20151102 Ver 1_Buffer Determination Request_20151023

NCU R
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(ndividual who is legally responsible for the property and its compliance)
1a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed
1b. Responsible Party (for LLC)
1c. Mailing Address
See Agent Authorization
1d. Telephone Number 11e. Email Address I
2. Location of Project Site - please include the county, nearest named town and highway number:
N. Beston Road, New Hope, Wayne County
3. Has anyone from DWQ visited the site? I Y / N I Staff Name I I Date of Visit?
Additional Requested Information
4. Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable)
4a. Name, Company Brad Luckey, PEI
4b. Mailing address PO Box 128 Kemersville, NC 27285
4c. Telephone no. 336.708.4997 14d. Email address I bluckey @pilotenviro.com
5. Project and Site Information
5a. Name of project Icarus Solar Farm 5b. County Wayne
5c. Nearest Named Stream West Bear Creek/Little Marsh Run 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 Note: Submittals on Friday after 12:00 pm
Washington, NC 27889 will be stamped as received on the
Fax: [phone] next business day.
Email: anlhonv.scarbrauahna ncdencoov
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 -6481 1 Fax: [phone] Internet: www.ncdenr.gov
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WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Eastern Mountains and Piedmont
Project/Site: Icarus Solar City /County: New Hope/Wavne Sampling Date: 10/13115
Applicant/Owner. .State: NC Sampling Point: DP -1
Investigator(s): PEI Section, Township, Range:
Landform (hillSlope, terrace, etc.) Flat Local relief (concave, convex, none):
Slope ( %): 1 Let: Long: Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: I NWI Classification:
Are climatic 1 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, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes — N o X
Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes _ No X within a Wetland?
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
Remarks:
data point is located in disturbed area adjacent to agricultural field
1YDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is reouired: check all that aoolvl,
Surface Water (All
_ True Aquatic ,)lants (B14)
_
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 (82)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
_
Drift Deposits (B3)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_
_ Algal Mal or Crust (B4)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
Iron Deposits (B5)
_
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7)
_
_ Water- Stained Leaves (B9)
_ Aquatic Fauna (813)
Field Observations:
Yes No X
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two reouired)
_ Surface Soil Cracks (B6)
_ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
_ Drainage Patterns (12110)
_ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
_ Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
_ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
_ Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
_ Stunted or Stressed Plants (DI)
_ Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Shallow Aquitard(D3).
Microtopographic Relief (134)
X FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Surface Water Present? Yes _ No X Depth (inches):
Water Table Present? Yes No X Depth (inches): >12"
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X
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:

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point DPA
Dominance Test worksheet. -
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Tree Stratum
(Plot size: 30 ) % Cover Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
1. None Observed
2
That Are OBL, FACW, or PAC: 4 (A)
3.
Total Number of Dominant
4_
Species Across All Strata: 5 (B)
5.
6.
Percent of Dominant Species
7.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAQ 80 (A/B)
B.
_ _
- Prevalence Index worksheet
0 = Total Cover
Total % Cover of: Multiply bv:
OBL species x 1 =
Saplinq/Shmb Stratum
(Plot size: 30 )
FACW species X2=
1. None Observed
2.
FAC species X3=
3
FACU species X4=
14.
UPL species X5=
5.
Column Totals: (A) (B)
6.
8.
-
Prevalence Index = B/A =
�Iydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
9.
- --
1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
1 0.
1
X 2 - Dominance Test is > 50%
0 = Total Cover
_ 3 - Prevalence Test is s 3.0'
Herb Stratum
(Plot size: 30 )
_4 - Morphological Adaptations' (Provide supporting
1. Puerada montane
80 Y FACU
data in Remarks or on a separate sheet)
2.
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
3.
14.
'Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
5.
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
6.
?
- _
Definitions of Vegetation Strata:
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.
12.
--
Sapling /Shrub -Woody plants, excluding vines, less
_
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
80 = Total Cover
Herb -All herbaceous (non - woody) plants, regardless
Woodv 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 it in
2'
height.
3.
4.
5.
6.
0 = Total Cover
Remarks: (Include photo numbers here or on a separate sheet.)
Vegetation appears to have recently been impacted.
Hydrophytic
Vegetation
Present? Yes No X

SOIL
2 cm Muck (A70) (MLRA 147)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Sampling Point: DP -1
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
Matrix
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
Redox Features
inches
Color (moist)
%
Color (moist) % _Type' Loe Texture Remarks
0-5
2.5Y 412
100
LS
5 -16 —
I OYR 411
100
SL
16-18
10YR 4/4
100
SL
'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix. CS= Covered or Coated Sand Grains. 'Location: PL =Pore Lininq, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol (At)
Hisfic Epipedon (A2)
Black Histic (A3)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
Stratified Layers (A5)
2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR N)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (At 1)
_ Thick Dark Surface (A72)
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S7) (LRR N,
MLRA 147, 148)
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (s4)
Sandy Redox (S5)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Restrictive Layer (H observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils':
Dark Surface (S7)
2 cm Muck (A70) (MLRA 147)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (MLRA 147, 148)
Coast Prairie Redox (A16)
Thin Dark Suface (S9) (MLRA 147, 148)
(MLRA 147, 148)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
(MLRA 136, 147)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
Redox Depressions (F8)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Iron Manganese Masses (1`12) (LRR N,
MLRA 136)
Umbric Surface (F13) (MLRA 136, 122)
Indicators of vegetation and
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F79) (MLRA 148)
hydrology must
wetlantl hydrology must be present, unless
disturbed or problematic.
Hydric Soll Present?
I
Yes No X

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PIN Number:
Owner /Address 1:
City:
Zip Code:
Property Address:
Acreage:
Sale Price:
Building Value:
Deferred Value:
Detailed Property Card Friday, September 11, 2015
3549425742
2369 N BESTON RD
LA GRANGE
28551
N BESTON RD
58.280
$0.00
$0.00
$124,380.00
Owner Name:
Owner /Address 2:
State:
Neighborhood:
Deed Book -Page:
Sale Year:
Land Value:
OBXF Value:
Total Value:
SMITH GARY BREEN
NC
05907
2808-761
10
$190,100.00
$2,000.00
$67,720.00
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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Total Flags = 4
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