20100814 Ver 2_Buffer and/or Stream Determination Request_20170814

Soil Horizons, Inc.
PO Box 1063
Youngsville, North Carolina 275%
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August 14, 2017
Karen Higgins
DNR -401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
512 N.'Saiisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
Dear Ms. Higgins,
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Please consider this acknowledgement of receipt of the APPEAL TO FIELD
DETERMINATION Buffer Determination. Letter RRO 17,167 with its, supporting
documentations,. Please kindly stamp and copy this. document and return ones cope to delivery
person and keep one copy for your records. Thanks so much!
Sincerely
John R. Davis, Jr.
Licensed Soil Scientist
>EucL ARREAL TO PIEI D DETER MINAT,10N-Buffer Determination Lem RRO#17-167
Soil Evaluations For On -Site Wastewater Systems
Waste ter System ireAV And rermitiing.
Stream and Wetl'andDelineations and Permitting
Subsurface Wastewater System Operation
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Soil Horizons
PO Box 1063
Youngsville, North Carolina 27596
8/12/2017
DWR- 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
c/o Karen Higgins
1617 Mail Service Center
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
RE: APPEAL TO FIELD DETERMINATION
Buffer Determination Letter RRO#17-167
Nash County (Tar -Pamlico)
Dear Ms. Higgins:
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The purpose of this letter is to the appeal the June 16, 2017, riparian buffer determination for
143 -acre industrial tract that Nash County and the Carolinas Gateway Partnership have been
marketing for almost eight years. The following describes the basis of this appeal:
1. When the 2010 determination expired, the owner requested a renewal. The 2017
determination should not have extended feature A start point well to the south through the
agricultural ditch/hedge row, even 'off of property". This call is much farther past stream
feature markings shown on regulatory maps such as the USGS Quad map.
The ephemeral/perennial point (Al - feature A start) is as shown in 2010, right near the
eastern property boundary, upstream of the confluence with the farm ditch/hedge row. This
feature was reviewed back in 2010 and determined to be the same order historical stream
with some natural stream features such as sinuosity, bed and bank and abutting wetlands
etc. Point A appears to be the origin of this stream feature in a natural riparian headwater
wetland at the eastern property boundary.
3. The stop of feature call in 2017 in the open historic agricultural field near NC Highway 97 is
consistent with the 2010 call because of the existing agricultural ongoing use allowance in
the buffer rules. Since the agricultural fields on this site were in existence prior to the Tar -
Pamlico riparian buffer rules, we feel that the same allowance should apply to the farm
ditch/hedge row in the southern part of the property mentioned above.
We think this ongoing usage allowance should be considered, especially in the southern
reaches of this feature where no features are even shown on the requlatory maps. This
ditch/hedge row feature is very straight and deeply incised and has other manmade
characteristics and appears to be partly dug through high ground to drain adjacent
agricultural fields.
Soil Evaluations For On -Site Wastewater Systems
Wastewater System Design And Permitting
Stream and Wetland Delineations and Permitting
Subsurface Wastewater System Operation

APPEAL TO FIELD DETERMINATION
Buffer Determination Letter RR0#17-167
p. 2
4. No development or changes in the field have occurred at the site since the original
determination dated October 8, 2010. The conflicting buffer determinations greatly affect
potential development at the site... and adjacent properties to the south.
On behalf of the owner, we are requesting that a revised determination letter be provided
detailing the riparian buffers as shown on the attached maps.
Please let me know if you would like to discuss in person. Thank you for your consideration of
this matter.
Respectfully,
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John R. Davis, Jr. LSS
cc: Danny Smith, NCDWR
Norris Tolson, Carolinas Gateway Partnership
David C. Revoir, PE, Appian Consulting Engineers, PA
Attachments:
• Buffer Determination Letters, 6/16/17 and 10/8/10
• Buffer Call/ Proposed Buffer Maps
• Agent Authorization Form
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May 15, 2017
RE: AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
Omer: Carolinas Gateway Partnership for j
Nasty County
120 W. Washington Street -Suite 3072
NasWlle, NC
252 442.01.4, v
252.442.7315, fax
As owner representative of the above referenced property, i do, hereby authorize and give
permission for Soil Horizons,, Inc., and Appian Consulting Enzitneem PA, to represent or act as
an agent. on my behalf and apply for permitting„ necessary and. aliow therm and! the US Army
Corps of Engineers and NCDEQ to go on the property for such purposes as necessary to perform
the job tasks.
Krista lkirt, vice President
i Carolinas Gateway Partnership
Signature Name/Title Date

Water Resources
J�MVtPONM['r OAL auAUTY
June Ib, 2617
Cecil T and Bertine H. Williams
Carolinas Gateway Partnership
154 Roundabout Court
Rocky Mount, NC 27804
ROY SCOIO?ER
Governor
MICHAEL S. RE(3AN
Seererary
S. SAY ZIMM.EWMAN
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RRO #17-167
Nash County
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Project Name: Williams HWY 97 Site
Add ess1Loca; : 3206 NC 97 Wilms NC
Stream(s): Tar Aivez
Determination Date: 06116/2017 s ' .;: Staff. Rick Trove
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Explanation: The features(s) listed above has been located on the most recent published NKCS Soil. Survey of Nash
County, /North Carolina and/or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,440 scale. Each
feature that is checked "Not Subjecf' has been tleterrnined to not be at least intermittent or not present. Strewn
that are checked "Subject,' have been located on the property and possess characteristics that qualify it to be at least
an intermittent stream There may be other features located on the property that do not show upon the maps
referenced above but may be considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers,
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`'Sullied Property: Cecil T. Williams (PIN: 370500693293)
On -She t)eternaiat ISH Icor Applicability it) the Tat•-I'aamlico Riparian A;.:,e Protection Rtiks (I5A NC AC 213
.0251)) - MIRf:S4 REIV LIN PROGRAN4
Dean- for. Davis:
On October 5. 2010, at your requ"t. Lia dblyoti Gilieski and Joseph (Jyaamfi condtaated a n on-site
deterrziifiation to revim t%vo stream features located on the mla i :cl prrver y forapplicability to the Tar-
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naps hdhadecl hy l-ia NC (;illeski oat ()cl(aher,9. 2010. 'hhc I)ii�isioai ori'ater C)uatlit}� (13 k' (3)-Ia,a,
rdelentaacaed Oka( alli'
feature --A" issubjectfathe iYettse I.3rrjf"er Rule on tlae propertyal file flag, labeled -A l —
Perembd scream byiaM. The fiat€are transitions from an ephemeral stream to a perennial sircaln
act that Point. P -1€e Iwo aaph€altta w pmWs a€0jac€ nt zea fea€ttare A (Oaclwn on fixe tM iS tolx)gnphi
map) ,are not s€tttjeet to tilt buffer rule..
Feature"B" is itat.secbject to tiro.? 1Vc>rtve Buffer Rtele. The feature isan ephemeral stream_
"Phis on-sitc cdeteraainokin shall expire rive (5) years from the date of this letter, Landowners or aanbued
Irma ies that dispute: a determination made, by. tire. ONV(�) that a suriace water exists and that it is subject to
Ow I lane ar r€a1c mi ay° FC(plosi a d tefiliia alkni by the DActon A request Ma deiernaiimiic ia'by tine t)irecA )r
shall he rc krw d to the Dimoor in writhig ck CymH Kamly, 1}WQ 401 Oversight/Express Review
l'cruaitaiaag t laait, 2:121 ("ratatree I31ve1_, lC<alei li, ?�(' 2`ICitIEI-?%(!0. You must act Whin 110 Hallos omite date
1W you receke this letter. Applicants are heret�y amidiecl Haat the 60 -day staalaakq, aappeaal We does unt
Start tintil tine affcctetd parry (including do%viistreaaaa and of aac:ent Mowers) ers) I notified of dais MAW.
Ilk domminatican i�, finaland binding unless you ask for as lic:aaring, within 60 hays.
This letter 011 v a ache -es the applicability to the htaffier nates and (foes not appro, ve any, activity Within tixe
ImMrs. Nor does this letter a ppyove any activhy w=ithin Waters (4the united antes or Waters of the
Sime. If 5=1 have aan., ti€a�staa:ai;, picaase 4Lc3-tctzar.1 fig hAyou MOM at 91().,3`f.9502 -
Sincerely,
C:oWn d1. Stalliaas
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Attachments: Nash County Soil Survey Map
USGS 'lTcypographic Map
cc; V' �ittier.5pooll,, l'' %VQ tt< t '€gh. Regiones t Office
File Copy
M.F. (''ecif T. i11 tre ;. iGt:Z5 P., RC.Uwy 97, Wits€.n, N -C 27996.

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