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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
Dee Freeman
Secretary
County of Williamston
Post Office Box 306
Williamston, NC 27892
Subject Property: 2009 Drainage, Street and Utility Improvement
Skewakee Gut, Roanoke River Basin
On-Site Determination of Surface Waters of the State of North Carolina
To Whom It May Concern:
DWQ # 09-1029
Martin County
This letter is a follow-up to a previous stream determination conducted on-site by Mr. Chris
Pullinger of this Office. This letter also serves as a review for confirmation and documentation of
the previous call. On September 26, 2011, 1 conducted an on-site determination to review the
drainage feature located on the subject property. The feature is labeled as "09-1029" on the
attached map and initialed by me on October 3, 2011 and serves as a written record for your
files. The project site is located at the intersection of Park Drive and Oakwood Drive in
Williamston, Martin County.
The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has determined that the feature labeled as "09-1029" on the
attached map, and highlighted in blue has been determined to be a natural stream. This feature
and any other wetlands and surface waters should be identified on any future plans for this
property. It is recommended that the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) be contacted to review
the project area to determine jurisdictional wetlands and surface waters.
The owner (or future owners) should notify the DWQ (and other relevant agencies) of this
decision in any future correspondences concerning this property. 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 subject to the buffer rules (if applicable) 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 Karen
Higgins, 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
buffer rule may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone]
Internet: wwwmwaterquality.orq
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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.
This letter only addresses the applicability to the existence of a stream and does not approve
any activity. Nor does this letter approve any activity within Waters of the United States or
Waters of the State. If you have any additional questions or require additional information
please call Anthony Scarbraugh in the Washington Regional Office at [phone].
Sincerely,
For Coleen H. Sullins
Attachment: Martin County Soil Survey map
cc: DWQ 401/Wetland Express Unit
Emily Jernigan, Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office
File Copy
Ben E. Williams, Rivers & Associates, Inc.
P.O. Box 929, Williamston, NC 27892
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Town of Williamston
Applicant/Owner Address: PO Box 506, Williamston, 27892
Applicant's phone number: 252-792-5142 Fax number:
Applicant's email address:
Consultant/Contact person Name (if applicable): Ben B. Williams, Rivers and Associates, Inc.
Consultant address (if applicable): PO Box 929, Greenville NC 27834
Consultant's phone number: 252-752-11135 Fax number: 252-752-3974
Consultant's email address: bwilliams ariversandassociates.cont
Name of Project: - 2009 Drainage, Street & Utility Improvements County: Martin
Nearest Named stream -I River Bashi (from USGS topo map): Skewarkee Canal, Roanolce River Basin
Please provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available):
__ Utilit ity movements including, replacement of an existing undersized culvert.
Please attach a map of site location indicating project boundaries using USGS 1:24,000 map and county soil survey.
Location of project site - please include reference to the county, nearest name town and highway number:
Intersection of Park Drive and Oakwood Avenue in Williamston NC.
Has any DWQ staff visited the site? NO if yes, please provide DWQ staff name,
visit:
and date of
This forth may be submitted via email (chris.pullinger a,ncmaiLnet), faxed (252-946-9215), mailed or hand-delivered to the 943
Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27817. (Note: Submittals of the review packages on Friday after 12:00 pnr will be
stamped as reeeived on the next business day).
Please contact Chris Pullinger at 252-948-3920 if you have any questions regarding this form.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
9,13 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone]
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Stream Origin Determination
Applicant/Owner's Name (corporation/individual who is legally responsible for the property and its compliance
Town of Williamston
Applicant/Owner Address: PO Box 506, Williamston, 27892
Applicant's phone number: 252-792-5142 Fax number:
Applicant's email address:
Consultant/Contact person Name (if applicable): Ben B. Williams, Rivers and Associates Inc.
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Consultant's phone number: 252-752-4135 Fax number: 252-752-3974
Consultant's email address: bwilliams a riversandassociates.com
Name of Project: 2009 Drainage, Street & Utility Improvements County: Martin
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Please provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available):
Utility improvements includine replacement of an existing undersized culvert.
Please attach a map of site location indicating project boundaries using USGS 1:24,000 map and county soil survey.
Location of project site - please include reference to the county, nearest name town and highway number:
Intersection of Park Drive and Oakwood Avenue in Williamston NC.
Has any DWQ staff visited the site? NO if yes, please provide DWQ staff name, and date of
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Date: Project: Latitude:
Evaluator: Site: Longitude:
Total Points: Other
Stream is at least intermittent County:
e.g. Quad Name:
if? 19 or perennial if? 30

A. Geomorphology (Subtotal= ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong
1a. Continuous bed and bank 0 1 (2:) 3
2. Sinuosity 0 1 2 3?)
3. In-channel structure: riffle-pool sequence 0 1 lD 3
4. Soil texture or stream substrate sorting 0 1 S? 3
5. Active/relic floodplain 0 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 2 3
7. Braided channel () 1 2 3
8. Recent alluvial deposits 0 2 3
9a Natural levees (0,) ° - 1 2 3
10. Headcuts 0 2 3
11. Grade controls 0 0.5 1 1.5
12. Natural valley or drainageway 0 0.5 1 11
13. Second or greater order channel on existing
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1 - Man-made ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
I! B. Hvdroloav (Subtotal = S' 1

14. Groundwater flow/discharge 0 1 2 3 )
15. Water in channel and > 48 hrs since rain, or
Water in channel -- dry or growing season 0 1 2 ?' J
16. Leaflitter 1.5 1 0.5 0
17. Sediment on plants or debris n 0.5 1 1.5
18. Organic debris lines or piles (Wrack lines) 0 70,5 1 1.5
19. Hydric soils (redoximorphic features) present? No = 0? Yes = 1.5
C. Bioloav (Subtotal = ( 1
20b. Fibrous roots in channel 3 2 1 0
21 . Rooted plants in channel 3 2 1 0
22. Crayfish C0? 0.5 1 1.5
23. Bivalves 0 1 2 3
24. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5
25. Amphibians 0 05? 1 1.5
26. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) O - 0.5 1 1.5
27. Filamentous algae; periphyton 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizing bacteria/fungus. 0 0.5 _a 1.5
29 b Wetland plants in streambed FAC = 0.5; FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 SAV = 2.0; Other = 0
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