20210993 Ver 1_Buffer and/or Stream Determination_20210610

I.OY COOPER.
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
Interim Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Hobert K. Sanderson
1929 Guinea Town Road
Kinston, NC 28501
252-521-7815
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 10, 2021
Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0714)
Subject Property/Project Name: Chinquapin Valley Buffer Mitigation Site
Address/Location: 35.108624, -77.519940
Responsible Party: Eco Terra
Stream(s) Evaluated: (4) — Chinquapin Branch, UT1, Ditch 1,2
Determination Date: June 4th, 2021
Staff: Allen Stewart
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Jones County
Determination Type: Applicability to Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0714)
Buffer:
Stream:
X - Neuse (15A NCAC 02B .0714)
- Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 02B .0734
- Catawba (15A NCAC 02B .0614)
- Jordan (15A NCAC 02B .0267) (governmental and/or
interjurisdictional projects)
- Randleman (15A NCAC 02B .0724)
- Goose Creek (15A NCAC 02B .0605-.0608)
X— Ephemeral/ Intermittent/Perennial Determination
Stream
E/I/P/D*
Not
Subject
Subject
Start@
Stop@
Soil
Survey
USGS
Topo
Chinquapin Branch
I
X
35.108624, -77.519940
35.107642, -77.512589
X
UT1
I
X
35.108457, -77.516852
Chinquapin Branch
Ditch 1
D
X
35.107363, -77.516590
Chinquapin Branch
Ditch 2
D
X
35.106805, -77.512965
Chinquapin Branch
*Ephemeral / Intermittent / Perennial / Ditch
Dear Mr. Sanderson,
The Division of Water Resources has determined that the streams listed as "subject" above and included on the attached map have been
located on the most recent published (1981) NRCS Soil Survey of Jones County, North Carolina, Map Sheet 3 and/or the web based Digital USGS
National Topographic Map https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ and evaluated for applicability to the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules. For each
stream that is checked "Not Subject" it has been determined to not be at least intermittent, not present on the property or not represented on
the most recent published (1981) NRCS Soil Survey of Jones County, North Carolina and/or the Digital USGS National Topographic Map. There
may be other streams or features located on the property that were not assessed and/or that do not appear on the maps referenced above but
may be considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and subject to the Clean Water Act.
NOS'
Deperhnent of Environmental Duality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office [ 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481

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 may request a determination by the Director. An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) calendar
days of date of this letter to the Director in writing.
If sending via US Postal Service:
c/o Paul Wojoski
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.):
c/o Paul Wojoski
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
This determination is final and binding as detailed above unless an appeal is requested within sixty (60) days.
This determination only addresses the applicability to the buffer rules and does not approve any activity within the buffers or
waters. The project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries regarding applicability to the
Clean Water Act should be directed to the US Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory Field Office at (919)-554-4884 Ext. 22.
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Allen Stewart at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: WaRO DWR File Copy/LASERFICHE
Jamey O'Shaughnessey, Eco Terra, [e-mail]
Emily Thompson, US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory Field Office, [e-mail]
Katie Merritt, NCDWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch, [e-mail]
Randall Jones, WaRO DEMLR (via e-mail) [e-mail]
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Washington Regional Office 1943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481

Chinquapin Valley Buffer Mitigation Site
Project number 20210993 version 1
Blue lines indicate mapped streams shown on the most recent published NCRS Soil Survey (1981) of Jones
County, NC and/or the USGS Topographic National Map https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/
Blue line mapped streams have been determined to be at least intermittent in nature and are subject to the
Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Regulations ( 15NCAC 028.0714 )
Red lines indicate unmapped streams and/or mapped streams that rate as ephemeral in nature and are
therefore not subject to the Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Regulations. (15 NCAC 028.0714 )
4Chlnquapin Branch 35.108624,-77.519940
4UT1 35.108457.-77.516852
4Ch inctuapin Branch 35.107642,-77.512589
252.946.6481