20151103 Ver 1_Buffer Determination Request_20151023

WA
NCLF DENR
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
IRequired Information
1. Owner Information (corporationfindividual who is legally responsible for the property and its compliance)
1 a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed I Audrey S. Brow*
1 b. Responsible Party (for LLC)
1c. Mailing Address 1607 Laurel Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27530,
1d. Telephone Number 1 919 - 735 -2636 1 le. Email Address
2. Location of Project Site - please include the county, nearest named town and highway number:
168 Ruskin Road, Dudley, Wayne County, NC
13. Has anyone from DWQ visited the site? I No I Staff Name Date of Visit? I
Additional Requested Information
4. AgentlConsultant Information (if applicable)
4a. Name, Company I David Brame, PEI
4b. Mailing address
4c. Telephone no.
5. Project and Site Information
5a. Name of project
5c. Nearest Named Stream
5e. Provide a brief descripth
Solar Farm
PO Box 128 Kernersville, NC 27285
336.708.4617 14d_ Email address I dbrame @pilotenviro.com
Ruskin Solar Farm 5b. County I Wayne
Yellow Marsh Branch 5d, River Basin Neuse
in of this project (attach site plan if available):
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, Note: Submittals on Friday after 12:00 m
Washington, NC 27889 will be stamped as received on the
Fax: [phone] next business day.
Email: anthonv.scarbrauah0riccienr.aov
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: [phone] Fax: [phone] Internet: www.ncdenr.qov
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Projecl/Sile: Ruskin _ .. City /County: Wayne Sampling Date: Oct 15, 2015
Applicant/Owner .State: NC Sampling Point: DP -1
Investigator(s): dsb/bsl Section, Township, Range: Dudlev
Landforrn (hillslope, terrace, etc.) Swale Local relief (concave, convex, none): concave Slope I %): 1
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T WLR 152n. 1528. Tsui LaL 35 °16'34" N Long: 78'1'23.8"W Datum: was 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Bibb NWI Classification: PFO
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No_(If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation _, 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
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No _ within a Wetland?
Welland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is reauired: check
all that apolv)
• Surface Water (A1)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
• High Water Table (A2)
_
Mad Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
• Saturation (A3)
_
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
Water Marks (81)
_
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (0)
_
Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_
Drift Deposits (83)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
X Water-Stained Leaves (139)
Field Observations:
Yes X No
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauiredl
_ Surface Soil Cracks (136)
Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
X 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)
X FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Surface Water Present? Yes X No_ Depth (inches): surface
Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (inches): surface
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Satumtion Present? Yes X No _ Depth (inches): surface
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
Yes X No

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Linodendron tulipifera (Tree,tulip)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
50 Y FAC
50 = Total Cover
50 % of total cover. 25 20 % of total cover. 10
Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Liqustrum sinense (Privet,chinese)
2. Acer mbnun (Maple,red)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
1. Ligustmm sinense (Pnvet,chinese)
2. Magnolia %ftiniana (Magnolia.sweetbay)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
30 Y FAC
10 Y FAC
40 = Total Cover
10 20 20 % of total cover. 8
Sampling Point DP -1
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 8 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 8 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 (AIB)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
Total % Cover of:
OBL species
FACW species
FAC species
FACU species
UPL species
Column Totals:
Multiply by:
x1=
X2=
X3=
X4= _
X5=
(A) (B)
Prevalence Index = BlA =
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is > 50%
-3 - Prevalence Test is s 3.0'
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5 Y FAC
5 Y FACW 'Indicators of s soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or probl matic.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Tree -Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. ITS cm) DBH.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb -All herbaceous (non - woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size. Includes woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft (1 m) in height.
Woody vine - AII woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
10
= Total Cover
50 % of total cover. 5
20 % of total cover.
2
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30
1. Smilax rotundifolia (Greenbner,common)
20
Y
FAC
2. Vitis rolundifolia (Grape,muscadine)
20
Y
FAC
3. Smilax glauca (Greenbner,cat)
10
Y
FAC
4.
5.
50
= Total Cover
50 % of total cover. 25
20 %
of total cover:
10
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Tree -Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. ITS cm) DBH.
Shrub- Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
Herb -All herbaceous (non - woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size. Includes woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft (1 m) in height.
Woody vine - AII woody vines, regardless of height.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No

SOIL
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' Loe Texture Remarks
0-18 2.5y2/1 100 N/A N/A sandy LOS
'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, CS= Covered or Coated Sand Grains. Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_Histosol (At)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Black Histic (A3)
_Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_Stratified Layers (A5)
_Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (All)
X Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_Coast Prame Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
_Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
_Thin Dark Suface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
_Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F1) (LRR O)
_Reduced Verfic (1`18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
_Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S. T)
_Depleted Matrix (F3)
_Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 1538)
_Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_Mad (1`10) (LRR U)
_Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Depleted Ochric (Fl 1) (MLRA 151)
_Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
'Indicators of Hydrophytic vegetation and
_Umbric Surface (1`13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
_Delta Ochric (1`17) (MLRA 151)
disturbed or problematic.
_Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Ruskin City /County: Wayne Sampling Date: Oct 15, 2015
Applirant/Ovmer State: NC Sampling Point: DP -2
Investigator(s): dsb/bsl Section, Township, Range: Oudlev
Landfonn (hilislope, terrace, etc.) side slope Local relief (concave, convex, none): convex Slope ( %): 4
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRR T (reutA isu, isle. 1s ) Let: 35 °16'34.1" N Long: 78 "1'23.5" W Datum: wys 84
Soil Map Unit Name: Luav NWI Classification: none
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No— (if no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation _, 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, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No
Is the Sampled Area
Hyddc Soil Present? Yes _ No X within a Wettand?
Welland Hydrology Present? Yes _ No X
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is reauired: check all that apDly)
Surface Water (All
_ Aquatic Fauna (B13)
_
High Water Table (A2)
_ Mad Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
_
Saturation (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C7)
_
Water Marks (BI)
_ Oxidized Rhizospheres on Living Roots (C3)
_
Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
_
Drift Deposits (83)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_
Algal Mat or Crust (134)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_
_ Iron Deposits (65)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
_
Water-Stained Leaves (B9)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes No X
Depth (inches):
Yes No X
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reauiredl
_ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
_ Drainage Patterns (1310)
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 X Depth (inches): >12"
Wetland Hydrology Present?
Saturation Present? Yes_ No X Depth (inches): >12"
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available:
Remarks:
rq
Yes No X

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
L Liriodendron tulipifera (Tree,tulip)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
50 % of total cover:
Sapling /Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 30 )
1. Acer mbmm (Maple,red)
2. Liquslrum sinense (Privet,chinese)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
1. Liqustrum sinense (Privet,chinese)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Absolute Dominant Indicator
% Cover Species? Status
40 Y FAC
40 = Total Cover
20 20 % of total cover: 8
10 Y FAC
5 Y FAC
15 = Total Cover
10 7.5 20 % of total cover. 3
Sampling Point DP -2
Dominance Test worksheet:
Number of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 6 (A)
Total Number of Dominant
Species Across All Strata: 6 (B)
Percent of Dominant Species
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 100 (A/B)
Prevalence Index worksheet:
2 = Total Cover
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 5 3.01
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
2 Y FAC
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or orobl matic.
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 it (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
Sapling -Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 20 it (6 m) or more in height and less
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
approximately 3 to 20 it (1 to 6 m) in height.
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
2 = Total Cover
50 % of total cover. 1
20 % of total cover:
0.4
Herb -All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size. Includes woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: 30
3 ft (1 m) in height.
1. Vitis rotundifolia (Grape,muscadme)
10 Y
FAC
2. Smilax rotundifolia (Greenbrier,common)
5 Y
FAC
Woody vine -All woody vines, regardless of height.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
15 = Total Cover
Vegetation
Present? Yes X No
50 % of total cover: 7.5
20 % of total cover.
3
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)

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'_ Loe Texture Remarks
0-18 10yr314 100 N/A N/A sandy Loam
'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, CS= Covered or Coated Sand Grains. 2Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
_Histosol (All
_ Histic Epipedon (A2)
_Black Histic (A3)
_Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_Stratified Layers (A5)
_Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_Muck Presence (AB) (LRR U)
—I cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
_Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_Sandy Mucky Mineral (St) (LRR O, S)
_Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
_Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
_Reduced Vedic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
_Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
_Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
_1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
Dark Suface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
2 cm Muck (At 0) (LRR S)
_Thin
_loamy Gleyed Matrix (F1) (LRR O)
_Reduced Vedic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
_Loamy Gleyed Matrix (172)
_Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
_ Depleted Matrix (F3)
_Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 153B)
_Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
_Mad (F10) (LRR U)
_Other (Explain in Remarks)
_Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
.
_Iron Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O; P, T)
'Indicators of Hydrophylic vegetation and
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present, unless
_
Della Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
disturbed or problematic.
_Reduced Vedic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
_Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
Hydric Soil Present? Yes No X

rx Detailed Property Card Friday, October 9, 2015
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PIN Number:
Owner /Address 1:
City:
Zip Code:
Property Address:
Acreage:
Sale Price:
Building Value:
Deferred Value:
2595169640
PO BOX 453
GOLDSBORO
27533
RUSKIN RD
40.310
$0.00
$0.00
$123,220.00
Owner Name:
Owner /Address 2
State:
Neighborhood:
Deed Book -Page:
Sale Year:
Land Value:
OBXF Value:
Total Value:
BROW AUDREY 5
NC
02909
0787 -531
71
$145,730.00
$0.00
$22,510.00
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