20120974 Ver 1_Complete File_20121213

Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Charles Wakild, P.E.
Director
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Stream Origin /Buffer Applicability Determination
RECEIVED
OCT222012
DWQ -WARS
Applicant/Owner's Name (corporation/individual who is legally responsible for the property and its compliance):
Applicant: Strata Solar
1119 15 1501 Highway South
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 28204
P:919- 960 -6015
mcohen ,stratasolar.com
Owner: Ms. Ilse M. Rouse
1904 Hardee Road
Kinston, North Carolina 28504
P: 252 -523 -3558 F: 252 -523 -2641
irouse @tripler.com
Consultant/Contact person Name (if applicable): Paul Pascarosa. Environmental ProjectPaul Pascarosa.Environmental Project Manama
Consultant address (if applicable): ECS Carolinas, LLC 7211ECS Carolinas, 7211 Ogden Business Park
Park
Consultant's phone number: 910 - 686 -9114 Fax number: 910- 686 -9666
Consultant's email address: cpascaros�ecslimited.com
Name of Project: Lenoir Farm 1 County: Lenoir Coup_ t
Nearest Named stream + River Basin (from USGS topographic map):
Gum Swamp Creek is located approximately 4,000 feet south of the site.
Please provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available):
A solar array field is proposed at the subject site. On October 4, 2012, Mr. William Wescott of the USACE determined the
streams along the western and southeastern boundaries of the site are Waters of the U.S. -ECS personnel determined the stream on
the western boundary of the site was intermittent and the stream along the southeastern boundary of the site was perennial.
Therefore, it appears the Neuse River stream buffer requirements will apply to this site. A USGS map, NRCS soil map, other
supplemental mapping and site photographs are attached.
Location of project site - please include reference to the county, nearest named town and highway number:
The site is comprised of one parcel which totals 41.08 acres. The site is located on the south side of Wheat Swamp Road
approximately 600 feet northwest of its intersection with Highway 258 in Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina (Figures 1 and
2, Appendix I). According to the information provided from the Lenoir County On -line GIs website, the Parcel Identification
Number for the site is 359700782369 and the Parcel Record Number is 4149.
Has any DWQ staff visited the site? No
This form may be submitted via email (amy.adams ncmail.net), faxed (252- 946 - 9215), mailed or hand - delivered to:
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889. (Note: Submittals of the review packages on Friday after 12:00 pm will
be stamped as received on the next business day).
Please contact Amy Adams at 252- 948 -3917 if you have any questions regarding this form.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: www.ncwaterqualitN,.org
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone]
Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone]
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Approximate Scale: 1 inch — 200 feet.
SOURCE: July 2011 aerial photograph obtained from
Google Earth.
Notes:
1. This figure is preliminary. The wetland boundaries are
approximate and have not been surveyed.
2. The wetland boundaries on this figure were verified in
the field by the U.S. Corps of Engineers on 10/04/2012.
LEGEND
SITE BOUNDARY
PERENIAL STREAM
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FIGURE 2: AERIAL SITE MAP
Lenoir Farm 1
U§LULP Wheat Swamp Road
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
ACLI6 ECS Project No. 22:17961
OBSERVED DIRECTION OF
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LOCATION
FIGURE 2: AERIAL SITE MAP
Lenoir Farm 1
U§LULP Wheat Swamp Road
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
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FIGURE 3: USGS MAP
North Carolina Quadrangle.
Lenoir Farm 1
Created 1983
Wheat Swamp Road
Contour Interval = 5 feet
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
ECS Project No. 22:17961
Scale 1" = 2,000'

LEGEND
Approximate Site
Boundary
SOILS:
Go- Goldsboro loamy sand
JS- Johnston soils
Nb- Norfolk loamy sand
Po- Pocalla loamy sand
Ra- Rains sandy loam
St- Stallings loamy sand
SOURCE:
USDA, NRCS Web Soil Survey
Aerial Photography, July 2006
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FIGURE 4: NRCS SOIL MAP
Lenoir Farm 1
Wheat Swamp Road
Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
ECS Project No. 22:17961

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SOURCE:
FIGURE 5: NWI MAP
U.S. Fish & Wildlife ' �" Lenoir Farm 1
National Wetland Inventory Mapping (NWI) Wheat Swamp Road
www.fws.gov /wetlands /+ Kinston, Lenoir County, North Carolina
ECS Project No. 22:17961
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Approximate Site Boundary
Roads - 100yr Flooding - Floodway (AE)
- NC Highway 100yr Flooding - Has BFE's (AE)
-US Highway 100yr Flooding - No BFE's (A)
� Interstate Highway 100yr Flooding - Velocity Zone
Polibcai Areas 500yr Flooding (Shaded X)
Extraterritorial Jurisdictions Base Flood Elevation (Symbol) '\
® Coastal Sounds 0 700 F e Bt ' Y
- Cross Sections I I
SOURCE:
North Carolina Floodplain Mapping
Information System:
www.ncfloodmaps.com
Scale as shown
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Lenoir Farm 1 - Wetland Delineation /JD Report
Wheat Swamp Road
Kinston, Lenoir County, NC
ECS Project #22:17961
SITE PHOTOGRAPHS
(taken July 2012)
Photograph 1. Corn field, viewed from the northeastern corner of the site.
Photograph 2. Corn field, viewed from the southern portion of the site.

Lenoir Farm 1 - Wetland Delineation /JD Report
Wheat Swamp Road
Kinston, Lenoir County, NC
ECS Project #22:17961
Photograph 3. Stream located on the southeastern boundary of the site.
Photograph 4. Thick vegetation on the stream bank along the southeastern site
boundary.

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Date: i Project/Site: Latitude:
Evaluator: County: Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermiftenf Stream Determination (circle one) Other
if z 19 or perennial if z 30' Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial e.g. Quad Name:
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A. Geomor holo (Subtotal = W ' )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1' Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple-pool sequence
0
1
1
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
1
3
5. Active /relict floodplain
0
1
2
6. Depositional bars or benches
22. Fish
1
2 f
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
1
1
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
1.5
0.5
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.6
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
es = 3
anmciai aacnes are not rarea; see aiscussions in manual
B_ Hvdroloov (Subtotal =
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
2
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
0
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
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0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
01-
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
C_ Bioloav (Subtotal = 1
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
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0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
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NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.110 -
Date: t ,� Project/Site� ,` Latitude:
Evaluator: County: {a;dtt Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent �� �r j Stream Determination (circle one) Other
if a 19 or perennial if z 30' Ephemeral Intermittent Perennial e.g. Quad Name:
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A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = ', �'' )
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1a Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step - pool,
ripple-pool se uence
0
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active /relict floodplain
0
1
2
1.5
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
0.5
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
01" `
2
3
8. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
0.
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
.5
1
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
\ No = 0 .'
Yes = 3
- artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual
B_ Hvdroloov (Subtotal = 1
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
d
2
3
14. Leaf litter
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0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
±, 0.5
1
15
16. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
es = 3
C Kioloov (Subtotal = i I 1 �• -�
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
2
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
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2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
0.
1
2
3
22. Fish
01
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
01" `
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual. --
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Date: 12/13/2012 Caption: Vail Apartments, Pikeville, Lenoir Co.
Scale: 1 inch equals 1000 feet
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ECS CAROLINAS, LLP
OWNER / AGENT AUTHORIZATION
Scope of Work: Proposal for Wetland Services
Location: Site Name: n/a
Address /Street: Wheat Swamp Road
City /State: Kinston, NC
This form authorizes ECS to act as our agent in stream /wetland matters including U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers and North Carolina Division of Water Quality field verification and permit
application.
Owner Ilse M. Rouse Agent
Property Address: j� sWheat Swamp Road, Kinston, NC
Owner Information:
Name: Ilse M. Rouse
Address: 1904 Hardee Road
Kinston, NC 28504
Telephone Number: 252 - 523 -3558 252 - 523 -2467
Fax Number: 252 - 523 -2641 _
E -mail Address: [e-mail]
Signature: %(7u Date: 06-1.1-12