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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Charles Wakild, P. E. John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Director Secretary
January 21; 2013
Chris Sheets
The Catena Group, Inc.
410 -13 Millstone Drive
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Subject: NCDOT (17BP.7.R.22) Bridge No. 780895, Guilford County
Boulding Branch [Cape Fear River Basin, CPF 08 (03- 06 -08), WSIV *]
On -Site Determination for Applicability to Randleman Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 213 .0250) On -Site
Determination for Applicability to the Mitigation Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0506(h))
Dear Mr. Sheats:
On December 6, 2013, the Winston Salem Regional Office received a request for jurisdictional
verification.fro Division 7 Bridge Wetland and Stream verifications.in Rockingham and Guilford
Counties. On January 7, 201 "2, Amy Euliss, NC Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) staff, and Andy
Williams, USACE staff, conducted an on -site determination to review drainage features located at Bridge
No 780895 on Lexington Ave in Guilford County for applicability to the Randleman Lake buffer Rules
and for applicability to the mitigation rules (15A NCAC 2H .0506(h)). The drainage features are
approximated on the attached map initialed and dated January 22, 2013. The other sites in the package
were not verified in the field, and this letter does not address them.
Feature ID
Site
Visited
Stream/Wetland
Tv De
Buffered
SA
Yes
Intermittent
Yes
SB
Yes
Perennial
Yes
Boulding
Branch
Yes
Perennial
Yes
Wetland
Yes
Bottomland Hardwood
Not Applicable
Please note that"no other features at the site were evaluated. Also, this letter only addresses
applicability to the Randleman Buffer Rules at the site specifically marked on the attached map
and does not apply to reaches of the channel [or drainage feature] further downstream from the
NCDOT project area, or to any,other drainage features in the vicinity.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27107 .0ne
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1. 877.623.6748 NaO'�hCai ollna
Internet: vnvw.ncwaterquality.org `' YatUPZl
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This letter only addresses the applicability to the mitigation rules and the buffer rules and does not
approve any activity within,the buffer, Waters of the United States, or Waters of the State. Any impacts
to wetlands, streams and buffers must comply with the Randleman Buffer Rules, 404 /401 regulations,
water supply regulations (15A NCAC 213..0216), and any other required federal, state and local
regulations. Please be aware that even if no direct impacts'are,proposed'to the protected buffers, sheet
flow of all new stormwater runoff as per 15A NCAC 2B .0250 is required.
The owner (or future owners)'or permittee.should notify NCDWQ (and other relevant agencies) of this
determination 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 NCDWQ 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 Amy Chapman, NCDWQ Wetlands /401 Unit, 1650 Mail, Service Center,'Raleigh,
NC 27699 -1650.
Individuals that dispute a determination by NCDWQ or Delegated Local Authority that "exempts" a
surface water from the mitigation rules may ask for an adjudicatoty 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 and the date the affected party
(including downstream and adjacent landowners) is notified -of this decision. 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 8:00am and
5:00pm, 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: (919)- 431 -3000, Facsimile: (919) -431 -3100
A copy of the petition most also be served on DENR as follows:
Mr. Lacy Presnell, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
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 me at 336 - 771 -4959 or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
At, �, �
Amy Euliss

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Attachments: signed location map
cc: Andy Williams, US Army Corps of Engineers — Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (electronic copy
only)
Jerry Parker, DEO Division 7 (electronic copy,only)
NCDWQ Wetlands 401 Transportation Permitting Unit (electronic copy only)
File Copy
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