McDaniel Farm

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild PE Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
August 8, 2012
Ruth McDaniel
277 Benny Ross Road
Durham, Nc 27703
NBRRO# 12 -156
Durham County
Determination Type:
Buffer Call
Isolated or EIP Call
® Neuse (15A NCAC 26 .0233)
Stop@
El Tar-Pamlico (1 5A NCAC 26 .0259)
❑ Ephemeral /Intermittent/Perennial Determination
❑ Isolated Wetland Determination
❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 213.0267)
Project Name:
McDaniel Farm
Location/Directions: East of the intersection of Benny Ross Road and Baptist Road in Durham
Subject Stream: UT to Falls Lake
Date of Determination: 6/25/2012
Feature
Not
Subject
Start*
Stop@
Soil
USGS
Subject
Survey
Topo
A l
X
Start A 1— headcut
Stop A 1— rock outcropX
A2
X
Start A2
X
B
X
Start B
X
C
X
X
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Ephemeral /Interm ittent/Perennral
Explanation: The feature(s) listed above has or have been located on the Soil Survey of Durham, County, North
Carolina 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 not to be a stream or is not present on the property. Features that are checked
"Subject" have been located on the property and possess characteristics that qualify it to be a stream. There may be
other streams located on your property that do not show up on the maps referenced above but, still may be
considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and/or to the Division of Water Quality.
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 DWQ or Delegated Local Authority may request a determination by ft,
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone [phone] Customer Service
Intemet: www.ncwaterquality.org 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1628 FAX [phone]
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Director. An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) days of date of this letter or from the date the affected
party (including downstream and /or adjacent owners) is notified of this letter.
A request for a determination by the Director shall be referred to the Director in writing c/o Karen Higgins, DWQ
WeBSCaPe Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699.
If you dispute the Director's determination you may file a petition for an administrative hearing. You must file the
petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of the receipt of this notice of decision. A
petition is considered filed when it is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours.
The Office of Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00
pm, except for official state holidays. To request a hearing, send the original and one (1) copy of the petition to the
Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714. The petition may also be
faxed to the attention of the Office of Administrative Hearings at (919) 733 -3478, provided the original and one (1)
copy of the document is received by the Office of Administrative Hearings within rive (5) days following the date of
the fax transmission. A copy of the petition must also be served to the Department of Natural Resources, General
Counsel, 1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601.
This determination is final and binding unless, as detailed above, you ask for a hearing or appeal within sixty (60)
days.
The owner /future owners should notify the Division of Water Quality (including any other Local, State, and Federal
Agencies) of this decision concerning any future correspondences regarding the subject property (stated above). This
project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries should be directed to the
Division of Water Quality (Central Office) at (919)- 733 -1786, and the US Army Corp of Engineers (Raleigh
Regulatory Field Office) at (919)- 554 -4884.
Respectfully,
Lauren Witherspoon
Environmental Senior Specialist
cc: WeBSCaPe — 1650 Mail Service Center
RRO /SWP File Copy
Eddie Culberson — Durham Soil and Water, 721 Foster Street, Durham, NC 27701
Jessica Kemp — NCEEP, 1652 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1652

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NC Division of Water Quality - Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11
NC DWn Stream identification Form Vercinn 4.11
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5. Active /relict floodplain
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7. Recent alluvial deposits
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8. Headcuts
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9. Grade control
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13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
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14. Leaf litter
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15. Sediment on plants or debris
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16. Organic debris lines or piles
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20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
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21. Aquatic Mollusks
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22. Fish
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23. Crayfish
0.5
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1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
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25. Algae
0.5
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26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
"perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:
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