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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20150370 Ver 1_Buffer Determination Request_20150417Aa' � �I h NCDENR APR i krolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCro John E. Skvarla, III Governor � Secretary DWQ Use Only: Project# Stream Origin /Buffer Applicability Determination Required Information 1. Owner Information (corporation /individual who is legally responsible for the property and its compliance) la. Name(s) on Recorded Deed Earl Mcllwean 1 b. Responsible Party (for LLC) PO Box 128 Kernersville, NC 27285 1c. Mailing Address 421 Englewood Drive 1d. Telephone Number 259.443.6710 le. Email Address mcilwean(rDcenturylink.new 2. Location of Project Site - please include the county, nearest named town and highway number: Washington Post Road, New Bern NC 3. Has anyone from DWQ visited the site? Y / N I Staff Name Bachelor Creek Date of Visit? Neuse Additional Requested Information 4. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable) 4a. Name, Company Brad Luckey, PEI 4b. Mailing address PO Box 128 Kernersville, NC 27285 4c. Telephone no. 336.708.4997 4d. Email address bluckey @pilotenviro.com 5. Project and Site Information 5a. Name of project Andrew Solar Farm 5b. County Craven 5c. Nearest Named Stream Bachelor Creek 5d. River Basin Neuse 5e. Provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available): Solar Farm Please attach a map of the site indicating project boundaries on the USGS 1:24,000 Topo and /or NRCS Soil Survey. If you are unable to locate either of these maps, please contact the Regional Office for assistance. DWQ Use Only: Is this stream call for the purpose of: _ buffer mitigation _ nutrient offset credit Please return form to: Anthony Scarbraugh 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, NC 27889 Note: Submittals on Friday after 12:00 pm will be stamped as received on the Fax: (252) 946 -9215 next business day. Email: anthonv.scarbraugh(a)ncdenr.gov Please contact Anthony Scarbraugh at (252) 946 -6481 if you have any questions. 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 An Equal Opportunity 1 ARrmafive Action Employer— Made in part by recycled paper EL OR t ubvA Washingtox Forks Subsfati� % N. w I-GrA Drawing 1 USGS Topographic Map Askin, NC Quadrangle Dated 1978, Revised 1983 SCALE: 1" = 2,000' USGS Topographic Map Andrew Solar Washington Post Road New Bern, NC PEI No. 1077 R _ .y I. v r ' LEGEND Site Boundary 0 0 ...... Tract A/B Boundary Perennial Stream Wetlands Data Point THE LOCATIONS OF FEATURES SHOWN ON THIS MAP ARE PRELIMINARY. TRACT A HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY THE USACE AND A 1 ISSUED ON MARCH 17, 2015. TRACT B HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY THE USACE AND /OR THE NCDENR -DWR. THIS EXHIB INCLUDES GPS LOCATIONS OF JURISDICTIONAL FEATURES. Drawing 3 Wetland Flag Map 2011 Aerial Photograph from Andrew Solar Craven County, INC Washington Post Road GIS and PEI Field Notes New Bern, NC SCALE: 1" = 500' 19 PEI No. 1077 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Project/Site: Andrew Solar Applioant/Owner: Investigator(s): PEI Landfonn (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Swale Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Soil Map Unit Name: Lat: City /County: New Bern /Craven State: NC Section, Township, Range: Local relief (concave, convex, none): Sampling Date: 4/15/15 Sampling Point: DP -1 Long: NWI classification: Slope (% ): Datum: Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes No (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology _ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) 1] Surface Soil Cracks (136) ❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138) ❑ Drainage Patterns (1310) ❑ Moss Trim Lines (816) I ❑ Dry- Season Water Table (C2) Crayfish Burrows (C8) ❑ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Primary ❑ i❑ LJ I ❑I---II J=1 ❑ Indicators (minimum of one is reauired: check all that apply) Surface Water (Al) ❑ Aquatic Fauna (813) High Water Table (A2) _ ❑ Mad Deposits (1315) (LRR U) Saturation (A3) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl) Water Marks (B1) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Sediment Deposits (132) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) Drift Deposits (B3) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) ❑ Algal Mat or Crust (134) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7) ❑ Geomorphic Position (D2) ❑ Iron Deposits (135) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3) Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) ❑ FAC- Neutral Test (D5) Q Water- Stained Leaves (69) ❑ Sphagnum moss (08) (LRR T, U) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No x Depth (inches): - Water Table Present? Yes — Saturation Present? Yes includes capillary fringe) No X Depth (inches): No X Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region – Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: DP -1 Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) 1 None Observed Absolute Dominant Indicator % Cover Species? Status Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 2 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 (A/B) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of Multiply bw 8 OBL species x i = FACW species x2= FAC species x3= FACU species X4= UPL species X5= Column Totals: (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B /A= = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) 1 Liquidambar straciflua 10 y FAC 2 3. 4. 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: ❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation ❑✓ 2 - Dominance Test is >50% ❑I--I 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0' Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 6. 7. 8. 10 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) 1 None Observed 2. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of height. Sapling /Shrub— Woody plants, excluding vines, less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall. Herb — All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 It tall. Woody vine —AII woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in height. 3. 4. 5 6. 7, 8. g. 10. 11. 12. 50% of total cover: Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) 1 Wisteria fmtescens = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 85 Y FACW Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No 2. 3. 4. 5. 85 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below). US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: DP -1 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc Texture Remarks 0 -5 2.5Y 3/1 SL 5 -18 10YR 4/1 95 7.5YR 5/6 5 RM M L 'Type: C= Concentration, D =De letion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains. 2Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils': ❑I--I Histosol (Al) L] Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) '''ttEl 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) U Hislic Epipedon (A2) Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) 2 cm Muck (At 0) (LRR S) 0 Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (Fl) (LRR O) Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) _E1 0 Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) ❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T) -El Stratified Layers (A5) ✓ Depleted Matrix (F3) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) Redox Dark Surface (F6) (MLRA 1536) El 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Depleted Dark Surface (177) Red Parent Material (TF2) Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) Redox Depressions (F8) LJ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) ❑ Mad (F10) (LRR U) ❑ Other (Explain in Remarks) L] Depleted Below Dark Surface (At t) ❑ Depleted Ochric (Fill (MLRA 151) L] Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and L] Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A) Q Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) wetland hydrology must be present, ❑ Sandy Mucky Mineral (Sl) (LRR O, S) Lj Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) unless disturbed or problematic. Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑---III Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B) ❑ Sandy Redox (S5) III--- Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F 19) (MLRA 149A) Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) ❑ Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: FHydll Depth (inches): Soil Present? Yes X No Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region Project/Site: Andrew Solar Applicant/Owner: Investigator(s): PEI Landfonn (hillslope, terrace, etc): Sideslope Subregion (LRR or MLRA): Soil Map Unit Name: Let: City /County: New Bern /Craven State: NC Section, Township, Range: Local relief (concave, convex, none): Sampling Date: 4/15/15 Sampling Point: DP -2 Long: NWI classification: Slope ( %): Datum: Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes _ No _ (If no, explain in Remarks.) Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology _ significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No Are Vegetation , Soil , or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No within a Wetland? Yes No Remarks HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required) ❑ Surface Soil Cracks (B6) ❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (88) Primary Indicators (minimum of one is reauired: check all that apply) ❑ Surface Water (Al) ❑ Aquatic Fauna (813) ❑ High Water Table (A2) ❑ Mad Deposits (815) (LRR U) ❑ Drainage Patterns (810) ❑_ Saturation (A3) ❑ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C7) ❑I---11 Moss Trim Lines (B16) ❑ Water Marks (137) ❑ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) I Dry- Season Water Table (C2) Sediment Deposits (B2) ❑ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) I1—t Crayfish Burrows (C8) �❑f LJ Drift Deposits (63) ❑ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) IFl I"I Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) ❑ Algal Mat or Crust (84) ❑ Thin Muck Surface (C7) ❑ Geomorphic Position (D2) ❑ Iron Deposits (135) 0 Other (Explain in Remarks) ❑ Shallow Aquitard (D3) ❑ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137) 0 FAC- Neutral Test (D5) ❑ Water- Stained Leaves (139) I"I Sphagnum moss (Dil) (LRR T, U) Field Observations: Surface Water Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): - Water Table Present? Yes _ No X Depth (inches): Saturation Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes _ No X includes capillary fringe) Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Remarks: US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: DP-2 Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) 1 Liquidambar straclflua Absolute Dominant Indicator % Cover Species? Status 15 Y FAC Dominance Test worksheet: Number of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAQ 4 (A) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 4 (B) Percent of Dominant Species That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 (A/B) 2 Pinus taeda 5 Y FAC 3. 4. 5. 6. 7 Prevalence Index worksheet: Total % Cover of: Multiply by: 8 GEL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x3= FACU species x4= UPL species X5= Column Totals: (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B/A = 20 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 10 20% of total cover: 4 Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) 1 Acer rubrum 5 Y FAC 2 3. 4. 5. Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators: ❑ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation 2 - Dominance Test is >50% ❑ 3 - Prevalence Index is 53.0' ❑ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain) 'Indicators of hydric soil and wedand hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. 6. 7. 8. 5 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) 1 None Observed 2. Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata: Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of height. Sapling /Shrub— Woody plants, excluding vines, less than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 it (1 m) tall. Herb —AII herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall. Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3.28 it in height. 3' 4. 5 6. 7. 6. 9. 10. 11. 12. 50% of total cover: Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' ) 1 Wisteria frutescens = Total Cover 20% of total cover: 80 Y FACW Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No 2. 3. 4. 5. 80 = Total Cover 50% of total cover: 20% of total cover: Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below). US Amy Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 SOIL Sampling Point: DP -2 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc Texture Remarks 0 -3 2.5Y 3/1 SL 3 -18 10YR 4/3 L 'Type: C= Concentration, D =De letion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains. 2 Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix. Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils': L] [] 0 Histosol (Al) Histic Epipedon (A2) Black Histic (A3) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Stratified Layers (A5) [] Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) L] Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U) L] Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (172) Depleted Matrix (F3) ❑ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O) E 2 cm Muck (At 0) (LRR S) 1-1 Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B) T❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) D Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U) 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U) Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T) ❑ Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Lj Redox Depressions (F8) ❑ Marl (F10) (LRR U) (MLRA 1538) El Red Parent Material (TF2) TL-J1 Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12) D Other (Explain in Remarks) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) ❑ Depleted Ochric (1`11) (MLRA 151) L] Thick Dark Surface (Al2) ❑ Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and L] Coast Prairie Redox (A16) Ill 150A) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S7) (LRR O, S) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) ❑ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U) ❑ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151) ❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 1508) wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic. Sandy Redox (S5) Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A) JJ{H Stripped Matrix (S6) Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D) Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U) Restrictive Layer (if observed): Type: Depth (inches): Hydric Soil Present? Yes _ No X Remarks: US Amy Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0 AGENT AUTHORIZATION This form authorizes PEI to act as our agent in stream /wetland matters including.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and North Carolina Division of Water Resources field verification and permitting. Property Address: "I l7 1G� / N� / /V 1 r—r�a� Owner Information: Address: Telephone Number: Fax Number: E -mail Address: i / JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION REQUEST SECTION D- PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of records of the property /properties identified herein, do authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to enter upon the propertyherein described for the purpose of conducting on -site investigations and issuing a determination associated with Watersof the U.S. subject to Federal. jurisdiction under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and /or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. t a k1 a, &2e Property Owner (p a se' print) �LS rope y Owner igna ure n 9 Date 71 Craven County does NOT warrant the information shown on this map and should be used ONLY for tax assessment purposes. � N 1 inch equals 855 feet A Parcel ID Owner: Mailing Address Property Address Description : Lot Description Craven County Geographic Information System Craven County does NOT warrant the information shown on this page and should be used ONLY for tax assessment purposes. This report was created by Craven County GIS reporting services on 2/23/2015 11:02: 43 AM 8 -226 -003 MCILWEAN, EARL C JR 421 S ENGLEWOOD DR ROCKY MOUNT NC 27804 790 WASHINGTON POST RD MCILWEAN Assessed Acreage : 101.650 Deed Reference: 1124 -0681 Recorded Survey Estate Number: Calculated Acreage : 101.650 Recorded Date : 871986 Land Value: $43,260 Tax Exempt: No Improvement Value : $0 # of Improvements : 0 Total Value : $43,260 City Name: Fire tax District : WEST OF NEW BERN Drainage District : Special District Land use : USE VALUE -USE AS QUAL AGRICULT Recent Sales Information No Sales Information for this parcel List of Improvements to Site No improvements listed for this parcel 19 A. 1 a. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 11 NC DWR Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 y Project/Site: t f--6370 Latitude: 3s. ( 5 73 luator: w�l h.l L Cf' County: Longitude: -1'7. UZ9J it Points: Stream Determinatiop (circle one) Other 'm is at least; if,r nttent 0 � ,� Ephemer4l Int�rttent Perennial e.g. Quad Name: 1.;eomor holo (Subtotal = Absent Weak Moderate Strong intinuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 14 3 jiuosity of channel along thalweg c0 1 2 3 (channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ( le- ool se uence 0 t Tj 2 3 rticle size of stream substrate 0 Qi 2 3 tivefrelict floodplain E0 1 r2 3 ..positional bars or benches 0 CP 2 3 ,-cent alluvial deposits <a 1 2 3 'eadcuts CO 1 2 3 (ade control Co 0.5 0 1.5 jatural valley 0 0.5 0 1.5 Fecond or greater order channel pro,= 0 Yes = 3 _ a a `tial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual R ivrirnlnnv /Srnhfnfal = (. a 1 w."I( 12 Iresence of Baseflow % 0 U 2 3 13 ton oxidizing bacteria 66 1 2 3 14 eaf litter 1 C0?5 0 15 (ediment on plants or debris . 0 6'5 1 1.5 16 )rganic debris lines or piles 0 5 1 1.5 17 4oil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 ZLea3 C. jiolo (Subtotal= 7.1K ) 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 IRa SM Fibrous roots in streambed C9 2 1 0 looted upland plants in streambed t3' 2 1 0 lacrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 60 1 2 3 lquatic Mollusks m 1 2 3 Fish ,0 <n 1 1.5 rayfish a 0.5 1 1.5 lmphibians0 aP5 1 1.5 ligae 0> ,QST 1 1.5 'Jetland plants in streambed ACW . 5; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0 .%nnial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual. Is: �ch: 6j� 2'2:t 4.v