20131150 Ver 1_Stream Call Letter_20131029

North Carolina
Pat McCrory
Governor
James A. McRacken, Jr.
Energy Renewable Partners, LLC
Post Office Box 1032
Stanley, NC 28164
Subject Property: Bethel Solar Site
MCDENR
Department of Environment and
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Thomas A. Reeder
Director
October 29, 2013
Natural Resources
Tar - Pamlico River Basin, Grindle Creek [TAR 05, 28 -100; NSW, C1
John E. Skvarla III
Secretary
DWQ EXP # 13 -1150
Pitt County
On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Tar - Pamlico River Riparian Area Protection Rules (15A
NCAC 2B.0259), Express Review
Dear Mr. McRacken:
On October 29, 2013, at your request, Mr. Roberto Scheller of this Office conducted an on -site determination of drainage
features located south of the Town of Bethel in Pitt County, North Carolina. The drainages are located on the south side
of Cemetery Road (SR 1429) and east of Price Road (SR 1430). The drainages were reviewed for applicability to the Tar-
Pamlico Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0259). The features are labeled as " #004, #005, #007, #008" on the attached maps
and initialed on October 29, 2013.
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has determined that the features labeled as 4004 to #005" and " #007 to
#008" on the attached maps, and highlighted in red are not subject to the Tar - Pamlico Buffer Rules. The stream
determination begins at the outlet of a roadway culvert passing under Lewis Road (SR 1430) located at point #004 (N 351
47.861' W 770 22.871') and continues down gradient to a second point labeled 4005 (N 35° 47.771' W 77° 22.774'). The
second drainage feature begins as the roadway culvert that passes under Cemetery Road (SR 1429) labeled as #007 (N 351
47.885' W 770 22.619') and continues down gradient to point #008 (N 35° 47.745' W 77122.596'). All points are
illustrated on the enclosed maps.
The owner (or future owners) should notify the DWR (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 DWR 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 DWR or Delegated Local Authority that
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"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. DWR 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
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.
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For Thomas A. Ree
Attachments: Pitt County Soil Survey map
USGS Conetoe Quad map
Goggle Earth map
cc: DWR Webscape Unit
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