Lot 1 Dezola St Apex

April 12, 2013
Josh Beck
507 Airport Blvd. Suite 111
Morrisville,, NC 27560
Subject: Surface Water Determination Letter
NBRR0#13-088
Wake County
Determination Type:
Buffer Call Isolated or EIP Call
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Meuse (15A NCAC 213 .0233)
El Tar-Pamlico (t 5A NCAC 2B .0259) Ephemeral/Intermittent/Perennil Determination
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Isolated'! etl nd Determination
Jordan (15A NCAC 2B .0267)
Project Name: 5129 Dezola Street
Location/Directions: Subject property is an undeveloped tract located at the project address
Subject Stream: UT to Middle Creek
Date of Determination: April 4, 2013
Feature I E/111'* I Not Subject I Subject I Start(,,, I Stopk, I Soil I US GS
X Pro pertyLine I DWQ flag; ing I X
la P I D WQ flagginy,__ I X
'= Ephenierallln erntitient,,,PerenniaI
Explanation: The feature(s) listed above has or have been located on the Soil Survey of Wake County, 'North
Carolina or the most recent copy of the USES 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 UTS Army Corps of Engineers andlor to the Division of Water Quality.
`11is 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 the
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
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleig�i Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone [phone] Customcr Service
Internet www.nmaterquality,org 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 FAX {919) 571 -4718 1-877-623-6748
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Director shall be referred to the Director in writing c/o Karen Higgins, DWQ WeBSCaPe Unit, 1650 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699.
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 ITS Army Corp of Engineers (Raleigh
Regulatory Field Office) at (919)-554-4884.
Respectfully,
Sara hies
Environmental Specialist
cc: RRO/SWP File Copy

Strickland, Bev
From:
Richmond, Martin
Sent:
Friday, April 12, 2013 4:33 PM
To:
Josh Beck; Michael Deaton
Cc:
Strickland, Bev; Knies, Sara V
Subject:
RE: Lot 1 Dezola St, Apex, NC - stream buffer call needed
Attachments:
5129 Dezola Stream Letter.PDF
Josh, we rode by there yesterday...
It's a perennial stream in back of your proposed footprint. There were little bugs in there that only live in perennial
streams, we call them perennial indicators.
The stream is intermittent when it comes onto your property. It courses to a headcut, and transitions to perennial at
that point. I tied a DWQ Flag to a branch over the headcut so you can identify where the stream goes from Intermittent
to perennial. It remains perennial throughout the remainder of the property...
DWQ has 50 ft buffers on streams in the Neuse River Basin. From my estimate, it is likely the footprint of the house is
outside of the 50 ft buffer (my measurement based on paces was about 55 ft from the stream). However, it is possible
Apex has additional buffers which may extend the buffer zone to 100 ft, in which case, the proposed footprint may fall in
that buffer zone.
I have contacted Michael Deaton with the Town of Apex on this. He can provide you more info regarding the local
buffers on perennial streams. As I noted prior, the stream has a 50 ft buffer on the intermittent portion, and we flagged
the transition point, hopefully this will help you with your planning. Also- there were no other streams or buffers on the
tract.
I'd like to thank Sara Knies for helping get this letter out today...
Please let me know if you have questions
Martin
From: Josh Beck [ mailto :JBeckCa)robinsmorton.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 4:22 PM
To: Richmond, Martin
Subject: Lot 1 Dezola St, Apex, NC - stream buffer call needed
Martin,
I am under contract to purchase a 4 acre lot in Apex, NC that we would like to build a home on. Wake Cty GIS shows a
stream on the property, however it is NOT a USGS blue line stream. We need a stream buffer call for the Neuse River
Basin Buffer Rules for our property so we can know where we can build, what restrictions we have around this, or if it is
even a stream at all.
Any wetlands info (if applicable) you could give would be helpful as well.
Can we get on your schedule in the next 2 weeks to have you come out and make this call? I have attached a map
showing the lot and the approx. location of where we would want to put the house.
My contact info is below, please advise at your earliest convenience. We have 20 days left on the due diligence process.

I know you are a busy guy, and a great one to work with I am told. Thank you for your time!
Josh Beck, P.E.
Process Engineer
Robins & Morton
507 Airport Blvd. Suite 111
Morrisville, NC 27560
p 919- 653 -2702
f 919- 653 -2850
c 252 - 671 -5988
ibeck(aarobinsmorton.com
www.robinsmorton.com
Robins & Morton — Safety Providing Quality Engineering and Construction Since 1946 1 People Make the Difference

Strickland Bev
From:
Michael Oeoton[[e-mail]]
Sent
Monday, April 15.2O137:47AM
To:
Riohmond, Martin; Josh Beck
Cc:
Strickland, Bev; Knies. Sara V
Subject:
RE: Lot 1 Oezo|o St, Apex. NC -stnaonn buffer call needed
Josh —The USDA Soil Survey map depicts this feature as an intermittent stream. Even though it was determined tobe
perennial in certain portions we can only require a 50-ft buffer due to the map designation. A5O4t buffer will only apply
to this stream.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Mike Dea1on, PE
Environmental Programs Manager
Town ofApex
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
From: Richmond, Martin
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2O1]4:]] PM
To: ]osh Beck; Michael Oeatnn
Cm: Strickland, Bev; Knies, Sara
Subject: RE: Lot 1 Dezola St, Apex, NC - stream buffer call needed
Josh, we rode by there yesterday...
It's a perennial stream in back of your proposed footprint. There were little bugs in there that only live inperennial
streams, we call them perennial indicators.
The stream is intermittent when it comes onto your property. |t courses toaheadcot, and transitions to perennial at
that point. I tied a DWQ Flag to a branch over the headcut so you can identify where the stream goes from Intermittent
to perennial. It remains perennial throughout the remainder of the property...
DVVQhas 50 ft buffers on streams in the Neuse River Basin. From myestimate, it is likely the footprint ofthe house is
outside of the 50 ft buffer (my measurement based on paces was about 55 ft from the stream). However, itispossible
Apex has additional buffers which may extend the buffer zone to 100 ft, in which case, the proposed footprint may fall in
that buffer zone.
| have contacted Michael Deaton with the Town of Apex onthis. He can provide you more info regarding the local
buffers on perennial streams. As | noted prior, the stream has 50 ft buffer on the intermittent portion, and we flagged
the transition point hopefully this will help you with your planning. A|so- therevvere no other streams or buffers on the
tract.
I'd like to thank Sara Knies for helping get this letter out today...
Please let me know if you have questions
Martin

From: Josh Beck [ mailto :JBeckCa)robinsmorton.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 4:22 PM
To: Richmond, Martin
Subject: Lot 1 Dezola St, Apex, NC - stream buffer call needed
Martin,
I am under contract to purchase a 4 acre lot in Apex, NC that we would like to build a home on. Wake Cty GIS shows a
stream on the property, however it is NOT a USGS blue line stream. We need a stream buffer call for the Neuse River
Basin Buffer Rules for our property so we can know where we can build, what restrictions we have around this, or if it is
even a stream at all.
Any wetlands info (if applicable) you could give would be helpful as well.
Can we get on your schedule in the next 2 weeks to have you come out and make this call? I have attached a map
showing the lot and the approx. location of where we would want to put the house.
My contact info is below, please advise at your earliest convenience. We have 20 days left on the due diligence process.
I know you are a busy guy, and a great one to work with I am told. Thank you for your time!
Josh Beck, P.E.
Process Engineer
Robins & Morton
507 Airport Blvd. Suite 111
Morrisville, NC 27560
p 919- 653 -2702
f 919- 653 -2850
c 252 - 671 -5988
ibeck(aarobinsmorton.com
www.robinsmorton.com
Robins & Morton — Safety Providing Quality Engineering and Construction Since 1946 1 People Make the Difference