WETLAND LOCATION MAP ALLEGHENY ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT

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1 Feet SCALE:1 " = 100 ' Delineated Stream Delineated Wetland Delineated Wetland Boundary Right-Of-Way (ROW) - [Existing] Right-Of-Way (ROW) - [Proposed] Temporary Workspace (TWS) WETLAD LOCATIO MAP ALLEGHE ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT WETLAD CROSSIG: DF SOURCE: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Bing Maps Web Mapping Service (Aerial) CREATED B: STV Energy Services, Inc.

2 PORTAGE #I SUMMIT Miles SCALE: 1 inch = 1 mile Mogadore-Vanport Alignment County Boundary #I Stream/Wetland Location USACE - Buffalo District STREAM and WETLAD OVERVIEW MAP ALLEGHE ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT SOURCE: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) United States Census Bureau (TIGER/Line Data) CREATED B: STV Energy Services, Inc. USACE - Huntington District USACE - Pittsburgh District STREAM / WETLAD: DF

3 SUOCO PIPELIE, L.P. Mogadore to Vanport Project PHOTOGRAPH 1 Wetland DF facing southeast.

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5 WETLAD DETERMIATIO DATA FORM - orthcentral and ortheast Region Project/Site: Mogadore to Vanport Pipeline Project City/County: Portage Sampling Date: Applicant/Owner: Sunoco Pipeline LP State: OH Sampling Point: Wet.-DF Investigator(s): Dotty Daly & Andrew Thompson Section, Township, Range: OH91T1R8W Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): floodplains Local relief (concave, convex, none): one Slope (%): 0-1% Lat.: 41 02' 55.71" Long.: 81 17' 55.91"W Datum: AD 83 Soil Map Unit ameda-damascus loam WI Classification: PEM1A Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? es (If no, explain in remarks) Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "normal Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology naturally problematic? circumstances" present? o (If needed, explain any answers in remarks) SUMMAR OF FIDIGS Hydrophytic vegetation present? Hydric soil present? Wetland hydrology present? Is the sampled area within a wetland? If yes, optional wetland site ID: Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) Previously disturbed HDROLOG Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) Surface Water (A1) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) High Water Table (A2) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Saturation (A3) Marl Deposits (B15) Water Marks (B1) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Sediment Deposits (B2) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Drift Deposits (B3) X Roots (C3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) X Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Inundation Visible on Aerial Soils (C6) Imagery (B7) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Other (Explain in Remarks) Surface (B8) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Drainage Patterns (B10) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) X Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Shallow Aquitard (D3) FAC-eutral Test (D5) Microtopographic Relief (D4) Field Observations: Surface water present? Water table present? Saturation present? (includes capillary fringe) es o X Depth (inches): Wetland es o X Depth (inches): hydrology es o X Depth (inches): present? Descrive recorded data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Moist, refusal at 5" Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

6 VEGETATIO - Use scientific names of plants Sampling Point: Wet.-DF 50/20 Thresholds Tree Stratum Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute Dominant Indicator 20% 50% % Cover Species Staus Tree Stratum Sapling/Shrub Stratum Herb Stratum Woody Vine Stratum Dominance Test Worksheet 6 7 umber of Dominant Species that are OBL, 8 FACW, or FAC: 1 (A) 9 10 Total umber of Dominant Species Across all Strata: 1 (B) 0 = Total Cover Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: % Sapling/Shrub Stratum 1 Cornus amomum 2 FACW Prevalence Index Worksheet 2 Total % Cover of: 3 OBL species 95 x 1 = 95 4 FACW species 7 x 2 = 14 5 FAC species 0 x 3 = 0 6 FACU species 0 x 4 = 0 7 UPL species 0 x 5 = 0 8 Column totals 102 (A) 109 (B) 9 Prevalence Index = B/A = = Total Cover Herb Stratum Plot Size ( 5' ) Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: Absolute Dominant Indicator Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation % Cover Species Staus X Dominance test is >50% 1 Carex comosa 95 OBL Prevalence index is 3.0* Solidago gigantea 5 FACW Morphogical adaptations* (provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic hydrophytic vegetation* (explain) *Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Definitions of Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at 12 breast height (DBH), regardless of height Sapling/shrub - Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Woody Vine Stratum Plot Size ( 15' ) Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute % Cover 100 Absolute % Cover Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) 0 Dominant Species = Total Cover Dominant Species = Total Cover Indicator Staus Indicator Staus Hydrophytic vegetation present? Other wet species within ditch boundary: hop sedge, false hop sedge, sensitive fern, cattail, common rush (A/B) Herb - All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

7 SOIL Sampling Point: Wet.-DF Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features Texture Remarks (Inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type* Loc** /0 100 clay loam *Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains **Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B Histic Epipedon (A2) (S8) (LRR R, MLRA 149B) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R) Black Histic (A3) Thin Dark Surface (S9) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) (LRR R, MLRA 149B Dark Surface (S7) (LRR K, L Stratified Layers (A5) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L) Depleted Below Dark Suface (A11) (LRR K, L) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) X Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) X Depleted Matrix (F3) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Mesic Spodic (TA6) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B) Sandy Redox (S5) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR R, MLRA Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Other (Explain in Remarks) 149B) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: rock Depth (inches): 5" Remarks: Hydric soil present? Tried a few pits. Refusal range 3-5" US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

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9 WETLAD DETERMIATIO DATA FORM - orthcentral and ortheast Region Project/Site: Mogadore to Vanport Pipeline Project City/County: Portage Sampling Date: Applicant/Owner: Sunoco Pipeline LP State: OH Sampling Point: Up.-DF Investigator(s): Dotty Daly & Andrew Thompson Section, Township, Range: OH91T1R9W Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): plains Local relief (concave, convex, none): none Slope (%): 0-1% Lat.: 41 02' 55.71" Long.: 81 17' 55.91"W Datum: AD 83 Soil Map Unit ameda- Damascus loam WI Classification: U Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? es (If no, explain in remarks) Are vegetation X, soil, or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "normal Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology naturally problematic? circumstances" present? o (If needed, explain any answers in remarks) SUMMAR OF FIDIGS Hydrophytic vegetation present? Hydric soil present? Wetland hydrology present? Is the sampled area within a wetland? If yes, optional wetland site ID: Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) Previously disturbed HDROLOG Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) Surface Water (A1) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) High Water Table (A2) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Saturation (A3) Marl Deposits (B15) Water Marks (B1) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Sediment Deposits (B2) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Drift Deposits (B3) Roots (C3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Inundation Visible on Aerial Soils (C6) Imagery (B7) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Other (Explain in Remarks) Surface (B8) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Drainage Patterns (B10) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Shallow Aquitard (D3) FAC-eutral Test (D5) Microtopographic Relief (D4) Field Observations: Surface water present? Water table present? Saturation present? (includes capillary fringe) es o X Depth (inches): Wetland es o X Depth (inches): hydrology es o X Depth (inches): present? Descrive recorded data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Dry, refusal at 5" Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

10 VEGETATIO - Use scientific names of plants Sampling Point: Tree Stratum Plot Size ( 30' ) 50/20 Thresholds Absolute Dominant Indicator 20% % Cover Species Staus Tree Stratum 0 1 Sapling/Shrub Stratum 2 2 Herb Stratum 20 3 Woody Vine Stratum Dominance Test Worksheet 6 7 umber of Dominant Species that are OBL, 8 FACW, or FAC: 1 (A) 9 10 Total umber of Dominant Species Across all Strata: 3 (B) 0 = Total Cover Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 33.33% Sapling/Shurb Stratum 1 Rubus allegheniensis 10 FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet 2 Total % Cover of: 3 OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 4 FACW species 5 x 2 = 10 5 FAC species 0 x 3 = 0 6 FACU species 10 x 4 = 40 7 UPL species 95 x 5 = Column totals 110 (A) 525 (B) 9 Prevalence Index = B/A = = Total Cover Herb Stratum Plot Size ( 5' ) Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: Absolute Dominant Indicator Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation % Cover Species Staus Dominance test is >50% 1 Apocynum androsaemifolium 95 UPL Prevalence index is 3.0* Euthamia graminifolia 5 FACW Morphogical adaptations* (provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic hydrophytic vegetation* (explain) *Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Definitions of Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at 12 breast height (DBH), regardless of height Sapling/shrub - Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Woody Vine Stratum Plot Size ( 15' ) Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute % Cover 100 Absolute % Cover Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) 0 Dominant Species = Total Cover Dominant Species = Total Cover Indicator Staus Indicator Staus Hydrophytic vegetation present? Up.-DF 50% (A/B) Herb - All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

11 SOIL Sampling Point: Up.-DF Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features Texture Remarks (Inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type* Loc** R 3/3 100 loam *Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains **Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B Histic Epipedon (A2) (S8) (LRR R, MLRA 149B) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R) Black Histic (A3) Thin Dark Surface (S9) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) (LRR R, MLRA 149B Dark Surface (S7) (LRR K, L Stratified Layers (A5) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L) Depleted Below Dark Suface (A11) (LRR K, L) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Matrix (F3) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Mesic Spodic (TA6) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B) Sandy Redox (S5) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR R, MLRA Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Other (Explain in Remarks) 149B) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: rock Depth (inches): 5" Remarks: Hydric soil present? fallow field US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

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13 Wetland Crossing Sequence umber: 20 ame: DG Type: PEM/ PSS ORAM Score: 78* County: Portage County Watershed: Little Cuyahoga River Crossing Method: HDD Impact Type Impact Acreage Impact Square Footage PEM 0 0 *Wetlands DF, DG and DH were scored together. See Wetlands DH for completed ORAM form.

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15 Feet SCALE:1 " = 150 ' Delineated Stream Delineated Wetland Delineated Wetland Boundary Right-Of-Way (ROW) - [Existing] Right-Of-Way (ROW) - [Proposed] Temporary Workspace (TWS) WETLAD LOCATIO MAP ALLEGHE ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT WETLAD CROSSIG: DG (with stream DS-74) SOURCE: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Bing Maps Web Mapping Service (Aerial) CREATED B: STV Energy Services, Inc.

16 PORTAGE #I SUMMIT Miles SCALE: 1 inch = 1 mile Mogadore-Vanport Alignment County Boundary #I Stream/Wetland Location USACE - Buffalo District STREAM and WETLAD OVERVIEW MAP ALLEGHE ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT SOURCE: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) United States Census Bureau (TIGER/Line Data) CREATED B: STV Energy Services, Inc. USACE - Huntington District USACE - Pittsburgh District STREAM / WETLAD: DG

17 SUOCO PIPELIE, L.P. Mogadore to Vanport Project PHOTOGRAPH 1 Wetland DG facing east.

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19 WETLAD DETERMIATIO DATA FORM - orthcentral and ortheast Region Project/Site: Mogadore to Vanport Pipeline Project City/County: Portage Sampling Date: Applicant/Owner: Sunoco Pipeline LP State: OH Sampling Point: Wet.-DG Investigator(s): Dotty Daly & Andrew Thompson Section, Township, Range: PH91 T1 R8W Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): floodplain Local relief (concave, convex, none): none Slope (%): 0-1% Lat.: 41 02' 52.74" Long.: 81 17' 44.57"W Datum: AD 83 Soil Map Unit amecg- Carlisle muck, CnB-Chili loam,2-6% WI Classification: PEM1F Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? es (If no, explain in remarks) Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "normal Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology naturally problematic? circumstances" present? o (If needed, explain any answers in remarks) SUMMAR OF FIDIGS Hydrophytic vegetation present? Hydric soil present? Wetland hydrology present? Is the sampled area within a wetland? If yes, optional wetland site ID: Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) Previously disturbed HDROLOG Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) Surface Water (A1) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) High Water Table (A2) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Saturation (A3) Marl Deposits (B15) Water Marks (B1) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Sediment Deposits (B2) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Drift Deposits (B3) X Roots (C3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Inundation Visible on Aerial Soils (C6) Imagery (B7) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Other (Explain in Remarks) Surface (B8) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Drainage Patterns (B10) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) X Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Shallow Aquitard (D3) FAC-eutral Test (D5) Microtopographic Relief (D4) Field Observations: Surface water present? Water table present? Saturation present? (includes capillary fringe) es o X Depth (inches): Wetland es o X Depth (inches): hydrology es o X Depth (inches): present? Descrive recorded data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: On edge of cattail portion of wetland, drier then that area. Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

20 VEGETATIO - Use scientific names of plants Sampling Point: Wet.-DG 50/20 Thresholds Tree Stratum Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute Dominant Indicator 20% 50% % Cover Species Staus Tree Stratum Sapling/Shrub Stratum Herb Stratum Woody Vine Stratum Dominance Test Worksheet 6 7 umber of Dominant Species that are OBL, 8 FACW, or FAC: 4 (A) 9 10 Total umber of Dominant Species Across all Strata: 4 (B) 0 = Total Cover Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: % Sapling/Shrub Stratum 1 Cornus amomum 1 FACW Prevalence Index Worksheet 2 Sambucus canadensis 10 FACW Total % Cover of: 3 OBL species 70 x 1 = 70 4 FACW species 41 x 2 = 82 5 FAC species 0 x 3 = 0 6 FACU species 0 x 4 = 0 7 UPL species 0 x 5 = 0 8 Column totals 111 (A) 152 (B) 9 Prevalence Index = B/A = = Total Cover Herb Stratum Plot Size ( 5' ) Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: Absolute Dominant Indicator Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation % Cover Species Staus X Dominance test is >50% 1 Scirpus atrovirens 40 OBL Prevalence index is 3.0* Typha latifolia Erigeron philadelphicus Euthamia graminifolia Onoclea sensibilis OBL FACW FACW FACW Morphogical adaptations* (provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic hydrophytic vegetation* (explain) *Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Definitions of Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at 12 breast height (DBH), regardless of height Sapling/shrub - Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Woody Vine Stratum Plot Size ( 15' ) Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute % Cover 100 Absolute % Cover Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) 0 Dominant Species = Total Cover Dominant Species = Total Cover Indicator Staus Indicator Staus Hydrophytic vegetation present? (A/B) Herb - All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

21 SOIL Sampling Point: Wet.-DG Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (Inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type* Loc** Texture Remarks R 3/1 100 loam ORZ R 3/ R 4/4 15 C M loam Mag. Concretions *Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains **Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B Histic Epipedon (A2) (S8) (LRR R, MLRA 149B) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R) Black Histic (A3) Thin Dark Surface (S9) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) (LRR R, MLRA 149B Dark Surface (S7) (LRR K, L Stratified Layers (A5) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L) Depleted Below Dark Suface (A11) (LRR K, L) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) X Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) X Depleted Matrix (F3) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Mesic Spodic (TA6) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B) Sandy Redox (S5) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR R, MLRA Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Other (Explain in Remarks) 149B) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: one Depth (inches): Remarks: Hydric soil present? US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

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23 WETLAD DETERMIATIO DATA FORM - orthcentral and ortheast Region Project/Site: Mogadore to Vanport Pipeline Project City/County: Portage Sampling Date: Applicant/Owner: Sunoco Pipeline LP State: OH Sampling Point: Up.-DG Investigator(s): Dotty Daly & Andrew Thompson Section, Township, Range: OH91 T1 R8W Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): plains Local relief (concave, convex, none): none Slope (%): 0-1% Lat.: 41 02' 52.74" Long.: 81 17' 44.57"W Datum: AD 83 Soil Map Unit amecg- Carisle muck, CnB-Chili loam 2-6% WI Classification: U Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? es (If no, explain in remarks) Are vegetation X, soil, or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "normal Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology naturally problematic? circumstances" present? o (If needed, explain any answers in remarks) SUMMAR OF FIDIGS Hydrophytic vegetation present? Hydric soil present? Wetland hydrology present? Is the sampled area within a wetland? If yes, optional wetland site ID: Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) Previously disturbed HDROLOG Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) Surface Water (A1) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) High Water Table (A2) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Saturation (A3) Marl Deposits (B15) Water Marks (B1) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Sediment Deposits (B2) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Drift Deposits (B3) Roots (C3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Inundation Visible on Aerial Soils (C6) Imagery (B7) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Other (Explain in Remarks) Surface (B8) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Drainage Patterns (B10) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Shallow Aquitard (D3) FAC-eutral Test (D5) Microtopographic Relief (D4) Field Observations: Surface water present? Water table present? Saturation present? (includes capillary fringe) es o X Depth (inches): Wetland es o X Depth (inches): hydrology es o X Depth (inches): present? Descrive recorded data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: dry Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

24 VEGETATIO - Use scientific names of plants Sampling Point: Up.-DG 50/20 Thresholds Tree Stratum Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute Dominant Indicator 20% 50% % Cover Species Staus Tree Stratum Sapling/Shrub Stratum Herb Stratum Woody Vine Stratum Dominance Test Worksheet 6 7 umber of Dominant Species that are OBL, 8 FACW, or FAC: 1 (A) 9 10 Total umber of Dominant Species Across all Strata: 2 (B) 0 = Total Cover Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 50.00% Sapling/Shurb Stratum 1 Rubus allegheniensis 10 FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet 2 Total % Cover of: 3 OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 4 FACW species 0 x 2 = 0 5 FAC species 85 x 3 = FACU species 20 x 4 = 80 7 UPL species 5 x 5 = 25 8 Column totals 110 (A) 360 (B) 9 Prevalence Index = B/A = = Total Cover Herb Stratum Plot Size ( 5' ) Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: Absolute Dominant Indicator Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation % Cover Species Staus Dominance test is >50% 1 Poa pratensis 85 FAC Prevalence index is 3.0* Solidago canadensis Daucus carota 10 5 FACU UPL Morphogical adaptations* (provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic hydrophytic vegetation* (explain) *Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Definitions of Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at 12 breast height (DBH), regardless of height Sapling/shrub - Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Woody Vine Stratum Plot Size ( 15' ) Plot Size ( 30' ) Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) Eleagnus and knotweed on edges Absolute % Cover 100 Absolute % Cover 0 Dominant Species = Total Cover Dominant Species = Total Cover Indicator Staus Indicator Staus Hydrophytic vegetation present? (A/B) Herb - All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

25 SOIL Sampling Point: Up.-DG Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features Texture Remarks (Inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type* Loc** R 4/4 100 loam *Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains **Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B Histic Epipedon (A2) (S8) (LRR R, MLRA 149B) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R) Black Histic (A3) Thin Dark Surface (S9) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) (LRR R, MLRA 149B Dark Surface (S7) (LRR K, L Stratified Layers (A5) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L) Depleted Below Dark Suface (A11) (LRR K, L) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Matrix (F3) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Mesic Spodic (TA6) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B) Sandy Redox (S5) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR R, MLRA Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Other (Explain in Remarks) 149B) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Remarks: Hydric soil present? US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

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27 Stream Crossing Sequence umber: 21 Crossing ame: DS-74 Stream ame: Potter Creek Designated Use*: WWH, AWS, IWS, PCR Stream Type: Perennial HHEI/ QHEI Score: /A County: Portage County Crossing Method: HDD Linear Impact (feet) Impact Acreage Impact Square Footage *Streams with existing designated uses were not scored using HHEI/QHEI criteria.

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29 Feet SCALE:1 " = 100 ' Delineated Stream Delineated Wetland Delineated Wetland Boundary Right-Of-Way (ROW) - [Existing] Right-Of-Way (ROW) - [Proposed] Temporary Workspace (TWS) STREAM LOCATIO MAP ALLEGHE ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT STREAM CROSSIG: DS-74 (with wetland DG) SOURCE: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Bing Maps Web Mapping Service (Aerial) CREATED B: STV Energy Services, Inc.

30 PORTAGE #I SUMMIT Miles SCALE: 1 inch = 1 mile Mogadore-Vanport Alignment County Boundary #I Stream/Wetland Location USACE - Buffalo District STREAM and WETLAD OVERVIEW MAP ALLEGHE ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT SOURCE: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) United States Census Bureau (TIGER/Line Data) CREATED B: STV Energy Services, Inc. USACE - Huntington District USACE - Pittsburgh District STREAM / WETLAD: DS-74

31 SUOCO PIPELIE, L.P. Mogadore to Vanport Project PHOTOGRAPH 1 Stream DS74 facing southwest.

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33 Wetland Crossing Sequence umber: 22 ame: DH Type: PEM/PSS ORAM Score: 78* County: Portage County Watershed: Middle Cuyahoga River Crossing Method: Open Trench Impact Type Impact Acreage Impact Square Footage PEM/PSS *Wetlands DF, DG and DH were scored together. See Wetlands DH for completed ORAM form.

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35 Feet SCALE:1 " = 150 ' Delineated Stream Delineated Wetland Delineated Wetland Boundary Right-Of-Way (ROW) - [Existing] Right-Of-Way (ROW) - [Proposed] Temporary Workspace (TWS) WETLAD LOCATIO MAP ALLEGHE ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT WETLAD CROSSIG: DH SOURCE: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Bing Maps Web Mapping Service (Aerial) CREATED B: STV Energy Services, Inc.

36 PORTAGE #I SUMMIT Miles SCALE: 1 inch = 1 mile Mogadore-Vanport Alignment County Boundary #I Stream/Wetland Location USACE - Buffalo District STREAM and WETLAD OVERVIEW MAP ALLEGHE ACCESS (Mogadore-Vanport) USACE BUFFALO DISTRICT SOURCE: United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) United States Census Bureau (TIGER/Line Data) CREATED B: STV Energy Services, Inc. USACE - Huntington District USACE - Pittsburgh District STREAM / WETLAD: DH

37 SUOCO PIPELIE, L.P. Mogadore to Vanport Project PHOTOGRAPH 1 Overview of Wetland DG and DH.

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39 WETLAD DETERMIATIO DATA FORM - orthcentral and ortheast Region Project/Site: Mogadore to Vanport Pipeline Project City/County: Portage Sampling Date: Applicant/Owner: Sunoco Pipeline LP State: Ohio Sampling Point: Wet.-DH Investigator(s): Dotty Daly & Andrew Thompson Section, Township, Range: OH91 T1 R8W Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): floodplains Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope (%): 0-1% Lat.: 41 02' 53.31" Long.: 81 17' 21.20"W Datum: AD 83 Soil Map Unit amecg- Carisle Muck WI Classification: PSS1/EM1C Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? es (If no, explain in remarks) Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "normal Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology naturally problematic? circumstances" present? o (If needed, explain any answers in remarks) SUMMAR OF FIDIGS Hydrophytic vegetation present? Hydric soil present? Wetland hydrology present? Is the sampled area within a wetland? If yes, optional wetland site ID: Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) Previously disturbed HDROLOG Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) X Surface Water (A1) X Water-Stained Leaves (B9) X X High Water Table (A2) Saturation (A3) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Marl Deposits (B15) Water Marks (B1) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Sediment Deposits (B2) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Drift Deposits (B3) X Roots (C3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Inundation Visible on Aerial Soils (C6) Imagery (B7) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Other (Explain in Remarks) Surface (B8) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Drainage Patterns (B10) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Shallow Aquitard (D3) FAC-eutral Test (D5) Microtopographic Relief (D4) Field Observations: Surface water present? Water table present? Saturation present? (includes capillary fringe) es X o Depth (inches): to 1" es X o Depth (inches): 1" es X o Depth (inches): surface Wetland hydrology present? Descrive recorded data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Standing water further into wetland area Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

40 VEGETATIO - Use scientific names of plants Sampling Point: Wet.-DH 50/20 Thresholds Tree Stratum Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute Dominant Indicator 20% 50% % Cover Species Staus Tree Stratum Ulmus rubra 10 FAC Sapling/Shrub Stratum Herb Stratum Woody Vine Stratum Dominance Test Worksheet 6 7 umber of Dominant Species that are OBL, 8 FACW, or FAC: 5 (A) 9 10 Total umber of Dominant Species Across all Strata: 6 (B) 10 = Total Cover Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 83.33% Sapling/Shrub Stratum 1 Cornus amomum 50 FACW Prevalence Index Worksheet 2 Rosa multiflora 10 FACU Total % Cover of: 3 OBL species 60 x 1 = 60 4 FACW species 85 x 2 = FAC species 15 x 3 = 45 6 FACU species 10 x 4 = 40 7 UPL species 0 x 5 = 0 8 Column totals 170 (A) 315 (B) 9 Prevalence Index = B/A = = Total Cover Herb Stratum Plot Size ( 5' ) Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: Absolute Dominant Indicator Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation % Cover Species Staus X Dominance test is >50% 1 Symplocarpus foetidus 40 OBL Prevalence index is 3.0* Phalaris arundinacea Scirpus atrovirens Impatiens capensis Carex lupuliformis Geum canadense FACW OBL FACW FACW FAC Morphogical adaptations* (provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic hydrophytic vegetation* (explain) *Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Definitions of Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at 12 breast height (DBH), regardless of height Sapling/shrub - Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Woody Vine Stratum Plot Size ( 15' ) Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute % Cover 100 Absolute % Cover Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) 0 Dominant Species = Total Cover Dominant Species = Total Cover Indicator Staus Indicator Staus Hydrophytic vegetation present? (A/B) Herb - All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

41 SOIL Sampling Point: Wet.-DH Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features Texture Remarks (Inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type* Loc** R 3/ yR 4/ R 4/4 50 C M loam silty clay loam *Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains **Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B Histic Epipedon (A2) (S8) (LRR R, MLRA 149B) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R) Black Histic (A3) Thin Dark Surface (S9) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) (LRR R, MLRA 149B Dark Surface (S7) (LRR K, L Stratified Layers (A5) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L) Depleted Below Dark Suface (A11) (LRR K, L) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) X Depleted Matrix (F3) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Mesic Spodic (TA6) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B) Sandy Redox (S5) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR R, MLRA Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Other (Explain in Remarks) 149B) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: one Depth (inches): Remarks: Hydric soil present? Area mowed to ROW edge. Soil compacted from repeated mowings. US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

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43 WETLAD DETERMIATIO DATA FORM - orthcentral and ortheast Region Project/Site: Moragore to Vanport Pipeline Project City/County: Portage Sampling Date: Applicant/Owner: Sunoco Pipeline LP State: Ohio Sampling Point: Up.-DH Investigator(s): Dotty Daly & Andrew Thompson Section, Township, Range: OH91 T1 R8W Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): Convex Slope (%): 0-2% Lat.: 41 02' 53.31" Long.: 81 17' 21.20"W Datum: AD 83 Soil Map Unit amecg- Carisle Muck WI Classification: U Are climatic/hydrologic conditions of the site typical for this time of the year? es (If no, explain in remarks) Are vegetation X, soil, or hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "normal Are vegetation, soil, or hydrology naturally problematic? circumstances" present? o (If needed, explain any answers in remarks) SUMMAR OF FIDIGS Hydrophytic vegetation present? Hydric soil present? Wetland hydrology present? Is the sampled area within a wetland? If yes, optional wetland site ID: Remarks: (Explain alternative procedures here or in a separate report.) Previously disturbed. HDROLOG Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required; check all that apply) Surface Water (A1) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) High Water Table (A2) Aquatic Fauna (B13) Saturation (A3) Marl Deposits (B15) Water Marks (B1) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Sediment Deposits (B2) Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Drift Deposits (B3) X Roots (C3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Inundation Visible on Aerial Soils (C6) Imagery (B7) Thin Muck Surface (C7) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Other (Explain in Remarks) Surface (B8) Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Drainage Patterns (B10) Moss Trim Lines (B16) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Shallow Aquitard (D3) FAC-eutral Test (D5) Microtopographic Relief (D4) Field Observations: Surface water present? Water table present? Saturation present? (includes capillary fringe) es o X Depth (inches): Wetland es o X Depth (inches): hydrology es o X Depth (inches): present? Descrive recorded data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: soil mosit Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

44 VEGETATIO - Use scientific names of plants Sampling Point: Up.-DH 50/20 Thresholds Tree Stratum Plot Size ( 30' ) Absolute Dominant Indicator 20% 50% % Cover Species Staus Tree Stratum Fraxinus americana 50 FACU Sapling/Shrub Stratum Herb Stratum Woody Vine Stratum Dominance Test Worksheet 6 7 umber of Dominant Species that are OBL, 8 FACW, or FAC: 2 (A) 9 10 Total umber of Dominant Species Across all Strata: 4 (B) 50 = Total Cover Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 50.00% Sapling/Shurb Stratum 1 Lonicera tatarica 15 FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet 2 Total % Cover of: 3 OBL species 0 x 1 = 0 4 FACW species 50 x 2 = FAC species 25 x 3 = 75 6 FACU species 80 x 4 = UPL species 0 x 5 = 0 8 Column totals 155 (A) 495 (B) 9 Prevalence Index = B/A = = Total Cover Herb Stratum Plot Size ( 5' ) Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: Absolute Dominant Indicator Rapid test for hydrophytic vegetation % Cover Species Staus Dominance test is >50% 1 Impatiens capensis 50 FACW Prevalence index is 3.0* Poa pratensis Solidago canadensis Ranunculus ficaria FAC FACU I Morphogical adaptations* (provide supporting data in Remarks or on a separate sheet) Problematic hydrophytic vegetation* (explain) *Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Definitions of Vegetation Strata: Tree - Woody plants 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at 12 breast height (DBH), regardless of height Sapling/shrub - Woody plants less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Woody Vine Stratum Plot Size ( 15' ) Plot Size ( 30' ) Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet) Eleagnus and knorweed on edges Absolute % Cover 100 Absolute % Cover 0 Dominant Species = Total Cover Dominant Species = Total Cover Indicator Staus Indicator Staus Hydrophytic vegetation present? (A/B) Herb - All herbaceous (non-woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody vines - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

45 SOIL Sampling Point: Up.-DH Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features Texture Remarks (Inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type* Loc** R 4/ R 4/6 30 C M silty clay loam R 4/ R 4/2 10 silty clay loam ORZ *Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=Covered or Coated Sand Grains **Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils: Histisol (A1) Polyvalue Below Surface 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR K, L, MLRA 149B Histic Epipedon (A2) (S8) (LRR R, MLRA 149B) Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (LRR K, L, R) Black Histic (A3) Thin Dark Surface (S9) 5 cm Mucky Peat or Peat (S3) (LRR K, L, R) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) (LRR R, MLRA 149B Dark Surface (S7) (LRR K, L Stratified Layers (A5) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR K, L) Depleted Below Dark Suface (A11) (LRR K, L) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR K, L) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Iron-Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR K, L, R) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Matrix (F3) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149B) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Mesic Spodic (TA6) (MLRA 144A, 145, 149B) Sandy Redox (S5) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Red Parent Material (TF2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR R, MLRA Redox Depressions (F8) Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) Other (Explain in Remarks) 149B) *Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and weltand hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: one Depth (inches): Remarks: Hydric soil present? Upper edge of wetland and adjacent to mowed field US Army Corps of Engineers orthcentral and ortheast Region

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47 Ohio Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands 10 Page Form for Wetland Categorization Version 5.0 Background Information Scoring Boundary Worksheet arrative Rating Field Form Quantitative Rating ORAM Summary Worksheet Wetland Categorization Worksheet Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water Final: February 1, 2001 Instructions The investigator is STROGL URGED to read the Manual for Using the Ohio Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands for further elaboration and discussion of the questions below prior to using the rating forms. The arrative Rating is designed to categorize a wetland or to provide alerts to the Rater based on the presence or possible presence of threatened or endangered species. The presence or proximity of such species is often an indicator of the quality and lack of disturbance of the wetland being evaluated. In addition, it is designed to categorize certain wetlands as very low quality (Category 1) or very high quality (Category 3) regardless of the wetland's score on the Quantitative Rating. In addition, the arrative Rating also alerts the investigator that a particular wetland may be a Category 3 wetland, again, regardless of the wetland's score on the Quantitative Rating. It is VER IMPORTAT to properly and thoroughly answer each of the questions in the ORAM in order to properly categorize a wetland. To properly answer all the questions, the boundaries of the wetland being assessed must be correctly identified. Refer to Scoring Boundary worksheet and the User's Manual for a discussion of how to determine the "scoring boundaries." In some instances, the scoring boundaries may differ from the "jurisdictional boundaries." Refer to the most recent ORAM Score Calibration Report for the scoring breakpoints between wetland categories. The most recent version of this document is posted on Ohio EPA's Division of Surface Water web page at:

48 Background Information ame: Date: Affiliation: Address: Phone umber: address: ame of Wetland: Vegetation Communit(ies): HGM Class(es): Location of Wetland: include map, address, north arrow, landmarks, distances, roads, etc. Lat/Long or UTM Coordinate USGS Quad ame County Township Section and Subsection Hydrologic Unit Code Site Visit ational Wetland Inventory Map Ohio Wetland Inventory Map Soil Survey Delineation report/map 1

49 ame of Wetland: Wetland Size (acres, hectares): Sketch: Include north arrow, relationship with other surface waters, vegetation zones, etc. Comments, arrative Discussion, Justification of Category Changes: Final score : Category: 2

50 Scoring Boundary Worksheet ISTRUCTIOS. The initial step in completing the ORAM is to identify the scoring boundaries of the wetland being rated. In many instances this determination will be relatively easy and the scoring boundaries will coincide with the jurisdictional boundaries. For example, the scoring boundary of an isolated cattail marsh located in the middle of a farm field will likely be the same as that wetland s jurisdictional boundaries. In other instances, however, the scoring boundary will not be as easily determined. Wetlands that are small or isolated from other surface waters often form large contiguous areas or heterogeneous complexes of wetland and upland. In separating wetlands for scoring purposes, the hydrologic regime of the wetland is the main criterion that should be used. Boundaries between contiguous or connected wetlands should be established where the volume, flow, or velocity of water moving through the wetland changes significantly. Areas with a high degree of hydrologic interaction should be scored as a single wetland. In determining a wetland s scoring boundaries, use the guidelines in the ORAM Manual Section 5.0. In certain instances, it may be difficult to establish the scoring boundary for the wetland being rated. These problem situations include wetlands that form a patchwork on the landscape, wetlands divided by artificial boundaries like property fences, roads, or railroad embankments, wetlands that are contiguous with streams, lakes, or rivers, and estuarine or coastal wetlands. These situations are discussed below, however, it is recommended that Rater contact Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, 401/Wetlands Section if there are additional questions or a need for further clarification of the appropriate scoring boundaries of a particular wetland. # Steps in properly establishing scoring boundaries Step 1 Identify the wetland area of interest. This may be the site of a done? not applicable proposed impact, a reference site, conservation site, etc. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Identify the locations where there is physical evidence that hydrology changes rapidly. Such evidence includes both natural and humaninduced changes including, constrictions caused by berms or dikes, points where the water velocity changes rapidly at rapids or falls, points where significant inflows occur at the confluence of rivers, or other factors that may restrict hydrologic interaction between the wetlands or parts of a single wetland. Delineate the boundary of the wetland to be rated such that all areas of interest that are contiguous to and within the areas where the hydrology does not change significantly, i.e. areas that have a high degree of hydrologic interaction are included within the scoring boundary. Determine if artificial boundaries, such as property lines, state lines, roads, railroad embankments, etc., are present. These should not be used to establish scoring boundaries unless they coincide with areas where the hydrologic regime changes. In all instances, the Rater may enlarge the minimum scoring boundaries discussed here to score together wetlands that could be scored separately. Consult ORAM Manual Section 5.0 for how to establish scoring boundaries for wetlands that form a patchwork on the landscape, divided by artificial boundaries, contiguous to streams, lakes or rivers, or for dual classifications. End of Scoring Boundary Determination. Begin arrative Rating on next page. 3

51 arrative Rating ISTRUCTIOS. Answer each of the following questions. Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4 should be answered based on information obtained from the site visit or the literature and by submitting a Data Services Request to the Ohio Department of atural Resources, Division of atural Areas and Preserves, atural Heritage Data Services, 1889 Fountain Square Court, Building F-1, Columbus, Ohio 43224, (phone), (fax), The remaining questions are designed to be answered primarily by the results of the site visit. Refer to the User s Manual for descriptions of these wetland types. ote: "Critical habitat" is legally defined in the Endangered Species Act and is the geographic area containing physical or biological features essential to the conservation of a listed species or as an area that may require special management considerations or protection. The Rater should contact the Region 3 Headquarters or the Columbus Ecological Services Office for updates as to whether critical habitat has been designated for other federally listed threatened or endangered species. Documented means the wetland is listed in the appropriate State of Ohio database. # Question Circle one 1 Critical Habitat. Is the wetland in a township, section, or subsection of a United States Geological Survey 7.5 minute Quadrangle that has been designated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as "critical habitat" for any threatened or endangered plant or animal species? ote: as of January 1, 2001, of the federally listed endangered or threatened species which can be found in Ohio, the Indiana Bat has had critical habitat designated (50 CFR 17.95(a)) and the piping plover has had critical habitat proposed (65 FR July 6, 2000). 2 Threatened or Endangered Species. Is the wetland known to contain an individual of, or documented occurrences of federal or state-listed threatened or endangered plant or animal species? ES Wetland should be evaluated for possible Category 3 status Go to Question 2 ES Wetland is a Category 3 wetland. O Go to Question 2 O Go to Question 3 3 Documented High Quality Wetland. Is the wetland on record in atural Heritage Database as a high quality wetland? 4 Significant Breeding or Concentration Area. Does the wetland contain documented regionally significant breeding or nonbreeding waterfowl, neotropical songbird, or shorebird concentration areas? 5 Category 1 Wetlands. Is the wetland less than 0.5 hectares (1 acre) in size and hydrologically isolated and either 1) comprised of vegetation that is dominated (greater than eighty per cent areal cover) by Phalaris arundinacea, Lythrum salicaria, or Phragmites australis, or 2) an acidic pond created or excavated on mined lands that has little or no vegetation? 6 Bogs. Is the wetland a peat-accumulating wetland that 1) has no significant inflows or outflows, 2) supports acidophilic mosses, particularly Sphagnum spp., 3) the acidophilic mosses have >30% cover, 4) at least one species from Table 1 is present, and 5) the cover of invasive species (see Table 1) is <25%? 7 Fens. Is the wetland a carbon accumulating (peat, muck) wetland that is saturated during most of the year, primarily by a discharge of free flowing, mineral rich, ground water with a circumneutral ph ( ) and with one or more plant species listed in Table 1 and the cover of invasive species listed in Table 1 is <25%? 8a "Old Growth Forest." Is the wetland a forested wetland and is the forest characterized by, but not limited to, the following characteristics: overstory canopy trees of great age (exceeding at least 50% of a projected maximum attainable age for a species); little or no evidence of human-caused understory disturbance during the past 80 to 100 years; an all-aged structure and multilayered canopies; aggregations of canopy trees interspersed with canopy gaps; and significant numbers of standing dead snags and downed logs? Go to Question 3 ES Wetland is a Category 3 wetland Go to Question 4 ES Wetland is a Category 3 wetland Go to Question 5 ES Wetland is a Category 1 wetland Go to Question 6 ES Wetland is a Category 3 wetland Go to Question 7 ES Wetland is a Category 3 wetland Go to Question 8a ES Wetland is a Category 3 wetland. Go to Question 8b O Go to Question 4 O Go to Question 5 O Go to Question 6 O Go to Question 7 O Go to Question 8a O Go to Question 8b 4