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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
JAN 2 91999 '
1..?-? RALEIGH REGIONAL OFFICE
WETLANDS GROUP
UAL,ITY _ 1E1TIi3 January 27, 1999
Wljr -4R = Sean Clark
S&EC,Inc.
JAMES B. HuNT 31 244 West Millbrook Road
GOVERNOR x ... Raleigh, N. C. 27609
'x Subject: Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Rules
1 ` NBRRO 99-009
S&EC #98-4246
WAYNE MCDE'VL. - Highway 54 Chapel Hill Road
?. SECRETARY ?' -
Wake County
Dear Mr. Clark:
This Office has reviewed the information submitted on December 30, 1998 relevant to the subject property
and I conducted a site visit for the above referenced project. This project is referenced by the Raleigh
Regional Office as NBRRO 99-009. It was determined that the unnamed tributary to Coles Branch, indicated
on the Wake County Soils Map, is an intermittent stream and therefore subject to the Neuse River Basin:
Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management Strategy; Protection and Maintenance of Existing Riparian Areas,
Administrative Code T15A:02B.0233 (NCAC 0233).
I The stream has been delineated on the map received by this Office December 31, 1998 and the area
applicable to protection under the Neuse Buffer Rules begins at flag 100 B and continues off of the property.
Please be reminded that the riparian buffer is protected in two zones totaling fifty feet of protection. In
r accordance with the Rule, sheet flow from stormwater must be maintained, to the maximum extent practical,
4through dispersing concentrated flow and/or re-establishment of vegetation to maintain the efficacy of the
riparian area.
"Thank you for your attention to this matter and if this Office can be of any assistance or if you have
additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sin ely,
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F Steve Mitchell
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s Environmental Scientist
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2? Is The USDA Texture In Streambed ?\
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4) Is The Channel Sinuous? 0 1 CM 3
5) Is There An Active (Or Relic) l
9) Is A Continuous Bed & Bank Present? 0 1 2 U
(*NOTE: If Bed do Bank Caused By Ditching And WITHOUT Sinuosity Then Score=0*)
10) Is A 2"d Order Or Greater Channel (As Indicated
PRIMARY GEOMORPHOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS: ?-?
II. Hydrology Absent Weak Moderate Strong
1) Is There A Groundwater
Flow/DischargePresent? 0 2 3
PRIMARY HYDROLOGY INDICATOR POINTS: -L
PRIMARY BIOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS:
Secondary Field Indicators: (Circle One Number Per Line)
3) Does Topography Indicate A
SECONDARY GEOMORPHOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS: 5
II. Hydrology Absent Weak Moderate Strong
1) Is This Year's (Or Last's) Leaflitter
Present In Streambed? 1.5 ? .5 0
2) Is Sediment On Plants (Or Debris) Present? 0 .5 ® 1.5
4) Is Water In Channel And >48 Hrs. Since
1.5
5) Is There Water In Channel During Dry ti[U .5 1 1.5
SECONDARY HYDROLOGY INDICATOR POINTS:
6) Are Iron Oxidizing Bacteria/Fungus Present? tD .5 1 1.5
7) Is Filamentous Algae Present? (m .5 1 1.5
8) Are Wetland Plants In Streambed? SAV Mostly OBL Most?ACW Mostly FAC Mostly FACU Mostly UPL
(* NOTE: If Total Absence Of All Plants In Streambed 2 1 .5 0 0
As Noted Above Skip This SteD UNLESS SAV Present*).
SECONDARY BIOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS: / t7z) ? ?<.---