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Home My WebLink About20120596 Ver 1_Stream Call Letter_20130520NCDENR 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 May 20, 2013 David Moose 561 Country Club Road Mr. Olive, NC 28365 DWQ Project # 12 -0596 Craven County Subject Property: MCAS Cherry Point, Area D Neuse River Basin (NEU 10), Neuse River (27- (104); SB, Sw, NSW), Tucker Creek (27- 112 -6; SC, Sw, NSW), Anderson Creek (27- 112 -7; SC, Sw, NSW), Slocum Creek (27 -112; SC, Sw, NSW) On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Area Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B.0233) Dear Mr. Moose: At your request this Office conducted an on -site determination to review drainage features located within Area D for applicability to the Neuse River Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233). The features are labeled on the attached maps, highlighted in red and blue, and initialed by me on May 20, 2013. The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has determined that the surface waters labeled as "AZ -01 through GY -01" (see Enclosed Stream Origin Determination List) on the attached maps and highlighted in red are not subject to the Neuse Buffer Rule. The streams highlighted in blue are subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules (AZ -01, GW -01a, IK -01, IL -01, IL -02, IP -01, ZD -02, ZF -01, ZT -01). Initial stream origin points were set by staff of Geo -Marine and conformation of these stream origin points, for applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules, was performed by DWQ staff. Please be advised that although the subject features highlighted in red are not subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules these features may be considered waters of the U.S. and/or waters of the State and activities there within may require Nationwide Permits from the US Army Corp of Engineers and General Certifications from the State of North Carolina. It is recommended that Mr. William Wescott with the US Army Corp of Engineers, North Carolina Division of Water Quality Intemet: www.ncwaterquality.org 943 Washington Square Mall Phone: 252- 946 -6481 One Washington, NC 27889 FAX 252- 946 -9215 N&Marohna An Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled /10% Post Consumer Paper AwAmally Page 2 of 2 Washington Field Office, (910- 251 -4629) and Roberto Scheller with the Division of Water Quality, Washington Regional Office (252- 948 - 3940), should be contacted if any construction within these areas is proposed. 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 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 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. Sincerely, a&41VA For Char es Wakild, P.E. Enclosures: USGS Topo maps Soils maps Aerial Photos Stream Origin Determination List (Area D) cc: DWQ Webscape Unit File Copy Filename: 12 -0596 NCDWQ STREAM ORIGIN DETERMINATION FIELD VISIT PACKAGE FOR GMI PROJECT AREA D OF MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT HAVELOCK, NORTH CAROLINA PREPARED FOR: CONTRACT No.N40080 -06 -D -0492 TASK ORDER: ON18 Project Description GMI was contracted by Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington, to conduct a wetland delineation and stream origin identification at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Cherry Point in project areas identified by MCAS Cherry Point. The site is located off US Route 70 and Highway 101 in the town of Havelock, NC. GMI has four project areas at MCAS Cherry Point: Area A (2,470 acre), Area B (1,597 acre), Area C (1,840 acre) and Area D (1,434 acre), with a total acreage of 7,341 (Figure 1). As of May 29th, 2012, NCDWQ has identified 6 perennial stream and 3 intermittent stream origins that are subject to the Neuse River buffer rules in Project Area D (Figures 2 through 12 and the NCPLS Origins Table). USACE has verified 37 additional WoUS features that are not subject to the Neuse River buffer rules in Project Area D (Figures 2 through 10 and the NCPLS Origins Table). Stream Origin Determination Methodology Origins of intermittent and perennial streams were located using the Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and Their Origins, North Carolina Division of Water Quality ( NCDWQ 2010). NCDWQ and GMI staff conducted stream origin determinations in Project Area D on May 29th 2012. All of the GMI identified USACE jurisdictional features (WoUS) verified by the USACE Washington Field Office were re- visited by NCDWQ and GML NCDWQ determined stream origins for the Neuse River buffer subject features, as well as, verified the non - subject status of the additional USACE WoUS features in Project Area D. All subject stream origins and non - subject WoUS origins were NCPLS surveyed after verification by NCDWQ and USACE. The NCPLS Origins Table provides origin determinations of the Neuse River buffer subject and non - subject features in GMI Cherry Point Project Area C for planning and permitting purposes and are valid for five years from the date of NCDWQ signature. Table 1. Streams and RPWs Located in Project Area D as of May 29th, 2012 Origin Length Type Subject Origin Length Type Subject AZ -01 473 Intermittent Stream * IC -01 1442 Perennial RPW DL -01 207 Seasonal RPW IK -01 3858 Perennial Stream DM -01 158 Seasonal RPW IL -01 320 Intermittent Stream DM -04 1912 Perennial RPW IL -02 863 Perennial Stream DR -01 802 Perennial RPW IN -01 457 Perennial RPW DU -01 173 Seasonal RPW IP -01 233 Perennial Stream DU -02 476 Perennial RPW NB -61 1220 Perennial RPW DV -01 120 Seasonal RPW YB -01 860 Seasonal RPW DV -03 583 Perennial RPW YG -01 1618 Seasonal RPW ED -01 445 Seasonal RPW YG -16a 1999 Perennial RPW ED -08 1358 Perennial RPW ZA -01 476 Seasonal RPW EF -01 355 Seasonal RPW ZC -01 1349 Perennial RPW EG -01 336 Seasonal RPW ZD -01 611 Perennial RPW EG -02 115 Perennial RPW ZD -02 1325 Perennial Stream FH -01 492 Seasonal RPW ZF -01 153 Intermittent Stream FI -01 47 Seasonal RPW ZH -01 692 Seasonal RPW FI -03 451 Perennial RPW ZJ -01 391 Perennial RPW FX -01 310 Perennial RPW ZM -01 655 Perennial RPW FZ -01 244 Seasonal RPW ZN -01 474 Seasonal RPW FZ -02 1296 Perennial RPW ZP -01 573 Seasonal RPW GW -01 888 Seasonal RPW ZQ -01 446 Perennial RPW GW -01a 839 Perennial Stream * ZT -01 1318 Perennial Stream GY-01 536 Perennial RPW ZW -01 574 Seasonal RPW North C -m!inn Envircr- Management Commisc -.1 Division of Water Quality For; Basin B! iffer Date go _ Reviewed by_ l K2 DESIGN GROUP, P.A. Land Design, GPS, GIS, Sedimentation & Erosion Control, Environmental, Marine & Land Surveying NCDWQ Stream Origin Determination: GMI Project Area "D" WAS Cherry Point Origins Determination Neuse River Buffer Northing Easting Latitude Longitude AZ -01 Perennial Stream Subject 3868319.2222 329348.7347 N34.9430 W76.8687 DL -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868471.3308 328438.2293 N34.9442 W76.8787 DM -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868329.2005 328410.4008 N34.9430 W76.8790 DM -04 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868361.4909 328445.4191 N34.9433 W76.8786 DR -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868519.2772 329541.0839 N34.9449 W76.8666 DU -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868439.3399 329750.0975 N34.9442 W76.8643 DU -02 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868478.9754 329784.6519 N34.9445 W76.8640 DV -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868342.1062 329828.8422 N34.9433 W76.8635 DV -03 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868375.7154 329842.1155 N34.9436 W76.8633 ED -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868334.1143 328751.1140 N34.9431 W76.8753 ED -08 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868459.7361 328785.9072 N34.9442 W76.8749 EF -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868421.9577 328867.1692 N34.9439 W76.8740 EG -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868533.9555 328950.8206 N34.9449 W76.8731 EG -02 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868527.9455 328852.8810 N34.9448 W76.8742 FH -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868563.9034 326929.3740 N34.9448 W76.8952 FI -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868795.7056 327140.0850 N34.9469 W76.8930 FI -03 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868789.0382 327128.0716 N34.9469 W76.8931 FX -01 USACE WoUS Non- Subject 3868540.0103 327258.0821 N34.9447 W76.8916 FZ -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3866312.4374 329347.8522 N34.9249 W76.8683 FZ -02 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3866376.3336 329316.3496 N34.9255 W76.8687 GW -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3867174.5276 329334.5247 N34.9327 W76.8686 GW- 01a Perennial Stream Subject 3867419.2033 329360.9369 N34.9349 W76.8684 GY -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3867901.6115 329705.5724 N34.9393 W76.8647 IC -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3865134.8950 325935.5300 N34.9137 W76.9054 IK -01 Perennial Stream Subject 3863036.8401 326550.2843 N34.8949 W76.8982 IL -01 Intermittent Stream Subject 3866459.1413 329721.3078 N34.9263 W76.8643 IL -02 Perennial Stream Subject 3866533.6128 329702.7920 N34.9270 W76.8645 IN -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3861893.0070 325572.6390 N34.8845 W76.9087 IP -01 Perennial Stream Subject 3861976.9360 325851.4180 N34.8853 W76.9057 NB -61 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3866264.0364 330444.2462 N34.9247 W76.8563 YB -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3866208.0840 328843.0530 N34.9239 W76.8738 YG -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3866580.5446 328679.8040 N34.9272 W76.8757 YG -16a USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3866742.4532 328913.1182 N34.9287 W76.8732 X688 U.S. HVV EA ;C 2 919.751.0075 - k2designccpsudder link.nr ZA -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3867221.8499 329576.7765 N34.9332 W76.8660 ZC -Ol USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3866919.0632 329408.6690 N34.9304 W76.8678 ZD -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3864746.4980 324162.3380 N34.9099 W76.9247 ZD -02 Perennial Stream Subject 3864586.6506 324268.9160 N34.9085 W76.9235 ZF -01 Intermittent Stream Subject 3864639.5590 324254.5130 N34.9090 W76.9237 ZH -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3863576.9810 325350.3620 N34.8996 W76.9115 ZI -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3862987.2760 325850.9100 N34.8944 W76.9059 ZM -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3862919.0480 325212.0400 N34.8937 W76.9129 ZN -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3863094.4710 325086.9610 N34.8952 W76.9143 ZP -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3862452.8850 325367.5140 N34.8895 W76.9111 ZQ -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3862346.6320 325432.0590 N34.8885 W76.9103 ZT -01 Perennial Stream Subject 3861712.5870 325594.3110 N34.8828 W76.9084 ZW -01 USACE WoUS Non - Subject 3868273.8175 327659.8686 N34.9423 W76.8872 I, John A. Rudolph, certify that these NCDWQ Stream Origin Coordinates were compiled under my direct supervision from an actual survey made under my direct supervision; that the regulated area is located upon Federal land within MCAS Cherry Point; that the purpose of this coordinate sheet is to delineate the origins of streams and does not conform to NCGS 47 -30; that stream origin flags are per USACE standards dated May 10, 2013 and established with conventional and GNSS surveying methods; that the GNSS survey methods were performed by a Topcon Hyper -lite Plus RTK System and Thales Navigation Promark II Static Receivers; all stream origin locations as flagged by Geo- Marine, Inc. wetland scientists; all verified flag locations were found to meet or exceed sub -meter accuracy standard with 95% confidence per Geospatial Positioning Accuracy Standards Part 3, National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy. (FGDC -STD- 007.3 -1998) SgWEYOR L-4194 2 Norte C ^rolina Environmental Management Commission Division of Water Quality h1- For- I � Basin &!ffer Date Reviewed by CA �_'; ,••' Esc ••. C"C Z' SEAL C-, L-4194 _ ;YC E v0 7 5688 U.S. HWY. 70 EAST - GOLDSBORO, NC 27534 919.751.0075 - k2design @suddenlink.net �14 r , Will r Igo M ♦ Cherry Point Area D — Perennial Stream in st allation— area 1 Wetlands D Perennial RPW Mters of the US 0 1 11 Seasonal Feet 0 410 820 1 640 Meters Figure 3. MCAS Cherry Point Wetland /WoUS Project Area D (Soil Survey) F' Figure 4. MCAS Cherry Point Wetland/WoUS Project Area D (Topo) Division of Water Quality For. sin Buffer Oate Reviewed by W-C 611. a. at North c- rolir,- Fi re 6. MCAS Cherry Point Wetland /WoUS Project Area D Management ;. Y Division of Water Quality For. �tz�- Basin Buffer Date .� Reviewed by-� -low 4o If- z. V;" k-A WAS Cherr, Area C =kist.M.Nion—i'mea —F =Piolect Aiea D — I Wetlands MeaD —F 7, _ - eft'. ,�:'•�� J ;_ � , MCAS Cherry Point so Area D i installation area - Perennial Stream Project Area D - Intermittent Stream nog NCriii - Figure Manag;., , .-: Figure P. MCAS Cherry Point Wetland/WoUS Project Area D (Soil Division of Water Quality Survey) For: a asin Buffer Date Reviewed by Figure 10. MCAS Cherry Point Wetland /WoUS Project Area D (Soil Survey) Ncrin C ^rolinn E Management (14gippejI. Division of Water Ouality MCAS Cherry Point Wetland /WoUS Project Area D (Soil For. sZ -13asin Boffer D � Reviewed Survey) Figure 12. MCAS Cherry Point Wetland /WoUS Project Area D (Soil Survey) References NC Division of Water Quality. 2010. Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and Perennial Streams and Their Origins, Version 4.11. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality. Raleigh, NC.