UT Morgan Creek

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Bolin Creek Stewardship, LLC
Attn: Jean Earnhardt
600 Bolin Brook Farm Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
PAT MCCRORY
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DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
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S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
January 8, 2016
Subject: Surface Water Determination
NBRRO#15-480
Orange County
Determination Type:
Buffer Call
Isolated or EIP Call
❑ Neuse (15A NCAC 2B .0233)
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❑ Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 213
❑ Ephemeral/Intermittent/Perennial Determination
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❑ Isolated Wetland Determination
® Jordan (15A NCAC 2B .0267)
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Project Name: DMS Mitigation Site — Morgan Creek #92240
Location/Direction Property is located at Intersection of Dairyland Road and Marions Ford Rd
s: in Chapel Hill, NC in the Lower New Hope Sub Watershed of Jordan Lake.
Subject Stream: Morgan Creek
Determination Date: November 25, 2015 Staff: Katie Merritt & Niki Maher
*E/I/P - Ephemeral/Intermittent/Perennial
Explanation: At the request of Melonie Allen, with the Division of Mitigation Services
(DMS), Katie Merritt and Niki Maher with the Division of Water Resources (DWR)
performed a stream and riparian buffer determination at the subject site on November 25,
2015. The feature listed above was determined to be a stream, but has not been located
on either the Soil Survey of Orange County, North Carolina or the most recent copy of
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300
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*E/I/P - Ephemeral/Intermittent/Perennial
Explanation: At the request of Melonie Allen, with the Division of Mitigation Services
(DMS), Katie Merritt and Niki Maher with the Division of Water Resources (DWR)
performed a stream and riparian buffer determination at the subject site on November 25,
2015. The feature listed above was determined to be a stream, but has not been located
on either the Soil Survey of Orange County, North Carolina or the most recent copy of
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

January 8, 2016
DMS Mitigation Site — Morgan Creek #92240
Orange County
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the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 scale. Therefore, this feature is "Not Subject"
to the Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Protection Rule. 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 Resources (DWR).
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 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 Director shall be referred to
the Director in writing c/o Karen Higgins, DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch, 1617 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 Resources (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 Resources (Central Office) at (919)-807-6300, and 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 Katie
Merritt at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Karen Higgins, Supe rvi
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
KAH/km
Attachments: Initialed NC USGS Topographic Map
cc: Central Office File Copy — Katie Merritt
RRO/SWP File Copy
Division of Mitigation Services — Melonie Allen (via electronic mail)

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