20131173 Ver 1_Buffer Determination_20131223

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder
Governor Director
December 23, 2013
Boulevard Golden Pond, LLC
2008 Prescott Place
Raleigh, North Carolina 27615
Subject Property: 4112 Farrington Rd & 4917 Old Chapel Hill Road
UT to New Hope Creek
COD Jordan # 2013 -013
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
DWR Project #: 13 -1173
Durham County
On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Jordan Lake Riparian Area Protection Rules (15A
NCAC 0213.0267)
To Whom It May Concern:
On December 13, 2013, at the request of Kevin Yates of The John R. McAdams Company, Inc.,
Jennifer Burdette of the Division of Water Resources' (DWR) Central Office conducted an on-
site determination to review one feature located on the subject properties for applicability to
the Jordan Lake Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0267). The feature is labeled as "A" on the
attached map initialed by Jennifer Burdette on December 13, 2013. City of Durham staff had
previously conducted an on -site determination of the stream. In your letter to the Director
dated November 4, 2013, you requested an appeal of their determination as provided within
15A NCAC 02B .0267(3)(a).
Ms. Burdette conducted an appeal of City of Durham staff's determination as stated above.
During their review, they evaluated the feature using the DWQ Stream Classification Form. Ms.
Burdette evaluated feature A and calculated the score to be 24. The form states that if the
score is "greater than or equal to 19 points the stream is at least intermittent."
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Farrington Road
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December 23, 2013
Although the feature scored as an intermittent stream, the DWR has determined that
the feature labeled as "A" on the attached map is ephemeral and is not subject to the
Jordan Lake Buffer Rule based on the length of the feature, stormwater contribution
from the apartment complex upstream and lack of a channel within the majority of the
drained pond and downstream of the former pond dam.
This determination shall replace the determination originally performed by the City of..
Durham and shall expire five years from the date of this letter.
You can contest the Director's decision as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 1506: _To-contest'.
the Director's decision you must file a petition for an administrative hearing. You --rrnay.obtain
the petition form from the office of Administrative hearings. You must file the petition -with the'
office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is = -
considered filed when it is received in the office of Administrative Hearings during normal office :7
hours. The Office of Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between
the hours of 8:00am and S:OOpm, except for official state holidays. The original -and one -(1).
copy of the petition must be filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings.
The petition may be faxed - provided the original and one copy of the document is received by
the Office of Administrative Hearings within five (5) business days following the faxed
transmission.
The mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings is:
Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending via US Postal Service:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings -
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
Lacy Presnell, General Counsel
Department of.Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
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

Farrington Road
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December 23, 2013
please call Jennifer Burdette at 919 -807 -6364. This determination is subject to review as
provided in Articles 3 & 4 of G.S. 150B.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Super s
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
KAH /jab
Enclosures: Site Location Map
Soil Map
Stream Form
cc: Bill Hailey, City of Durham, Dept. of Public Works -- Stormwater Services, 101 City Hall
Plaza, Durham, NC, 27701
Kevin Yates, McAdams Company, 2905 Meridian Parkway, Durham, NC 27713
DWQ RRO 401 files
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit files
Filename: 1 31173 _McAdamsFarringtonRd_Stream_Det Appeal.docx

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Longitude: - 78, 985 -�'I.3
Total Points:
Stream is at least Intermittent
Stream Determination (circle one)
Ephemeral Perennial
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