20140334 Ver 1_Stream Call Letter_20150513

NC©ENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Mr. Ian Eckardt
Wildlands Engineering Inc.
1430 S. Mint St, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Subject Property: Candy Creek Mitigation Site, Guilford County
Donald R. van der Vaart
On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Mitigation Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500)
Dear Mr. Eckardt:
Secretary
May 13, 2015
On March 10, 2015, at your request and in your attendance, Sue Homewood conducted an on -site
determination to review features located on the subject project for stream determinations with regards to
the above noted state regulations. Ginny Baker with the Division and David Bailey with the US Army Corps of
Engineers (USACE) were also present at the site visit.
The Division acknowledges the areas and boundaries identified as jurisdictional wetlands by the USACE. The
attached updated maps accurately depict all stream determinations conducted during the site visit.
Please note that at the time of this letter, all intermittent and perennial stream channels and jurisdictional
wetlands found on the property are subject to the mitigation rules cited above. These regulations are subject
to change in the future.
The owner (or future owners) should notify the Division (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.
Winston -Salem Regional Office
Location: 585 Waughtown St. Winston - Salem, North Carolina 27107
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1- 877 - 623 -6748
Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org
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Ian Eckardt
Candy Creek Mitigation Site
May 13, 2015
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Landowners or affected parties that dispute a determination made by the Division 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
Wetlands and Buffers Permitting and Compliance Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650.
Individuals that dispute a determination by the Division or Delegated Local Authority that "exempts" 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. The
Division 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 mitigation rules and the buffer rules and does not approve
any activity within Waters of the United States or Waters of the State or their associated buffers. If you have
any additional questions or require additional information please contact me at 336 - 771 -4964 or
sue.homewood @ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
Sue Homewood
Winston -Salem Regional Office
Enclosures: USGS Topo Map
Wildlands Stream /Wetland Map
cc: David Bailey, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR, Winston -Salem Regional Office

Figure 3 - Overall Site Map
ktww W I L D L A N D S 0 1,000 Feet Candy Creek Stream Mitigation Site
ENGINEERING I I I I I I t Cape Fear River Basin (03030002)
Guilford County

Figure 3.1 - Site Map
W I L D L A N D S 0 400 Feet Candy Creek Stream Mitigation Site
ENGINEERING I I I I I t Cape Fear River Basin (03030002)
Guilford County

Figure 3.2 - Site Map
W I L D L A N D S 0 400 Feet Candy Creek Stream Mitigation Site
ENGINEERING I I I I -i t Cape Fear River Basin (03030002)
Guilford County

Figure 3.3 - Site Map
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ENGINEERING I I I I j t Cape Fear River Basin (03030002)
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