23-402_Buffer Determination Request_Franklin Village_11082023

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

Date Received___ DWR Use Only: Project #

Buffer Determination Request Form
Property Owner Information
1. Owner Information
1a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed Christopher Rumbley
1b. Responsible Party (for LLC)
1c. Mailing Address PO Box 97487, Raleigh, NC 27624
1d. Telephone Number 919-636-2926 1e. Email Address [e-mail]
Address of Property: Oak Grove Church Road and Mitchell Ridge Road in Wake Forest, Wake County, NC
Project Description (attach plan if available):
Proposed residential development.

Consultant/Agent Information
4. Agent/Consultant Information
4a. Name, Company Cory Darnell, Sage Ecological Services, LLC
4b. Mailing address 3707 Swift Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
4c. Telephone no. 336-749-0226 4d. Email address [e-mail]
5. Project and Site Information
5a. Name of project Franklin Village 5b. County Wake
5c. Nearest Named Stream Austin Creek 5d. River Basin Neuse
6. Has anyone from DWR visited the site? Y / N Staff Name Date of Visit?

Attach a map of the site indicating project boundaries on the USGS 1:24,000 Topo and/or NRCS Soil Survey.

Please return form
to:

Joe Myers
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Email:
[e-mail]

Please contact the Raleigh Regional Office at [phone] if you have any questions.
Franklin Village
(2023.111)
Wake County Tax Map and Parcel Information

PIN: 1861029913 - (35.51-acres)

Feature A
Feature C
Sage Ecological Services, Inc.Office: 919-335-6757Cell: 919-559-1537
Figure 1
WAKE
FRANKLIN
NASH
VANCE WARREN
Map Location Franklin Village Sage Project # 2023.111
USGS TopoMapserver 2023Rolesville, NC QuadranglePrepared by: P. BeachSeptember 8, 2023
USGS Topo Map
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Project Study Area
1 inch = 1,300 feet
0 2,5001,250 Feet
Feature A
Feature B Feature CFeature E
Feature D
Sage Ecological Services, Inc.Office: 919-335-6757Cell: 919-559-1537
Figure 1
WAKE
FRANKLIN
NASH
VANCE WARREN
Map Location Franklin Village Sage Project # 2023.111
Wake C ounty Soil Survey 1970Sheet # 11 & 24bPrepared by: P. BeachSeptember 8, 2023
USGS Topo Map
³
Project Study Area
1 inch = 1,300 feet
0 1,000500Feet
Sage Ecological Services, Inc.Office: 919-335-6757Cell: 919-559-1537
Figure 3
WARRENVANCE
GRANVILLE
HALIFAX
FRANKLIN
NASH
WAKE
WILSON
Map Location
Franklin Village Sage Project # 2023.111
Prepared by: C. DarnellOctober 6, 2023
Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination WOTUS Map
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Project Study Area
Wetland - Potential Wetland WOTUSIntermittent/Perennial Stream - Potential Non-Wetland WOTUSIntermittent Stream
Data PointStream Data Point
Contours
1 inch = 230 feet
0 550275Feet
NOTE: Features depicted herein must be field verified bythe USACE and/or NCDWR, or its delegated authoritybefore being valid. Location, shape, and size of depictedfeatures on the evaluated site are approximate and shouldbe surveyed by a licensed NC surveyor for final siteplanning.
Potential Non-WetlandWOTUSStream SA+/- 290 LF
DP-03
SF-01
DP-02
Potential Wetland WOTUSWetland WB+/- 0.15 Ac.
Potential Wetland WOTUSWetland WA+/- 0.25 Ac.
Potential Wetland WOTUSWetland WA3+/- 0.17 Ac.
Potential WetlandWOTUSWetland WA1+/- 0.004 Ac.
Potential Wetland WOTUSWetland WA4+/- 0.002 Ac.
Potential WetlandWOTUSWetland WA2+/- 0.01 Ac.
DP-01
Potential Non-WetlandWOTUSStream SC+/- 47 LF
SA-10
SA-20
SA-30
Date:35.9821
County:-78.4553
28
Subtotal = 15 Absent SCORE
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 1
0 2
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0
Subtotal = 7.5 Absent SCORE
0 1
0 1
1.5 1
0 0.5
0 1
3
Subtotal =5.5 Weak SCORE
2 2
2 2
1 1
1 0
0.5 0
0.5 0
0.5 0
0.5 0.5
0
Sketch:
9/21/2023 Project/Site:
Stream
Determination:
Yes = 3
Notes:
Franklin Village
A. Geomorphology
B. Hydrology
Latitude:
Longitude:
Intermittent
Other:
e.g. Quad Name :
C. Biology
0
Bank Height (feet)
Bankfull Width (feet)
Water Depth (inches)
Channel Substrate
Velocity:
Clarity:
24. Amphibians 0 1 1.5
25. Algae 0 1 1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW=0.75; OBL=1.5 Other=0
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 2 3
22. Fish 0 1 1.5
23. Crayfish 0 1 1.5
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 1 0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 1 0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)0 2 3
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0.5 1 1.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table?No = 0
Absent Moderate Strong
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 1 2 3
14. Leaflitter 1 0.5 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0.5 1 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual.
Weak Moderate Strong
12. Presence of Baseflow 1 2 3
8. Headcuts 1 2 3
9. Grade controls 0.5 1 1.5
10. Natural valley 0.5 1 1.5
5. Active/relic floodplain 1 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 1 2 3
7. Recent alluvial deposits 1 2 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 1 2 3
3. In-Channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, ripple- pool
sequence
1 2 3
4. Particle size of stream substrate 1 2 3
Stream ID:SF-01
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent if
≥ 19 or perennial if ≥ 30
Weak Moderate Strong
1a. Continuous bed and bank 1 2 3
Evaluator:CD, SC Wake
PHOTOLOG

Photo 1: Typical view of Stream SA, facing south.

Photo 2: Typical view of the riparian wetlands (WA) on site. Note lack of stream within the
drainage.

Photo 3: Typical view of Wetland WB, facing north.

Photo 4: View looking downstream on Intermittent Stream SC.