american samoa - University of Hawaii at Manoa Botany Department

TABLE 6-10FIELD MONITORING WORKSHEETAMERICAN SAMOA WETLAND RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT PLANVAIPITO STREAMDate(s) of field monitoring:_______________Agency/Company Represented:Name(s) of observer(s):PAGE 1 of 3 PAGESVaipito StreamSTREAM AND WETLAND HYDROLOGY(Circle "yes" or "no")1 Is water flowing in the stream (between Vaipito Stream mouth and Route 1)? Yes No2a Are stream flows discharging into Pago Pago Harbor? Yes Nob If no, what appears to be impeding stream discharge? Describe.STREAM CHANNEL MODIFICATIONS3 a Has the stream bank been altered and with what material has the alteration been made? Yes No___ Basaltic rock wall___ Concrete wall___ Rock-filled gabions___ Other, please describe:b If alteration has occurred, locate on field map. _____ Check, when field map is so marked.4 a Do existing rock walls, concrete walls or gabions appear to have been damaged from pastor recent stormwater events? Yes Nob If so, where? (locate on field map) _____ Check, when field map is so marked5 a Is there evidence of bank erosion? Yes Nob If so, where? (locate on field map) _____ Check, when field map is so marked6 a Do you see evidence of a change in the stream flow path? Yes Nob If so, where? (locate on field map) _____ Check, when field map is so markedCHANGES IN STREAM CHANNEL TRAPEZOID7 Refer to page 3: For each trapezoid represented, measure the distances between 1) Points A and B,2) Points C and D, and 3) Points E and F. Write in the measurement on each trapezoid.SURVIVAL OF NEW WETLAND PLANTS8 a Count number of surviving new mangrove treesb Count number of surviving new fruit treesc Count number of new coastal plantsd Count number of surviving littoral plantsCHANGES IN LAND USE9 a Document type and number of new land uses within 100 feet of Vaipito Stream channel.Number of facilities:Briefly describe each new facility:ResidentialCommercialIndustrialPublic FacilityCommunity FacilityAgriculturalb Map location of new land uses on field map. ___ Check, when field map is so marked10 a Do any existing land uses, within 100 feet of the stream channel, appear to havesustained damage from past or recent stormwater events? Yes Nob If so, where? (Locate on field map.) ___ Check, when field map is so markedNON-POINT DISCHARGES INTO STREAM CHANNEL11 Type of discharges: Briefly describe type of discharge:PiggeryStormwaterCesspoolIndustrialCommercial12 Locate discharge on field map ___ Check, when field map is so marked