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NCDENR
Pat McCrory
Governor
April 20, 2015
Bearford LLC
Attn: John Cooper
PO Box 398
Pink Hill, NC 28458
RE: Stream Determination # Pender 2015 -0009
Bearford Solar Farm —Off US HWY 117, Burgaw, NC
Pender County
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
On March 16, 2015 and April 20, 2015, at the request of Cory Darnell of ECS, Joanne Steenhuis of the
Division of Water Resources (DWR) Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO) went to the site to
determine /confirm a stream call. The stream is as shown on Figure 5 Flagging location map (attached)
provide by Cory Darnell of ECS.
The soils amp and the USGS topographic map show the stream flowing in a southerly direction paralleling
the property boundary to the west. In the field, it was found that the stream has been ursurped by a ditch
and in the SW corner of the property it continues in a man -made feature and continues under US Highway
117 at the SE corner and connects to another UT to Burgaw Creek. The stream follows two sides of the
property from data points indicated as SA1 (at the NW corner of the property) to SA29 (to the SE corner of
the property). Please note that the stormwater section may require a 50 foot buffer from the stream.
This on -site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. Landowners or other
affected parties that dispute a determination made by DWR or a delegated Local Authority may request
a determination by the Director. An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) calendar days of the
date of this letter or from the date the affected party (including downstream and /or adjacent owners) is
notified of this letter. A request for 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 -1617.
This determination is final and binding unless, as detailed above, you ask for an appeal within sixty (60)
calendar days.
The owner /future owners should notify the Division (including any other local, state and federal agencies)
of this determination concerning any future correspondence regarding the subject property. This project
may require a Section 404 Permit /401 Water Quality Certification for the proposed activity. Any inquiries
should be directed to the Joanne Steenhuis of DWR at 910.796.7306 and to Emily Greer of the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers at 910.251.4567.
127 Cardinal Drive Extension, Wilmington, North Carolina 28405
Phone: 910- 796 - 7215, Internet: www.ncdenr.gov
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Bearford LLC
Attn: John Cooper
Stream Determination # Pender 2015-0009
April 20, 2015
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Please contact me at 910.796.7306 or Joanne.Steenhuis@ncdenr.gov. If you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
ne Steenhuis
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Wilmington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDENR
Enclosure: Signed stream determination drawing
cc: Corey Darnell — ECS Carolinas, LLP electronic copy
Karen Higgins — 401 Wetlands and Buffers Unit — electronic copy
WiRO
THE STREAM/WETLAND LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THIS MAP ARE APPROXIMATE. THEY HAVE BEEN DELINEATED BY ECS ON (12110/14). THEY
HAVE NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY THE USAGE OR NCDWR. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SURVEYED. THIS MAP IS FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING
PURPOSES. JURISDICTIONAL AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO AGENCY VERIFICATION. STATE BUFFERS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THE SITE.
HOWEVER, A W LOCAL BUFFER APPLIES TO PERENNIAL STREAMS AS INDICATED FROM THE LATEST USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP FOR
PENDER COUNTY (REFERENCE PENDER COUNTY UDO SECTION 8),
Approximate Location of Site Boundary
''�'•' Approximate Location of Jurisdictional Tributary
C Approximate Location of Welland
•..•••• Approximate Location of Non- Jurlsdictlonal Feature
Approximate Location of Culvert
DP -1 Approximate Location of Data Point
Approximate location of marginal Wetland area
State Buffer Reaui n None
Watershed Classiiacation - Clan C, Sw
Watershed = Cape Pear River Basin
Nearest Water Body = Burgaw Creek
Local Buffer Requirements: 30' Buffer
DP -1
Im
ME
WBI -21
Pockets of Intermingled
Uplands Present Throughout
TT P/L
SOURCE,
Google Earth Aerial Imagery
Dated:. 2013
ECS Field Notes
Not to Scale
WA1 -7
—a ► 1 •
WETLAND/JURISDICTIONAL l i
TRIBUTARY FLAGS =
STREAMIPOND FLAGS
Stream Flags - 29
Pond Flags ; 0
Wetland Flags = 28
Total Flags = 57
SAi -29 Y
Modified Stream
FIGURE 5
FLAGGING LOCATION MAP
Beariord Solar Farm
4155 USHWY117
Willard, Ponder County, NC
ECS Project No.06: 22238