20151098 Ver 1_Buffer Determination Request_20151021

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Secretary
DWQ 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 Agent Authorization
1 b. Responsible Party (for LLC)
1c. Mailing Address
1` 1d. Telephone Number 11e. Email Address
2. Location of Project Site - please include the county, nearest named town and highway number:
O'berry Road, Brogden, Wayne County
3. Has anyone from DWQ visited the site? I Y / N I Staff Name
Additional Requested Information
Date of Visit?
4. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable)
4a. Name, Company Brad Luckey, PEI
4b. Mailing address PO Box 128 Kernersville, NC 27285
4c. Telephone no. 336.708.4997 14d. Email address I bluckey @pilotenviro.com
5. Project and Site Information
5a. Name of project Robin Solar Farm 5b. County Wayne
5c. Nearest Named Stream Thoroughfare Swamp 5d. River Basin Neuse
5e. Provide a brief description of this project (attach site plan if available):
Solar Farm
Please attach a map of the site indicating project boundaries on the USGS 1:24,000 Topo and /or NRCS Soil Survey.
If you are unable to locate either of these maps, please contact the Regional Office for assistance.
DWQ Use Only: Is this stream call for the purpose of: _ buffer mitigation _ nutrient offset credit
Please return form to: Anthony Scarbraugh
943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889 Note: Submittals on Friday after 12:00 pm
will be stamped as received on the
Fax: [phone] next business day.
Email: anthonv.scarbrauoh(a2ncdenc.00v
Please contact Anthony Scarbraugh at (252) 946 -6481 if you have any questions.
Division of Water Resources - Water Quality Regional Operations Section - Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, NC 27889
Phone: 252 - 946 -64811 Fax: 2 52 - 9 75 -371 61 Internet: www.ncdenr.gov
An Equal Opportunity 1 ARnnative Action Employer — Made in pad by recycled paper

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PIN Number:
Owner /Address 1:
City:
Zip Code:
Property Address:
Acreage:
Sale Price:
Building Value:
Deferred Value:
Detailed Property Card Thursday, October a, 2015
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2575437876
Owner Name:
HINES FRANK L
524 EAGLES NEST RD
Owner /Address 2:
DUDLEY
State:
NC
28333
Neighborhood:
02909
O'BERRY RD
Deed Book -Page:
2317 -810
52.040
Sale Year:
05
$150,000.00
Land Value:
$197,500.00
$0.00
OBXF Value:
$5,660.00
$154,020.00
Total Value:
$49,140.00
DISCLAIMER: THIS MAP IS PREPARED FOR THE INVENTORY OF REAL PROPERTY FOUND WITHIN THIS JURISDICTION AND IS COMPILED FROM
RECORDED DEEDS, PLATS, AND OTHER PUBLIC RECORDS AND DATA. USERS OF THIS MAP ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED
PUBLIC PRIMARY INFORMATION SOURCES SHOULD BE CONSULTED FOR VERIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS MAP. THE
COUNTY AND THE MAPPING COMPANIES ASSUME NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS MAP,

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Site Boundary
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Robin Solar Farm
Approximate 54 Acre Tract
Brogden, North Carolina
PEI No. 1622

WA 1 -34
FLAG NUMBERS /INFO
WETLAND FLAGS
STREAM FLAGS=
Stream Flags = 0
Wetland Flags = 34
Total Flags = 34
Pond Not Flagged
Surveyor Locate
LOCATIONS OF FEATURES SHOWN ON THIS MAP ARE APPROXIMATE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERIFIED
USACE AND /OR THE NCDEQ -DWR. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SURVEYED OR GEOLOCATED.
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Google Earth and
PEI Field Notes
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Map
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Robin Solar Farm
Approximate 54 Acre Tract
Brogden, North Carolina
PEI No. 1622
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LEGEND
Site Boundary
Pond
Perennial Stream
Non- Jurisdictional Ditch
Wetlands
sA1 -s
Flag Number
oP -1 0
Data Point
FLAG NUMBERS /INFO
WETLAND FLAGS
STREAM FLAGS=
Stream Flags = 0
Wetland Flags = 34
Total Flags = 34
Pond Not Flagged
Surveyor Locate
LOCATIONS OF FEATURES SHOWN ON THIS MAP ARE APPROXIMATE. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VERIFIED
USACE AND /OR THE NCDEQ -DWR. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SURVEYED OR GEOLOCATED.
Drawing 3
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Google Earth and
PEI Field Notes
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Map
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Robin Solar Farm
Approximate 54 Acre Tract
Brogden, North Carolina
PEI No. 1622
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Robin Solar - -- - -.. City /County: Wayne Sampling Date: 10/14/15
Applicant/Owner: State: NC Sampling Point: DP -1
Investigator(s): PEI Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Sideslope Local relief (concave, convex, none):
Slope ( %): 1 Let: Long: Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: NWI Classification:
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No_ (if no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation X , Soil _,or Hydrology _significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X 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, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area
Hyddc Soil Present? Yes X No within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No _
Remarks: Vegetation has been impacted by recently timbering
iYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Pdmary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that aooNl
_ Surface Water (At)
True Aquatic .'lams (B14)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (CI)
_ Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Water Marks (B1)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Sediment Deposits (B2)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Drift Deposits (B3)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Iron Deposits (85)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
X Water- Stained Leaves (69)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes _
Water Table Present? Yes
Saturation Present? Yes
(includes capillary fringe)
No X Depth (inches): NA
No X Depth (inches): >12"
No X Depth (inches): >12"
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reouiredl
_ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D7)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Lirodendron lulipifera
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Saplinq/Shmb Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Liquidambar straciflua
2.
3.
4.
5
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Eupatodum capillifolium
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. None Observed
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
%Cover Species? Status
5 Y FAC
5 =Total Cover
5 Y FAC
5 = Total Cover
50 =Total Cover
0 = Total Cover
Remarks: (include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Vegetation is impacted by routine mooring and landscaping
Sampling Point DP -1
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
3
(A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata:
3
(B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
100
(A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of:
Multiply by:
OBL species
x 1 =
FACW species
X2=
FAC species
X3=
FACU species
X4=
UPL species
X5=
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 Test is s 3.0'
_4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
FAC data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
Problematic Hydrophylic Vegetation' (Explain)
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm)
or more in diameter at breast height (OBH),
regardless of height.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 it (1 m) tall.
Herb - AII herbaceous (non - woody) plants, regardless
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
Woody vine -AII woody vines greater than 3.28 fl in
height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No

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Sampling Point: DP -1
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'
Lox'
Texture Remarks
04
2.5Y 312
100
SL
4-10
10YR 4/1
95
7.5YR 5/8
5 C
M
SL
10-18
10YR 5/2
85
7.5YR 5/8
15 RM
M
SL
'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, CS= Covered or Coated Sand Grains. 'Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (A1)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
X Depleted Below Dark Surface (All)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S7) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (s4)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Dark Surface (S7)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Thin Dark Suface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
Redox Dark Surface (176)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron Manganese Masses (1`12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
(MLRA 147, 148)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (1`19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Umbric Surface (1`13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148) Indicators y rology must vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Robin Solar _ City /County: Wayne Sampling Date: 10/14/15
Applicant/Owner: State: NC Sampling Point: DP -2
Investgator(s): PEI Section, Township, Range:
Lani form (hillslope, terrace, etc.) . Sideslope Local relief (concave, convex, none):
Slope ( %): 1 Lat: Long: Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: _
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year?
Are Vegetation X , Soil or Hydrology _ significantly disturbed?
Are Vegetation ._, Soil __, or Hydrology._ naturally problematic?
NWI Classification:
Yes .X_ No_(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Am "Normal Circumstances' present? Yes X No
(If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No _
H dric Soil Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Y within a Wetland? Yes X No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks: Vegetation has been impacted by recently timbering
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Pdmary Indicators (minimum of one is reauired: check
all that aooN)
_ Surface Water (Al)
True Aquatic Plants (814)
_ High Water Table (A2)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
_ Saturation (A3)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_ Water Marks (81)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_ Sediment Deposits (B2)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_ Drift Deposits (B3)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
_ Iron Deposits (B5)
_ Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
_ Water- Stained Leaves (B9)
Aquatic Fauna (B13)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes _ No X
Depth (inches): NA
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauired)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (86)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
_ Drainage Patterns (B10)
_ Moss Tdm Lines (1316)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
_ Microtopographic Relief (D4)
FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): >12"
Saturation Present? Yes _ No X Depth (inches): >12" Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
No X

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point DP -2
Dominance Test worksheet:
Absolute
Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
% Cover
Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
1. None Observed
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 3 (A)
2.
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4
Species Across All Strata: 3 (B)
5.
6.
-
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 (A/B)
7.
8.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
0
= Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
OBL species x 1 =
Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
FACW species X2=
1. Liquidambar straciflua
5
Y FAC
FAC species X3=
2. Acer rubrum
5
Y FAC
FACU species X4=
3
4
UPL species X5=
5.
Column Totals: (A) (B)
6.
7.
Prevalence Index = B/A =
8.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
g.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
10.
X 2 - Dominance Test is > 50%
10
= Total Cover
_ 3 - Prevalence Test is 5 3.0'
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
_4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
1. Eupatonum capill'rfolium
80
Y FAC
2
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
3.
'Indicators Of hytlrtc soil and vrellantl hydrology must
4
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
5.
6.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
7.
8.
Tree - Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm)
g,
or more in diameter at breast height (DBH),
10
regardless of height.
11.
Sapling /Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
12.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
80
= Total Cover
Herb - All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, regardless
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
1. None Observed
Woody vine -All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
2.
height.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
6.
Present? Yes X No
0
= Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate
sheet.)
Vegetation is impacted by routine mowing and landscaping

SOIL
Sampling Point: DP -2
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' Loci Texture Remarks
0-4
2.5Y 32
100
SL
4 -10
10YR 4/1
100
SL
10-18
10YR 4/4
100
SL
'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, CS= Covered or Coated Sand Grains. 'Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
Histosol (At) Dark Surface (S7) 2 cm Muck (A10) (MLRA 147)
Histc Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (At 0) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S7) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (s4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148) _ Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Thin Dark Suface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Depleted Matrix (F3) ,
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Iron Manganese Masses (1712) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
3Indicators of Hydrophytic vegetation and
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
disturbed or problematic.
Restrictive Layer (d observed):
Type: Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Depth (inches):
Remarks:

AGENT AUTHORIZATION
This form authorizes PEI to act as our agent in stream /wetland matters including U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers and North Carolina Division of Water Resources field verification and permitting.
Property Address: Robin Solar
892 Oberry Rd.
Dudley NC 28333
Owner Information:
Address: Mr. Frank Hines
524 Eagles Nest Rd.
Dudley, NC 28333
Telephone Number: 919 - 738 -1021
Fax Number:
E -mail Address: [e-mail]
JURISDICTIONAL DETERMINATION REQUEST
SECTION D- PROPERTY OWNER CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned, a duly authorized owner of records 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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Property Owner (please print) Date
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Property Owner Signature