20150995 Ver 1_401 Application_20150915

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September 24, 2015
Mr. James Lastinger
US Army Corps of Engineers
Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Ms. Karen Higgins
NC Division of Water Resources
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
512 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
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RE: Nationwide Permit 18 Application — Town of Fuquay - Varina 2 0 1 5 0 9 9 5
Park Depot Greenway Trail, Fuquay- Varina, Wake County, North Carolina
Dear Ms. Higgins and Mr Lastinger:
On behalf of our client, the Town of Fuquay- Varina, Kimley -Horn is submitting the attached application for
authorization under Nationwide Permit (NWP) 18 for the above referenced project. The town of Fuquay -
Varina proposes to construct a 10 -foot wide asphalt and timber boardwalk greenway with 2 -foot wide
grassed shoulders. The greenway will be approximately 2000 -feet long, of which 400 -feet will be timber
boardwalk. The proposed greenway will connect Honeycutt Park to an existing greenway east of NC 55.
Kimley -Horn conducted a field reconnaissance within the project corridor on March 18, 2015 and
identified one perennial stream (SA) and one wetland (WA) within the project corridor. Stream SA has
been heavily impounded by numerous beaver dams
A buffer determination was issued for the project by James Graham of the NC Division of Water
Resources (NCDWR) on June 5, 2015 (NBRRO #15 -228). A preliminary jurisdictional determination
request is included with this application.
Impacts to jurisdictional features have been minimized to the greatest extent practical, and boardwalks
will be used to avoid stream impacts and to minimize wetland impacts. Minor buffer and wetland impacts
will result from the proposed project, but overall the project will improve protection and public appreciation
for these environmentally sensitive areas.
The following information is included as part of the application:
• PCN Application Form
• Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination
Request
• Signed Agent Authorization Letters
• Stream and Wetland Data Forms
• Vicinity Map
• USGS Topographic Map
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• Jurisdictional Features Map
• USDA/NRCS Soil Survey Map
• Wake County Property Parcels Map
• Permit Drawings
• Plan Sheets
• NCDWR 401 Application Fee of $240

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If you have any questions or need any additional information, feel free to contact me at 919 - 677 -2104 or
Ross.SuIlivan @Kimley - Horn.com.
Sincerely,
Ross Sullivan
Attachments
Cc. Tracy A. Stephenson, Town of Fuquay - Varina
Erin Thompson, Kimley -Horn

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Form Version 1.3 Dec 10 2008
Pre - Construction Notification (PCN) Form
A. Applicant Information
1. Processing
1a. Type(s) of approval sought from the
Corps ®Section 404 Permit El Section 10 Permit
1b. Specify Nationwide Permit (NWP) number 18 or General Permit (GP) number:
1c. Has the NWP or GP number been verified by the Corps? ❑ Yes
1d. Type(s) of approval sought from the DWQ (check all that apply).
® 401 Water Quality Certification — Regular ❑ Non -404 Jurisdictional General Permit
❑ 401 Water Quality Certification — Express ❑ Riparian Buffer Authorization
1 e. Is this notification solely for the record For the record only for DWQ 401
because written approval is not required? Certification:
❑ Yes ® No
1f. Is payment into a mitigation bank or in -lieu fee program proposed for mitigation
of impacts? If so, attach the acceptance letter from mitigation bank or in -lieu
fee program.
1g.
Is the project located in any of NC's twenty coastal counties. If yes, answer 1h
Tracy Stephenson
below.
applicable):
1h.
Is the project located within a NC
DCM Area of Environmental Concern (AEC)?
2.
Project Information
City, state, zip:
2a.
Name of project:
Park Depot Greenway
2b.
County
Wake
2c.
Nearest municipality / town:
Fuquay - Varina
2d.
Subdivision name.
N/A
2e.
NCDOT only, T I P. or state
TIP U- 5530GA
project no:
3.
Owner Information
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For the record only for Corps Permit:
❑ Yes ® No
❑ Yes ® No
❑ Yes
❑ Yes
3a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed: Town of Fuquay Varina (easement will be acquired)
3b. Deed Book and Page No. Deed book: 008042 Deed page: 00845
3c.
Responsible Party (for LLC if
Tracy Stephenson
applicable):
3d.
Street address:
401 Old Honeycutt Road
3e.
City, state, zip:
Fuquay - Varina, NC 27526
3f.
Telephone no.:
919 - 753 -1039
3g.
Fax no :
3h.
Email address:
tstephenson @fuquay - varina.org
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4.
Applicant Information (if different from owner)
4a.
Applicant is:
® Agent ❑ Other, specify:
4b.
Name:
4c.
Business name
(if applicable):
4d.
Street address:
4e.
City, state, zip:
4f.
Telephone no.:
4g.
Fax no.:
4h.
Email address:
5.
Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable)
5a.
Name:
Ross Sullivan
5b.
Business name
(if applicable):
Kimley -Horn
5c.
Street address:
3001 Weston Parkway
5d.
City, state, zip:
I Cary, NC 27513
5e.
Telephone no.:
1 919 - 677 -2104
5f.
Fax no.:
1
919 - 677 -2050
5g.
Email address-
I
ross.sullivan @kimley -horn com
B. Project Information and Prior Project History
1. Property Identification
1a. Property identification no. (tax PIN or parcel ID)
1 b. Site coordinates (in decimal degrees):
1 c. Property size:
2. Surface Waters
2a. Name of nearest body of water (stream, river, etc.) to
proposed project.
2b. Water Quality Classification of nearest receiving water:
2c. River basin:
0676069453 ,0676150431,0676340956
Latitude: 35.578551 Longitude: -78.758607
(DD DDDDDD) ( -DD DDDDDD)
2.37 acres
Black Creek
B, NSW l
Neuse
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3. Project Description
3a. Describe the existing conditions on the site and the general land use in the vicinity of the project at the time of this
application:
A majority of the project corridor is currently forested and undeveloped. The northernmost portion of the corridor is within
a municipal park and the corridor crosses a sewer easement and NC 55. The general land use in the vicinity of the project
consists of large patches of forest and agricultural fields with areas of low to high density residential housing and some
commercial /industrial development.
3b. List the total estimated acreage of all existing wetlands on the property -
0.44 acres
3c. List the total estimated linear feet of all existing streams (intermittent and perennial) on the property:
83 linear feet of perennial stream (stream SA)
3d. Explain the purpose of the proposed project:
The proposed project will construct a greenway trail that will connect an existing asphalt path in Honeycutt Park to the
existing Park Depot Greenway Trail located on the east side of NC 55 to provide greater access and connectivity between
residential areas and park facilities.
3e. Describe the overall project in detail, including the type of equipment to be used:
The proposed project will construct a 10 -foot wide asphalt and timber boardwalk greenway with 2 -foot wide grassed
shoulders. The greenway will be approximately 2,000 linear feet, of which 400 linear -feet will be timber boardwalk with
one crossing over a tributary to Black Creek. A majority of the wetlands will be crossed using a boardwalk to minimize
impacts. The portions of the greenway in upland areas will consist of a paved path. The greenway will begin at the
existing asphalt path at Honeycutt Park and end at the existing Park Depot Greenway Trail located on the east side of NC
55. There will be a midblock crossing at NC 55. Typical roadway construction equipment will be used, including cranes,
track hoes, back hoes, graders, dump trucks, and bulldozers.
4. Jurisdictional Determinations
4a. Have jurisdictional wetland or stream determinations by the
Corps or State been requested or obtained for this property /
project (including all prior phases) in the past?
Comments: James Graham from NCDWR issued a Buffer
Determination for the project corridor on June 5, 2015
® Yes ❑ No ❑ Unknown
(NBRRO #15 -228). A preliminary jurisdictional determination
(PreJD) request was submitted to the USACE on May 6,
2015 and an updated PreJD request is being submitted with
this document.
4b. If the Corps made the jurisdictional determination, what type
E:1 Preliminary [:1 Final
of determination was made?
4c. If yes, who delineated the jurisdictional areas?
Agency /Consultant Company- Kimley -Horn
Name (if known). Ross Sullivan
Other: N/A
4d. If yes, list the dates of the Corps jurisdictional determinations or State determinations and attach documentation.
James Graham from NCDWR issued a Buffer Determination for the project corridor on June 5, 2015 (NBRRO #15 -228).
5. Project History
5a Have permits or certifications been requested or obtained for ❑ Yes ❑ No ® Unknown
this project (including all prior phases) in the past?
5b. If yes, explain in detail according to "help file" instructions.
N/A
6. Future Project Plans
6a. Is this a phased project? ❑ Yes ® No
6b. If yes, explain.
N/A
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C. Proposed Impacts Inventory
1. Impacts Summary
1 a. Which sections were completed below for your project (check all that apply)
® Wetlands ❑ Streams - tributaries ® Buffers
❑ Open Waters ❑ Pond Construction
2. Wetland Impacts
If there are wetland impacts proposed on the site, then complete this question f
for each wetland area impacted.
2a. 2b. 2c. 2
2d. 2
2e. 2f.
Wetland impact T
Type of jurisdiction
number — Type of impact Type of wetland F
Forested (
(Corps - 404, 10 Area of impact
Permanent (P) or (if known) D
DWQ — non -404, other) (acres)
Temporary (T)
Site 2 (WA) Greenway ®
® Yes ®
® Corps
® P ❑ T Construction P
❑ No E
El DWQ
2g. Total wetland impacts 0
0.03
2h. Comments: The permanent wetland impacts resulting from construction of t
the greenway project involve the placement of a
culvert and fill material. The culvert will maintain connectivity beneath the greenway path. Impacts to the larger stream and
wetland system were avoided by use of 400 feet of boardwalk.
3. Stream Impacts
If there are perennial or intermittent stream impacts (including temporary impacts) proposed on the site, then complete this
question for all stream sites impacted.
3a. 3b. 3c. 3
3d. 3
3e. 3f. 3g.
Stream impact Type of impact Stream name P
Perennial T
Type of jurisdiction Average Impact
number - (
(PER) or (
(Corps - 404, 10 stream length
Permanent (P) or i
intermittent D
DWQ — non -404, width (linear
Temporary (T) (
(INT)? o
other) (feet) feet)
S1 ❑ P ❑ T ❑
❑ PER ❑
❑ Corps
❑ INT ❑
❑ DWQ
S2 ❑ P ❑ T ❑
❑ PER ❑
❑ Corps
❑ INT ❑
❑ DWQ
S3 ❑ P ❑ T ❑
❑ PER ❑
❑ Corps
❑ INT ❑
❑ DWQ
S4 ❑ P ❑ T ❑
❑ PER ❑
❑ Corps
❑ INT ❑
❑ DWQ
S5 ❑ P ❑ T ❑
❑ PER ❑
❑ Corps
❑ INT ❑
❑ DWQ
❑ PER ❑
S6 ❑ P FIT orps
❑ INT ❑ DWQ
3h. Total stream and tributary impacts
3i. Comments: No stream impacts will result from the proposed construction. Stream SA will be crossed by the boardwalk and
four pilings will be placed within the stream. However, these pilings will be suficiently spaced as to not impede flow within the
stream channel.
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4. Open Water Impacts
If there are proposed impacts to lakes, ponds, estuaries, tributaries, sounds, the Atlantic Ocean, or any other open water of
the U.S. then individually list all open water impacts below.
4a. 4b. 4c. 4d. 4e.
Open water Name of waterbody
impact number (if applicable) Type of impact Waterbody type Area of impact (acres)
- Permanent
(P) or
Temporary (T)
01 ❑P ❑T
02 ❑P ❑T
03 ❑P ❑T
O4 ❑P ❑T
4f. Total open water impacts
4g. Comments: No open water impacts will result from the proposed construction.
5. Pond or Lake Construction
If pond or lake construction proposed, then complete the chart below.
5a. 5b. 5c. 5d. 5e.
Wetland Impacts (acres) Stream Impacts (feet) Upland
Pond ID Proposed use or purpose of (acres)
number pond
Flooded Filled I Excavated Flooded Filled Excavated Flooded
P1
P2
5f. Total
5g. Comments: No ponds or lakes will be constructed as a result of the proposed construction.
5h. Is a dam high hazard permit required?
❑ Yes 0 N If yes, permit ID no:
5i. Expected pond surface area (acres): N/A
5j. Size of pond watershed (acres): N/A
5k. Method of construction: N/A
6. Buffer Impacts (for DWQ)
If project will impact a protected riparian buffer, then complete the chart below. If yes, then individually list all buffer impacts
below. If any impacts require mitigation,
then you MUST fill out Section D of this form.
6a.
® Neuse El Tar-Pamlico ❑Other:
Project is in which protected basin?
❑ Catawba ❑ Randleman
6b. 6c. 6d.
6e. 6f. 6g.
Buffer impact
number - Reason for
Buffer Zone 1 impact Zone 2 impact
Permanent (P) impact
Stream name mitigation (square feet) (square feet)
or Temporary
required?
(T)
Site 1 Greenway
® P T Construction
❑
UT to Black Creek ® Yes s
2623 2216
Site 3 Greenway
UT to Black Creek El Yes
1104
® P ❑ T Construction
® No
6h. Total buffer impacts I 2623 3320
6i. Comments. Portions of the protected riparian buffer of a UT to Black Creek will be impacted due to the construction of the
greenway path. The buffer impact at Site 1 includes the placement of a stormwater pipe within an existing conveyance and rip
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rap outlet protection. The proposed stormwater pipe is piping an existing stormwater conveyance in its current location and the
flow and capacity of the conveyance will not change.
D. Impact Justification and Mitigation
1. Avoidance and Minimization
1a. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts in designing project.
Impacts to streams and wetlands were mostly avoided through a combination of selecting a corridor alignment that avoided
streams and wetlands to the extent practical and by using 400 feet of boardwalk to cross the large beaver impounded stream
and adjacent wetlands The one stream crossing location was intentionally located where a perpendicular crossing was
feasible to minimize impacts to the stream and associated riparian buffers. Four support pilings are proposed to be placed
within stream SA, however, these pilings will be sufficiently spaced in a manner that does not impede flow. Wetland impacts
will occur where the proposed greenway alignment perpendicularly crosses a linear wetland finger that extends south from
wetland WA (Site 2) Due to the use of a boardwalk path the poposed greenway will only impact 0.03 acres of wetland.
1 b. Specifically describe measures taken to avoid or minimize the proposed impacts through construction techniques.
Impacts to streams and wetlands within the corridor will be minimized to the extent practical throughout the construction
process by avoiding stream and wetland features wherever possible. Where feasible, staging and construction access routes
will be located in upland areas throughout the corridor. Top -down construction will be utilized to build the boardwalk crossing
to avoid impacts to the wetland system. Tree protection fencing, silt fencing, and other standard Best Management Practices
(BMPs) and measures will be used throughout the construction process to minimize impacts to downstream receiving waters
and minimize runoff from the construction sites.
2. Compensatory Mitigation for Impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State
2a. Does the project require Compensatory Mitigation for ❑ Yes ® No
impacts to Waters of the U.S. or Waters of the State?
2b. If yes, mitigation is required by (check all that apply): ❑ DWQ ❑ Corps
❑ Mitigation bank
2c. If yes, which mitigation option will be used for this project? ❑ Payment to in -lieu fee program
❑ Permittee Responsible Mitigation
3. Complete if Using a Mitigation Bank
3a. Name of Mitigation Bank:
3b. Credits Purchased (attach receipt and letter)
3c. Comments.
4. Complete if Making a Payment to In -lieu Fee Program
4a Approval letter from in -lieu fee program is attached.
4b. Stream mitigation requested
4c. If using stream mitigation, stream temperature:
4d. Buffer mitigation requested (DWQ only):
4e. Riparian wetland mitigation requested:
4f. Non - riparian wetland mitigation requested:
4g. Coastal (tidal) wetland mitigation requested-
4h. Comments,
Type I Quantity
❑ Yes
linear feet
❑ warm ❑ cool
square feet
acres
5. Complete if Using a Permittee Responsible Mitigation Plan
acres
acres
❑cold
5a If using a permittee responsible mitigation plan, provide a description of the proposed mitigation plan.
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6. Buffer Mitigation (State Regulated Riparian Buffer Rules) — required by DWQ
6a. Will the project result in an impact within a protected riparian buffer that requires ❑ Yes ® No
buffer mitigation?
6b. If yes, then identify the square feet of impact to each zone of the riparian buffer that requires mitigation. Calculate the
amount of mitigation required.
6c.
Zone Reason for impact
Zone 1
Zone 2
6d
Total impact Multiplier
(square feet)
3 (2 for Catawba)
1.5
6f. Total buffer mitigation required:
6e
Required mitigation
(square feet)
i
o i
6g. If buffer mitigation is required, discuss what type of mitigation is proposed (e.g., payment to private mitigation bank,
permittee responsible riparian buffer restoration, payment into an approved in -lieu fee fund).
Buffer mitigation is not required for the unavoidable buffer impacts resulting from the proposed greenway project.
6h. Comments: Per the Neuse River Basin riparian buffer rules, impacts to protected riparian buffers resulting from greenway
construction are "allowable ". As such, no mitigation is required for the proposed riparian buffer impacts.
E. Stormwater Management and Diffuse Flow Plan (required by DWQ)
1. Diffuse Flow Plan
1 a. Does the project include or is it adjacent to protected riparian buffers identified ® Yes ❑ No
within one of the NC Riparian Buffer Protection Rules?
1 b. If yes, then is a diffuse flow plan included? If no, explain why.
Comments: For the most part, stormwater will not be collected, but allowed to sheet -
flow off the path. Typically, where it is being collected, it will be conveyed in grass
swales. Most collected stormwater will be on the upslope side to bypass offsite ® Yes ❑ No
runoff around the trail. Additionally, there is one location where offsite runoff will be
bypassed beneath the path into an existing conveyance without modifying the
capacity of that conveyance. NOTE- Please see the attached Erosion Control
Drawings to see the most detailed information of measures to handle stormwater.
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2. Stormwater Management Plan
2a. What is the overall percent imperviousness of this project? 29.8%
2b. Does this project require a Stormwater Management Plan? ® Yes ❑ No
2c. If this project DOES NOT require a Stormwater Management Plan, explain why. N/A
2d. If this project DOES require a Stormwater Management Plan, then provide a brief, narrative description of the plan:
The SMP is currently under review by the Town of Fuquay - Varina. All stormwater will be allowed to sheet flow off the
proposed path or it will be collected in existing conveyances. There will be no new conveyances through the buffer.
2e. Who will be responsible for the review of the Stormwater Management Plan?
3. Certified Local Government Stormwater Review
3a. In which local government's jurisdiction is this project?
3b. Which of the following locally - implemented stormwater management programs
apply (check all that apply):
3c. Has the approved Stormwater Management Plan with proof of approval been
attached?
4. DWQ Stormwater Program Review
4a. Which of the following state - implemented stormwater management programs apply
(check all that apply):
4b. Has the approved Stormwater Management Plan with proof of approval been
attached?
5. DWQ 401 Unit Stormwater Review
5a. Does the Stormwater Management Plan meet the appropriate requirements?
5b. Have all of the 401 Unit submittal requirements been met?
® Certified Local Government
❑ DWQ Stormwater Program
❑ DWQ 401 Unit
Fuquay - Varina
® Phase II
® NSW
❑ USMP
❑ Water Supply Watershed
❑ Other:
❑ Yes ® No
❑
Coastal counties
❑
HQW
❑
ORW
❑
Session Law 2006 -246
❑
Other:
❑ Yes ® No
® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No
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F. Supplementary Information
1. Environmental Documentation (DWQ Requirement)
1 a. Does the project involve an expenditure of public (federal /state /local) funds or the ® Yes ❑ No
use of public (federal /state) land?
1 b. If you answered "yes" to the above, does the project require preparation of an
environmental document pursuant to the requirements of the National or State ® Yes ❑ No
(North Carolina) Environmental Policy Act (NEPA/SEPA)?
1c. If you answered "yes" to the above, has the document review been finalized by the
State Clearing House? (If so, attach a copy of the NEPA or SEPA final approval
letter.)
❑ Yes ®No
Comments: It is anticipated that the project will qualify for a Programmatic
Categorical Exclusion and approval is pending.
2. Violations (DWQ Requirement)
2a. Is the site in violation of DWQ Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .0500), Isolated
Wetland Rules (15A NCAC 2H .1300), DWQ Surface Water or Wetland Standards, ❑ Yes ® No
or Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0200)?
I
2b. Is this an after - the -fact permit application? ❑ Yes ® No
2c. If you answered "yes" to one or both of the above questions, provide an explanation of the violation(s): n/a
3. Cumulative Impacts (DWQ Requirement)
3a. Will this project (based on past and reasonably anticipated future impacts) result in ❑ Yes ® No
additional development, which could impact nearby downstream water quality?
3b. If you answered "yes" to the above, submit a qualitative or quantitative cumulative impact analysis in accordance with the
most recent DWQ policy If you answered "no," provide a short narrative description.
The proposed project will not result in additional development. The proposed greenway will serve existing communities
and connect existing public locations with safe and dedicated pedestrian routes.
4. Sewage Disposal (DWQ Requirement)
4a. Clearly detail the ultimate treatment methods and disposition (non- discharge or discharge) of wastewater generated from
the proposed project, or available capacity of the subject facility.
The proposed project will not generate wastewater.
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5. Endangered Species and Designated Critical Habitat (Corps Requirement)
5a. Will this project occur in or near an area with federally protected species or habitat? ® Yes ❑ No
5b. Have you checked with the USFWS concerning Endangered Species Act impacts? ❑ Yes ® No
5c. If yes, indicate the USFWS Field Office you have contacted. ® Raleigh ❑ Asheville
5d. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Endangered Species or Designated Critical
Habitat?
According to the NC Natural Heritage Program Element Occurrence records (updated July 2015), no known occurrences
of any federally threatened or endangered species are located within the project area. There are no element occurences
of federally threatened or endangered species within 1 0 mile of the project area. Based on field reviews by Kimley -Horn
biologists in June 2015, suitable habitat is not present within the project area for red - cockaded woodpecker or dwarf
wedgemussel. Suitable habitat is present for Michaux's sumac along forest edges and cleared areas within the project
corridor, but no occurrences of the plant were observed within the project corridor during a pedestrian survey conducted
by Kimley -Horn biologists on June 4, 2015. Summer roosting habitat is present for northern long -eared bat (NLEB) within
the project corridor in trees greater than 3 inches in diameter, therefore the project may effect the NLEB. Based on the
minimal ammount of clearing associated with the project and the large swaths of forested area in the vicinity of the
project, Kimley -Horn believes that the proposed project may affect, not likely to adversely affect the NLEB or its formally
designated critical habitat.
6. Essential Fish Habitat (Corps Requirement)
6a. Will this project occur in or near an area designated as essential fish habitat? I ❑ Yes ® No
6b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact Essential Fish Habitat?
The NOAA Essential Fish Habitat Mapper was reviewed in September 2015. No essential fish habitat was found within
the project area or within the vicinity of the project.
7. Historic or Prehistoric Cultural Resources (Corps Requirement)
7a. Will this project occur in or near an area that the state, federal or tribal governments
have designated as having historic or cultural preservation status (e g., National ❑ Yes ® No
Historic Trust designation or properties significant in North Carolina history and
archaeology)?
7b. What data sources did you use to determine whether your site would impact historic or archeological resources?
The State Historic Preservation Office HPOWeb GIS database was reviewed on September 2015 to determine if any
historic resources occurred in the vicinity of the study area. There were no historically significant sites or structures with
the project corridor or within 1.0 mile of the project corridor.
8. Flood Zone Designation (Corps Requirement)
8a Will this project occur in a FEMA- designated 100 -year floodplain? I ❑ Yes ® No
8b. If yes, explain how project meets FEMA requirements: N/A
8c. What source(s) did you use to make the floodplain determination? FEMA FIRM Panel 3720067600J
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Applicant /Agent's Printed Name � plic t/Agent's Signature Date
(Agent's signature is valid Ifily if an authorization letter from the applicant
is provided.)
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AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
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Project Name/Description. Park Depot Greenwav
Date: r / -711 5
The Department of the Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
Attention: James Lastinger, USACE
Field Office: Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Re: Wetland Related Consulting and Permitting
To Whom It May Concern:
The Town of Fuquay - Varina hereby designates and authorizes Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc. to act
in my /our behalf as my /our agent solely for the purpose of processing Jurisdictional Determinations,
Section 404 permits /Section 401 Water Quality Certifications applications, and Neuse River Basin
Riparian Buffer Determinations, and to furnish upon request supplemental information in support of
applications, etc. from this day forward until successful completion of the permitting process or
revocation by the owner.
In addition, I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of record of the property /properties identified
herein, do authorize representatives of the Wilmington Distract, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on -site investigations and
issuing a determination associated with Waters of the U.S. subject to Federal jurisdiction under Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and /or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
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AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
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Name: Mr. �. Stephens
Address: P.O. Box 392, Fuquay- Varina, NC 27526 -0392
Phone: [phone]
Project Name /Description: Park Depot Greenway Trail
Date: March 13, 2015
The Department of the Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
Attention: James Lastinger, USACE
Field Office: Raleigh
Re: Wetland Related Consulting and Permitting
To Whom It May Concern:
I, the current property owner of the "Stephens Property ", Wake County property parcel PIN
0676150431, hereby designate and authorize Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc. to act in my /our behalf
as my /our agent solely for the purpose of processing Jurisdictional Determinations, Section 404
permits /Section 401 Water Quality Certifications applications, and Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer
Determinations, and to furnish upon request supplemental information in support of applications, etc.
from this day forward until successful completion of the permitting process or revocation by the owner.
In addition, I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of record of the property/properties identified
herein, do authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on -site investigations and
issuing a determination associated with Waters of the U.S. subject to Federal jurisdiction under Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and /or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
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Jurisdictional Determination Request
US Army Corps
of Engineers
Wilmington District
This form is intended for use by anyone requesting a jurisdictional determination (JD) from the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District (Corps). Please include all supporting
information, as described within each category, with your request. You may submit your request
to the appropriate Corps Field Office (or project manager, if known) via mail, electronic mail, or
facsimile. A current list of county assignments by Field Office and project manager can be
found on -line at: httn: / /www.saw.usace.armv.mil/ Missions /ReaulatorvPermitProiaram.ast)x . by
telephoning: 910 - 251 -4633, or by contacting any of the field offices listed below:
ASHEVILLE REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
151 Patton Avenue_ Room 208
Asheville. North Carolina 28801 -5006
General Number (828) 271 -7980
Fax Number (828) 281 -8120
RALEIGH REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
3331 Heritage Trade Drive; Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
General Number. (919) 554 -4884
Fax Number (919) 562 -0421
WASHINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Anr y Corps of Engineers
2407 West Fifth Street
Washington; North Carolina 27889
General Number (910) 251 -4610
Fax Number (252) 975 -1399
WILMINGTON REGULATORY FIELD OFFICE
US Army Corps of Engineers
69 Darlington Avenue
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
General Number 910- 251 -4633
Fax Number. (910) 251 -4025
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INSTRUCTIONS:
All requestors must complete Parts A, B, C, D, E and F.
NOTE TO CONSULTANTS AND AGENCIES: If you are requesting a JD on behalf of a
paying client or your agency, please note the specific submittal requirements in Part G.
NOTE ON PART D — PROPERTY OWNER AUTHORIZATION: Please be aware that all JD
requests must include the current property owner authorization for the Corps to proceed with the
determination, which may include inspection of the property when necessary. This form must be
signed by the current property owner to be considered a complete request.
NOTE ON PART D - NCDOT REOUESTS: Property owner authorization/notification for JD
requests associated with North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) projects will be
conducted according to the current NCDOT/USACE protocols.
NOTE TO USDA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: A Corps approved or preliminary JD may not
be valid for the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985. If you or
your tenant are USDA Program participants, or anticipate participation in USDA programs, you
should also request a certified wetland determination from the local office of the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, prior to starting work.
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A. PARCEL INFORMATION
Street Address: N/A (Linear transportation project)
City, State: Fuquay- Varina, North Carolina
County. Wake County
Directions: See Figure 1: Vicinity Map
Parcel Index Number(S) (PIN): Town of Fuquay: 0676069453 and 0676340956
Stephens, Fred L Stephens, Isaac: 0676150431
B. REQUESTOR INFORMATION
Name:
Mailing Address
Telephone Number:
Electronic Mail Address
Ross Sullivan, Kimley -Horn
3001 Weston Parkway; Cary, INC 27513
919 - 677 -2104
Ross.Sullivan @kimley - hom.com
Select one:
❑ I am the current property owner.
❑✓ I am an Authorized Agent or Environmental Consultant
❑ Interested Buyer or Under Contract to Purchase
❑ Other, please explain.
C. PROPERTY OWNER INFORMATION
Name: Town of Fuquay- Varina, ATTN: Tracy A. Stephenson
Mailing Address: 401 old Honeycutt Road
Fuquay- Varina, INC 27526
Telephone Number: 919- 753 -1039
Electronic Mail Address 3: ttephenson @fuquay - varina org
❑ Proof of Ownership Attached (e.g. a copy of Deed, County GIS/Parcel /Tax Record data)
1 If available
z Must attach completed Agent Authorization Form
3 If available
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D. PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of record of the property /properties identified herein,
do authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on -site investigations
and issuing a determination associated with Waters of the U.S. subject to Federal jurisdiction
under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and /or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of
1899.
Property Owner (please print) Date
Property Owner Signature
E. JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION TYPE
Select One:
I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminary JD for the property identified herein.
This request does include a delineation.
❑ I am requesting that the Corps provide a preliminary JD for the property identified herein.
This request does NOT include a delineation.
❑ I am requesting that the Corps investigate the property /proj ect area for the presence or
absence of WoUS' and provide an approved JD for the property identified herein. This
request does NOT include a request for a verified delineation.
F] I am requesting that the Corps delineate the boundaries of all WoUS on a property /project
area and provide an approved JD (this may or may not include a survey plat).
❑ I am requesting that the Corps evaluate and approve a delineation of WoUS (conducted
by others) on a property /project area and provide an approved JD (may or may not
include a survey plat).
4 For NCDOT requests following the current NCDOT /USACE protocols, skip to Part E.
5 Waters of the United States
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F. ALL REQUESTS
❑✓ Map of Property or Project Area (attached). This Map must clearly depict the boundaries
of the area of evaluation.
❑✓ Size of Property or Project Area 2.37 acres
I y l I verify that the property (or project) boundaries have recently been surveyed and marked
by a licensed land surveyor OR are otherwise clearly marked or distinguishable.
G. JD REQUESTS FROM CONSULTANTS OR AGENCIES
(1) Preliminary JD Requests:
Completed and signed Preliminary Jurisdictional Determination Form6.
Project Coordinates: 35.578551 Latitude - 78.758607 Longitude
Maps (no larger than 11x17) with Project Boundary Overlay:
❑✓ Large and small scale maps that depict, at minimum: streets, intersections, towns
Aerial Photography of the project area
FVI USGS Topographic Map
Z Soil Survey Map
Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland Inventory Map, Proposed Site
Plan, previous delineation maps, LIDAR maps, FEMA floodplain maps)
6 See Appendix A of this Form. From Regulatory Guidance Letter No. 08 -02, dated June 26, 2008
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Delineation Information (when applicable)7:
Wetlands:
Wetland Data Sheetsg
Tributaries:
0 USACE Assessment Forms
Upland Data Sheets Z Other Assessment Forms
(when appropriate)
zLandscape Photos, if taken
7 Field Sketch overlain on legible Map that includes:
■ All aquatic resources (for sites with multiple resources, label and identify)
■ Locations of wetland data points and /or tributary assessment reaches
■ Locations of photo stations
■ Approximate acreage /linear footage of aquatic resources
(2) Approved JDs including Verification of a Delineation:
❑ Project Coordinates:
Latitude
Longitude
Maps (no larger than 11x17) with Project Boundary Overlay:
❑ Large and small scale maps that depict, at minimum: streets, intersections, towns
❑ Aerial Photography of the project area
❑ USGS Topographic Map
❑ Soil Survey Map
❑ Other Maps, as appropriate (e.g. National Wetland Inventory Map, Proposed Site Plan,
previous delineation maps)
1987 Manual Regional Supplements and Data forms can be found at:
htto: / /www.usace.armv.mil/ Missions/ CivilWorks/ ReaulatorvProgramandPermits /ree suoo.asox
Wetland and Stream Assessment Methodologies can be found at:
htto: / /oortal.ncdenr.oriz/c /document library /eet file ?uuid= 76f3c58b -dab8- 4960- ba43- 45b7faf06f4c &erouold =38364 and,
htto: / /www.saw.usace.armv.mil/ Portals/ 59 /docs /regulatory /oublicnotices /2013 /NCSAM Draft User Manual 130318.odf
8 Delineation information must include, at minimum, one wetland data sheet for each wetland /community type.
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Delineation Information (when applicable):
Wetlands:
❑ Wetland Data Sheets
Tributaries:
❑ USACE Assessment Forms
❑ Upland Data Sheets ❑ Other Assessment Forms
(when appropriate)
❑ Landscape Photos, if taken
❑ Field Sketch overlain on legible Map that includes:
• All aquatic resources (for sites with multiple resources, label and identify)
• Locations of wetland data points and /or tributary assessment reaches
• Locations of photo stations
• Approximate acreage /linear footage of aquatic resources
Supporting Jurisdictional Information (for Approved JDs only)
❑ Approved Jurisdictional Determination Form(s) (also known as "Rapanos
Form (s) ")
❑ Map(s) depicting the potential (or lack of potential) hydrologic connection(s),
adjacency, etc. to navigable waters.
9 Delineation information must include, at minimum, one wetland data sheet for each wetland /community type.
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I.
Jurisdictional Determination Request
REQUESTS FOR CORPS APPROVAL OF SURVEY PLAT
Prior to final production of a Plat, the Wilmington District recommends that the Land
Surveyor electronically submit a draft of a Survey Plat to the Corps project manager for
review.
Due to storage limitations of our administrative records, the Corps requires that all hard -
copy submittals include at least one original Plat (to scale) that is no larder than 11 "x17"
(the use of match lines for larger tracts acceptable). Additional copies of a plat, including
those larger than 11 "x17 ", may also be submitted for Corps signature as needed. The
Corps also accepts electronic submittals of plats, such as those transmitted as a Portable
Document Format (PDF) file. Upon verification, the Corps can electronically sign these
plats and return them via e -mail to the requestor.
(1) PLATS SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL
❑ Must be sealed and signed by a licensed professional land surveyor
❑ Must be to scale (all maps must include both a graphic scale and a verbal scale)
❑ Must be legible
Must include a North Arrow, Scale(s), Title, Property Information
❑ Must include a legible WoUS Delineation Table of distances and bearings /metes
and bounds /GPS coordinates of all surveyed delineation points
Must clearly depict surveyed property or project boundaries
❑ Must clearly identify the known surveyed point(s) used as reference (e.g. property
corner, USGS monument)
❑ When wetlands are depicted:
• Must include acreage (or square footage) of wetland polygons
• Must identify each wetland polygon using an alphanumeric system
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When tributaries are depicted:
• Must include either a surveyed, approximate centerline of tributary with
approximate width of tributary OR surveyed Ordinary High Water Marks
(OHWM) of tributary
• Must identify each tributary using an alphanumeric system
• Must include linear footage of tributaries and calculated area (using approximate
widths or surveyed OHWM)
• Must include name of tributary (based on the most recent USGS topographic
map) or, when no USGS name exists, identify as "unnamed tributary"
❑ all depicted WoUS (wetland polygons and tributary lines) must intersect or tie -to
surveyed project/property boundaries
Must include the location of wetland data points and /or tributary assessment
reaches
❑ Must include, label accordingly, and depict acreage of all waters not currently
subject to the requirements of the CWA (e.g. "isolated wetlands ", "non -
jurisdictional waters "). NOTE: An approved JD must be conducted in order to
make an official Corps determination that a particular waterbody or wetland is not
jurisdictional.
❑ Must include and survey all existing conveyances (pipes, culverts, etc.) that
transport WoUS
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(2) CERTIFICATION LANGUAGE
F] When the entire actual Jurisdictional Boundary is depicted:
include the following Corps Certification language:
"This certifies that this copy of this plat accurately depicts the boundary of the jurisdiction
of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act as determined by the undersigned on this date.
Unless there is a change in the law or our published regulations, the determination of
Section 404 jurisdiction maybe relied upon for a period not to exceed five (5) years from
this date. The undersigned completed this determination utilizing the appropriate Regional
Supplement to the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual."
Regulatory Official:
Title:
Date:
USA CE Action ID No.:
When uplands may be present within a depicted Jurisdictional Boundarv:
include the following Corps Certification language:
"This certifies that this copy of this plat identifies all areas of waters of the United States
regulated pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act as determined by the
undersigned on this date. Unless there is change in the law or our published regulations,
this determination of Section 404 jurisdiction may be relied upon for a period not to exceed
five years from this date. The undersigned completed this determination utilizing the
appropriate Regional Supplement to the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands
Delineation Manual."
Regulatory Official:
Title:
Date:
USACEAction ID No.:
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(3) GPS SURVEYS
For Surveys prepared using a Global Positioning System (GPS), the Survey must include
all of the above, as well as:
❑ be at sub -meter accuracy at each survey point.
❑ include an accuracy verification:
One or more known points (property corner, monument) shall be located with the
GPS and cross - referenced with the existing traditional property survey (metes and
bounds).
❑ include a brief description of the GPS equipment utilized.
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ATTACHMENT A
PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION FORM
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
A. REPORT COMPLETION DATE FOR PRELIMINARY JURISDICTIONAL
DETERMINATION (JD):
B. NAME AND ADDRESS OF PERSON REQUESTING PRELIMINARY JD:
Kimley -Horn, ATTN• Ross Sullivan on behalf of the Town of Fuquay - Varina
3001 Weston Parkway; Cary, NC 27513
C. DISTRICT OFFICE, FILE NAME, AND NUMBER:
D. PROJECT LOCATION(S) AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
(USE THE ATTACHED TABLE TO DOCUMENT MULTIPLE WATERBODIES AT DIFFERENT
SITES)
State: NC County /parish /borough: Wake county City: Fuquay -Vanua
Center coordinates of site ([at/long in degree decimal format):
Lat. 35 578551 °N; Long. 78 758607 OW.
Universal Transverse Mercator: 17
Name of nearest waterbody: Black Creek
Identify (estimate) amount of waters in the review area:
Non - wetland waters:
83' linear feet: 4 -5' width (ft) and /or N/A acres.
Cowardin Class: Riverine
Stream Flow: Perennial (SA)
Wetlands: 0.44 acres.
Cowardin Class: Palustrine (WA)
Name of any water bodies on the site that have been identified as Section 10
waters:
Tidal: N/A
Non - Tidal: N/A

E. REVIEW PERFORMED FOR SITE EVALUATION (CHECK ALL THAT
APPLY):
❑ Office (Desk) Determination. Date:
❑ Field Determination. Date(s):
SUPPORTING DATA. Data reviewed for preliminary JD
(check all that apply - checked items should be included in case file and,
where checked and requested, appropriately reference sources below):
❑✓ Maps, plans, plots or plat submitted by or on behalf of the
applicant/consultant: Kimley -Horn
❑ Data sheets prepared /submitted by or on behalf of the
applic nt/consultant.
Office concurs with data sheets /delineation report.
Office does not concur with data sheets /delineation report.
❑ Data sheets prepared by the Corps:
❑ Corps navigable waters' study:
❑ U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologic Atlas:
❑ USGS NHD data
❑ USGS 8 and 12 digit HUC maps
❑✓ U.S. Geological Survey map(s). Cite scale & quad name: Fuquay -vanna (1:24,000)
❑✓ USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Survey.
Citation: Wake County (1970)
❑ National wetlands inventory map(s). Cite name:
❑ State /Local wetland inventory map(s):
❑ FEMA/FIRM maps:
❑ 100 -year Floodplain Elevation is:
(National Geodectic Vertical Datum of 1929)
❑✓ Photographs: ❑✓ Aerial (Name & Date): ESR1 BasemapOrthoimagery (accessed 5i5i2015) or
❑ Other (Name & Date):
❑ Previous determination(s). File no. and date of response letter:
❑ Other information (please specify):
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1. The Corps of Engineers believes that there may be jurisdictional waters of the
United States on the subject site, and the permit applicant or other affected party
who requested this preliminary JD is hereby advised of his or her option to
request and obtain an approved jurisdictional determination (JD) for that site.
Nevertheless, the permit applicant or other person who requested this
preliminary JD has declined to exercise the option to obtain an approved JD in
this instance and at this time.
2. In any circumstance where a permit applicant obtains an individual permit, or
a Nationwide General Permit (NWP) or other general permit verification requiring
"pre- construction notification" (PCN), or requests verification for a non - reporting
NWP or other general permit, and the permit applicant has not requested an
approved JD for the activity, the permit applicant is hereby made aware of the
following: (1) the permit applicant has elected to seek a permit authorization
based on a preliminary JD, which does not make an official determination of
jurisdictional waters; (2) that the applicant has the option to request an approved
JD before accepting the terms and conditions of the permit authorization, and
that basing a permit authorization on an approved JD could possibly result in less
compensatory mitigation being required or different special conditions; (3) that
the applicant has the right to request an individual permit rather than accepting
the terms and conditions of the NWP or other general permit authorization; (4)
that the applicant can accept a permit authorization and thereby agree to comply
with all the terms and conditions of that permit, including whatever mitigation
requirements the Corps has determined to be necessary; (5) that undertaking
any activity in reliance upon the subject permit authorization without requesting
an approved JD constitutes the applicant's acceptance of the use of the
preliminary JD, but that either form of JD will be processed as soon as is
practicable; (6) accepting a permit authorization (e.g., signing a proffered
individual permit) or undertaking any activity in reliance on any form of Corps
permit authorization based on a preliminary JD constitutes agreement that all
wetlands and other water bodies on the site affected in any way by that activity
are jurisdictional waters of the United States, and precludes any challenge to
such jurisdiction in any administrative or judicial compliance or enforcement
action, or in any administrative appeal or in any Federal court; and (7) whether
the applicant elects to use either an approved JD or a preliminary JD, that JD
will be processed as soon as is practicable. Further, an approved JD, a proffered
individual permit (and all terms and conditions contained therein), or individual
permit denial can be administratively appealed pursuant to 33 C.F.R. Part 331,
and that in any administrative appeal, jurisdictional issues can be raised (see 33
C.F.R. 331.5(a)(2)). If, during that administrative appeal, it becomes necessary
to make an official determination whether CWA jurisdiction exists over a site, or
to provide an official delineation of jurisdictional waters on the site, the Corps will
provide an approved JD to accomplish that result, as soon as is practicable.

This preliminary JD finds that there "may be" waters of the United States on the
subject project site, and identifies all aquatic features on the site that could be
affected by the proposed activity, based on the following information:
IMPORTANT NOTE: The information recorded on this form has not
necessarily been verified by the Corps and should not be relied upon for
later iurisdictional determinations.
9/21/2015
Signature and date of Signature and date of
Regulatory Project Manager person requesting preliminary JD
(REQUIRED) (REQUIRED, unless obtaining
the signature is impracticable)
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Estimated
Site amount of Class of aquatic
number Latitude Longitude Cowardin Class aquatic resource
resource in
review area
SA 35.578285 - 78.758125 Riverine 83 linear feet
WA 35.579360 - 78.759873 Palustrine 0.44 acres
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non - section 10 —
non -tidal
non - section 10 —
wetland

AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
Name , -Q 6�. 2 S-� i 4(�1
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Project Name/Description Park Depot Greenwav
Date: 5-/ -711
The Department of the Army
U S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
Attention: James Lastinger, USACE
Field Office: Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Re: Wetland Related Consulting and Permitting
To Whom It May Concern-
The Town of Fuquay - Varina hereby designates and authorizes Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc. to act
in my /our behalf as my /our agent solely for the purpose of processing Jurisdictional Determinations,
Section 404 permits /Section 401 Water Quality Certifications applications, and Neuse River Basin
Riparian Buffer Determinations, and to furnish upon request supplemental information in support of
applications, etc from this day forward until successful completion of the permitting process or
revocation by the owner.
In addition, 1, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of record of the property /properties identified
herein, do authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on -site investigations and
issuing a determination associated with Waters of the U.S. subject to Federal Jurisdiction under Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and /or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
Authorized this the = day of
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Print Prope Owner's Name
Cc: Karen Higgins
NC Division of Water Resources
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650
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` Prope Owner's Signature

AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
Name: Mr. +reds. Stephens
Address: P.O. Box 392, Fuquay - Varina, NC 27526 -0392
Phone: [phone]
Project Name /Description: Park Depot Greenway Trail
Date: March 13, 2015
The Department of the Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
Attention: James Lastinger, USACE
Field Office: Raleigh
Re: Wetland Related Consulting and Permitting
To Whom It May Concern:
I, the current property owner of the "Stephens Property ", Wake County property parcel PIN
0676150431, hereby designate and authorize Kimley -Horn and Associates, Inc. to act in my /our behalf
as my /our agent solely for the purpose of processing Jurisdictional Determinations, Section 404
permits /Section 401 Water Quality Certifications applications, and Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer
Determinations, and to furnish upon request supplemental information in support of applications, etc.
from this day forward until successful completion of the permitting process or revocation by the owner.
In addition, I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of record of the property/properties identified
herein, do authorize representatives of the Wilmington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)
to enter upon the property herein described for the purpose of conducting on -site investigations and
issuing a determination associated with Waters of the U.S. subject to Federal jurisdiction under Section
404 of the Clean Water Act and /or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899.
Authorized this the 2-,,s, day of Aa-rL ,
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Print Property Owner's Name
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Cc: Karen Higgins
NC Division of Water Resources
401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1650

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North Carolina Division of Water Quality - Stream Identification Form, Version 4.11
Date: 3/18/2015 Project/Site: Park Depot Greenway Latitude: 35.578773
Stream SA
Evaluator: R. Sullivan, : Count Wake Longitude: - 78.75882
C. Evenhouse y g
Total Points: 46.5 Stream Determination (cir Other
Stream is at least intermittent Ephemeral Intermitte Perennial .g. Quad Name: Fuquay - Varina
if z 19 or perennial if ? 30
A. Geomorphology Subtotal = 26.5
Absent
Weak
Moderate Strong
Score
�1a. Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
2
3
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
1
2
3
3
3. In- channel structure: ex. riffle -poo), step -pool, ripple-
pool sequence
0
1
2
3
3
14. Particle size of stream substrate
0
1
_
3
2
15. Active /relicfloodplain
0
1
2
3
3
16. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
3
17. Recent alluvial deposits
0
1
2
3
3
18. Headcuts
0
1
2
3
1
19. Grade control
0
0.5
1
1.5
1
�10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
artificial ditches are not rated, see discussions in manual
B. Hydrology Subtotal = 12.5
Presence of Baseflow
0
1
2
3
3
I12.
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
1
2
3
2
114. Leaf litter
1.5
1
0.5
0
1.5
115. Sediment on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
116. Organic debris lines or piles
0
0.5
1
1.5
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes = 3
3
C. Biology Subtotal = 7.5
118. Fibrous roots in streambed
3
2
1
0
3
119. Rooted upland plants in streambed
3
2
1
0
3
120. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
0
1
2
3
1
121. Aquatic Mollusks
0
1
2
3
0
122. Fish
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
123. Crayfish
0
0.5
1
1.5
0.5
124. Amphibians
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
125. Algae
0
0.5
1
1.5
0
126. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL
= 1.5;
Other = 0
0
(`perennial streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 or manual
Notes: Stream SA is a perennial stream with strong baseflow and a natural meander. The stream
is somewhat incised throughout. The stream has been impounded heavily by beavers in the western
portions of its historic reach with many of the beaver dams appearing old and well - established. The
stream becomes a beaver impounded wetland west of the first major beaver dam. There were
numerous signs of animals along the reach such as tracks, droppings, and beaver chews.

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: Town of Fuquay- Varina 2. Evaluator's name: R. Sullivan, C. Evenhouse (Kimley -Horn)
3. Date of evaluation: 03/18/2015
5. Name of stream: Stream SA
7. Approximate drainage area: 286 acres
9. Length of reach evaluated: 1000 linear feet
11. Site coordinates (if known): prefer in decimal degrees.
4. Time of evaluation: 2:30 pm
6. River basin: Neuse
8. Stream order: Third Order
10. County: Wake
12. Subdivision name (if any): N/A
Latitude (ex 34 872312): 35.578773 Longitude (ex. -77.556611): - 78.758820
Method location determined (circle): ✓ 3PSQ✓ Topo Sheet✓ Ortho (Aerial) Photo /GIS[DDther GISE10ther
13. Location of reach under evaluation (note nearby roads and landmarks and attach map identifying stream(s) location):
Stream SA was evaluated from the culvert inlet off of NC -55 west to the first large beaver dam where the stream becomes impounded.
14. Proposed channel work (if any): None
15. Recent weather conditions: No rain within three days prior to site visit. Though, the preceding months were very wet.
16. Site conditions at time of visit: Sunny and dry with cool temperatures ranging from 40 t0 60 degrees Fahrenheit.
17. Identify any special waterway classifications known: F Section 10 Tidal Waters Essential Fisheries Habitat
[Trout Waters Outstanding Resource Waters 0 Nutrient Sensitive Waters [Water Supply Watershed (I -IV)
18. Is there a pond or lake located upstream of the evaluation point? NO If yes, estimate the water surface area:
19. Does channel appear on USGS quad map? YES 20. Does channel appear on USDA Soil Survey? YES
21. Estimated watershed land use: 40 % Residential
30 % Forested
22. Bankfull width: 4 -5'
15 % Commercial % Industrial % Agricultural
15 % Cleared /Logged % Other (
23. Bank height (from bed to top of bank): 4'
24. Channel slope down center of stream: Flat (0 to 2 %) Gentle (2 to 4 %) [Moderate (4 to 10 %) ,[Steep ( >10 %)
25. Channel sinuosity: ElStraight Occasional bends OFrequent 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): 73 Comments:
Stream SA is a perennial stream with strong baseflow and a natural meander. The stream is somewhat incised throughout.
The stream has been impounded heavilv by beavers in the western portions of its historic reach with manv of the beaver dams
appearina old and well - established. The stream becomes a beaver Impounded wetland west of the first maior beaver dam.
There were numerous sians of animals along the reach such as tracks. droDDinas. and beaver chews.
Evaluator's Signature ` o-q/), Y`t&t,-` /m Date 03/18/2015
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.

Stream SA
STREAM QUALITY ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET
2
ECOREGION°POINT RANGE
#
CHARACTERISTICS
SCORE
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain I
Presence of flow/'persistent . pools in,stream
— '
5
(no_ flow or saturation = 0; strong flow =_maz_points)°
Evidence of past human alteration °
0 = -6 °
0 -5
0•-5
4
____(extensive alteration =0; no alteration =max points)
3
a ° -_ Riparian zone °
": °
0 = 6'
0 °°— 4
0 — 5 ° ,.
5
(no buffer= o; contiguous, wide buffer= max points)'.
4e
Evidence of nutrient or-chemical discharges ° ` °
° - °0 -5 ,.,
-;4
°
A =.4
5
(extensive discharges =A, no_ discharges = max points)
-0
a
5
Groundwater discharge °
I -°
0 =3°
­0 =4
0 -4
3
dl°
(uo discharge'— 0; springs, seeps, wetlands, etc. = max points)
,..�
6
Presence of adjacent floodplain a
° 0 — 4 , ,
0-4
A - 2
4
_ (no floodplain_= 0; extensive =max points)
,
Entrenchment / floodplain access . °
_(deeply entrenched °_0;_frequen_t; ;flooding = inax points) _
0; 5
0 = -4
,° 0 -2
3
8
Q o Presence of adjacent wetlands I
0-6 I
0° 4
0— 2° I
5
__(no wetlands = 0; large adjacent wetlands = max points)---
g
e: Channel sinuosity
0- -5 °°
o:, 0 -4
0 -3
4
_(extensive cfiannelization "= 0; natural' meander =max points)_
°
8 0° Sediment °input
_(extensive deposition= 0; little or no_sediment = max points)
3
11
B ° Size & diversity °of channel bed substrate °
NA*,
0 -4
0 -5°
NA
_(fine, homogenous _° 0; large,_diver"se sizes 'max points)_
°°Evidenece of °channel incsion or widening
0 -5
° 0 -4
° 0 -5
3
.(deeply incised=' 0; stable bed &_banks = max p oints ) -
13
Presence of major bank failures
0 -51:
®°
0_5
r°
� 0 -5 °a, °
3
a�
" :_ °(severe erosion = 0;_ no erosion, °stable banks =max points) ` °
.�
14
('"
I' o Root depth and density on banks"
0 -3
° 0 —.4
0 -5
3
E„
`
__(no` visible- roots ='0; dense °roots throughout = max points)
a °
15
Impact by agriculture,- livestock, or timber production
0 -5.
°
0 =4
.e.0 -5
4
- _,(subaiantialimpact. =o; no evidence= max-points) -`°
16
Presence of riffle - pool /ripple -pool complexes •
°r°iffles
-.0 -3 °°
0 -s5
0 -6
3
(no /ripples or pools = 0; well - developed, = -max points)
Habitat complexity
�
17
(littl_e or n& habitat = 0;-frequent, varied habitats = max points)
0 — "6 �
0 -6
. 0 -6 °ne °
5
�•
18
(
a °° Canopy coverage over streambed e°
I 1
00 -5 ..
0-5
0 -5
5
x
,°
__(no shading vegetation -- 0; °continuous canopy _= max points)„
-
19
Substrate embeddedness P
°
I
a
NA*
0-4
° 0-4 o
NA
(deeply embedded = 0; loose."structure ° max)
: °
°
°20
Presence of stream invertebrates (see page 4)
0-4
0 =°5
-,0
1
- (no evidence = 0; common, numerous types = max points)-
°
°
Presence-of amphibians
'O
no evidence - 0;- coinmon,_nwnerous_ types = max points)_
a
O 22,
a r Presence of fish
(no evidence = 0; common, numerous types = max points)
0 -4 �.
0 =:,4 . •
°:0 -4°
Q
23
_ _
Evidence of wildlife use° B
0 -6
0 -5
0 -5
5
(no_ evidence =_O; abundant evidence, = -max.points) _
. _
• Total Points Possible I
100
100
TOTAL SCORE (also _enter on first page)'
73
* These characteristics are not assessed in coastal streams.
2

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Park Depot Greenway City/County: Fuquay - Varina /Wake Sampling Date: 03/18/2015
Applicant/Owner: Town of Fuquay - Varina State: NC Sampling Point: WA -UP
Investigator(s). R. Sullivan, C. Evenhouse (Kimley -Horn) Section, Township, Range: Middle Creek
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc ): Hillslope Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope ( %) 5%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.580383 Long: - 78.760635 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name. Wagram loamy sand NWI classification: None
Are climatic / hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes © No = (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil Eor or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes ©No=
Are Vegetation Soil Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No Is the Sampled Area �
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No ✓ within a Wetland? Yes F_1 No I
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No ✓
Remarks
The upland data form is approximately 40 feet east from and 4 feet higher in elevation than the
wetland data form location. The upland data point is on a hill side next to a soccer field.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is reouired. check all that aoDly)
_ Surface Water (Al)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_ Saturation (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Water Marks (131)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)
_ Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Drift Deposits (63)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
— Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Iron Deposits (85)
`Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Water- Stained Leaves (139)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No 91 Depth (inches)
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reouired)
Surface Sod Cracks (136)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ Drainage Patterns (1310)
Moss Trim Lines (616)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
® FAC- Neutral Test (135)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches): > 15"
Saturation Present? Yes No ✓ Depth (inches): > 15 if Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes a No ,l
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No wetland hydrology indicators were present at the upland data point. Neither the water table
nor saturated soil was observed at the data point.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region – Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants. Sampling Point: WA -UP
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2 0
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' radius
% Cover Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
5
1 Pinus taeda
25% Y FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC (A)
2. Liquidambar styraciflua
20% Y FAC
Total Number of Dominant
6
3
Species Across All Strata: (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
83'3%
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (AtB)
6.
7
Prevalence Index worksheet:
8
Total % Cover of: MultiDIv bv:
45% = Total Cover
OBL species x 1 =
50% of total cover:
22.5% 20% of total cover. 90/0
FACW species x 2 =
SaDlina/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15 ' radius
)
FAC species x 3 =
1 Liquidambar styraciflua
10% Y FAC
FACU species x 4 =
2. Baccharis halimifolia
10% Y FAC
UPL species x 5 =
3.
Column Totals, (A) (B)
4.
Prevalence Index = B/A =
5.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7.
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
8.
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.0'
20% = Total Cover
_
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
50% of total cover.
10% 20% of total cover 40/n
Herb Stratum (Plot size- 5' radius )
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
1. Festuca sp
90% Y NI
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
2, Rubus arQutus
10% N FAC
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3.
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in (7 6 cm) or
4.
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
5
height.
6.
Sapling /Shrub —Woody plants, excluding vines, less
7
than 3 in DBH and greater than 3 28 ft (1 m) tall.
8.
Herb — All herbaceous (non - woody) plants, regardless
9.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
10.
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
11
height.
12
100% = Total Cover
50% of total cover
50% 20% of total cover: 20%
Woodv Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' radius )
1. Lonicera japonica
15% Y FACU
2
3.
4.
5
15% =Total Cover
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
121
50% of total cover:
7.5% 20% of total cover: 3%
Present? Yes No
Remarks- (If observed, list morphological adaptations below)
None of the plants observed in the upland area had morphological adaptations that would indicate
a wetland environment.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2 0

SOIL Sampling Point: WA -UP
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the Indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type' Loc` Texture Remarks
0 -15" 10YR 5/4 1000/0 Sandy loam
'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains.
Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
Histosol (Al)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Black Histic (A3)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A B)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
e Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 1536)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Iron- Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) _ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
® Sandy Redox (S5) _ Piedmont Floodplain Sods (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Stripped Matrix (S6) ` Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches)
Remarks
Hydric Soil Present? Yes _a No .
No hydric soil indicators were present at the upland data point. The soil was compacted and
difficult to auger past 15" in the soil's profile.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Park Depot Greenway City /County: Fuquay - Varina /Wake Sampling Date: 03/18/2015
Applicant/Owner: Town of Fuquay - Varina State: NC Sampling Point: WA -WET
Investigator(s): R. Sullivan, C. Evenhouse (Kimley -Horn) Section, Township. Range: Middle Creek
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Toe of slope Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope ( %): 1 -2%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR P Lat: 35.580367 Long: - 78.760767 Datum: NAD 1983
Soil Map Unit Name: Lynchburg sandy loam NWI classification: None
Are climatic / hydrolo is conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes © No= (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances' present? Yes © No=
Are Vegetation Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes ✓ No
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes ✓ No
within a Wetland? Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No
Remarks
Wetland WA is a large floodplain wetland around stream SA. Stream SA has been impounded in
multiple locations by beavers and large portions of the bottomland area are inundated with
shallow water. Many of the beaver dams appear old and well established.
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is reauired. check all that aoolv)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Water - Stained Leaves (69)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches)
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauired)
Surface Sod Cracks (B6)
✓ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
I Drainage Patterns (610)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
✓ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
✓ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches): I)"
Saturation Present? Yes No IJ Depth (inches): Surface Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes IV] No Ll
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland WA receives hydrology from groundwater, overland flow off of the surrounding uplands
during precipitation events, and from water backing up at the numerous beaver impoundments
found throughout the bottomland drainage system. Surface water to at least it deep was
observed in large portions of the wetland.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region – Version 2.0
Surface Water (Al)
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
Saturation (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
✓
Water Marks (B1)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)
✓
Sediment Deposits (B2)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
✓
Drift Deposits (B3)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Iron Deposits (65)
—Other (Explain in Remarks)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
Water - Stained Leaves (69)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No Depth (inches)
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauired)
Surface Sod Cracks (B6)
✓ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (68)
I Drainage Patterns (610)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
✓ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
✓ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Water Table Present? Yes No Depth (inches): I)"
Saturation Present? Yes No IJ Depth (inches): Surface Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes IV] No Ll
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Wetland WA receives hydrology from groundwater, overland flow off of the surrounding uplands
during precipitation events, and from water backing up at the numerous beaver impoundments
found throughout the bottomland drainage system. Surface water to at least it deep was
observed in large portions of the wetland.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region – Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) — Use scientific names of plants.
Number of Dominant Species
8
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30' radius )
% Cover
Species? Status
1
Liquidambar stvraciflua
25%
Y FAC
2.
Salix nigra
15%
Y OBL
3
Acer rubrum
15%
Y FAC
4.
FAC species x 3 =
5
UPL species x 5 =
6.
(B)
7.
8.
55%
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
27.5% 20% of total cover: 11%
SaDlina /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 15' radius
)
1.
Morella cerifera
15%
Y FAC
2.
Ilex opaca
5%
Y FAC
3.
Vacciniun: fuscatum
5%
Y FACW
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
20%
= Total Cover
50% of total cover
10% 20% of total cover. 4%
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 5' radius )
1.
!'vlicrostegium vimineum
35%
Y FAC
2,
Arundinaria tecla
20%
Y FACW
3.
Gi oodwardia areolata
10%
N OBL
4.
Rubus arguttts
5%
N FAC
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10
11
12
70%
= Total Cover
50% of total cover:
35% 20% of total cover, 14%
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30' radius )
1
Lonicera japonica
10%
Y FACU
2
3.
4.
5.
10%
=Total Cover
50% of total cover:
5% 20% of
total cover 2%
Remarks (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
Sampling Point: WA -WET
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
8
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
(A)
Total Number of Dominant
9
Species Across All Strata:
(B)
Percent of Dominant Species 88 9%
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
(A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 =
FACW species x 2 =
FAC species x 3 =
FACU species x 4 =
UPL species x 5 =
Column Totals, (A)
(B)
Prevalence Index = B/A =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
_ 3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
Tree — Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in (7 6 cm) or
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
height.
Sapling /Shrub — Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in DBH and greater than 3 28 ft (1 m) tall
Herb —All herbaceous (non - woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine — All woody vines greater than 3 28 ft in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation J
Present? Yes • No
Numerous trees in the wetland have buttressed trunks. Also, many trees in and around the
wetland have been girdled and killed by beavers.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point WA -WET
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of Indicators.)
Depth Matrix Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type, Loc`
0 -6" 10YR 2/2 95% 7.5 YR 4/5 5% C M
6 -15" 10YR 4/2 95% 7.5 YR 4/5 5% C M
15 -24" 10YR 5/1 100%
Texture Remarks
Sandy loam
Sandy loam
Sand
'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains.
'Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Solls3:
Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
Black Histic (A3)
Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
_ Stratified Layers (A5)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
, Anomalous Bright Loamy Sods (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 153B)
®, 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_
✓ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
® 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
® Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
Depleted Ochdc (F11) (MLRA 151)
_ Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
'Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
c Umbnc Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Delta Ochric (1717) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (1`18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
i Anomalous Bright Loamy Sods (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type
Depth (inches):
Remarks,
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No
The water table was observed at 6" and the soil was saturated at the surface.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
Town of Fuquay Varina
Tracy A. Stephenson
401 Old Honeycutt Rd.
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
Determination Type:
Buffer Call
June 9, 2015
Isolated or EIP Call
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
Subject: Surface Water Determination
NBRRO #15 -228
Wake County
® Neuse (15A NCAC 2B .0233)
❑ Tar - Pamlico (15A NCAC 213 .0259) ❑ Ephemeral /Intermittent/Perennial Determination
❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 2B .0267)
❑ Isolated Wetland Determination
Project Name: Park Depot Greenway Trail
Location /Directions: Property is located SE of Honeycutt Road Park and west of NC -55 in Fuquay
Varina, NC
Subject Stream: Black Creek
Determination Date: June 5, 2015
Feature
A
B
C
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Subject to Not
Buffers Subject to
Buffers
X
X
X
hemeraUinterm ittent/Perennial
Staff: James Graham
E /11P* Start@ Stop@ Soil USGS
Survey Topo
P X X
E X
E X
Explanation: The feature(s) listed above has or have been located on the Soil Survey of Wake County, North
Carolina or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1 24,000 scale. Each feature that is checked
"Not Subject" has been determined not to be a stream or is not present on the property. Features that are checked
"Subject" have been located on the property and possess characteristics that qualify it to be a stream. There may be
other streams located on your property that do not show up on the maps referenced above but, still ma�hCarolina
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North Carolina Division of Water Resources 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1628 Phone [phone]
Internet- www.ncwaterQuality orq Location 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax [phone]
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considered jurisdictional according to the US Army Corps of Engineers and/or to the Division of Water Resources
(DWR).
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 may request a determination by the
Director. An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) days of 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 a determination by the
Director shall be referred to the Director in writing. If sending via USPostal Service c/o Karen Higgins DWR — 401 &
Buffer Permitting Unit 1617 Mail, Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617. If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx,
etc.) Karen Higgins DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit 512 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 2760.
This determination is final and binding unless, as detailed above, you ask for a hearing or appeal within sixty (60)
days.
The owner /future owners should notify the Division of Water Resources (including any other Local, State, and
Federal Agencies) of this decision concerning any future corres pond enc,.fegarding the subject property (stated
above). This project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries should be
directed to the Division of Water Resources (Central Office) at (919)- 807 -6300, and the US Army Corp of Engineers
(Raleigh Regulatory Field Office) at (919) -554 -4884.
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact James Graham at (919) 791 -4256.
/ /I Respect lly, `
YY %y
Danny Smith, $upervisor
Water Quality Regional Operation Section
Raleigh Regional Office
cc: RRO /SWP File Copy
Ross Sullivan
Kimley -Horn
3001 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513

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