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Home My WebLink AboutBig Branch FM & PS North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 919.707.9000 October 18, 2023 DWR Project 23-290 Wake County Town of Apex Attn: Marty Stone 73 Hunter Street P.O Box 250 Apex, NC 27502 Subject: On-Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0714) Project Name: Big Branch FM and PS Site Address / Location: U.S. 1 – Apex, NC Dear Marty Stone: On September 28, Joe Myers conducted an on-site review of features located on the subject property with Keven Duerr at the request of Hazen and Sawyer to determine the applicability of the above-noted state regulations. The Division of Water Resources has determined that streams listed in the table below and identified on the attached maps are shown on either the most recently published NRCS Soil Survey of Wake County and/or the USGS National Map at a scale that incorporates the National Hydrography Dataset High Resolution data at 1:24,000 scale. Streams that are listed as “Subject” on the below table have been located on the ground at the site and possess characteristics that qualify them to be at least intermittent streams in accordance with the NC Stream Identification Manual v.4.11 and therefore subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules. Please be aware that features identified as “not subject” may be considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and subject to the Clean Water Act. Feature ID E/I/P/ Other Subject to Buffer Rules Start @ Stop @ Depicted on Soil Survey Depicted on USGS Topo S1 NP No Yes No SB I Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes No SA P Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes Yes SC I Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes No DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 919.707.9000 DWR 23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Page 2 of 3 Feature ID E/I/P/ Other Subject to Buffer Rules Start @ Stop @ Depicted on Soil Survey Depicted on USGS Topo SLB P Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes Yes WLA Other No Potentially Jurisdictional Wetland Yes Yes S7 E No Yes No S8 E No Yes No S9A E No Yes Yes SLF P Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes Yes S10 E No Yes No SLC I Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes No S12 NP No Yes No S13 E No Yes No SKE I Yes DWR Flag SKE: 35.685242, -78.896639 Off Property Yes No WOC I Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes Yes S16 NP No Yes Yes S17 I Yes DWR Flag S17: 35.688650, -78.889758 Off Property No Yes S18 E No Yes No S19 E No Yes No SLE I Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes Yes Pond 1 N/A No Yes Yes S21 NP No Yes No SKC I Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes No SKB P Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes Yes S24 NP No Yes No SKA P Yes Subject Throughout Property Boundary Yes Yes (1) E = Ephemeral, I = Intermittent, P = Perennial, NP = Not Present, N/A=Not Applicable This on-site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. The owner (or future owners) should notify the Division (and other relevant agencies) of this decision in any future correspondences concerning this property. Landowners or affected parties that dispute this determination made by the Division may request a determination by the Director of Water Resources. This determination is final and binding, unless an appeal request is made within sixty (60) calendar days of the date of this letter to the Director in writing. If sending via U.S. Postal Service: Stephanie Goss - DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch Supervisor 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.) Stephanie Goss -DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch Supervisor 512 N Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1611 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611 919.707.9000 DWR 23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Page 3 of 3 This letter only addresses the applicability of the stated regulations on the features identified on the subject property and/or within the proposed project area. This letter does not approve any activity within buffers or within waters of the state. There may be other regulated waters, streams or other features located on the property that do not appear on the maps or table referenced above. Any waters, streams, or other features on the site, including the features identified in this letter, may be considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and subject to the Clean Water Act. If you have any additional questions or require additional information, please contact Joe Myers at 919-791-4256 or Joseph.Myers@deq.nc.gov. This determination is subject to review as provided in Articles 3 & 4 of G.S. 150B. Sincerely, Vanessa Manuel, Assistant Regional Office Supervisor DWR Raleigh Regional Office Enclosures: USGS Topographical Map published NRCS Soil Survey Electronic cc: kduerr@hazenandsawyer.com DWR, Raleigh Regional Office DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 #23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Base Map provided by Hazen & Sawyer :: Locations are approximate and are provided for reference only :: Legend: -Approximate Site Boundary: -Approximate Start/Stop Point SA SLB MAP SET #1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 #23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Base Map provided by Hazen & Sawyer :: Locations are approximate and are provided for reference only :: Legend: -Approximate Site Boundary: -Approximate Start/Stop Point WLA S8 S9A SLF MAP SET #2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 #23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Base Map provided by Hazen & Sawyer :: Locations are approximate and are provided for reference only :: Legend: -Approximate Site Boundary: -Approximate Start/Stop Point S16 WOC S17 Pond 1 SLE MAP SET #3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 #23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Base Map provided by Hazen & Sawyer :: Locations are approximate and are provided for reference only :: Legend: -Approximate Site Boundary: -Approximate Start/Stop Point SKB SKA MAP SET #4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 #23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Base Map provided by Hazen & Sawyer :: Locations are approximate and are provided for reference only :: Legend: -Approximate Site Boundary: -Approximate Start/Stop Point S1 SB SC SLB SA MAP SET #1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 #23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Base Map provided by Hazen & Sawyer :: Locations are approximate and are provided for reference only :: Legend: -Approximate Site Boundary: -Approximate Start/Stop Point WLA S8 S9A SLF S7 S10 SLC S12 MAP SET #2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 #23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Base Map provided by Hazen & Sawyer :: Locations are approximate and are provided for reference only :: Legend: -Approximate Site Boundary: -Approximate Start/Stop Point S13 SKE S16 WOC Pond 1 SLE S18 S19 MAP SET #3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695 #23-290 Big Branch FM & PS Wake County Base Map provided by Hazen & Sawyer :: Locations are approximate and are provided for reference only :: Legend: -Approximate Site Boundary: -Approximate Start/Stop Point S21 SKC SKB S24 SKA MAP SET #4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 44EDC67D-EC72-4E7F-B044-FF3C2CB68695