20191209 Ver 2_Buffer Call Approval Letter_20191122

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Piedmont Natural Gas
Attn: Kelsey Pace
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, North Carolina 28210
NORTH CAROLINA
Envlronmentai Quality
October 30, 2019
DWR #19-1290
BEAUFORT County
Subject: On -Site Determinations for Applicability to Tar -Pamlico River Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC
02B .0259)
Subject Property/ Project Name: Piedmont Natural Gas Line 204 Relocation
Address/Location: Starting at the Beaufort/Martin County line due west of US Highway 17 and
terminating at NW Intersection of VOA Road and US Highway 17, Beaufort County
Stream(s) Evaluated: Unnamed tributaries to Gum Swamp, Gum Swamp, and Unnamed Tributaries to
Latham Creek
Determination Date: 10/24/19
Staff: Anthony Scarbraugh
Determination Type:
Buffer:
Stream:
❑ Neuse (15A NCAC 02B .0233)
❑ Intermittent/Perennial Determination
® Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 02B .0259)
❑ Catawba (15A NCAC 02B .0243)
❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 02B .0267) (governmental
and/or interjurisdictional projects)
❑ Randleman (15A NCAC 02B .0250)
❑ Goose Creek (15A NCAC 02B .0605-.0608)
Stream
E/I/P*
Not
Subject
Subject
Start@
Stop@
Soil
Survey
USGS
Topo
19-1209 A
E
X
19-1209 A Begin
19-1209 A End
X
19-1209 B
P
X
19-1209 B Begin
19-1209 B End
X
X
19-1209 C
P
X
19-1209 C Begin
19-1209 C End
X
X
19-1209 D
I
X
19-1209 D Begin
19-1209 D End
X
19-1209 E
P
X
19-1209 E Begin
19-1209 E End
X
19-1209 F
P
X
19-1209 F Begin
19-1209 F End
X
X
*E/!/P/NSP = Ephemeral/intermittent/Perennial/No Stream Present
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
EWashington Regional office 1 943 Washington Square Mall Washington. North Carolina Z7889
V 2SZ946.6461

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The Division of Water Resources has determined that the streams listed above and included on the
attached map have been located on the most recent published MRCS Soil Survey of BEAUFORT County,
North Carolina and/or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 scale and
evaluated for applicability to the TAR-PAMLICO River Riparian Buffer Rules. Each stream that is checked
"Not Subject" has been determined to not be at least intermittent or not present on the property.
Streams that are checked "Subject" have been located on the property and possess characteristics that
qualify them to be at least intermittent streams. There may be other streams or features located on the
property that do not appear on the maps referenced above but may be considered jurisdictional according
to the US Army Corps of Engineers and subject to the Clean Water Act.
This on -site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. Landowners or affected
parties that dispute a determination made by the DWR may request a determination by the Director.
An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) calendar days of date of this letter to the Director in
writing.
If sending via US Postal Service:
c/o Karen Higgins
DWR -- 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.):
clo Karen Higgins
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
This determination is final and minding as detailed above, unless an appeal is requested within sixty (60)
days.
This determination only addresses the applicability to the buffer rules and does not approve any activity
within the buffers. The project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any
inquiries regarding applicability to the Clean Water Act should be directed to the US Army Corps of
Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office at [phone].
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Anthony Scarbraugh at
[phone].
Sincerely,
RAW T""
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: LASERFICHE
Emily Thompson, USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office (via email)
Samir Dumpor, DELMR WaRO (via email)
Joey Lawler, S&ME, Inc. (via email)

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