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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20150852 Ver 1_Buffer Determination Request_20150820Stream 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 See Attached Table 1 b. Responsible Party (for LLC) 1c. Mailing Address 1d. Telephone Number 11e. Email Address 2. Location of Project Site - please include the county, nearest named town and highway number: Pitt County, Greenville, 1s` Street 3. Has anyone from DWR visited the site? N Staff Name I Date of Visit? Additional Requested Information 4. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable) 4a. Name, Company Brad Breslow, WK Dickson 4b. Mailing address 720 Corporate Center Drive 4c. Telephone no. 919- 256 -5654 14d. Email address I bbreslow @wkdickson.com 5. Project and Site Information 5a. Name of project Town Creek Culvert Storm Drain 5b. County Pitt Improvements 5c. Nearest Named Stream Town Creek 5d. River Basin Tar 5e. Provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available): The Town Creek Culvert Project will address a variety of water quantity and quality issues associated with a failing stormwater conveyance system draining 308.6 acres of highly urbanized landscape. 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. DWR Use Only: Is this stream call for the purpose of: Please return form to: Anthony Scarbraugh 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, NC 27889 Fax: (252) 946 -9215 Email: anthonv .scarbrauahla -.ncdenr.aov buffer mitigation _ nutrient offset credit Note: Submittals on Friday after 12:00 pm will be stamped as received on the next business day. 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: vnvw.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Acfion Employer — Made in part by recycled paper NC DENR Q,u: R VZJiNGQC:'iiyuWR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources AUG 2 02015 Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart Governor Water °i ltw p Washington Regional Office DWR 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 See Attached Table 1 b. Responsible Party (for LLC) 1c. Mailing Address 1d. Telephone Number 11e. Email Address 2. Location of Project Site - please include the county, nearest named town and highway number: Pitt County, Greenville, 1s` Street 3. Has anyone from DWR visited the site? N Staff Name I Date of Visit? Additional Requested Information 4. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable) 4a. Name, Company Brad Breslow, WK Dickson 4b. Mailing address 720 Corporate Center Drive 4c. Telephone no. 919- 256 -5654 14d. Email address I bbreslow @wkdickson.com 5. Project and Site Information 5a. Name of project Town Creek Culvert Storm Drain 5b. County Pitt Improvements 5c. Nearest Named Stream Town Creek 5d. River Basin Tar 5e. Provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available): The Town Creek Culvert Project will address a variety of water quantity and quality issues associated with a failing stormwater conveyance system draining 308.6 acres of highly urbanized landscape. 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. DWR Use Only: Is this stream call for the purpose of: Please return form to: Anthony Scarbraugh 943 Washington Square Mall Washington, NC 27889 Fax: (252) 946 -9215 Email: anthonv .scarbrauahla -.ncdenr.aov buffer mitigation _ nutrient offset credit Note: Submittals on Friday after 12:00 pm will be stamped as received on the next business day. 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: vnvw.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Acfion Employer — Made in part by recycled paper 1. Owner Information Name(s) on Recorded Parcel Number Deed Book and Page No. Deed GREENVILLE CITY 27654 L42 @19 OF STATE OF NORTH 29282 A40 @186 CAROLINA Address PO BOX 7207 GREENVILLE, NC 27835 C/O NC DEPT OF ADMINSTRATIO N RALEIGH, NC 27611 ! �\1r • { p t:i i A _ - -- • 1 W. t �r • � � ..tip -r_. F. AW <; t ZIP 1 ,;. A r - Legend - -. - — Open Channel 9 "` - Existing Closed System r, Figure 2. Town Creek Culvert Storm Drain Improvements 0 500 1,000 �DICKSON USGS Topographic Quadrangles, Feet communuY comwwl. Greenville NE, SE, NW, & SW Quadrangles 1In =1,000 feet Town Creek Culvert Storm Drain Improvements 0 75 150 �DICKSON Stream Determination ,Feet =.mm.mn m ......nu'. conmuem. Greenville, N C 1 in= 150 feet NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: H- i- 7,of3 ProjectlSite: T,� �jj �faECu Latitude: Evaluator. 13, 4 ��' Total Points: Stream is at least intermittent �l H z 19 ornerennial if 2:30* A.Geomorphologv (Subtotal = 20 1` Continuity of channel bed and bank 2. Sinuosity of channel along the" 3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, ripple -pool seGpence 4. Particle size of stream substrate 5. Activelrelict floodplain 8. Depositional bars or benches 7. Recent alluvial deposits 8. Headcuts 19. Grade control 10. Natural valley 11. Second or greater order channel ° artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual B. Hydrology (Subtotal = II S 12. Presence of Baseflow County: P; I!+ Longitude: Stream Determination (circle Other Ephemeral Intermittent qtnrda e.g. Quad Name: Absent Weak Moderate Strong 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 3 0 26. Wetland plants in streambed 3 0 1, 3 0 OBL =1.5 Other = 0 3 0 1 1.5 0 0.5 1 (L� No =0 2•S tO Y�3� 7S 0 1 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria A 14. Leaf litter & 15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 17. Soil -based evidence of high water table? No = 0 C. Biology (Subtotal= 9 • S 1 1 18. Fibrous roots in streambed 2 1 119. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 22. Fish 0 23. Crayfish 0 24. Amphibians 1 25. Algae 26. Wetland plants in streambed 1.5 I 'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. Seep. 35 of manual. I Notes: 1.5 Sketch: 1 2 (2) 1 i1� 2 :9 1 0.5 Q_ I 0.5 1 � 0.5 1 r 1.5 Yes(= 2 1 0 2 1 0 (7 2 3 1 2 3 1 1.5 Vo 1 1.5 1 1.5 0.5 1 1.5 FACW - 0.75; OBL =1.5 Other = 0 USACE AID# DWQ # Site #_ (indicate on attached map) STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET Provide the following information for the stream reach under assessment: 1. Applicant's name: 2. Evaluator's name: 3. Date of evaluation: I - 0"7 - 2.O t3 5. Name of stream: Ta✓ '1z", d 7. Approximate drainage area: 9. Length of reach evaluated: 11. Site coordinates (if known): prefer in decimal degrees. Latitude (ex. 34.872312): 4. Time of evaluation: 9. O o o..✓'- 6. River basin: To✓ -� 8. Stream order: 10. / 10. County: P 1.6u+jz -1 12. Subdivision name (if any)- Longitude (ex. -77.556611): F, t'� Method location determined (circle): GPS Topo Sheet Ortho (Aerial) Photo/GIS Other GIS Other 13.. Location of reach under evaluation (note nearby roads and landmarks and attach map identifying stream(s) location): 14. Proposed channel work (if any): /C 15. Recent weather conditions: ain /n A4o,AA' J o'F3r1Q V J /•- 16. Site conditions at time of visit: G1F� IJ; 4:v 3 owvGl1 9 KA4.^c e �w o Fit 17. Identify any special waterway classifications known: _Section 10 _Tidal Waters _Essential Fisheries Habitat _Trout Waters _Outstanding Resource Waters -Nutrient Sensitive Waters _Water Supply Watershed _(I -IV) 18. Is there a pond or lake located upstream of the evaluation point? YES NO If yes, estimate the water surface area: 19. Does channel appear on USGS quad map? C�4O 20. Does channel appear on USDA Soil Survey? (�)NO 21. Estimated watershed land use: % Residential _% Commercial _% Industrial _% Agricultural 22. Bankfull width: _% Forested _% Cleared / Logged _% Other ( 23. Bank height (from bed to top of bank): 24. Channel slope down center of stream: 'Flat (0 to 2 %) _Gentle (2 to 4 %) _Moderate (4 to 10 %) _Steep (> 10 %) 25. Channel sinuosity: _Straight x Occasional bends _Frequent meander _Very sinuous _Braided channel Instructions for completion of worksheet (located on page 2): Begin by determining the most appropriate ecoregion based on location, terrain, vegetation, stream classification, etc. Every characteristic must be scored using the same ecoregion. Assign points to each characteristic within the range shown for the ecoregion. Page 3 provides a brief description of how to review the characteristics identified in the worksheet. Scores should reflect an overall assessment of the stream reach under evaluation. If a characteristic cannot be evaluated due to site or weather conditions, enter 0 in the scoring box and provide an explanation in the comment section. Where there are obvious changes in the character of a stream under review (e.g., the stream flows from a pasture into a forest), the stream may be divided into smaller reaches that display more continuity, and a separate form used to evaluate each reach. The total score assigned to a stream reach must range between 0 and 100, with a score of 100 representing a stream of the highest quality. Total Score (from reverse): 5 3 - D Comments: Evaluator's Signature Date This channel evaluation form is intended to be used only as a guide to assist landowners and environmental professionals in gathering the data required by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to make a preliminary assessment of stream quality. The total score resulting from the completion of this form is subject to USACE approval and does not imply a particular mitigation ratio or requirement. Form subject to change- version 06/03. To Comment, please call 919 - 876 -8441 x 26. NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11 Date: 11- j - -L o13 Project/site: -rg"A clLa I Latitude: Evaluator: II t4v, &#- County: �� I Longitude: Total Points: a19 rDeni least infannfttant Q ! Stream Determinatio rte Ephemeral Interm t`Perenni Other e.g. Quad Name: if I ft l9oroerenMall /230' J r 7 A. geomorphology (Subtotal Absent Weak Moderate S ng 11` Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 2 2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 3 3. In-channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool, 0 1 3 rioole -uool seauence 4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 , 2 _. ( T) 15. Acfive/relict floodplain 0 (1� 2 3 6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 v 7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 t I/p_j_ 3 8. c 0 (�J 9. Grade control o 0 l 0.. 5 1 10. Natural valley 11. Second or greater order channel 0 No = 0 0 E 1 Yes = 3 i'1 J artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual g l2 B. Hydrology (Subtotal = t1.5 1 12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 13. Iron oxidizing bacteria Q , `1A 2 3 14. Leaf litter 15. Sediment r1.�J 1 0.5 s on plants or debris 0.5 1 / 1' 16'.0 anic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5 17. So, -based evidence of high water table? fJo = 0 I Yes 3 C. Biology (Subtotal= *7 ) - 118. Fibrous roots in streambed 2 1 0 19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 1 0 20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 /� 2 3 21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3 22. Fish 0 0.5 1 I 1.5 23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 I 1.5 124. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5 25. Algae 0 0.5 1 I 1.5 26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW = 0.75; 08L = 1.5 Other = 0 I I 'perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. Seep. 35 of manual I Notes: I Sketch: USACE AID# DWQ # Site #_ (indicate on attached map) } M STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET Provide the following information for the stream reach under assessment: 1. Applicant's name: 3. Date of evaluation: 1I- 0 ' Z0/3 5. Name of stream: % Gtr, tG 7. Approximate drainage area: 9. Length of reach evaluated 11. Site coordinates (if known): prefer in decimal degrees. 2. Evaluator's name: U• 4. Time of evaluation: 6. River basin: �i 9111t 8. Stream order: 10. County: Pn ,L C h 12. Subdivision name (if any): Latitude (ex. 34.872312): Longitude (ex. - 77.556611`i: Method location determined (circle): GPS Topo Sheet Ortho (Aerial) Photo /GIS Other GIS Other 13. Location of reach under evaluation (note nearby roads and landmarks and attach map identifying stream(s) location): /a/ U l v fA -6 . y Si fW 14. Proposed channel work (if amy)- r 15. Recent weather conditions: o if. .r i� t ,nn ern(n,� 16. Site conditions at time of visit: v-4-• ji4- So"-u icul wc4 t rJF� 17. Identify any special waterway classifications known: _Section 10 _Tidal Waters _Essential Fisheries Habitat _Trout Waters _Outstanding Resource Waters _Nutrient Sensitive Waters _Water Supply Watershed —([-IV) 18. Is there a pond or lake located upstream of the evaluation point? YES NO If yes, estimate the water surface area: 19. Does channel appear on USGS quad map? YES NO 20. Does channel appear on USDA Soil Survey? YES NO 21. Estimated watershed land use: % Residential % Commercial _% Industrial _% Agricultural %Forested %Cleared /Logged _% Other( 22. Bankfull width: ^ °% 424- 23. Bank height (from bed to top of bank): ^ b - 7 A% 24. Channel slope down center of stream: _Flat (0 to 2 %) XGentle (2 to 4 %) _Moderate (4 to 10 %) _Steep ( >10 %) 25. Channel sinuosity: _Straight X Occasional bends _Frequent meander _Very sinuous _Braided channel Instructions for completion of worksheet (located on page 2): Begin by determining the most appropriate ecoregion based on location, terrain, vegetation, stream classification, etc. Every characteristic must be scored using the same ecoregion. Assign points to each characteristic within the range shown for the ecoregion. Page 3 provides a brief description of how to review the characteristics identified in the worksheet. Scores should reflect an overall assessment of the stream reach under evaluation. If a characteristic cannot be evaluated due to site or weather conditions, enter 0 in the scoring box and provide an explanation in the comment section. Where there are obvious changes in the character of a stream under review (e.g., the stream flows from a pasture into a forest), the stream may be divided into smaller reaches that display more continuity, and a separate form used to evaluate each reach. The total score assigned to a stream reach must range between 0 and 100, with a score of 100 representing a stream of the highest quality. Total Score (from reverse): S,6.0 Comments: Evaluator's Signature Date This channel evaluation form is intended to be used only as a guide to assist landowners and environmental professionals in gathering the data required by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to make a preliminary assessment of stream quality. The total score resulting from the completion of this form is subject to USACE approval and does not imply a particular mitigation ratio or requirement. Form subject to change - version 06/03. To Comment, please call 919- 876 -8441 x 26. I