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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
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NC ENR
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
July 20, 1998
9 80663
Jim Borek
6801 Valley Lake Drive
Raleigh, NC 276--
Re: Borek Property; Neuse River Buffer Determination
Dear Mr. Borek:
At your request, I made a site visit your property on Valley Lake Drive near Lynn
Road in Raleigh, NC on July 16, 1998. The purpose of the site visit was to determine
presence of any intermittent or perennial stream that would be subject to the Neuse River
Buffer Rules requiring a 50 foot wide vegetated buffer along its banks.
An unnamed intermittent stream flows from southwest to northeast through the
property line. Since there is existing forest vegetation along this stream the Neuse River
Buffer Rules in effect today require a 50 foot wide buffer on both sides of the stream
channel. There is also a small (less than 0.1 acre) area of jurisdictional wetlands on the
west side of the stream at the base of a very large oak.
I have enclosed a copy of the current Neuse River Buffer Rules that require a 50
foot wide vegetated buffer along intermittent and perennial streams with existing forest
vegetation within the Neuse River Basin. If you have any questions concerning this
determination please feel free to contact me 733-1786.
Sincerely,
Peter Colwell
Environmental Specialist
cc: Danny Smith, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
John Dorney, DWQ Central Office
Environmental Sciences Branch 4401 Reedy Creek Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
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STRE ANT EVALUATION FORM
Project.Name: a? %W! ?0d e River Basin: Aho "S e
Location: -I earest Stream:
Date: Evaluator: c tale//
County: DWQ Project No.:
Present?
Field Parameters (YIN) Description
Bed and Bank'. i l ?IlOt?f of
Streambed substrate? I ?? ?i?/( /_ U' ?qy? ?/ 60 414
I Fibrous roots
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W oodv ,.wetIand oiancs'
Algae present?
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Wrack lines?
Sediment on plants?
Organic laver in channel? I 4

Iron oxidizing bacteria/fungus? ?l
i Groundwater flow or discharge?
Water in channel? ( I (? ??
Nick DOinC In landSCaT3e? I
Aauadc life'' I I {/`d 4l G r0 j til U

Other?
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Position: Lac
USGS Quad Name: WeU'? 6(et,
Lonz:
Indicated as stream on USGS topo
or soil map? YES NO
RECONEYMNDATION: STOR.MWATER CHANNEL
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Stream field parameters/e;
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NCDWQ Stream Evaluation Form
Project Name:jvn 60 Y'40 f River Basin: County:
DWQ Project `lumber. Nearest Stream: Location:
Date: 7 ! 16 L:SGS Quad: Latitude:
Evaluator: Longitude:
1. Primarv Field Indicators Present (Point Scale 1*Ezceyt as noted below*}:Absent=0:
Weaklv Present=2: Somewhat Present=-l: Moderately Present=6: Stronaly Present=8-
Prevalent=10)
Pool(s) & Riffle(s)' !/
Streambed Substrate Different from Surrounding
Terrain Substrate? l0
Terrace(s)'
Bivalves Present? 0
*Absence Of Fibrous Roots In streambed? t B
(Total.Absenre=10: tifoderarelvAdsem=3: Svm ?-err=6:
Somewitar Present=-t• Stroneiv Preser.:==:
*Absence of Plants In Streambed? 1'0
/Toral.Absence= 15 tfoderatelvAbser f-Svrre•+ bsent=6•
Somewhat Present=l: Strongly Present='_
* god Order Or Greater (As Indicated On Topo &lOr In Field)?
(Yes=10: No=01
PREMARY INDICATOR POLN-'TS: 10 q
Meanders? 6
Floodplain'. 1-
Multiple Thread Channel (i.e., Braided)?
Alluvial Deposits?
Bankfull Bench? fo
Bed & Bank' 140
Groundwater Flow Or Discharge
(e.g., Seep Present)? 6
Step Pools?
II. Secondarv Field Indicators (Point Scale 1*Excevt as noted Below*l: Absent=0: Weakl•
Present=l: Somewhat Present=2: Moderately Present=3: Stronely Present=4:
Prevalent=5)
Fish? O Water In Channel?
Amphibians?
Turtles? 6
Crayfish.' 4
Macrobenthos?
`lick Point In Landscape?-?
Sediment On Plants' (y
Iron Oxidizing Bacteria/Fungus?
:algae? O
*Wetland Plants In Streambed? Wrack Lines? 3
(Mostly O8L=5; Mosdv F.ACV=4; Mosric r.AC=?: Mos:i,+ F.ACU=1; Mostly UPL=O)
(NOTE: If A TOTAL Absence Of All P!snts in Csaa ei Exists (.mss Noted .above) Then Skip This Step)
*Absence Of This Year's (Or Last's) Leaflitter In Streambed'. 5 Organic Laver In Channel ?(Coastal Plain Only)
(Total Absence=5; Moderately Absent=u; Somewhat Absent=3;
Somewhat Present=2; Strongly Present=l; Pre:•aient=J) 17 Contour Lines Indicitive Of A Natural Channel? S
*Hydric Soils Present Within +1-100' Of Channel?
(Yes=5; No=O)
SECONDARY INDICATOR POLNTS:
TOTAL POINTS (Primarv + Secondarv )= (If Greater Than 36 Points The
Stream Is At Least Intermittent).
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