20140486 Ver 1_Stream Call Letter_20140520

EWA
NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
July 3, 2014
Debra and George Grantham
1447 Falling Creek Church Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Subject Property: Hollowell Mitigation Bank
UTs to Neuse River, Neuse River Basin
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
DWQ ff 14 -0486
Wayne County
On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Area Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B
.0233)
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Grantham:
On June 3, 2014 and July 2, 2014, at your request of your consultant Mr. Ward Ellis of Restoration Systems,
LLC, Anthony Scarbrough conducted an on -site determinations to review unnamed tributaries (UTs) to
Neuse River located on the subject property for applicability to the Neuse Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B
.0233). The features are labeled as "14 -0486 A through 14 -0486 D" on the attached maps initialed by Mr.
Scarbraugh on July 3, 2014. The project is located approximately 0.55 mile north of the intersection of
Stevens Mill Road and James Hinson Road in Wayne County.
At your request, Mr. Scarbraugh conducted on -site determinations as stated above. During his review, he
evaluated the streams using the DWR Stream Classification Form. He evaluated the stream reach 14 -0486
A at N 35.35348, W 78.11549 and calculated the score to be 21.25 points. He evaluated the stream reach
14 -0486 B at N 35.35349, W 78.11686 and calculated the score to be 21.25 points. He evaluated the
stream reach 14 -0486 C at N 35.35168, W 78.12599 and calculated the score to be 19.75 points. The form
states that if the score is "greater than or equal to 19 points the stream is at least intermittent." Please
note, he evaluated the stream reach 14 -0486 D at N 35.36162, W 78.11925 and calculated the score to be
21 points. However, the feature 14 -0486 D was not present on either the most recent of the soil survey
map prepared by the NRCS US Department of Agriculture or the most recent version of the 1:24,000 scale
(7.5 minute) quadrangle topographic maps prepared by the US Geological Survey. In accordance with 15A
NCAC 2B .0233(3) which states that riparian buffers adjacent to surface waters that do not appear on either
of the maps shall not be subject to this Rule.
The DWR has determined that the portion of the features labeled as "14 -0486 A, 14 -0486 B and 14 -0486
V on the attached maps, and highlighted in blue are subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules. The portion of
feature labeled as "14 -0486 D" and highlighted in red is not subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules. The
features and the associated buffers should be identified on any future plans for this property. The owner
(or future owners) should notify the DWR (and other relevant agencies) of this decision in any future
Division of Water Resources -Water Quality Regional Operations Section -Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
Phone: 252 - 946 -64811 Fax: 252 - 975 -37161 Internet: www,ncdenr.gov
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correspondences concerning this property. This on -site determination shall expire five (5) years from the
date of this letter.
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, DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit, 1617 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 the applicant conduct 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 Anthony Scarbraugh in the
Washington Regional Office at (252) 948 -3924.
Sincerely,
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDENR
Attachments: USGS Topographic 1:24,000 Quadrangle Map "Grantham"
copy of sheets 18 and 24, 1974 version of Wayne County Soil Survey
cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
File Copy
Ward Ellis, Restoration Systems, LLC,
1101 Haynes Street, Suite -211, Raleigh, NC 27604
Katie Merritt, DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
Filename 14 -0486

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