20071221 Ver 1_Stream Appeal Request_20070716

Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA
11010 Raven Ridge Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.SandEC.com
07"221
S&EC Project # 10161.W1
To: Alan Klimek, Director
c/o Cyndi Karoly, DWQ Wetlands Group
2321 Crabtree Blvd, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
From: James Graham, S&EC, P.A.
RE: Buffer Determination Appeal for Stream Feature D,
Doc Nichols; Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
On behalf of the property owner, Bill Ripley, we request an appeal of the buffer determination performed
by Mike Horan for the Doc Nichols Site. Mr. Horan met S&EC on site and determined feature D to be
subject to the Neuse Buffer Rule (see attached map). However, we believe this feature lacks the
necessary indicators of an intermittent/buffered stream channel. Therefore, we request a re-evaluation of
the previous analysis. Please accept this letter as an official request. We are appealing the determination
of stream "feature D". Your help in clarifying the status of the application of the Neuse Buffer Rules to
this feature is greatly appreciated.
Please contact me at your earliest convenience to coordinate a site meeting for re-evaluating the feature in
question. I can be reached at our office: [phone]..
Sincerely,
J~f s Grah m -
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Enclosures:
1) USGS site vicinity map
2) Stream Map
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Project Name: Doc Nichols
Project #: 10161. W 1
Project Manager: David Gainey
Site Location: Durham, NC
Source: DOT GIS/ Durham County
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Map by: James Graham
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O~ W A~~9 Michael F. Easley, Governor
Q William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
~ North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
] ~ r Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
't Division of Water Quality
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June 20, 2007 ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ x ~~ _ _
(Revision of December 21, 2006 Letter) 1
S&EC
11010 Raven Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27614
Attn: David Gainey
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RRO# 06-311
Durham County
BASIN:
Neuse River X Tar-Pamlico
(15A NCAC 2B .0233) (15A NCAC 2B .0259)
Complaint NOV Buffer Determination X
Incident # Appeal Call
Project Name: Doc Nichols (S & EC Project # 10161.w1)
Location/Directions: located in the northwest quadrant of SR 1906 and SR 1908
Subject Stream: UT to Lick Creek
Hate of netcrmination: 3/13/07
Feature(s) Not Subject Start @ Stop@ Stream Soil USGS
Subject Form Pts. Survey Topo
A X A07 X X
B X NBR flag X X
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C X AO:1
n X sot soz x X
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E X E2
F X. A04 X X
Explanation: The feature(s) listed above has or have been located on the Soil Survey of Durham County, North
Carolina or the tnost recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 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 other streams located on your property that do not show up on the maps referenced above but, still
tnaybe considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and/or to the Division of Water
Quality.
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Yrotcction
lntemet: h2o.encstate.nc.us 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
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Don Nichols Site S & EC # 10161.w1
Durham County
6/20/2007
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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 Cyndi I{aroly ,DWQ
Wetlands/401 Unit, 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC 27604-2260. 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 ad judicatory 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 Nlail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699-6714. This
determination is final and binding unless you ask for a hearing within 60 days.
The (owner/future owners) should notify the Division of Water Quality (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 Quality (Central Office) at (919)-733-1786, and the US Army
Corp of Engineers (Raleigh Regulatory Field Office) at (919)-876-8441.
Respectfully,
p g ,~,..::...-
Michael Horan
Environmental Spec. I
CC: Jamie Shern-US Atmy Cotps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Office
Wetlands/ Stormwater Branch, 2321 Crabtree Blvd, Suite 250, Raleigh, NC 27604
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