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On-site Soil Investigations Report Date: November 21, 2016 Project: Dudley Woods Park Location: Doran Road/Pond Street, Wayland, Massachusetts Requested by: Wayland Recreation Department Prepared by: Peter C. Fletcher, Certified Professional Soil Scientist Objective The objective of these on-site soil investigations was to delineate the extent of wetland soils (hydric) at the Site. Site Description The Site is an undeveloped woodland area. It is a hilly site with gently sloping to steep sloping areas. There is evidence of past land excavation and grading from a failed subdivision. Site Walk and On-site Soil Investigations Tuesday, October 11, 2016 - Site Walk and On-site Soil Investigations: The purpose of the site walk was to review the location of a questioned wetland, and discuss the pertinent issues that need to be addressed. Present on the site walk were Brian Monahan, Wayland Conservation Administrator; and Peter Fletcher, Certified Professional Soil Scientist representing the Town of Wayland. Soil test pits were dug on either side of the suspected wetland line using a tile spade (long narrow-blades shovel) and/or a soil auger (drill-like hand tool). An upland/wetland soil determination was made at each pit using criteria specified in the Massachusetts Wetland Handbook (Massachusetts Delineating Bordering Vegetated Wetlands Unser the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act). A wetland soil flag (pink) was then hung to delineate the wetland line. Tuesday, November 11, 2016 - Site Walk and On-site Soil Investigations: The purpose of the site walk was to traverse the remaining areas of the Site and investigate suspected wetland areas. Soil test pits and soil auger holes were dug throughout the Site. No additional wetland areas were found. Conclusion One wetland soil area was identified at the Site. It is a shallow depression within a woodland area. The depression appears to have been the result of past excavation, and there are several small earthen mounds and an abrupt irregular short slope. Gauging by the size of the trees within this area, the disturbance took place several tens of years ago. Thirteen wetland soil flags (HS-1 pcf through HS-13 pcf) were hung to delineate the wetland/upland soil boundary. The locations of many of these wetland soil flags were consistent with older flagging that was found at the Site. The written identification on the older flagging was not legible. The approximate location of the wetland soil area is shown on the attached site plan map. Submitted by: ________________________________________________, Date: ____________ Peter C. Fletcher, Certified Professional Soil Scientist/Classifier