it vulnerable to extirpation. S4 Apparently Secure Uncommon but not rare in Mississippi; some cause for long-term concern due to declines or other factors (more than 101 occurrences). S5 Secure Common, widespread, and abundant in Mississippi. SU Unrankable Currently unrankable due to lack of information or due to substantially conflicting information about status or trends. SNR Unranked Conservation status not yet assessed. SNA Not Applicable A conservation status rank is not applicable because the species or ecosystem is not a suitable target for conservation activities (e.g., long distance aerial and aquatic migrants, hybrids without conservation value, and non-native species or ecosystems. S#S# Range Rank - A numeric range rank (e.g., S2S3) is used to indicate any range of uncertainty about the status of the species or community. S#? Inexact Numeric Rank Denotes inexact numeric rank. S#B Breeding Conservation status refers to the breeding population of the species in Mississippi. S#N Non-breeding Conservation status refers to the non-breeding population of the species in Mississippi. S#M Migrant species occurring regularly on migration at particular staging areas or concentration spots where the species might warrant conservation attention. Conservation status refers to the aggregating transient population of the species in Mississippi. 24 September 2018 Page | 5 Cite the list as: Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, 2018. Listed Species of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 6 pp. Global ranks Global ranks follow the same principle as state ranks, but refer to a species' rarity throughout its total range. They are assigned by the NatureServe Network and are denoted with a "G" followed by a number or character as described above. However, there are two additional definitions: G#Q Questionable taxonomy that may reduce conservation priority Distinctiveness of this entity as a species, subspecies, or ecosystem is questionable. Resolution of this uncertainty may result in the change from a species to a subspecies or vice versa. G#T# Infraspecific Taxon (trinomial) The status of infraspecific taxa (subspecies or varieties) are indicated by a "T-rank" which is appended to the species' global rank. It denotes the rarity of the subspecies. For example, a critically imperiled subspecies of an otherwise widespread and common species would be a G5T1. Source: NatureServe Conservation Status Assessment Federal and State Statuses Federal and State statuses are legal protection designations for certain species. A federal listing status is determined by U.S. Fish & Wildlife as part of the 1974 Endangered Species Act while a state listing status is determined by the Mississippi Commission on Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks. Note that plants receive no formal legal protection by state law in Mississippi other than that provided for in the trespass laws. Abbreviations used are defined below. LE Listed Endangered - A species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. LT Listed Threatened - A species which is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. SAE Endangered due to similarity of appearance - A species that is endangered due to similarity of appearance with another listed species and is listed for its protection. SAT Threatened due to similarity of appearance - A species that is threatened due to similarity of appearance with another listed species and is listed for its protection. PS Partial Status - A species is listed in parts of its range and not in others; or, one or more subspecies or varieties are listed, while the others are not listed. PE Proposed Endangered Species proposed for official listing as endangered. PT Proposed Threatened Species proposed for official listing as threatened. C Candidate Species - A species under consideration for official listing for which there is sufficient information to support proposing to list as endangered or threatened. SC Species of Concern A species that has not been petitioned or been given LE, LT, or C status but has been identified as important to monitor and in need of conservation actions. Source: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program 24 September 2018 Page | 6 Cite the list as: Mississippi Natural Heritage Program, 2018. Listed Species of Mississippi. Museum of Natural Science, Mississippi Dept. of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks, Jackson, MS. 6 pp. APPENDIX B -MAPS AND FIGURES ¯ Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI USA Topo Maps Figure 1 - Project Vicinity Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes 0 0.25 0.5 1 1.5 2 Miles Matchline Figure 2B Figure 2A - Survey Area Overview Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Matchline Figure 2A Figure 2B - Survey Area Overview Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2B Matchline Figure 2A - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2A Matchline Catalpa Creek Figure 2C Matchline Figure 2B - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2B Matchline Catalpa Creek Figure 2D Matchline Figure 2C - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Figure 2E Matchline Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2C Matchline Figure 2E Matchline Figure 2G Matchline Figure 2F Matchline Figure 2D - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2C Matchline Figure 2D Matchline Figure 2F Matchline Figure 2G Matchline Figure 2E - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2D Matchline Figure 2E Matchline Figure 2G Matchline Figure 2H Matchline Figure 2F - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2D Matchline Figure 2F Matchline Figure 2E Matchline Figure 2H Matchline Figure 2G - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2F Matchline Figure 2G Matchline Figure 2J Matchline Figure 2H - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2L Matchline Figure 2I - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Figure 2M Matchline Figure 2J Matchline Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2H Matchline Figure 2I Matchline Figure 2K Matchline Figure 2N Matchline Figure 2J - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Figure 2M Matchline Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2J Matchline Figure 2N Matchline Figure 2K -Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2I Matchline Figure 2M Matchline Figure 2L - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2J Matchline Figure 2I Matchline Figure 2L Matchline Figure 2N Matchline Figure 2M - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 2J Matchline Figure 2K Matchline Figure 2M Matchline Figure 2N - Survey Area Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr r r rrr r r rr r rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr r r r r r r r r r Matchline Figure 3B rr r rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr r rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrr Figure 3A -Habitat OverrvrierwrMrarpr r r ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Legend Survey Area Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Feet Beaver Pond Emergent Wetland Forested Wetland Open Water Scrub-Shrub Wetland Frecklebelly Madtom, Crystal Darter, Monkeyface, and Delicate Spike Habitat Upland Woodstork Foraging Habitat r r Intermittent/Ephemeral Perennial Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Road r Oktibbeha Clay Lowndes rrr r r rrr rrrrrr rrrrrr rrrrrr rrrr rrrr rrrr r r rr r Matchline Figure 3A r rr r r rr r r r r rr r r r r r r r rr r r r rr r r r r r r rr r rrrrrrrrrrrrr rr r rr r rrrr r r r r r r r rr r rr rr r r r rr rr r r r r rr r r r rrr rrrr r rrrr rr r Figure 3B -Habitat Overview Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Beaver Pond Emergent Wetland Forested Wetland Open Water Scrub-Shrub Wetland Upland Intermittent/Ephemeral Perennial Frecklebelly Madtom, Crystal Darter, Monkeyface, and Delicate Spike Habitat Woodstork Foraging Habitat r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Oktibbeha Clay Lowndes rrrr Figure 3B Matchline Figure 3A - Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Intermittent Active Agriculture Emergent Wetland Forested Wetland r r Scrub-Shrub Wetland Upland Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Intermittent/Ephemeral Perennial Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Road Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 3A Matchline rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rrrrrrrr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr Figure 3C Matchline r r r r r r r rFigure 3B - Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Intermittent Active Agriculture Forested Wetland Open Water Intermittent/Emphemeral Woodstork Foraging Perennial Habitat r r Frecklebelly Madtom, Crystal Darter, Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Monkeyface, and Delicate Spike Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rrFrrigrrurrre 3rrBrrMrratrrchrrlinrre rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rr rrFirrgurrrerr3DrrMatchline rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Figure 3E Matchline rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr r r r r r rFrirgurrre 3rCr-rHrarbritartrMrarpr r r Legend Clay ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Survey Area Active Agriculture Forested Wetland Perennial Frecklebelly Madtom, Crystal Darter, Monkeyface, and Delicate Spike Habitat r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Oktibbeha Lowndes Open Water Woodstork Foraging Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Intermittent/Ephemeral Habitat Figure 3D - 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Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Emergent Wetland Woodstork Foraging Forested Wetland Habitat Open Water r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Upland Intermittent/ Ephemeral Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes r Figure 3G Matchline r rr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrr rrrrrr rrrrrr rrrrrr rrrrrr rrrrrr rr rr rr rr rr rr Figure 3D Matchline Figure 3E Matchline rr Figure 3H Matchline Figure 3F - Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Beaver Pond Emergent Wetland Forested Wetland Open Water Scrub-Shrub Wetland Upland r Intermittent/Ephemeral Perennial Frecklebelly Madtom, Crystal Darter, Monkeyface, and Delicate Spike Habitat Woodstork Foraging Habitat r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes r r r r rr r Figure 3D Matchline Figure 3F Matchline Figure 3E Matchline rrrr r r rr r r rr r Figure 3H Matchline Figure 3G - Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Emergent Wetland Forested Wetland Open Water Upland Woodstork Foraging Habitat r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 3G Matchline Figure 3F Matchline r r r r r r r r r rr r r Figure 3J Matchline Figure 3H - Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Forested Wetland Upland r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Figure 3J Matchline r Figure 3M Matchline r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r r rr r rrr rrr rr r r r r r r rr r rr r r r r rrr rrrr r Figure 3L Matchline r r r r r rr rr r r rr Figure 3I - 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Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi r r Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 r rr r r r 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Forested Wetland Open Water Scrub-Shrub Wetland Upland Woodstork Foraging Habitat r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes r r r r r r r r r r r r r rr Figure 3I Matchline r r rr r rr r r rr r r r r r rr rr r r rr rr r r rr rr r r r r r rrr r rr r Figure 3M Matchline rr r rr r rrr r r r r rr r r r r r r r r rr r rr r rrr r r r r r r rr Figure 3L - Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Emergent Wetland Forested Wetland Open Water r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Upland Intermittent/Ephemeral Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Woodstork Foraging Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes r r r rr rr r r rr rr r rr r r r rrr rrr rrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr rr rrrrr rrr rrr rrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrr rr rrrrr rr rrrrr rr rrrrr rr rrrrr rr rrrrr rr rrrrr rrrrrrrFigrrrrrrrurrrrrrrre rrrrrrr3JrrrrrrrMrrrrrrratrrrrrrrrchlirne r rr r rr r Figure 3N Matchline Figure 3L Matchline r Figure 3I Matchline r rrr r Figure 3M - Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Emergent Wetland Woodstork Foraging Forested Wetland Habitat Open Water r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Intermittent/Ephemeral Perennial Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes r r rr r Figure 3J Matchline r rr r r r rr r rr r r rrrr Figure 3K Matchline Figure 3M Matchline Figure 3N - Habitat Map ± Golden Triangle Solar Project Lowndes County, Mississippi Source: ESRI World Imagery 0 250 500 750 1,000 Feet Legend Survey Area Intermittent Perennial Active Agriculture Open Water Upland Woodstork Foraging Habitat r r Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Foraging Habitat Northern Long-eared Bat (NLEB) Roosting Habitat Clay Oktibbeha Lowndes Burns & McDonnell Atlanta Regional Office 3540 Mansell Road, Suite 300 Alpharetta, GA 30022 www.burnsmcd.com APPENDIX E AGENCY CONSULTATIONS Dear Sir/Madam: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA), ORGIS ENERGY SOLAR PROJECT LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (33.451115 -88.627758) TVA proposes to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement with Orgis Energy for an approximately 200-mega watt solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility approximately 11 miles west of the town of Columbus, Mississippi off Hwy 82, and 1.6 miles west of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport in Lowndes County, Mississippi. TVA determined the area of potential effects (APE) to be the area of proposed ground-disturbance, where physical effects could occur including the PV facility (located within 15 parcels), associated access routes, interconnect, and a 100-foot wide transmission line right-of-way (ROW) uprate that connects to the existing TVA Artesia substation (approximately 3,611 acres) as well as areas within a half-mile radius of the project within which the project would be visible, where visual effects on above-ground [or, historic architectural] resources could occur (Appendix A in the enclosed SOW). Orgis Energy contracted with Burns & McDonnell to conduct a Phase I Cultural Resources survey. For your review, please find enclosed Burn & McDonnel's scope of work (SOW) for the Phase I Cultural Resources survey. Pursuant to 36 CFR § 800.4(b)(1), TVA finds that the SOW presented here is a reasonable and good faith effort to carry out identification efforts. By this letter, TVA is initiating consultation regarding the proposed undertaking. TVA is proposing to do a Phase I Cultural Resources survey of the APE as described in the enclosed SOW. Due to the size and scope of the project TVA proposes to proceed under phases as provided under 36 CFR § 800.4(b)(2) and § 800.5(a)(3). By this letter, TVA is consulting with the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, The Chickasaw Nation, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Kialegee Tribal Town, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, The Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Shawnee Tribe, and Thlopthlocco Tribal Town regarding historic properties within the APE that may be of religious and cultural significance and eligible for listing in the Nataional Register of Historic Places (NRHP). By this letter, TVA is seeking your comments regarding any properties that may be of religious and cultural significance and may be eligible for listing in the NRHP pursuant to 36CFR 800.2 (c)(2)(ii), 800.3 (f)(2), and 800.4 (a)(4)(b). Please respond by June 28, 2020 regarding any comments on the proposed undertaking and Phase I scope of work. If you have any questions, please contact me by phone, (865) 632-2464 or by email, mmshuler@tva.gov. Sincerely, Marianne Shuler Senior Specialist, Archaeologist and Tribal Liaison Cultural Compliance From: To: Subject: Date: Attachments: Section106 Shuler, Marianne M Re: TVA-Initiation of Consultation-Orgis Energy Solar-LowndesCoMS-TRIBAL-29May2020 Friday, July 10, 2020 3:47:23 PM image001.png image002.png image003.png image004.png image005.png image006.png image007.png image008.png This is an EXTERNAL EMAIL from outside TVA. THINK BEFORE you CLICK links or OPEN attachments. If suspicious, please click the "Report Phishing" button located on the Outlook Toolbar at the top of your screen. Good afternoon Ms. Shuler, Thank you for contacting the Muscogee (Creek) Nation regarding the proposed Orgis Energy Solar Project Phase I Cultural Resource and Historic Architectural Resource Survey Scope of Work located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Lowndes County is located within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's historic area of interest and, as such, is of the utmost importance to our Tribe. After reviewing the Scope of Work (SOW) compiled by Burns & McDonnell, we have several reservations concerning it and will not concur with the current SOW. The APE for this survey is 3,611 acres in total. When looking at the project area, there are six sites within it. This, to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, should be treated as a cultural landscape rather than individual sites. The maps that were provided for the project areas show large portions only being pedestrian surveyed. This is unacceptable. Additionally, portions of these areas are forested as well and they are also being only pedestrian surveyed. This methodology does not follow the Mississippi state standards. The Mississippi state standards were updated in 2020 and this is not reflected in the field methodology. Please review these and re-do your methodology. Not only do we have problems with the SOW, but we have learned that TVA already gave the go ahead for Burns & McDonnell to be in the field to conduct the fieldwork. This SOW is not up to standards and yet TVA has signed off on the work to begin. We request that a new SOW be compiled and sent out that addresses the concerns we have for this project. If you have any questions regarding this, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you, Robin Soweka Jr. Historic and Cultural Preservation Department | Cultural Resource Specialist Muscogee (Creek) Nation Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 May 28, 2020 Mr. Jim Woodrick Director Mississippi Department of Archives and History Historic preservation Division Post Office Box 571 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0521 Dear Mr. Woodrick: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA), ORGIS ENERGY SOLAR PROJECT LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI (33.45111, -88.62775) TVA proposes to enter into a Power Purchase Agreement with Orgis Energy for an approximately 200-mega watt solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facility approximately 11 miles west of the town of Columbus, Mississippi off Hwy 82, and 1.6 miles west of the Golden Triangle Regional Airport in Lowndes County, Mississippi. TVA determined the area of potential effects (APE) to be the area of proposed ground-disturbance, where physical effects could occur including the PV facility (located within 15 parcels), associated access routes, interconnect, and a 100-foot wide transmission line right-ofway (ROW) uprate that connects to the existing TVA Artesia substation (approximately 3,611 acres), as well as areas within a half-mile radius of the project within which the project would be visible, where visual effects on above-ground [or, historic architectural] resources could occur (Appendix A in the enclosed SOW). Orgis Energy contracted with Burns & McDonnell to conduct a Phase I Cultural Resources survey. For your review, please find enclosed Burn & McDonnel's scope of work (SOW) for the Phase I Cultural Resources survey. Pursuant to 36 CFR § 800.4(b)(1), TVA finds that the SOW presented here represents a reasonable and good faith effort to carry out identification efforts. By this letter, TVA is initiating consultation regarding the proposed undertaking. TVA is proposing to do a Phase I Cultural Resources survey of the APE as described in the enclosed SOW. Due to the size and scope of the project, TVA proposes to proceed with identification and evaluation under phases as provided under 36 CFR § 800.4(b)(2) and § 800.5(a)(3). Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. Part 800.3(f)(2), TVA is consulting with federally recognized Indian tribes regarding historic properties within the proposed project's APE that may be Mr. Jim Woodrick Page 2 May 28, 2020 of religious and cultural significance and are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Please contact Michaelyn Harle by telephone (865) 632-2248 or by email, mharle@tva.gov with your comments. Sincerely, Clinton E. Jones Manager Cultural Compliance MSH:ABM Enclosures July 13, 2020 Mr. Clinton E. Jones Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 RE: Golden Triangle Solar Project Phase I Cultural Resource and Historic Architectural Resource Surveys Scope of Work, Lowndes County, Mississippi MDAH Log 05-135-20 Dear Mr. Jones: MDAH has reviewed the provided research design regarding the above-referenced project in accordance with our responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR Part 800. Per our consultation on July 10, 2020, MDAH is concerned regarding the scope of pedestrian- only survey on several parcels that should instead be subject to systematic shovel testing, per the MS Standards and Guidelines for Archaeological Survey (MDAH 2020, MS Administrative Code, Title 16 Part 3 Chapter 1). As TVA indicated that these concerns were being addressed, this letter is to notify TVA that our official comment is on hold pending the submittal of additional maps for the survey in question. Should there be a change in the funding status of the project, please let us know in order that we may provide you with appropriate comments in compliance with the above referenced regulations. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (601) 307-0133. Sincerely, Cindy Carter-Davis Chief Archaeologist FOR: Katie Blount State Historic Preservation Officer July 16, 2020 Mr. Clinton E. Jones Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 RE: Golden Triangle Solar Project Phase I Cultural Resource and Historic Architectural Resource Surveys Scope of Work, Lowndes County, Mississippi MDAH Log 05-135-20 Dear Mr. Jones: MDAH has reviewed the provided research design regarding the above-referenced project in accordance with our responsibilities under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR Part 800. Per our consultation on July 10, 2020, MDAH is concerned regarding the scope of pedestrian- only survey on several parcels that should instead be subject to systematic shovel testing, per the MS Standards and Guidelines for Archaeological Survey (MDAH 2020, MS Administrative Code, Title 16 Part 3 Chapter 1). As per the additional information provided on July 16, 2020, MDAH agrees with the revised methodology, with the exception of the following: 1) Per the standards above, the parcels containing previously recorded archaeological sites should be subjected to systematic shovel testing to ascertain if a) The previously recorded sites retain integrity and site locations are properly represented in the Mississippi Archaeological Site File; b) The sites represent a larger cultural landscape, as defined by the NPS; and c) The sites should actually be combined into a larger unit and considered a historic landscape or district. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (601) 546-6945. Sincerely, Cindy Carter-Davis Chief Archaeologist FOR: Katie Blount State Historic Preservation Officer Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 November 20, 2020 Mr. Stephen Ricks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Ecological Services 6578 Dogwood View Parkway, Suite A Jackson, Mississippi 39213 Dear Mr. Ricks: TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY (TVA) GOLDEN TRIANGLE SOLAR PROJECT TVA has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement with MS Solar 5, LLC to purchase power and environmental attributes generated by the proposed Golden Triangle Solar Project in Lowndes County, Mississippi. The project would be constructed by MS Solar 5 and is expected to generate up to 200 megawatts (MW) of alternating current (AC) capacity with a 50 MW AC 200-Megawatt hour Battery Energy Storage System. Total land impacts for implementation of the project, or proposed action, would be less than the overall project site (approx. 3,792 acres). Up to150 acres of forest that could provide summer roosting habitat for northern long-eared bats (NLEBs) may be removed. Efforts would be made to minimize clearing of these areas as refinement of future design allows. Additionally, MS Solar 5 would avoid tree clearing activities of potential NLEB habitat during the NLEB pup season (June 1 - July 31) in order to minimize potential impacts to bat populations that may be present within the project site. Wetlands providing potential foraging habitat would also be avoided to the greatest extent practicable. See attached Protected Species Habitat Assessment Report (PSHAR) for a more detailed project description, figures, and photos. Review of the TVA Regional Natural Heritage database and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Information for Planning and Consultation (IPaC) website identified three species listed as federally endangered, threatened, candidate, or delisted and monitored under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that have the potential to occur within the project area in Lowndes County, Mississippi. These species include one plant (Price's potato-bean), one bird (wood stork), and one mammal (northern long-eared bat) that have the potential to occur within Lowndes County based on historic range, proximity to known occurrence records, biological characteristics, and/or physiographic characteristics. No federally designated critical habitats for these species are present within or adjacent to the project action area, therefore no adverse modification of critical habitats would occur. Field surveys were conducted by biologists from Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company from March 3-April 8, April 20-23, May 4-8, and October 7, 2020 to determine whether suitable habitat for federally listed species occurs within the project action area. Suitable roosting habitat for the wood stork does not exist within the survey area for the project. However, suitable foraging habitat may be present near open water and large, inundated wetlands. The Mr. Stephen Ricks Page 2 November 20, 2020 project footprint includes wetland areas (totaling approximately 569.6 acres). Proposed panel layouts avoid any impacts on wetlands. There are also large aquaculture/fish farms both north and south of the project that may attract foraging wood storks. The project would not affect fish farms or large open waters outside the immediate project limits. Therefore TVA has determined there would be no effects to wood storks or wood stork habitat resulting from implementation of the proposed action. Additional species specific botanical surveys were performed by a qualified botanist from Mississippi State University on October 7, 2020. Supplemental findings are documented in Appendix C of the PSHAR. No individual Price's potato-bean were observed during field surveys; however, potential habitat for the species was observed within the survey area. Potential habitat for the species occurs in ravine areas that would not be developed during project construction or operation, thus the project will have no effect on Price's potato-bean. Phase 1 Bat Habitat Assessments were conducted from March 3-April 8, and April 20-23, 2020, using the 2019 and 2020 Range-Wide Indiana Bat Summer Survey Guidelines as a surrogate protocol for determining presence/absence of the federally threatened NLEB. See Figures 2A2N-Survey Area Overview Maps in PSHAR Appendix B. No caves, mines, buildings, bridges or potential winter roosting structures were identified during field surveys of the project footprint. Suitable summer roosting habitat for the NLEB was observed within forested areas at the project site, and suitable foraging habitat was observed within the perennial stream corridors, fence rows, wetlands, and forests throughout the project site (see Habitat Overview Maps 3A3N in PSHAR Appendix B). The project footprint includes wetland areas, 4 perennial streams, and 4 intermittent streams, some of which may provide suitable foraging habitat and sources of drinking water for bats. Wetlands and streams would be avoided to the greatest extent practicable. Best Management Practices would be used around these bodies of water, minimizing sedimentation and avoiding changes to hydrology. Forest fragments and forested edges in the project footprint offer additional suitable foraging habitat for NLEBs. Up to 150 acres of suitable summer roosting habitat for NLEBs may be removed (see Protected Species Habitat Map PSHAR appendix B, page 47). See additional information within the PSHAR (e.g., project description, methods, survey locations, maps, summary of results, photos etc.). There are no known records documenting the presence of NLEB from within Lowndes County, Mississippi. No known hibernacula or maternity roosts occur within five miles of the project site. All tree removal would occur outside of the time when NLEB pups would be present in maternity roosts (June 1 - July 31). Therefore, TVA has determined that while removal of suitable roosting habitat could have indirect adverse effects on NLEB and result in `incidental take' as defined in the ESA, this `incidental take' is excepted from ESA Section 9 Take Prohibitions. Based on the USFWS' online Northern Long-Eared Bat 4(d) rule determination key accessed on November 11, 2020 (see verification letter attached, Consultation Code: 04EM1000-2021-TA0157), this project may affect NLEB and may rely on the Service's January 5, 2016, Programmatic Biological Opinion (PBO) on Final 4(d) Rule for the Northern Long-Eared Bat and Activities Excepted from Take Prohibitions to fulfill its Section 7(a)(2) consultation obligation. Mr. Stephen Ricks Page 3 November 20, 2020 We respectfully request concurrence with our determination. However, it is our understanding that unless the Service advises us within 30 days of November 13, 2020, when the NLEB verification letter was generated, that our IPaC-assisted determination was incorrect, that the verification letter adequately verifies that the PBO satisfies and concludes our responsibilities for this Action under ESA Section 7(a)(2) with respect to the northern long-eared bat. Should you have any questions or wish to discuss the project in more detail, please contact Jesse Troxler at jctroxler@tva.gov. Sincerely, W. Douglas White Manager Biological Compliance JCT:ABM EnclosuresAdobe Acrobat Pro DC 20.12.20043