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Home My WebLink About20150814 Ver 1_Buffer Determination_20150904'VA AM= NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor Mrs. Edna N. Anderson 106 Shoreline Drive New Bern, NC 27862 Subject Property: September 4, 2015 Tubbs Solar Farm UTs to Southwest Creek (Kellys Pond), Neuse River Basin Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary DWQ q 15 -0814 Lenoir County On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Area Protection Rules (15A NCAC 213 .0233) Dear Mrs. Anderson: On September 1, 2015, at request your consultant Mr. Paul Stephens of Engineering Consulting Services, Inc., Anthony Scarbraugh conducted on -site determinations to review unnamed tributaries (UT) to Southwest Creek (Kellys Pond) located on the subject property for applicability to the Neuse Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233). The features are labeled as "15 -0814 A, 15 -0814 B, 15 -0814 C, and 15 -0814 D" on the attached map(s) initialed by Mr. Scarbraugh on September 4, 2015. The subject property is located north intersection of East New Bern Road (US Highway 70) and Bohannon Road in Kinston, Lenoir County. At your request, Mr. Scarbraugh conducted on -site determinations as stated above. During his review, he evaluated the streams using the DWR Stream Classification Form. Feature 15 -0814 A 15-08148 15 -0814 B 15 -0814 C 115 -0814 C 15 -0814 C Not Subject E /I /P` Subject to to Buffers Buffers X E (Ditch) X E (Ditch) X I X E (Pond) X E(No Channel) X E Start@ • Flag 15 -0814 A Begin • Flag 15 -0814 B Begin @ Flag 15 -0814 B E/I @ Flag 15 -0814 C Pond Begin @ Flag 15 -0814 C Pond End @ Flag 15 -0814 C Ephemeral Channel Begin 1 15 -0814 D X I E (Ditch) @ Flag 15 -0814 D Begin • E/ I/ P- Ephemeral /Intermittent /Perennial Stop@ @ Flag 15 -0814 A/D End @ Flag 15 -0814 B E/I @ Flag 15 -0814 B End @ Flag 15 -0814 C Pond End • Flag 15 -0814 C Ephemeral Channel Begin • Flag 15 -0814 C Ephemeral Channel End @ Flag 15 -0814 A/D End Division of Water Resources - Water Quality Regional Operations Section - Washington Regional Office 943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889 Phone: 252- 946 -6481 \ Fax: 252- 975 -3716\ Internet: www,ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer— Made in part by recycled paper Mrs. Edna N. Anderson Stream Determination Page 2 of 2 The Division of Water Resources (DWR) has determined that portions of features labeled as "15 -0814 A, 15 -0814 B, 15 -0814 C, and 15 -0814 D" on the attached map(s), and highlighted in red are not subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules. The portion of the feature labeled as "15 -0814 B" and highlighted in blue on the attached map(s), is subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules. The features and the associated buffers should be identified on any future plans for this property. The owner (or future owners) should notify the DWR (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. Landowners or affected parties that dispute a determination made by the DWR 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 Karen Higgins, DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617. Individuals that dispute a determination by the DWR or Delegated Local Authority that "exempts" a 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. DWR 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 buffer rules and does not approve any activity within the buffers. Nor does this letter approve any activity within Waters of the United States or Waters of the State. If you have any additional questions or require additional information please call Anthony Scarbraugh in the Washington Regional Office at (252) 948 -3924. Sincerely, Zi"t Robert Tankard, Assi ant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDENR Attachments: USGS Topographic 1:24,000 Quadrangle Map "Rivermont" copy of sheet 21, 1977 version of Lenoir County Soil Survey cc: Laserfiche. File Copy' Kyle Barnes, USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office (via email) Paul Stephens, Engineering Consulting Services, Inc. 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