20120691 Ver 1_Stream Call Letter_20120919

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P. E. Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
September 19, 2012
CERTIFIED MAIL:
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
7003 2260 0005 5380 8764
Kevin Yates
Eco Engineering
2905 Meridian Parkway,
Durham, NC 27713
DWQ Project # 2012 -0691
Orange County
Subject Property: Ballentine Subdivision in Carrboro, NC (near Old NC 86 Hwy)
On -Site Perennial Stream Determination
Dear Mr. Yates:
On August 14, 2012, at your request Lauren Witherspoon and Katie Merritt with the North Carolina
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) conducted an on -site perennial stream determination of Buckhorn
Branch, located on the subject property. The stream is labeled as "A" on the attached map initialed by
Ms. Merritt on September 19, 2012. Staff from the Town of Carrboro conducted an on -site perennial
determination of the subject stream on May 25, 2012. In your letter to the Director dated July 2, 2012,
you requested an appeal of their determination as provided within 15A NCAC 02B .0267(4) (d).
At your request, we conducted an appeal of their perennial stream determination as stated above. During
our review we evaluated four reaches within the stream using four DWQ Stream Classification Forms
identified as "Form A ", "Form B ", "Form C" and "Form D ". The reaches evaluated along with their
corresponding forms and calculated scores are described as follows:
• Form A, 20 points — upstream of the confluence where the Town of Carrboro made their
perennial stream determination
• Form B, 23.5 points — downstream and directly below the confluence where the Town of
Carrboro made their perennial stream determination
• Form C, 25 points — further downstream of the confluence
• Form D, 30 points - Below perennial flag A (flagged onsite)
The form states that if the score is "greater than or equal to 19 points the stream is at least intermittent.
Additionally, if the score is "greater than or equal to 30 points the stream is perennial ".
This determination shall replace the determination originally performed by the Town of Carrboro
and shall expire five years from the date of this letter.
Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater, Compliance and Permitting Unit (WeBSCaPe) One
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650
Phone- 919 - 807 -63001 FAX [phone] NDI thCarohna
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You can contest the Director's decision as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 150B. To contest the
Director's decision you must file a petition for an administrative hearing. You may obtain the petition
form from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition with the office of
Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered fled
when it is received in the office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours. The Office of
Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:OOam and
S:OOpm, except for official state holidays. The original and one (1) copy of the petition must be filed with
the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The petition may be faxed - provided the original and one copy of the document is received by the Office
of Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone]
A copy of the petition must also be served on DENR as follows:
Mr. William Cary, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699- 1601
This stream and its associated buffers should be identified on any future plans for this property. The
owner (or future owners) should notify the DWQ (and other relevant agencies) of this decision in any
future correspondences concerning this property.
This letter only addresses the applicability to the buffer rules and does not approve any activity within the
buffers. 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 Karen Higgins at
(919)807 -6360. This determination is subject to review as provided in Articles 3 & 4 of G.S. 150B.
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Enclosures: Village of Berkley Site Map & DWQ Stream Classification Forms (A, B, C, D)
cc: Katie Merritt, File Copy
Randy Dodd, Town of Carrboro, 301 West Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510

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1
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0
1
2
3
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1
2
3
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05
1
15
23 Crayfish
05
1
1 5
24. Amphibians
05
1
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25. Algae
05
1
1 5
26 Wetland plants in streambed
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Project/Site:
Latitude:
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2 Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
A. Geomorphology (Subtotal
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Strong
18 Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2 Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
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ripple-pool sequence
0
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2
3
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1
1
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1
1
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6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
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3
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0
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
25 Algae
2
3
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0
0
1
10 Natural valley
0
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1
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3
14. Leaf litter
15
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0
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15 Sediment on plants or debris
2
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1
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3
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1
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20 Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
21 Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22 Fish
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1
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23 Crayfish
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1
1.5
24 Amphibians
0.5
1
15
25 Algae
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1
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26 Wetland plants in streambed
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3
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0
1
2
0
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1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
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1
2
3
5. Active /relict floodplain
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1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7 Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
05
3
8 Headcuts
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
1
0.5
26 Wetland plants in streambed
15
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0
05
1
1.5
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Yes = s
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12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
1
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1 5
1
05
0
15 Sediment on plants or debris
0
0 5
21 Aquatic Mollusks
1
16 Organic debris lines or piles
17 Soil -based evidence of high water table?
0 0 5
No = 0
1 1 5
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18 Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20 Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21 Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22 Fish
05
1
15
23 Crayfish
0.5
1
1 5
24 Amphibians
V7
05
1
1 5
25. Algae
05
1
1.5
26 Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75, OR = 1 5
Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be Identified using other methods See p 35 of manual
Notes:
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