Star Road Technology Center Lot 3 Buffer Request 20240426

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000

Date Received___ DWR Use Only: Project #

Buffer Determination Request Form
Property Owner Information
1. Owner Information
1a. Name(s) on Recorded Deed Star Landing 2, LLC
1b. Responsible Party (for LLC) Dustin Atkieslski
1c. Mailing Address 104 South White Street, Suite 207, Wake Forest, NC 27587
1d. Telephone Number 919-827-0600 1e. Email Address [e-mail]
Address of Property: 0 Star Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
Project Description (attach plan if available):
East of Star Road in Wake Forest, Wake County, NC. The coordinates of 35.9340, -78.5390 generally correspond to the center of the Site.

Consultant/Agent Information
4. Agent/Consultant Information
4a. Name, Company Ryan Elliott, Sage Ecological Services
4b. Mailing address 3707 Swift Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606
4c. Telephone no. [phone] 4d. Email address [e-mail]
5. Project and Site Information
5a. Name of project Star Road Technology Center Lot 3 5b. County Wake
5c. Nearest Named Stream Smith Creek 5d. River Basin Neuse River
6. Has anyone from DWR visited the site? N Staff Name Date of Visit?

Attach a map of the site indicating project boundaries on the USGS 1:24,000 Topo and/or NRCS Soil Survey.

Please return form
to:

Jim Westcott
1628 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Email:
[e-mail]

Please contact the Raleigh Regional Office at [phone] if you have any questions.
Sage Ecological Services, Inc.Office: 919-335-6757Cell: 919-559-1537
Figure 1
Wake
FranklinDurhamOrange
Chatham
Harnett
JohnstonLee
Nash
Granville
Map Location Star Road Technology Lot 3Sage Project #2023.010
USGS Topo MapServer, 2021Wake Forest, NC QuadranglePrepared by: R. Elliott
August 17, 2023
USGS Topographic Map
³
0 1,500750Feet
1 inch = 750 feet
Legend
Project Study Area
Feature A
Sage Ecological Services, Inc.Office: 919-335-6757Cell: 919-559-1537
Figure 2Map Location Star Road Technology Lot 3Sage Project #2023.010
Wake County Soil Survey, 1970Sheets #14 & #21Prepared by: R. Elliott
August 17, 2023
NRCS Soil Survey Map
³
0 1,000500Feet
1 inch = 500 feet
Legend
Project Study Area
Feature A
Wake
FranklinDurhamOrange
Chatham
Harnett
JohnstonLee
Nash
Granville
Feature B
Feature E
Feature D
Stream SD+/-147 LF
Potentially Isolated Wetland WD+/-0.14 ac.Flags WD-01 - WD-12
Marginal Wetland WF+/-0.01 ac.Flags WF-01 - WF-05
DP1
DP2DP3
SFD1
SFD2
NCCGIA, NC 911 Board
Sage Ecological Services, Inc.Office: 919-335-6757Cell: 919-559-1537
Figure 3Map Location
Star Road Technology Lot 3Sage Project #2023.010
Prepared by: R. Elliott
August 18, 2023
Wetland and Stream Sketch Map
³
0 250125Feet
1 inch = 125 feet
Project Study Area
Potentially Isolated Wetland
Potentially Isolated Marginal Wetland
50' Neuse River Riparian Buffer
Intermittent Stream - Jurisdictional WOTUS
1' Contours
Data Point Location
Stream Form Location
NOTE: Features depicted herein must be field verifiedby the USACE and/or NCDWR, or its delegated authoritybefore being valid. Location, shape, and size of depictedfeatures on the evaluated site are approximate and shouldbe surveyed by a licensed NC surveyor for final site planning.
NC OneMap Orthoimagery, 2021
Wake
FranklinDurhamOrange
Chatham
Harnett
JohnstonLee
Nash
Granville
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: Project/Site: Latitude:
Evaluator: County: Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Determination: Other:
e.g. Quad Name: Stream is at least intermittent if
•19 or perennial if •30

A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
1a. Continuous bed and bank 0 1 2 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3
3. In-Channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, ripple-
pool sequence 0 1 2 3
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3
5. Active/relic floodplain 0 1 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3
7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3
8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3
9. Grade controls 0 0.5 1 1.5
10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual.
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3
14. Leaflitter 1.5 1 0.5 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes = 1.5
C. Biology (Subtotal = )

Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5
24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5
25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW=0.75; OBL=1.5 Other=0
*perennial stream may also be identified using other methods. See p.35 of manual.
Notes:

Bank Height (feet)
Bankfull Width (feet)
Water Depth (inches)
Channel Substrate
Velocity:
Clarity:
Sketch:

Aug 18, 2023
19 Intermittent
Wake Forest Quad
10.5
3.5
5
2
2
2
00010.51
0
0011
2
1.50
23000000
0
gravel, cobble, clayN/AN/A
.55N/A
on soils map, not USGS
Star Road Extension
35.93375
-78.53785
SFD1
WakeR. Elliott, N. Hernandez
3
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: Project/Site: Latitude:
Evaluator: County: Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Determination: Other:
e.g. Quad Name: Stream is at least intermittent if
•19 or perennial if •30

A. Geomorphology (Subtotal = ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
1a. Continuous bed and bank 0 1 2 3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 2 3
3. In-Channel structure: ex. riffle-pool, step-pool, ripple-
pool sequence 0 1 2 3
4. Particle size of stream substrate 0 1 2 3
5. Active/relic floodplain 0 1 2 3
6. Depositional bars or benches 0 1 2 3
7. Recent alluvial deposits 0 1 2 3
8. Headcuts 0 1 2 3
9. Grade controls 0 0.5 1 1.5
10. Natural valley 0 0.5 1 1.5
11. Second or greater order channel No = 0 Yes = 3
a artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions in manual.
B. Hydrology (Subtotal = ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
12. Presence of Baseflow 0 1 2 3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 2 3
14. Leaflitter 1.5 1 0.5 0
15. Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1 1.5
16. Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5
17. Soil-based evidence of high water table? No = 0 Yes = 1.5
C. Biology (Subtotal = )

Absent Weak Moderate Strong SCORE
18. Fibrous roots in streambed 3 2 1 0
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 2 1 0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3
21. Aquatic Mollusks 0 1 2 3
22. Fish 0 0.5 1 1.5
23. Crayfish 0 0.5 1 1.5
24. Amphibians 0 0.5 1 1.5
25. Algae 0 0.5 1 1.5
26. Wetland plants in streambed FACW=0.75; OBL=1.5 Other=0
*perennial stream may also be identified using other methods. See p.35 of manual.
Notes:

Bank Height (feet)
Bankfull Width (feet)
Water Depth (inches)
Channel Substrate
Velocity:
Clarity:
Sketch:

August 18, 2023
9 Ephemeral
Wake Forest Quad
5
1
3
2
1
1
000000
0
0010
1
00
12000000
0
ClayN/AN/A
23N/A
Star Road Technology, Lot 3
35.9335
-78.538
SFD2
WakeR.Elliott, N.Hernandez
3

A-1

APPENDIX A
SITE PHOTOS

Photo 1: View of SFD2.

Photo 2: Potentially isolated marginal Wetland WF

A-2

Photo 3: Upland Data Point DP1.

Photo 4: View of potentially isolated Wetland WD.
AGENT AUTHORIZATION FORM
All Blanks to Be Filled in By the Current Landowner or Legal Representative
Name: ______________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________
Project Name/Description: Star Road Technology Center Lot 3
Sage Project # 2023.010
Date: ______________________________________
The Department of the Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
NC Division of Water Resources
3800 Barrett Drive
P.O. Box 1890 Raleigh, NC 27609
Wilmington, NC 28402
Attn: Dicky Harmon
Field Office: Raleigh
Attn: ZacKary Thomas
Regional Office: Raleigh
Re: Wetlands and Streams Related Consulting and Permitting
To Whom It May Concern:
I, the undersigned, the owner or a duly authorized representative of record of the property/properties identified
herein, do authorize representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and North Carolina Division of
Water Resources (NCDWR) 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
Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. I also hereby
designate and authorize Sage Ecological Services to act on my behalf as my agent in the processing of permit
applications, to furnish upon request supplemental information in support of applications, etc. from this day forward.
This notification supersedes any previous correspondence concerning the agent for this project.
Notice: This authorization, for liability and professional courtesy reasons, is valid only for government
officials to enter the property when accompanied by Sage staff. Please contact Sage to arrange a meeting
prior to visiting the site.
BY: ______________________________ BY: __________________________
Print Name of Landowner or Signature of Landowner or
Legal Representative Legal Representative
: _________________________________________________________
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Star Landing 2, LLC
2560 Lord Baltimore Dr
Baltimore, MD 21244
919-827-0600
[e-mail]
04/24/2024
Dustin Atkielski