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3.2 BOUNDARY DETERMINATION FINDINGS <br />3.2.1 Wetland A <br />Cowardin Classification: Palustrine, Forested Wetland, Broad-leaved Deciduous, Saturated <br />WA Dept. of Ecology Rating: Category II, Habitat Score 19 <br />City of Everett Rating: Category II <br />City of Everett Buffer Requirement: 75-foot buffer <br />Figures 1 & 2: Views of Wetland A <br />Wetland A is located in the Southeastern portion of the subject property. Wetland A is a <br />depressional wetland with a highly constricted outlet. Forested vegetation dominates Wetland A. <br />This wetland is part of a wetland mosaic existing in the southeastern corner of the site. The <br />primary source of hydrology to the wetland complex is surface flows from the south. <br />Wetland A received a total score of 57, with a habitat score of 19 on the DOE Wetland Rating <br />Form for Western Washington. In the city of Everett, wetlands that receive between 51 and 69 points <br />are classified as Category II wetlands. Category II wetlands with a habitat score of 19 receive a <br />buffer width of 75 feet. <br />Vegetation in this wetland is represented by the following observed species: Red alder (Alnus <br />rubra, Fac) and Western red cedar (Thuja plicata, Fac) dominate the overstory of the wetland. The <br />understory is dominated by a thick stand of salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis, Fac), with some <br />Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus, FacU) and trailing blackberry (Rubus ursinus, Facq. The <br />dominance of species rated "Facultative" and wetter meets the criteria for hydrophytic <br />vegetation. <br />Typical soils within Wetland A were ponded at the surface at the time of inspection. Sampled <br />soils were found to be very dark gray (IOYR 3/ 1) from 0 to 18 inches below the surface, and <br />sandy silt loam in texture. The wetland area, as mapped, appears to satisfy the criteria for hydric <br />soils. <br />Soils in the wetland were moist with dark chromas, inferring the presence of water at or near the <br />surface for at least 12.5 percent of the growing season. This satisfies wetland hydrology criteria. <br />Wetland A meets all criteria for designation as a wetland. <br />Critical Area Study 6 WRI# 15202 <br />Soundview Business Campus Rev. #2: October 2, 2015 ' <br />