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October 15, 2013
Ms. Karen Higgins
NCDENR- Division of Water Resources
DWQ WeBSCaPe Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699
Reference: Wetland /Stream Assessment
Nash 64 Farm- Proposed Solar Array
Rockwool Street
Spring Hope, Nash County, North Carolina
ECS Project No. 06:20629
Dear Ms. Higgins:
ECS Carolinas, LLP (ECS) would like to request reevaluation of a previous stream call made on
the above referenced site. The stream is identified as Feature B, which is subject to the Tar -
Pamlico 50' buffer requirements.
PROJECT INFORMATION
The site consists of two contiguous parcels which total approximately 57 acres of a larger 77.5
acre parent property. According to the Nash County GIS Online database, the Parcel
Identification Numbers are: 00831 (36.46 acres) and 009668 (43.04 acres). The site consists of
undeveloped wooded land and agricultural fields. Rockwool Street transects the western portion
of the site. Rockwool Street turns into a dirt road that transects the western and central portions
of the site. Remnants of an old barn structure and residence are located on the western portion
of the site. Seaboard Coast Railroad borders the northern site boundary. According to the
USGS Topographic Map, Sapony Creek transects the central portion of the site, oriented north
to south. The creek expands into swamp areas throughout the central portion of the site.
ECS would like to reevaluate the stream call made on July 19, 2013 by Mr. Dave Parnell and
Mr. Chris Pullinger with the NCDWR. The feature in question, Feature B, does not have a well
defined bed or banks. Characteristics of the feature include shallow pools, approximately two to
four inches deep. Base flow has been minimal to absent during our site visits. The width of the
feature varies from approximately one to three feet. A large portion of this feature is straight with
zero to minimal sinuosity. The gradient of the feature is relatively flat and the bottom is primarily
composed of sand and silt. The feature has ephemeral characteristics and was not flagged in
the field by ECS.
ECS provided a wetland /stream report to Strata Solar, our client, for the above mentioned site
on September 24, 2013. Information regarding the stream determination made by NCDWR on-
site has not been communicated to the property owner, Mr. A.L. Honeycutt, Jr. Because the
affected party was not notified of the buffer determination letter issued on July 19, 2013, ECS
believes the 60 day appeal request date should not be adhered to. Additionally, at the time the
wetland delineation report was issued, ECS was not provided a proposed development plan for
the subject site. As such, ECS and the affected property owner were unaware of the
ramifications of the determination call and unable to move forward more diligently in the appeal
process.
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ECS would like to schedule an additional on -site assessment of Feature B. ECS would like to
be present during the re- evaluation of the feature in question.
If you have questions or need additional information, please contact us at cdarnell(a)ecslimited.com
or (919) 861 -9910.
Respectfully submitted,
ECS Carolinas, LLP
Cory Darnell
Environmental Scientist
Enclosures:
NCDWQ Determination Letter
Agent Authorization Form
Data Forms
Site Maps
Michael T. Brame, PWS
Environmental Principal

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCroy Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III
Govemor Acting Director Secretary
July 23, 2013
ECS Carolinas, LLP
9001 Glenwood Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27617
Attention: Conchilla Darnell
Subject: Surface Water Determination Letter
TBRRO# 13 -172
Nash County
Determination Type:
Buffer Call
Isolated or EIP Call
❑ Neuse (15A NCAC 26 .0233)
Start@
Stop@
E] Ephemeral /Intermittent/Perennial Determination
® Tar - Pamlico (15A NCAC 26 .0259)
A
❑ Isolated Wetland Determination
❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 2B .0267)
Property Line
Project Name
Location/Directions
Subject Stream:
Nash 64
Subject property is wooded and farmland located on Business 64, east of
Spring Hope
UT to Saponv Creek
Determination Date: Date: 7 -19 -13 Staff: Dave Parnell
Feature
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Not Subject
Subject
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Soil
Survey
USGS
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A
X
Property Line
Property Line
X
X
B
X
Property Line
Property Line
X
*E111P — Ephemeral /Intermittent /Perennial
Explanation: The feature(s) listed above has or have been located on the Soil Survey of Nash County, North
Carolina or the most 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 b.
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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 Quality.
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 may request a determination by the
Director. An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) 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 c/o Karen Higgins, DWQ WeBSCaPe Unit, 1650 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699.
This determination is final and binding unless, as detailed above, you ask for a hearing or appeal within sixty (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)- 807 -6300, and the US Army Corp of Engineers (Raleigh
Regulatory Field Office) at (919) - 554 -4884.
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Danny Smith at (919) 791 -4200.
�espec fly,
Danny Sm'
Regional Supervisor
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Approximate Location of Site Boundary
SOURCE: -- - - i FIGURE 2
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USDA Soil Survey of Nash County Nash 64 Farm LLC
Issued: 1989 Rockwool Street
Map Sheet Number: 7 Spring Hope, Nash County, North Carolina
Scale: 1"= 1,000'
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SAMPLE AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
DESCRIPTION:
LOT NO. PLAN NO. PARCEL ID:
STREET ADDRESS:
Please print:
Property Owner: PF
roperty Owner:
The undersigned, registered property owners of the above noted property, do hereby authorize
LLP
(Contractor ( Agent) (Name of consulting firm)
to act on my behalf and'. take all actions necessary for the processing, issuance and acceptance of
this permit or certification and any and all standard and special conditions attached.
'Property Owner's Address (if different than property above):
Telephoner C� "'I > D C V f
We hereby certify the above information submitted in this application is true and accurate to the
best of our knowledge.
Authorized Signat2u — Authorized Signature
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NC Division of Water Quality - Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11
NC DWO Stream Identification Form Vprcinn d 11
Date: SV N fr oZ C1�3
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Latitude:
Evaluator;
County:
S rmination circle one
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Longitude:
Other
Total Points:
Stream is at least intermittent 13.5
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phemeral termittent Perennial 1
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A. Geomorphology (Subtotal =
1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
Absent
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2
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3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple-pool sequence
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1
2
2
3
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
0
1
2
3
6. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
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2
3
8. Headcuts
0
0.5
2
3
9. Grade control
0.5
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0
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1
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B. Hydrology (Subtotal = 02. )
12. Presence of Baseflow
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1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
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2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
0
No 0
1 1.5
Yes = 3
V. Biology toubtotal = 'Y 1
18. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0.5
1
1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed
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SOURCE: FIGURE
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Map Sheet Number: 7 Spring Hope, Nash County, North Carolina
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A ? ZONE A No Base Flood Elevation determined.
ZONEAE Base Flood Elevations determined.
ZONE AN Flood depths of 1 N 3 feet (usually areas of ponNng); Base Flood Eleva —
determind.
• •I ZONE AO Flood depths of I to 3 feel (usually sheet Flow on sloping terrain); average
depths determind. For areas of a11WO fan Iloatllng, velaities also
I+ determined.
R1 F ZONEAR 5p 1 Feed Hand Area formerly protettd from the 1% annual chance
Flues y Nat Ae formeryllaod Imnttrola syslemgisebeng' —'ed to P.'ae
pm[ectlon from the lob annual than nn r 9rea[er Flootl.
ZONE A99 Areas to be protected from I% a oat chance hood by a Fedeal .
pmlec00n syrtPm antler constmttion; no BPSe FIOd flPVa[i0n5 tlP[ermind.
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Map Number: 372028600J is unavailable
(unincorporated areas) Nash 64 Farm LLC
Rockwool Street
FMIS Mapping Service Spring Hope, Nash County, North Carolina
Panel 2860 — 11/3/2004
SCALE: 1" = 1,000' F ECS Project No. 06 -20629

THE STREAM/WETLAND LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THIS MAP ARE APPROXIMATE. THEY HAVE BEEN DELINEATED BY ECS
ON 6/17/13.
THEY HAVE BEEN VERIFIED BY THE U.S ARMY CORPS
OF ENGINEERS ON 7 -11 -13 and NCDWQ on 7- 19 -13.
THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SURVEYED.
LEGEND
FLAG NUMBERS /INFO
Approximate Location of Site Boundary
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Approximate Location of Perennial Stream
WETLAND /JURISDICTIONAL
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Approximate Location of Intermittent Stream
TRIBUTARY FLAGS =
0
Approximate Location of Wetland
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Approximate Location of 3 Large Culverts
STREAM /POND FLAGS =
WA 1 -21
Flag Number /Approximate Location
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Approximate Location of Data Point
Stream Flags = 0
Approximate Location of 50' -0 Buffer
Pond Flags = 0
Wetland Flags = 144
Total Flags = 144
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2010 Aerial Photograph and
ECS Field Notes
Approximate Scale: 1" = 700'
FIGURE 5
STREAM/WETLAND
_ FLAG LOCATION MAP
Nash 64 Farm LLC
Rockwool Street
Spring Hope, Nash County, North Carolina
" ECS Project No. 06 -20629