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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20130323 Ver 1_Buffer Determination_20130405M���� NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Town of Eureka Billy Davis 104 North Church Street Eureka, NC 27830 Subject Property: Town of Eureka Division of Water Quality Charles Wakid, P.E. Director April 5, 2013 Neuse River Basin, Watery Branch [NEU 07, 27- 86 -12; NSW, C, Sw] John E. Skvarla III Secretary DWQ # 13 -0323 Wayne County On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Area Protection Rules (15A NCAC 213 .0233) Dear Mr. Davis: On April 3, 2013 at your request Mr. Roberto Scheller of this Office conducted an on -site determination of a drainage feature located within the Town of Eureka for applicability to the Neuse Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233). The feature is labeled as "13- 0323" on the attached maps and initialed on April 5, 2013. The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has determined that the feature labeled as "13- 0323" on the attached maps, and highlighted in red is not subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules. The stream determination begins at point #007 at inlet of roadway culvert passing under West Main Street and continues down gradient, passing under West Martin Street, and ends at the culvert outlet on South Church Street labeled #012 as shown on enclosed maps. 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 that it is subject to the buffer rule 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 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 conducts 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 North Carolina Division of Water Quality 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, NC 27889 Phone: 252 - 946 -6481 1 FAX: 252 - 946 -9215 Internet: www.ncwaterquality.orq An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina naturally 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 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 Roberto Scheller in the Washington Regional Office at (252) 948- 3940. S' cerely, For Charles Wakid, P.E. Attachments: Wayne County Soil Survey map USGS Fremont Quad map Goggle Earth map cc: DWQ Webscape Unit DEMLR- WaRO File Copy Filename 13 -0323 I Mile 5000 Feet 5000 4000 000 2000 Z ago 3 °. ? 3 0 % 3 O3,° n1 _,�.�,. -s- _ .. 5 � �• � .. t..rC 111 em Ce Ndlzon WT �y„•r�' 'F t f i ` 1 , • f fj 7 + r: � Cer�1�:; � '' ++ 757 � . -tom`• . ir i .. . _ � C` i � fey � f• } 55, Water Quality F ri°t Diw M1•.1 ( Vi R vie b r` go Name: FREMONT Location: 035° 32'23.8" N 077° 52' 36.71" W Date: 3/26/2013 Caption: Town of Eureka Stream Determination, Wayne Co. Scale: 1 inch equals 1000 feet