Upper Walnut Creek Sanitary Sewer Improvements

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
City of Raleigh -Public Utilities Deaartment
C/O Ruffin L. Hall, City Manager
222 W Hargett Street
Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 12, 2019
Subject: Buffer Determination Letter
NBRRO #19-332
Wake County
Determination Type:
I Buffer I Intermittent/Perennial
® Neuse (15A NCAC 213 .0233)
❑ Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 213 .0259) ❑ Intermittent/Perennial Determination (where local buffer
ordinances apply)
❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 2B .0267)
(governmental and/or interjurisdictional
projects)
Project Name
Address/Location:
Stream(s):
Upper Walnut Creek Sanitary Sewer Improvements
Utility Easement along Upper Walnut Creek
Un-named Tributaries to/and
Determination Date: 10/17/2019
Walnut Creek
Staff: Erin Deck
Stream
Not
Subject
Subject
Start@
Stop@
Soil
Survey
USGS
Topo
Upper Walnut
Creek
-
X
Where buffers encroach on the
project area
X
X
S 1
-
X
Throughout
X
X
S2
-
X
Throughout
X
-
S3
-
X
Throughout
X
X
S5
-
X
Throughout
X
X
S6/S8
-
X
Throughout
X
X
S9
-
X
Throughout
X
-
S10
-
X
Throughout
X
-
S12
-
X
Throughout
X
X
S13
-
X
Throughout
-
I X
S14
-
X
Throughout
X
-
W1
X
-
-
X
-
W8
X
-
-
X
-
W14
X
-
-
X
_
W17
X
-
_
_
X
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D E Q , North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
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Upper Walnut Creek Sanitary Sewer Improvements
Wake County
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Explanation: The features(s) listed above has been located on the most recent published NRCS Soil Survey of Wake
County, North Carolina and/or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 scale. Each
feature that is checked "Not Subject" has been determined to not be at least intermittent or is not present. Streams
that are checked "Subject' have been located on the property and possess characteristics that qualify it to be at least
an intermittent stream. There may be other features located on the property that do not show up on the maps
referenced above but may be considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers.
This on -site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. Landowners or affected
parties that dispute a determination made by the DWR may request a determination by the Director. An
appeal request must be made within sixty (60) days of date of this letter. A request for a determination by the
Director shall be referred to the Director in writing. If sending via US Postal Service: c/o Karen Higgins;
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit; 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617. If sending via
delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.): Karen Higgins; DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit; 512 N. Salisbury
Street, Raleigh, NC 27604.
This determination is final and binding unless, as detailed above, an appeal is requested within sixty (60)
days.
This project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries should be
directed to the US Army Corp of Engineers (Raleigh Regulatory Field Office) at (919)-554-4884.
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Erin Deck at [phone], or by
email at [e-mail]
Sincerely,
n
S. J Zi erman, P.G., Chief
Water Q lity Regional Operations Section
cc: RRO DWR File Copy
Mackenzie Richards via email: [e-mail]

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