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• <br /> Wetland name or number A <br /> RIVERINE AND FRESHWATER TIDAL FRINGE WETLANDS <br /> Water Quality Functions - Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality <br /> R 1.0. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? <br /> R 1.1.Area of surface depressions within the Riverine wetland that can trap sediments during a flooding event: <br /> Depressions cover>3/4 area of wetland points=8 <br /> Depressions cover>% area of wetland points=4 2 <br /> Depressions present but cover<1/2 area of wetland points=2 <br /> ONo depressions present points=0 <br /> R 1.2.Structure of plants in the wetland(areas with >90%cover at person height, not Cowardin classes) <br /> QTrees or shrubs>2/3 area of the wetland points=8 <br /> QTrees or shrubs>1/3 area of the wetland points=6 <br /> EHerbaceous plants(>6 in high)>2/3 area of the wetland points=6 8 <br /> Herbaceous plants(>6 in high)>1/3 area of the wetland points=3 <br /> ETrees,shrubs,and ungrazed herbaceous< 1/3 area of the wetland points=0 <br /> Total for R 1 Add the points in the boxes above 10 <br /> Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12-16=H ✓ 6-11= M 0-5=L Record the rating on the first page <br /> R 2.0. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? <br /> R 2.1. Is the wetland within an incorporated city or within its UGA? Yes=2 No=0 2 <br /> R 2.2. Does the contributing basin to the wetland include a UGA or incorporated area? Yes= 1 No=0 1 <br /> R 2.3. Does at least 10%of the contributing basin contain tilled fields, pastures,or forests that have been clearcut 0 <br /> within the last 5 years? Yes=1 No=0 <br /> R 2.4. Is>10%of the area within 150 ft of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes=1 No=0 1 <br /> R 2.5.Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in questions R 2.1-R 2.4 <br /> Other sources human waste(transient population in wetland) Yes=1 No=0 1 <br /> Total for R 2 Add the points in the boxes above 5 <br /> Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: ✓ 3-6=H 1 or 2=M _0= L Record the rating on the first page <br /> R 3.0. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? <br /> R 3.1. Is the wetland along a stream or river that is on the 303(d) list or on a tributary that drains to one within 1 mi? <br /> 1 <br /> Yes=1 No=0 <br /> R 3.2. Is the wetland along a stream or river that has TMDL limits for nutrients,toxics,or pathogens? 1 <br /> Yes=1 No=0 <br /> R 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? (answer 2 <br /> YES if there is a TMDL for the drainage in which the unit is found) Yes=2 No=0 <br /> Total for R 3 Add the points in the boxes above 4 _ <br /> Rating of Value If score is: ✓ 2-4= H 1=M _0=L Record the rating on the first page <br /> Wetland Rating System for Western WA: 2014 Update 7 <br /> Rating Form—Effective January 1,2015 <br />