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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
j?5 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
NCDENR DIvISION OF WATER QUALITY
WASHINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE
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JAMES B. HUNT JR. MEMORANDUM
GOVERNOR
January 14, 2000
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BILL HOLMAN
SECRETARY
To: Carl Dunn
KERR.T? STEVENS From: Deborah Sawyer
DIRECTOR
Subject: Stream Determination
Brown's of Carolina #7 and #8
Jones County!
As per your request, on 11 January 2000 Brad Shaver and I evaluated a channel
located on Brown's of Carolina #8 AFO in Jones County. The AFO is located off
of S.R. 1156.
Upon entry to the AFO, I went to the office located in front of the animal houses
and made the attendant aware of my purpose for being at the site. I informed the
attendant that you had notified the main office of Brown's of Carolina to tell them
that Brad and I would be investigating a complaint by the Neuse River Foundation
and would need to determine if the channel located at the center pivot for the spray
irrigation system was a stream based on the stream determination system used by
the DWQ. I asked if there was any policy relating to bio-security that we needed to
be aware of. The attendant told me that as long as we didn't go into the animal
houses, there were no special precautions and that we could perform our
investigation.
Upon entering the gate (see attached site drawing), we investigated the area
where the fill was placed for a center pivot. Culverts had recently been placed at
this area. There was flow coming through the culverts and flowing in the direction
of Joshua Branch at the time of the investigation. Upstream of the culverts is a
depression vegetated with Juncus effusus. This is a facultative wet' specie which
grows predominately (>67%) in wetlands. Upstream of this area is a culverted
roadway. Upstream of the roadway is another depression also vegetated with
Juncus effusus.
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The channel downstream of the culvert at the center pivot area appears to be a modified channel
(recent fill material noted). The adjacent banks were vegetated with grass. There were no trees or
shrubs in this area. Downstream of this area, the channel became braided. This area appeared to
be modified (possibly cattle grazing). Trees and shrubs were adjacent to this braided channel. The
braided channel converged into a single sinuous channel. A heavily eroded channel was noted
entering the modified natural stream at this point. The stream became very sinuous downstream
of the braided channel. Another modified natural stream located behind the second and third
swine house, running parallel with the waste lagoon, converges with the aforementioned channel
at a point downstream of the braided channels of the stream.
The channel was evaluated to determine if it had enough primary and secondary field indicators
to be classified as a stream. The channel was evaluated using the N. C. Division of Water Quality
Stream Classification Method Version 2.0 (January 19, 1999). The following evaluations were
made:
Primary Field Indicators
1. Geomorphology
(1) Riffle-Pool sequence? Yes - Weak
(2) USDA texture in streambed different from streambed? Yes - Strong
(3) Natural levees present? Absent
(4) Channel sinuous? Yes - Moderate
(5) Active (or relic) floodplain present? Yes - Moderate
(6) Channel braided? Yes - Moderate
(7) Recent alluvial deposits present? Yes - Moderate
(8) Bankfull bench present? Yes - Moderate
(9) Continuous bed and bank present? Yes - Moderate
(10) Second order or greater channel? No
H. Hydrology
(1) Groundwater flow/discharge present? Did not evaluate (seepage from bank
noted but AFO had recently sprayed fields)
M. Biology
(1) Fibrous roots present in streambed? Absent
(2) Rooted plants present in streambed? Absent
(3) Periphyton present? Absent
(4) Bivalves present? Absent
Secondary Field Indicators
1. Geomorphology
(1) Head cut present in channel? Absent
(2) Grade control point in channel? Absent
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(3) Does topography indicate a natural drainage way? Yes - Moderate
H. Hydrology
(1) This year's or last year's leaflitter present in streambed? Absent
(2) Sediment on plants (or debris) present? Yes - Weak
(3) Wrack lines present? Yes - Strong
(4) Water in channel and >48 hrs. since last known rain? (Skip - <48 hrs. since last
known rain)
(5) Water in channel during dry conditions or in growing season? (Skip - not dry
conditions and not in growing season)
(6) Hydric soils present in sides of channel (or in headcut)? Yes (not verified by
USACOE or MRCS, evaluated by DWQ)
III. Biology
(1) Fish present? Absent
(2) Amphibians present? Absent
(3) Aquatic turtles present? Absent
(4) Crayfish present? Absent
(5) Macrobenthos present? Yes - Strong
(6) Iron oxidizing bacteria/fungus present? Yes - Weak
(7) Filamentous algae present? Yes- Weak
(8) Wetland plants in streambed? (Did not evaluate; Juncus effusus present at
braided channel section but not in remaining stream section)
The total indicator points of both the primary and secondary field indicators is 30.5 points. If the
total points are greater than 19 points, the channel is at least an intermittent stream. It was
determined in the field that the channel is a stream and a direct tributary to Joshua Branch which
drains into the Trent River. If you have any questions or comments, both Brad and I will be
happy to address them.
cc: Jim Mulligan
Roger Thorpe
Pat Hooper
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)WQ Project Number`: Nearest Named Stream?/1 Latitude: Signature:
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'rimary Field Indicators: (Cir(le One Number Per Line)
Geomorphology Absent ?V? Moderate Strong
Is There A Riffle-Pool Sequence? 0 ?1? 2 3
Is The USDA Texture In Streambed
) Is There An Active (Or Relic)
) Is A Continuous Bed & Bank Present? 0 1 Crl) 3
NOTE If 0ed LQank Caused Uv Dii(hiptr And WIT11OUT Situmsity Then SG ore=O')
,1) Is A 2"') Order Or Greater Channel (As Indicated 1--N
RIMARY GEOMORPHOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS:
) Is There A Groundwater
RIMARY HYDROLOGY INDICATOR POINTS' f-Y 6-
Does Topography Indicate A
mural Drainage Way? 0 5 t 1.5
1sCONDARYGEOMORPHOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS:/
IIydrology Absent Weak Moderate Stroup
Is This Year's (Or Last's) Leallitter
Is Water In Channel And >48 Hrs. Since 0 .5 1 1.5
st Known Rain? r*NO7'E 1lDitrh Indira(ed In #11 Above Skip 7hir SI p And #5 Below)
Is There Water In Channel During Dry 0 .5 1 1.5
iCONDARY HYDROLOGY INDICATOR
Are Wetland Plants It0trcambed? SAV Mostly 0111, '-Vo-slly FACW Mostly FAC Mostly NACU Mostly UI'L
NOTr: Ij7alal Absence OJAII Plants hi Streantbed 2 1 .75 .5 0 0
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:C•ONDARY BIOLOGY INDICATOR POINTS: _
OTAL POINTS (Primary + Secondary) -LV!?5(If Greater Than 19 Points The Stream Is At Least Intermittent).
econdary Field Indicators: (CirrleOneNumber PerLine)

#1
Upstream Culvert at Roadway
#2
Depression Downstream from
Roadway Culvert - Upstream from
Center Pivot in Spray Field

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Culvert Pipe at Center Pivot in
Spray Field - Beginning of Stream
Determination

#3
Depression Upstream from Culvert
at Center Pivot in Spray Field
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Downstream from Culvert at
Center Pivot - Upstream of Braided
Channel
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Downstream from Culvert at
Center Pivot - Upstream of Braided
Channel
#7
Braided Channel
#8
Braided Channel
#10
Sinuous Channel
Downstream of Braided Channel -
Channel Becomes Very Sinuous

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#11
Erosion Channel - Discharges to
Stream
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Erosion Channel - discharges to
Stream