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DocuSign Envelope ID: EFA046A9-1DCB-4ED7-98BA-B96A823B3D45 <br /> Axiom Environmental, Inc. <br /> Ms. Marabeth Carr <br /> May 20, 2019 <br /> Page 2 <br /> SCOPE OF SERVICE <br /> PROPOSED BLACKWOOD FARM PARK <br /> Orange County,NC <br /> Axiom Environmental, Inc. (Axiom)proposes to perform the following services associated with a <br /> selected area within the Blackwood Farm Park development project (see the attached figure). <br /> Services offered may be broken into three main tasks: jurisdictional area delineations, protected <br /> species surveys, and a summary report of our findings. <br /> Jurisdictional Area Delineations <br /> Jurisdictional limits of wetlands and streams will be delineated with sequentially numbered <br /> flagging tape to facilitate survey and review. Wetlands will be delineated according to guidelines <br /> in the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual and the USACE Regional <br /> Supplement to the 1987 Manual (Eastern Piedmont and Mountains). Intermittent or perennial <br /> stream determinations will be based on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and N.C. <br /> Division of Water Resources (NCDWR)criteria. <br /> USACE and NCDWQ data sheets will be completed for each jurisdictional wetland and stream. <br /> Data sheets utilized will include the USACE Regional Supplement to the 1987 Manual(Eastern <br /> Piedmont and Mountains)Data Form,the USACE Approved Jurisdictional Determination Form <br /> (Rapanos form). We propose to determine the level of wetland function utilizing both the <br /> NCDWQ Guidance for Rating Wetlands in North Carolina and the N.C. Wetlands Assessment <br /> Method (NC WAM) and the level of stream function utilizing the N.C. Stream Assessment <br /> Method (NC SAM). <br /> The main stems of the stream that flows along the western boundary of the site, as well as the <br /> pond and stream flowing southwest from the pond are depicted on the most recent USGS 7.5- <br /> minute quadrangle (Hillsborough, NC) and the latest Orange County soil survey. Therefore, <br /> unless on-site investigations prove otherwise,these features are subject to the Jordan Lake buffer <br /> rule,which protects a 50-foot buffer adjacent to stream and pond banks from a change in current <br /> use. <br /> Axiom will coordinate with you to provide surveyors with location information for our wetland <br /> and stream delineations. We will provide a map of approximate jurisdictional boundary locations <br /> and flag numbers. Axiom will be available to assist with any questions or field assistance as <br /> needed for the delineation/surveying effort. <br /> Axiom already has the solicitation of verification of delineated streams and wetlands from <br /> appropriate natural resource agencies on a previous contract, so we will not add to this proposal. <br />