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Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA
11010 Raven Ridge Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27614 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
www.SandEC.com
November 19, 2007
S&EC Project # 8330.W6
To: Coleen Sullins, Director
c/o Cyndi Karoly, DWQ Wetlands Group
2321 Crabtree Blvd, Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27604
From: Jason Payne, S&EC, P.A.
RE: Stream Classification Deternunation Appeal for Stream Feature E,
Lystra Gardens; Chatham County, North Carolina
On behalf of the property owner, Lystra Gardens, LLC, we request an appeal of the buffer determination
performed by Lia Myott for the Lystra Gardens Site. Ms. Myott met S&EC on site and determined
feature E to be an intermittent stream, in sections, beginning at flag 104 (see attached letter and map).
However, we believe this feature lacks the necessary indicators of an intermittent stream channel at this
point, and that the stream becomes intermittent further down the drainage. Therefore, we request a re-
evaluation of Ms. Myott's analysis. Please accept this letter as an official request. We are only appealing
the determination of stream "feature E" at this time. Your help in clarifying the status of this feature is
greatly appreciated.
Please contact meat your earliest convenience to coordinate a site meeting for re-evaluating the feature in
question. I can be reached at our office: [phone] or by mobile: [phone].
Sincerely,
ason Payne
NC Registered Forester #1610
Natural Resource Identification Section Leader
Enclosures:
1) USGS site vicinity map
2) NRCS County Soil Survey
3) DWQ Express #07-0670
CC: Tom Beebe
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Subject Property: Lystra Road Site
On-Site Stream Intermittent/Perennial Determination-EXPRESS REVIEW PROGRAM
On Apri120, 2007, at the request of from Jason Payne of S&EC, PA, an on-site determination was conducted to
review eight stream features located on the subject property to determine their intermittent/perennial status, The
features are labeled as "A" through "J" on the attached map, initialed by Lia Myott on Apri126, 2007. The
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) has determined that the following:
• Feature "A" is an intermittent stream at the flag labeled "A1"which corresponds with the S&EC flag
"232". The intermittent/perennial point is located at the flag labeled "A2" which corresponds with the
S&EC flag "S 15".
• Feature "B" is an uncontested perennial stream on the property.
• Feature "C" is an intermittent stream at the flag labeled "C1" which corresponds with the S&EC flag
"118". This stream rated a "24.5" on the NCDWQ Stream Identification Form. The intermittentlperennial
point is located at the flag labeled "C2" which corresponds with the S&EC flag "129".
• Feature "D" is an uncontested perennial stream beginning at the S&EC flag labeled "SOS".
• Feature "E" is an intermittent stream that sporadically transitions from intermittent to a few times before
becoming perennial. The stream is intermittent from the SBcEC flag labeled "104" to "102"and from the
S&EC flag labeled "E 13" to "E17" (this portion of the stream rated a "20.75" on the NCDWQ Stream
Identification Form.) and from the DWQ flag labeled "E-2" to "E-3" and from the DWQ flag labeled "E-
4" (which corresponds to the S&EC flag labeled "S03") to "E-5". The feature becomes a perennial
stream at flag "E-5".
• Feature "F" at the flag labeled "F1"which corresponds with the S&EC flag "100 CL 2"'. This stream
rated a " 25" on the NCDWQ Stream Identification Form. The intermittent/perennial point is located at the
flag labeled "F2" which corresponds with the S&EC flag "SO1".
• Feature "G" is an intermittent stream that sporadically transitions from stream to wetland. The stream is
intermittent from the S&EC flag labeled "S08" to "S09"and from the S&EC flag labeled "S10" to the
DWQ flag labeled "G3" which is located approximately 30ft downstream of the S&EC flag labeled
"S 11 ". The feature again transitions to an intermittent stream from the S&EC flag labeled "S 12" to "S 13"
(DWQ G2) then becomes an intermittent stream again further downstream at DWQ flag "G1".
• Feature "H" is an intermittent stream at the S&EC flag labeled "S07".
• Feature "I" is an intermittent stream from S&EC flag "212" (DWQ Il) to its confluence with the
perennial stream feature A.
• Feature "J" is an intermittent stream beginning at the S&EC flag labeled "223" (DWQ J1).
This on-site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
401 Oversight /Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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This letter only addresses the intermittent/perennial status of the stream features listed above according to current
DWQ standards and does not approve any activity within the streams or address fea s that were not observed
during the site visit. Nor does this letter approve any activity within Waters of the i d States or Waters of the
State. If you have any questions; please contact Lia Myott at 919.733.9502.
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Attachments:
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lan W. Klimek, P.E.
NRCS Soil Survey Map, USGS o Quad Map, NCDWQ Stream Identification Forms
cc: Jason Payne, S&EC, PA, 11010 Raven Ridge Rd., Raleigh, NC 27614
File Copy
Central Files
NCDWQ Raleigh Regional Office

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Date: I Zpl D~ Pro)ect; ~ s~ti ~ j' Latitude:
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Total Points: Other
Stream !s at least Intermittent ~ County: C~p,~f ~ a,g, Quad Name:
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2. Sinuosity
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3. In-channel structure: riffle-pool sequence 0 2 3
4. Soil texture or stream substrate sorting 0 3
5. Active/relic floodplain 0 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 3
7. Braided channel ; 1 2 3
8. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 3
9 a Natural levees 1 2 3
10. Headcuts 0 1 3
11. Grade controls 0.5 1.5
12. Natural valley or drainageway 0 0.5 1
13. Second or greater order channel on xie sting
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15. Water in channel and > 48 hrs since rain, or
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16. Leaflitter. 1.5 0.5 0
17. Sediment on tents or debris 0 0.5 1.5
18.Organic debris tines or piles (Wrack lines) 0 0.5 1.5
19. Hydric soils (redoximorphic features) present? No = 0 Yes 1.5

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21 . Rooted plants in channel 2 1 0
22. Crayfish 0.5 1 1.5
23. Bivalves 1 2 3
24. Fish 0.5 1 1.5
25. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5
26. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 0.5 1.5
27. Filamentous algae; periphyton 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizing bacterla/fungus. 0.5 1 1.5
29 . Wetland plants in streambed FAC = 0.5; FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5 SAV = 2.0; Other = 0
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6. Depositional bars or benches 1 2 3
7. Braided channel ; 1 2 3
8. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3
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17. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0 1 1.5
18.Organic debris lines or piles (Wrack Tines) 0 0. 1 1.5
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22. Crayfish 0 0.5 1.5
23. Bivalves 1 2 3
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25. Amphibians 0.5 1 1.5
26. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 0.5 1.5
27. Filamentous algae; periphyton ~ 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizing bacteria/fungus. 0 0.5 1 1.
29 . Wetland plants in streambed FAC = 0.5; FACW 0.7 OBL = 1.5 SAV = 2.0; Other = 0
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6. Depositional bars or benches 1 3
7. Braided channel . 1 2 3
8. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 3
9' Natural levees 1 3
10. Headcuts ~ 1 2 3
11. Grade controls 0.5 1.5
12. Natural valley or drainageway 0 0.5 1
13. Second or greater order channel on exists
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16. Leaflitter 1.5 0.5 0
17. Sediment on plants or debris 0 1 1.5
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22. Crayfish 0.5 1 1.5
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25. Amphibians 0.5 1
26. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 0.5 1
27. Filamentous algae; periph on 1 2 3
28. Iron oxidizing bacteriaffungus. 0.5 1 1.5
29 . Wetland plants in streambed FAC = 0.5; FACW = 0.75; OBL =1.5 SAV = 2.0; Other = 0
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