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Go to First Page <br />Wetland name or number B <br />DEPRESSIONAL AND FLATS WETLANDS <br />Water Quality Functions - Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality <br />D 1.0. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? <br />D 1.1. Characteristics of surface water outflows from the wetland: <br />❑ Wetland is a depression or flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key) with no surface water leaving it (no outlet). <br />points = 3 <br />Wetland has an intermittently flowing stream or ditch, OR highly constricted permanently flowing outlet. <br />1 <br />points = 2 <br />✓ Wetland has an unconstricted, or slightly constricted, surface outlet that is permanently flowing points = 1 <br />Wetland is a flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key), whose outlet is a permanently flowing ditch. points = 1 <br />D 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions). Yes = 4 <br />No - 0 <br />0 <br />D 1.3. Characteristics and distribution of persistent plants (Emergent, Scrub -shrub, and/or Forested Cowardin classes): <br />❑ Wetland has persistent, ungrazed, plants> 95%of area points = 5 <br />❑✓ Wetland has persistent, ungrazed, plants>'/2 of area points = 3 <br />3 <br />0 Wetland has persistent, ungrazed plants >'/io of area points = 1 <br />❑ Wetland has persistent, ungrazed plants <'/io of area points = 0 <br />D 1.4. Characteristics of seasonal pondina or inundation: <br />This is the area that is ponded for at least2 months. see description in manual. <br />0 Area seasonally ponded is>'/2 total area of wetland points = 4 <br />0 <br />❑Area seasonally ponded is>'/ total area of wetland points= 2 <br />ElArea seasonally ponded is <'/ total area of wetland points = 0 <br />Total for D 1 Add the points in the boxes above <br />4 <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 />D 2.0. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? <br />D 2.1. Does the wetland unit receive stormwater discharges? Yes = 1 No = 0 <br />1 <br />D 2.2. Is> 10%of the area within 150 ft of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = 0 <br />1 <br />D 2.3. Are there septic systems within 250 ft of the wetland? Yes = 1 = <br />0 <br />D 2.4. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in questions D 2.1-D 2.3? <br />Source Yes = 1 No - 0 <br />0 <br />Total for D 2 Add the points in the boxes above <br />2 <br />Rating of Landscape Potential If score is:_3 or 4 = H ✓ 1 or 2 = M _0 = L Record the rating on the first page <br />D 3.0. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? <br />D 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the <br />303(d)Iist? Yes=1 No=O <br />1 <br />D 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub -basin where an aquatic resource is on the 303(d) list? I Yes = 11 No = 0 <br />1 <br />D 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality (answer YES <br />if there is a TMDL for the basin in which the unit is found)? Yes = 2 No = 0 <br />0 <br />Total for D 3 Add the points in the boxes above <br />2 <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 <br />Raring Form - Effective January 1, 2015 <br />