20140121 Ver 1_Stream Call Letter_20140205

North Carolina
Pat McCrory
Governor
Ted Hanes
Post Office Box 404
New Bern, NC 28536
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Department of Environment and
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Programs
Thomas A. Reeder
Director
February 17, 2014
Natural Resources
Subject Property: Property off Crump Farm Rd. (SR 1144) & Hanes Farm Road
Neuse River Basin, Reedy Branch [NEU 11, 27- 101 -7; C, Sw, NSW]
John E. Skvarla III
Secretary
DWQ # 14 -0121
Craven County
On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Area Protection Rules (15A NCAC
2B .0233)
Dear Mr. Hanes:
On February 5, 2014, at your request, Mr. Roberto Scheller of this Office conducted an on -site determination of drainage
features located on the subject property. The drainages were reviewed for applicability to the Neuse Buffer Rules in
accordance with (15A NCAC 2B .0233). The features are labeled as " #14 - 0121 A and #14 - 0121 B" on the attached
maps and initialed on February 17, 2014.
The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has determined that the features labeled as " #14 - 0121 A and #14 - 0121
B" on the attached maps and highlighted in red are not subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules. The stream determination
begins at the roadside ditch of Crump Farm Road (SR 1144) and continues down gradient to the end point as illustrated on
the attached maps. The second drainage feature (14 - 0121 B) begins in a wooded area and continues down gradient to
converge with feature labeled as 14 - 0121 A as illustrated on the attached 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
"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
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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.
Sincerely,
For Thomas A. Rgeder
Attachments: Craven County Soil Survey map
USGS Quad map
Google Earth map
cc: Emily Greer, US Army Corp of Engineers, Washington Field Office
DWR Webscape Unit
DEMLR- WaRO
File Copy
Filename 14 -0121

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