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Mr. Elmer Johnston <br />March 26. 1990 <br />Page Three <br />the Alderwood and Everett soils are somewhat excessively drained and non-hydric. <br />However, the Everett soils can contain inclusions of other soils, including <br />McKenna and Norma soils, both of which are considered hydric by the SCS. <br />Soils in the seep associated wetland located in the western edge of the <br />landscapedbrown are)a are colorhwithtbright orangesry dark rish reddish (7a5YR4/6)ocoloredRmottles, to dark <br />The soils are gravelly sandy loams and at 12sttu16t d to thersuobservedce ringthee <br />site visit, Lensrfa <br />es of gley soil (N5/) <br />southern and western edge of the wetland. <br />Wetland Description <br />one seep -associated wetland was located on the property. This wetland has not <br />been inventoried by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. <br />According to the U.S. Fish an- Wildlife Service's "Classification of Wetlands <br />and Deep Water Habitats" (Cowardin, et al.. 1979), the wetland is palustrine, <br />emergent. <br />r portion of the <br />The wetland is located west of the house and begins in the low�oximately 65 feet <br />landscaped area and extends into the lawn. The wetland is app <br />long and 18 to 20 feet wide. Wetland vegetation rowing in the landscaped <br />section among the cotoneasters�relens) .udes laIn the dy nlawnharea, wetrium iandevegetation <br />creeping buttercup ( Tr rush (Juncus effusus), velvetgrass (Holcus <br />includes creeping buttercup, so <br />lanatus), bentgrass (A r� o_ stis sP•), a few areas fescue (Festuca <br />aracea). and mosses. <br />Standing water was observedStanding in t. part <br />terfatthe <br />" i(see Fiietland saturate <br />gure the <br />1) and soils were <br />surface was <br />observed in several soil probe holes near the area of inundation. There was no <br />all <br />grass,sleadingwof fromwtherwetlandhis to thearaisedmgardenabeds-toktheepression west, doesnnot <br />appear to be transporting any runoff from the wetland. It appears to mark the <br />location of a below ground water pipe <br />tothe garden beds or a drain pipe <br />installed to drain the seep by previous <br />ouse <br />ly <br />fter it was <br />in•1Edwrd Nova, who 956aor 1957kfirst noticedlthepseep aafter sed hhehpurchased tanabuilt <br />and cleared the <br />adjoining property to the west in approximately 1967 (Edward Novack, telephone <br />conversation, March 21„ 1990). Intially, all of the undeveloped land <br />surroundingreahinhouse <br />was forestt to ed.therseepvoutak ibytdrainialled ngrthe awater d wnted PVC pthe n <br />the seep an hill <br />pipesdrain <br />to the wet.resultedsin aMncticeable that amountsoflwater ninfthe eseep. <br />m <br />