20221318 Ver 1_Buffer and/or Stream Determination_20230130

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Pitt Solar LLC, C/O Derek Ivie
212 South Tryon Street Suite 1000
Charlotte, NC 28281
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 31st, 2023
Project # 20221318 ver. 1
Pitt County
Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to Tar -Pamlico Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0734)
Subject Property/Project Name: Pitt Solar— Bethel, NC
Address / Location: 35.804834,-77.343253
Responsible Party: Pitt Solar LLC
Stream/Feature(s) Evaluated: (10) — R12/S18, R11, S22, S20, S15, R4, S5, R5, Suggs Branch, Grindle Creek
Determination Date: November 17th, 2022 Staff: Allen Stewart
Determination Type: Applicability to Tar -Pamlico Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0734)
Buffer:
Stream:
- Neuse (15A NCAC 02B .0714)
X — Ephemeral / Intermittent / Perennial Determination
X - 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)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NOR1H CAROLJNa 919.707.9000

Feature
E/I/P/D/
NP/U*
Not
Subject
Subject
Start@
Stop@
Soil
Survey
USGS
Topo
Grindle Creek
P
X
West Project Boundary
East Project Boundary
X
X
Suggs Branch
P
X
North Project Boundary
Grindle Creek
X
X
R5
I
X
35.804834,-77.343253
Grindle Creek
X
X
S5
D/U
X
35.803601,-77.353476
Big Oak Road
R4
D
X
— Big Oak Road
Suggs Branch
X
X
R12/S18
D
X
SW Project Boundary
NW Project Boundary
X
X
R11
E
X
South Project Boundary
NW Project Boundary
X
X
S22
D
X
South Project Boundary
Grindle Creek
X
S20
D
X
35.791231,-77.361209
S22
X
S15
D
X
35.788336,-77.354380
1 Grindle Creek
X
X
*Ephemeral / Intermittent / Perennial / Ditch
Mr. Ivie,
The Division of Water Resources has determined that the stream(s) listed as "subject' above and included on the attached map
have been located on the most recent published (1974) NRCS Soil Survey of Pitt County, North Carolina and/or the web based
Digital USGS National Topographic Map https://apps.nationalmap.jzov/viewer/ and evaluated for applicability to the Tar -
Pamlico River Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0734) . For each stream that is checked "Not Subject' it has been
determined to not be at least intermittent, not present on the property, a dug ditch or not represented on the most recent
published (1974) NRCS Soil Survey of Pitt County, North Carolina and/or the Digital USGS National Topographic Map at a scale
of 1:24,000 or less. 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.
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 Acting Supervisor
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.):
%Acting Supervisor
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.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
D � 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NoalHCaao_wa 919.707.9000

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 Washington
Regulatory Field Office at 2407 W 5th St, Washington, NC 27889, [phone].
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Allen Stewart at [phone].
Sincerely,
ROW T""
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: WaRO DWR File Copy/LASERFICHE
Derek Ivie, Sun Energy One, [e-mail]
Emily B. Thompson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, [e-mail]
Randall Jones, NCDEQ/ DEMLR, [e-mail]
D � ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NORTH CARou Na 919.707.9000

D � ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NOR1H CARou Na 919.707.9000