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3.2.4 Wetland D <br />Cowardin Classification: Palustrine, Scrub -Shrub Wetland, Broad-leaved Deciduous, <br />Saturated <br />WA Dept. of Ecology Rating: Category III, Habitat Score 19 <br />City of Everett Rating: Category III <br />City of Everett Buffer Requirement: 75-foot buffer <br />Figures 7 & 8: Views of- Wetland D (2011) <br />Wetland D is located in the Southeastern portion of the subject property. Wetland D is a <br />depressional wetland with no outlet. Forested vegetation dominates Wetland C. This wetland <br />has been disturbed in the past and the vegetation is recently becoming reforested after significant <br />clear -cutting events created highly disturbed conditions. <br />Wetland D received a total score of 48, 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 30 and 50 points <br />are classified as Category III wetlands. Category III 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 and <br />salmonberry were observed at the wetland fringe with the remainder of the wetland represented <br />by creeping buttercup, soft rush (7uncus bus, FacW), toad rush (uncus bufonius, FacW), and <br />' slough sedge (Carex obnupta, Obl). The dominance of species rated "Facultative" and wetter meets <br />the criteria for hydrophytic vegetation. <br />Typical soils within Wetland C were ponded at the surface at the time of inspection. Sampled <br />soils were very dark gray (IOYR 3/1) with redoximorphic features (mottling) from 0 to 18 inches <br />below the surface. The sampled soils had a fine sandy loam texture. The wetland area, as <br />mapped, appears to satisfy the criteria for hydric soils. <br />Soils sampled in the wetland were moist with dark chromas, inferring the presence of water at or <br />' near the surface for at least 12.5 percent of the growing season. This satisfies wetland hydrology <br />criteria. Wetland D meets all criteria for designation as a wetland. <br />CriticalArea Study 9 WRI# 15202 <br />' Soundview Business Campus Rev. #2: October 2, 2015 <br />