20150310 Ver 1_Buffer Determination Request_20150326

NCDENR
Nor�h� Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
INAR $ 6 2015 Division of Water Resources
Pat McCrory Water Quality Programs John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Thomas A. Reeder Secretary
tpltllrinp�, Director
DWQ Use Only: Project #
Stream Origin /Buffer Applicability Determination
Required Information
1. Owner Information (corporationlndividual who is legally responsible for the property and its compliance)
la. Name(s) on Recorded Deed
Douglas G. Hill
1 b. Responsible Party (for LLC)
FLS Energy
1c. Mailing Address
P.O. Box 565 Morehead City, NC 28557
1d. Telephone Number
919.624.6930
1 1e. Email Address
I Tingram(aDflsenergv.com
2. Location of Project Site - please include the county, nearest named town and highway number:
The site located is Lenoir County, northeast of Kinston and south of the intersection of NC Highway 11 and SR 1091.
3. Has anyone from DWQ visited the site?
I N
I Staff Name
I N/A
I Date of Visit?
N/A
Additional Requested Information
4. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable)
4a. Name, Company
Josh Crumpler, PE, Kleinfelder Inc.
4b. Mailing address
3500 Gateway Centre Blvd, Morrisville, NC 27560
4c. Telephone no.
919.755.5011
4d. Email address
I JCrumolert7g.Kleinfelder.com
5. Project and Site Information
5a. Name of project
Kinston Solar Site
5b. County
Lenoir
5c. Nearest Named Stream
Doughertys Cove
5d. River Basin
I Neuse
5e. Provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available):
A 5MW solar farm with access roads and fencing around the panels.
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 Note: Submittals on Friday after 12:00 pm
Washington, NC 27889 will be stamped as received on the
Fax: [phone] next business day.
Email: anthonv.scarbraugh(o)ncdenr.gov
Please contact Anthony Scarbraugh at (252) 946 -6481 if you have any questions.

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A. Geomorphology (Subtotal =
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18 Continuity of channel bed and bank
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2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
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3. In- channel structure ex. riffle -pool, step -pbbl,
ripple-pool sequence
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4. Particle size of stream substrate _
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5. Active /relict floodplain -
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3
6. Depositional bars or benches
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2
3
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19. Rooted upland plants in streambed
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3
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2
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3
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1
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23. Crayfish
1.5
24, Amphibians
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0
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26. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 Other = 0
'perennial streams may also be identified usi_ng'other m_etho s. See p.
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