20210921 Ver 1_Appeal Letter - No Signature_20210717

F v,STATE oFti,,,
ROY COOPER J FD-.,/
Governor ' t v `a O l
ELIZABETH S.BISER �_`wna lz,nw
Secretary f�` ^D"' '
S.DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
July 17,2021
DWR Project# 20210921
Wake County
Kelly Roth,
McAdams
[e-mail]
Subject: On-Site Appeal Determination for Applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules
Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) 02B .0714
Location: Watkins Road Lot 4,PIN 0746-844-500,Morrisville,Wake County,NC
Lat/ Long: 35.850966,-78.836689
Dear Kelly:
On May 6, 2021, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received a request from Jennifer Burdette
of McAdams,to appeal an on-site determination made by the Town of Morrisville as provided in Title
15A NCAC 02B .0714 (4) of the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules. Specifically, Feature B, located
south of Watkins Road,was the subject of the appeal.
On June 25, 2021, Shelton Sullivan of DWR, conducted a site visit to review Feature B. Shelton
Sullivan was accompanied by Alys Hannum of DWR,Jennifer Burdette of McAdams,and Ben Mills of
the Town of Morrisville. DWR evaluated Feature B on the subject site by using available maps, site
conditions, project history, file review, and the DWR Surface Water Identification Method for
applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules 15A NCAC 02B .0714.
According to Title 15A NCAC 02B .0714 and based on the review, DWR has determined that Feature
B rates as an ephemeral channel within the given property boundary and not subject to the Neuse
River Riparian Buffer Rules.
Feature I Subject Depicted on Depicted on
*
Feature ID Type E/I/P/Other to Buffer Start @ Stop @ Soil Survey USGS Topo
Rules
Within Southern property
boundary and
Feature B Stream Ephemeral No the Yes No
existing pipe/
property earthen fill
D_E Q��� North
512North Carolina DepartmentSalisburyStreet1 o1617 f EnMailvironmentalService Center I Raleigh Quality I Division of WaterNorthCaro Resourceslina
NORTH CAROLINA
, 27699-1617 Department of Environmental Duality 919.707.9000

DWR#20210921
Page 2 of 2
This determination is only for Feature B and replaces the determination originally performed
by the Town of Morrisville for Feature B as documented in their attached letter dated March
22, 2021. This determination shall expire five years from the date of this letter.
This Determination can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing(Petition) with the North Carolina Office of
Administrative Hearings (OAH) within sixty(60) calendar days.Requirements for filing a Petition
are set forth in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina
Administrative Code.Additional information regarding requirements for filing a Petition and Petition
forms maybe accessed at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at(919) 431-
3000.
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F.Lane,General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh,NC 27699-1601
This letter only addresses the applicability to the buffer rules on the subject property and does not
approve any activity within any riparian buffers. Nor does this letter approve any activity within
waters of the of the State or waters of the United States, which include wetlands. Please note that
this buffered feature may have additional requirements as per Johnston County's ordinance. Any
activities along these features may require 404/401 permits and certifications. Any inquiries
regarding applicability to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act should be directed to the US Army Corps
of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office at(919)-554-4884. If you have any additional questions
or require additional information,please call Shelton Sullivan with DWR at(919) 707-3636 or email
at [e-mail]
Sincerely,
Paul Wojoski,Supervisor
401 &Buffer Permitting Branch
Attachments: Photographs; Site Map with DWR Locations indicated; NRCS Soil Survey; USGS
Topo; DWR Stream ID Forms; Copy of Letter from the Town of Morrisville
cc: 401 &Buffer Permitting Branch Laserfiche File
Jennifer Burdette,[e-mail]
Ben Mills,Town of Morrisville,[e-mail]
Filename: 20210921_WatkinsRd_Morrisville_Appeal Letter

DWR Photos,6/25/21
Feature B,Fla 1ookin• u.stream Alon• Feature B, E•hemeral
dla�eF ! ' 'a.bP. ; r�V' i _$ • a fix �.-r" 't s1K �v y i
•
4
...
,,,-.,...,,:.,s,„._ „,.... „ .__ , ..„, ,, P
'� • �.
'''' - '4..k.,-.7- ,...-"E'N'''',e,-, .• - -:.7" '-'...ivit--.1A•"...- --,
_,,...,. .„. ,,,,,..,,,,,, ,, ,,-,,,,..„...„;..,,,,,,..-,,,,,,--4,,,,„,*(, -, —• A ,:"V".4--."...Zaq ':: f....5%.:. '-':, ',"?: A',:',.. .r:A6 A''
mow. .�� 5' Sfc t, a ,4 1 ,'#„, ?
4'� s ' 1':E 1 ? 7-'..'.-7'5,*.-.-.'Y7.'.4 ' «, ems` {
-A-,y e.:- ," ..i.1 z,,-.1'-i.47t.‘ '-,... •,,4,''r -
F 7 r i I s" ,, .
Alon• Feature B,E hemeral Feture B, .i.e,end of evaluation
i .
;ft � s Otis',} rM* `� '.,' z.,. . , !,4:-,..,,.. , ,:' ---,4*: ,°: .,...w,1-- .*IA, ,„, 4., - ,-
t.: 1,,,,17.1681-',:- ...., -;-", . . Ph'
L.
a ff � kA"} h� 4 * ye r . o t. 4.54"" ,:.-- y,. $^.
� i - , i a, d y `__ , f" , . 'Rf i :i. ,-'4p ' K =fk. ram
', :, "C __.t..,-4. „...„. ‘57;:,-,k*,f,',. .'''r., -.,..,* .0:,..,-.,-,,,,,A„,,,,• •
-744
a i i 541 ' ," a-- -4. 22,;''-- ram' :s�,- it
•
a''' ,�, 'rr+ i Fra s" ,t`F'�'Fh�" rt" ,. r 1; ! '" a,-, r "E�., +' „
y `4 �i rifSY" '�FSE -f' �Kf. ` pF � `yIlt..
a 4 r �$�,a+ x �•.. ,... , '' tom. • -,
"eY[" .A'4.1'^ri l _ ,..> -: '�1' Y 1� xw�"�[ ti p:. k'wi i -

Site Map with DWR labels
OLP N
I
------------
71
DP02-Upland
DP01- - band
AN
W1
+!•0.110ao
Feature B2, Ephemeral
Channel, Not SubjectI r
4
Shelton Sullivan DWR
6/25/21
f-az12as I
4.
, s•
•.
•
11 \\\..•
LEGENDL\-----------\\ \
El Project Area
A 11
• Data form
JVetlands
2-Ft Contours 7--\\\\..... .
0 75 150
Ju_uI
FIGURE 4. PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION MAP Feet
WATKINS ROAD 1 inch=150feek
MORRISVILLE, WAKE COUNTY, NC VERSION: 1
DATE: 212212421
MCADAMS JOB NO: 2020110035
DRAWN BY: manning
cppg(y pn INA 11 ..r 00404 PrnductxsnlNahiral Resources4G15470 7 01 1 011 3: Vval.na Road rig 4 PJl]Map mKd.2+??1?0?1 4'3E 17 PM,manning

Wake County Maps
ITV . . _ ,. 11
. • I
/wf ) /ka k
Feature A
•*�� 4
K
f\
,.,L i ,-c..t. I ,
or
' _ A A
4111111 RD
' f‘ 1 .' ii - -ral". : ___A
Feature D �1
it
_ -. )1( ,'" -rs, . \ (- \
0 ii , it. , ,,.
t '. [)\' III
Feature B
f41 43
„„,,..i,
Feature C
;,,- )
lik. '* -wr- 4-'41. filfril4.ba' ilk \ C -- --
Wake County Soil Survey USG USGS Map
1 inch = 490 feet 1 inch = 481 feet0
Watkins Rd PIN(s):
OM Morrisville 0 Watkins Road 0746844500
.. s,..... ` Stream Origin Determination

DWR Stream Form Feature B
'ic ku...4-3
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.I1 -
Dec x ( Projectf51 : a p, ` `5 Latitude -
•
Evaluator: � 46 County, ;04 Lorigitudle:
Total Points nninstion[circle anent other
Sbeam et. oar rFfFn- ea- r 4=0I lrrtsrmittent Perennial e.g Quad hbrre: }
Ira lBorpararvrd,f 20*
F ADeomorphology tSuetotal- ( ` } Absent --Weak— wla#erate Strong
J 9'ConLnu#y of twiner bed erne bank a 1 ._ 3 L
2.Sinw¢ity ntchauml alongthohwoy 4 I 2 3 -
3.In-channel atiuchre:ex.riffe-pool,atep-p ol. • +
ripple-pm'9exenc:e 0 3 '
4 Particle stae of stream substrate 0 CD
2 3 .. .
5_Ach,mlrUrcl ficcdI lei f 2 --_ 3 _
6.DGp lltlonal bars de Ixtrtic.ht's • 2 3
7.Recent atttkmal❑e-deslts r - 3 -
8 acc 4A t7 2 3 -
9.6radedeeorehol to...one i?tQa- 121 t--. 15 -
10.Natural valley 0 $ 1.5
11 `.,ecrrrdor grouter ortlerStrdnn l '4-+ Yes=3
:rtiFrid ditches an net rated:sea ;n nanud -
B. Fiydrokogy {SuDtotal= I ri .. ..] _ -
12. Preserve cF 3asef..o 1 2 3
13.iron osa+ll€ing het1e45 CD 1 2 3 -
14.Lear Iltler 5 1 0.5 -
15. Sediment an pleas ardetins g 5 1 1
16.Crganre ins des or piles 1 1 ° -
17 soiRas d Ew1d nce ur111gh orater1able' q u c e Yes=.:
C. Biology {Si total= .v 1 �+d" _
18.Frbrowrootsineiniernbed 3 2 1Mi 0
1P.Routed upland planth it aireernbed 3 CVP1 0 •
•
211 Mem.baituia filar drrifi,Sera 1 2 3
21.Agin Malutrld erb 1 2 3 -
22.Ptah a) as 1 1.5
23. h InD 0 5 1 1.5 L
24.AYgShitiiarii r 0 5 1 1,5
25.Awe di, 0_5 1 1.5
26.'F l•ilantl Monts in streairbetl . FACW-I375; OBL-1-5 Chet-b -
-pv+nnial Leeerna rrry ilea N Milt!ibi isilg eErr inrraaAr.Srr p.35 re mews'.—
t -ntes: .
SIsetC . +\ -n. o e. ..a.c4
• b( '► u r 4C4 a' # &- ��!e) 1
i r r7J�
•
GtW }F 1
B y _____""__,
2.14.7
I

ligli Morrisville
Live connected.Live well.
March 22, 2021
Ms. Lindsey Brown
Longfellow Real Estate Partners, LLC
30o Morris Street, Suite 280
Durham,NC 27701
RE: Stream Origin Determination
Project: Watkins Rd
Site Address: o Watkins Road
Wake County PIN # 0746-844-500
TOM#: DETER-21-oo21
Dear Ms. Brown:
On Monday,March 22, 2021,the Town of Morrisville conducted an on-site investigation to review the potential
streams located on/adjacent to the subject property for applicability to the Town of Morrisville Unified
Development Ordinance(UDO),Section 6:Riparian Buffers. The streams are labeled as "Feature A", "Feature
B", "Feature C" and Feature D" on the attached USGS and USDA Soils map.
Staff certified to determine stream origin points per the North Carolina Department of Environment Quality
(NC DEQ) Division of Water Quality(DWQ) Surface Water Identification Training and Certification (SWITC)
observed the features in question.
The Town of Morrisville has determined that the stream labeled as "Feature A" and"Feature C" on the attached
map are not at least intermittent and are not subject to the 50'Buffer Rule,while the stream labeled as
"Feature B"on the attached map is at least intermittent and is subject to the 50'Buffer Rule.The stream
labeled as "Feature D" on the attached map was more than 50'from the property line and therefore was not
analyzed.
Feature Not Subject Start@ Stop@ Soil USGS
Subject Survey Topo
Feature A X -- Road culvert Northern X --
property line
Feature B -- X Pink tape Southern X --
labeled"Start" Property line
Feature C X -- -- -- X --
Explanation: The feature(s)listed above has or have been located on the Soil Survey of Wake County, North
Carolina or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,00o scale. Each feature that is
checked"Not Subject"has been determined not to be a stream or is not present on the property. Features that
are checked"Subject"have been located on the property and possess characteristics that qualify it to be a
stream. There may be other streams located on your property that do not show up on the maps referenced
above,but still may be considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and/or to the
Division of Water Resources.
too Town Hall Drive I Morrisville,NC 2756o I P:919.463.6200 I F:919.481.29o7 I townofmorrisville.org

01. Morrisville
nLive connected.Live well.
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 DWR or Delegated Local Authority
may request a determination by the Director.An appeal request must be made within sixty(6o)
days of date of this letter or from the date the affected party(including downstream and/or
adjacent owners)is notified of this letter. A request for a determination by the Director shall
be referred to the Director in writing to the DWR 4oi &Buffer Permitting Unit, 165o Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650.
If you dispute the Director's determination you may file a petition for an administrative
hearing. You must file the petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings within sixty(60)
days of the receipt of this notice of decision. A petition is considered filed 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:oo am and 5:oo pm,
except for official state holidays. To request a hearing, send the original and one (i) copy of the
petition to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-
6714. The petition may also be faxed to the attention of the Office of Administrative Hearings at
[phone],provided the original and one (1) copy of the document is received by the Office
of Administrative Hearings within five (5) days following the date of the fax transmission. A
copy of the petition must also be served to the Department of Natural Resources, c/o Mary
Penny Thompson, General Counsel, i6oi Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1601.
This determination is final and binding unless, as detailed above,you ask for a hearing or
appeal within sixty(6o) days.
The owner/future owners should notify the Division of Water Resources (including any other
Local, State, and Federal Agencies) of this decision concerning any future correspondences
regarding the subject property(stated above). This project may require a Section 404/401
Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries should be directed to the Division of Water
Resources (Central Office) at (919)-807-6301, and the US Army Corp of Engineers (Raleigh
Regulatory Field Office) at (919)-554-4884.
Respectfully,
Ben Mills, PE
Stormwater Engineering Manager
Attachment(s)
cc: File
too Town Hall Drive I Morrisville,NC 2756o I P:919.463.6200 I F:919.481.29o7 I townofmorrisville.org