Conservation Commission Agenda (linked)

OCT 2 2 2004
ef > Planning & Development
Town of Waterford, CT
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Tan Cole LLC
Professional Registered Soil Scientist / Professional Wetland Scientist
PO BOX 619
Middletown, CT 06457
Itcole@gmail.com
May 15, 2024
Mr. Uzair Manzoor
28 Dunbar Road
Quaker Hill, CT 06375
RE: WETLAND & WATERCOURSE SURVEY REPORT: 81 MINER LANE,
ASSESSOR’S PARCEL ID 4765, WATERFORD, CONNECTICUT.
Dear Mr. Manzoor:
At your request, I completed a field survey of the jurisdictional freshwater inland wetland
and watercourses boundaries at the above referenced 3.04-acre property located at
81 Miner Lane in Waterford, Connecticut.
WETLAND DELINEATION METHODOLOGY
The wetland delineation was completed in accordance with the standards of the Natural
Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) National Cooperative Soil Survey and the
definitions of inland wetlands and watercourses as found in the Connecticut General
Statutes, Chapter 440, Sections 22a-36 through 22a-45 as amended. Wetlands, as defined
by the Statute, are those soil types designated as poorly drained, very poorly drained,
floodplain or alluvial in accordance with the NRCS National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Such areas may also include disturbed areas that have been filled, graded, or excavated
and which possess an aquic (saturated) soil moisture regime.
Watercourses means rivers, streams, brooks, waterways, lakes, ponds, marshes, swamps,
bogs, and all other bodies of water, natural or artificial, vernal, or intermittent, public, or
private, which are contained within, flow through or border upon the Town of Waterford
or any portion thereof not regulated pursuant to sections 22a-28 through 22a-35,
inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes. Intermittent watercourses are defined
permanent channel and bank and the occurrence of two or more of the following
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characteristics: (a) evidence of scour or deposits of recent alluvium or detritus, (b) the
presence of standing or flowing water for duration longer than a particular storm incident,
and (c) the presence of hydrophytic vegetation.
WETLAND SURVEY RESULTS
The wetland survey was completed on May 8", 2024. The on-site wetland delineation
examined the upper 20" of the soil profile for the presence of hydric soil conditions. Two
areas meeting the wetland criteria noted above were marked in the field with sequentially
numbered pink and blue wetland flagging labeled 1 through 20. Please refer to the
attached hand sketch which illustrates the approximate location of the wetland resources
and corresponding flag series. Please be advised that the subject wetland sketch is for
planning purposes only and the wetland boundary as illustrated is subject to refinement
once traditionally located by a Licensed Land Surveyor and the wetland boundary line is
formally adopted by the Town of Waterford.
The 3.04-acre residential zoned lot is vacant and undeveloped. The property is wooded,
predominately covered by a mixed hardwood forest overstory. Along the southern limits
of the property abutting to the adjacent Town owned parcel the forest community
transitions to scrub-shrub thicket of multiflora rose, which obscures ground conditions.
One regulated jurisdictional wetland areas was flagged on the property. A classic red
maple dominated forested wetland occupies the bulk of the property. The wetland is
centrally located on the north side of the property, occupying a distinct topographic bowl.
The wetland continues and drains off-site to the north. Overall, the wetlands are well-
defined, with a strong boundary located along a distinct break in slope. The wetlands are
confined to the stony and mucky ground conditions that characterize the wetland floor
which is carpeted in skunk cabbage. Overall, the wetland community exhibits classic
Red Maple swamp vegetation, including:
Trees: Red Maple, yellow birch, and swamp white oak.
Shrubs: Highbush blueberry, spicebush, sweet pepperbush, Japanese barberry,
winterberry, honeysuckle, multiflora rose, Asiatic bittersweet.
Herbaceous: Tussock sedge, sphagnum moss, sensitive fern, cinnamon fern, skunk
cabbage, and false hellebore.
The above is not an exhaustive list, but a sample of commonly encountered vegetation
that characterizes the on-site wetland community.
Representative photos of the site are attached below.
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SOIL SURVEY
The soils identified on-site are a refinement of the Natural Resources Conservation
Service (NRCS) Websoil Soil Survey. The on-site soils originated from glacial melt-out
till parent material.
Wetland Soils
The wetlands soils are classified as (3) Ridgebury, Leicester, and Whitman fine sandy
loams. The poorly drained soils along the wetland boundary belong to the Ridgebury and
Leicester soil series. Ridgebury and Leicester soils are found within drainageways and
depressions on glacial till landscapes. Ridgebury and Leicester soils have a seasonal
high-water table at a depth of about 6 inches. Very poorly drained Whitman soils are
found in the lowest lying areas within the interior of the wetlands where the water table is
at the surface thought most of the growing season.
A typical soil profile along the wetland boundary consists of approximately 2”-0” of
intermediately decomposed organic material (Oi), followed by 0”-6” of a thick dark
topsoil horizon (A), underlain by 6-18” of a wet weakly developed grayish subsoil
horizon (Bg) with common redoximorphic features (Common medium distinct strong
brown mottles, masses) ranging from fine sandy loam to very fine sandy loam. This
subsoil is underlain by a saturated sandy loam to fine sandy loam gray substratum (2Cg).
Upland Soils
The upland soils were not examined in great detail except where necessary to delineate
the wetland boundary. The bulk of the uplands within the areas suitable for development
are mapped and classified as a well-drained Canton and Charlton fine sandy loams. If
the site cannot be serviced by municipal sewer and water connections on-site testing
would be required and it is recommended to be completed with the Health Department
and a CT licensed Professional Engineer early in the development planning process.
If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact me at
itcole@gmail.com or (860) 514-5642.
Sincerely,
Ian T. Cole
Professional Registered Soil Scientist
Professional Wetland Scientist #2006
Attachments:
GIS MAP
WETLAND SKETCH
NRCS SOIL MAP
PHOTOS
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Disclaimer: This map is for planning purposes only. Verification of its accuracy, currency and
completeness is the responsibility of the reader's own independent research. All inland wetland and
watercourse boundaries are subject to refinement once traditionally field located by a Licensed Land
Surveyor and formally adopted by the Town. lan Cole LLC shall not be held liable for any loss,
damages or claims made in relation to anyone referring to this map.

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Soil Map—State of Connecticut, Eastern Part
Map Unit Legend
Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI
3 Ridgebury, Leicester, and 1.2 38.8%
Whitman soils, 0 to 8 |
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61B Canton and Charlton fine 1.8 58.7%
sandy loams, 0 to 8 percent |
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| 302 Dumps 0.1 2.5%
|Totats for Area of Interest 3.1 | 100.0%
USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey 5/11/2024
Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey Page 3 of 3

WETLAND SURVEY
SITE PHOTOS
MAY 8, 2024
81 MINERS LANE
WATERFORD
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Photo 2: General conditions of uplands along the southern property limits
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