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Home My WebLink About2020.04.03 - Hendricks Street Wetland AssessmentOlympic Wetland Resources, Ine. Dixie Llewellin, Principal Biologist Ilendricks Street Wetland Assessment Parcel l0\342011 856 50th Street Port Towneend, WA 98368 360 3816432 dixie@cablespeed.com April 3,2020 Introduction Olympic Wetland Resources, LLC, has been authorized by Simon Little, Studio STL to assess an excavation on parcel I01342 0l I for the presence of wetlands. This undeveloped 3.3 acre parcel west of Hendricks Street, Port Townsend, WA is under review for development. The assessment was conducted on March 3A,2020 during the beginning of the growing season when local water tables are at a seasonally high level. The site consists of pasture and slopes to the south; the excavation falls in the western portion of the parcel. The excavation is approximately 143' long by 83' wide with a dept of 6 to 7 feet. All side slopes to the bottom are gentle; it was reportedly created by previous owners as a wind block for a fire pit. Description of Site r Legal Description: Parcel I01342 011, Section 34 Township 3lN Range 1W o Location: West of Hendricks Street near 54th Street r Soils: Sub, Swantown gravelly loam and Cmc, Clallam gravelly sandy loam o Slopes: 0 to 15% The City of Port Townsend Critical Areas Map (2008) does not indicate mapped wetlands on or near this parcel. Methodology Fieldwork to determine the actual wetland boundaries was conducted according to the methodology outlined inthe Regional Supplementto the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual (2.0). All wetlands within the City of Port Townsend are subject to requirements outlined under Critical Areas Ordinance (2018), Wetlands, 19.05.1 10. Findings No wetland indicators were identified on this parcel. A soil test pit was dug to 16 inches at the bottom of the excavation. There was no soil saturation or hydrology in the soil pit even though neighboring downslope wetlands (Quimper Wildlife Conidor) still contains ponding and seasonally high water tables. The soil type is within the Swantown series, as mapped by NRCS and consists of gravelly loam and is reported to be moderate to well drained. The soil matrix colors in the soil test pit did not quali$'as hydric (1OYR 4/3) although redoximorphic features (mottles 5YR 4/6 red brown) were identified. Hendricks Street Wetland Assessment Report File 2020-0330 1 April2020 The vegetation was similar to adjacent parcels dominated by pasture grasses although species at the bottom of the excavation were less vigorous due to historic soil compaction. The following species were identified by last year's growth or existing seed structures. There is a clear majority of upland herb and grass species (FACU) with only two wetland tolerant species present (FAC, or FAC-). Hendricks Street Plant List Field March 30,2024 Scienti{ic Name Common name Status Summary No wetlands were identified on this parcel. The focus this assessment was within the excavated pit on the western portion of this 3.3 acre parcel. It did not meet any of the jurisdictional requirements to qualify as a wetland; there was no hydrology, hydrophytic vegetation, or hydric soil. Limitations Wetland status depicted in this report has not been confirmed by a government official, final authority over this wetland determination rests with the City of Port Townsend Development Services Department. Jurisdictional authority over wetlands rests with the local, state and federal agencies. All information in this report should be reviewed by the appropriate regulatory agencies prior to approval. If there are further questions or planning requirements for this project, please do not to Dixie Llewellin Principal Biologist Olympic Wetland Resources, LLC. Certified for Wetland Delineation, 1987 Manual Wetland Training Institute, June 1995 Certified for DOE Wetland Rating 2007 HerbYarrowFACUAchillea millefolium FAC GrassRedtopAsrostis gigantea FACU GrassSweet vernal grassAnthoxanthum odoratum FACU GrassOrchard-grassDactylis glomerata FACU HerbHairy cat's-earHypochaeris radicata FACU HerbPlantaso lanceolata Enelish plantain Douglas'fir FACU TreePseudotsusa menziesii FACU FernPteridium aqulinum Bracken fem Trailins blackberrv FACU ShrubRubus ursinus Tall fescue FAC-GrassSche donorus arundinac eus Dandelion FACU HerbTaraxacum of/icinale Clover NI HerbTrifolium sp. UPL Upland Species, FACU Facultative Upland Species FAC Facultative Species, FACW Facultative Wetland, OBL Obligate Wetland NWPL 2019 Corps of Engineers, WA State,2019 Plant names Hendricks Street Wetland Assessment Report File 2020-0330 2 April2020 :\': iT{4Ei:Ia;.i 17