20120296_On-Site Determination_20070920

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Michael F. Easley, Governor
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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 20, 2007
Ms. Amy James
NCDOT, PDEA, NEU
2728-240 Capital Boulevard
Raleigh, NC 27604
Subject: NCDOT TIP # R-2507A, Hertford and Gates Counties
Pasquotank River Basin; Chowan River Subbasin
On-Site Determination for Applicability to the Mitigation Rules (15A NCAC 2H.0506(h)
Dear Ms. James:
On August 29, 2007, at your request and in your attendance, David Wainwright and Garcy Ward, Division of Water
Quality (DWQ) staff, conducted an on-site determination to review drainage features located adjacent to US 158 for
applicability to the mitigation rules (15A NCAC 2H.0506(h)). The drainage features are approximated on the attached
map, initialed and dated September 18, 2007.
The following table summarizes the DWQ's findings:
Feature Waterbod * Visited b DWQ Feature Type Jurisdictional
S1 UT to Folle Branch Yes Perennial Stream Yes
S2 UT to WSE4 Yes Ephemeral Ditch No
N/A Chowan River No Perennial Stream Yes
N/A Buckhorn Swam No Perennial Stream Yes
WNE8 UT to Jad Branch Yes Perennial Stream Yes
* Not all UTs are direct tributaries to primary waterway.
The field review of feature S 1, on the southern side of US 158, revealed the stream has been severely impacted. The
impact appeared to have been due to the failure of a concrete drainage spillway. The spillway had collapsed and as a
result an extensive amount of sand had been carried downstream, which in effect has smothered the stream. Although
this portion of the stream has been impacted, the DWQ still claims the stream as jurisdictional.
Site WNE8 (tributary to Jady Branch) in the project corridor is primarily perennial. DWQ staff flagged the stream at the
intermittent/perennial boundary, which is approximately 100 feet off the north side of the current road.
Please note that no features other than those listed above were evaluated.
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Transportation Permitting Unit NVA (MAY
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Sufte 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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Ms. Amy James, NCDOT
September 20, 2007
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The owner (or future owners) or permittee should notify the DWQ (and other relevant agencies) of this decision in any
future correspondences concerning this property and/or project. 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 DWQ or Delegated Local Authority that a
surface water exists and that it is subject to the mitigation rules may request a determination by the Director. A request
for a determination by the Director shall be referred to the Director in writing c/o John Hennessy, DWQ Wetlands/401
Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. Individuals that dispute a determination by the DWQ or
Delegated Local Authority that "exempts" a surface water from the mitigation rules may ask for an adjudicatory hearing.
You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. Applicants are hereby notified that the 60-day
statutory appeal time does not start until the affected party (including downstream and adjacent landowners) is notified of
this decision. DWQ recommends that the applicant conduct this notification in order to be certain that third party appeals
are made in a timely manner. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C.
27699-6714. This determination is final and binding unless you ask for a hearing within 60 days.
If you have any additional questions or require additional information please call David Wainwright at (919)-715-3415
or at David.wainwrightgricmail.net.
Sincerely,
David Wainwright
Attachments: Locational map of stream features
cc: Bill Biddlecome, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Regulatory Field Office
Garcy Ward, DWQ Washington Regional Office File Copy
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