20160744 Ver 1_Buffer Determination Request_20160729

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DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
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Water Resources WwthinStQnRegi°jai lCe S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DWR Use Only: Project# Ito ILI L-1
Stream Origin/Buffer Applicability Determination
Required Information
1. Owner Information(corporation/individual who is legally responsible for the property and its compliance)
1a. Name(s)on Recorded Deed Doug Soltow
1 b. Responsible Party(for LLC) Trent River Farm, LLC
1c. Mailing Address 3732 Mallard Cove Landing, New Bern, NC 28562
Id.Telephone Number 252-224-1180 le. Email Address
2. Location of Project Site-please include the county, nearest named town and highway number:
Located off of US Highway 17 Business near the border of Jones County and Craven County. Site address is 6461 US Highway 17
Business, New Bern, Jones County, NC.
3. Has anyone from DWR visited the site? Y/N Staff Name Date of Visit?
Additional Requested Information
4.Agent/Consultant Information (if applicable)
4a. Name, Company Alexandra Perillo, ECS Carolinas, LLP
4b. Mailing address 6714 Netherlands Drive
4c.Telephone no. 910-444-1400 4d. Email address [e-mail]
5. Project and Site Information
5a. Name of project Trent River Solar Farm 5b. County Jones County
5c. Nearest Named Stream Trent River 5d. River Basin Neuse River Basin
5e. Provide a brief description of this project(attach site plan if available):
Site consists of an active agricultural field with a wooded area on the southern portion of the site that contains a potential stream
feature. Soybeans are currently growing at the subject property.The site is proposed to be developed into a 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.
DWR 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:[e-mail]
Please contact Anthony Scarbraugh at(252)946-6481 if you have any questions.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources—Water Quality Regional Operations—Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mail,Washington,NC 27889
252-946-6481

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NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
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Total Points: Stream Determi ircle one) Other pp
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if 19 or perennial if>_30* �+ ° Ephemeral I ermitten Perennial e.g.Quad Name: QU A�
A. Geomorphology, (Subtotal= D.5 ) Absent Weak Moderate Strong
1 a Continuity of channel bed and bank 0 1 3
2.Sinuosity of channel along thalweg 0 1 3
3. In-channel structure:ex.riffle-pool,step-pool, 0 CI ) 2 3
ripple-pool sequence
4.Particle size of stream substrate 1 2 3
5.Active/relict floodplain 0- 1 2 (E)--
6.Depositional bars or benches 0 ( 2 3
7.Recent alluvial deposits 0 1
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8. Headcuts • 0 2 3
9.Grade control o1 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= i )
12.Presence of Baseflow 0 1 3
13.Iron oxidizing bacteria 0 1 3
14.Leaf litter 1.5 1 �0. 0
15.Sediment on plants or debris 0 0.5 1
16.Organic debris lines or piles 0 0.5 1 1.5
17.Soil-based evidence of high water table? No=0 j
C. Biology (Subtotal = -4.a 5 )
18.Fibrous roots in streambed3 2 1 0
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19.Rooted upland plants in streambed 3 1 0
• 20.Macrobenthos(note diversity and abundance) 0 1 2 3
21.Aquatic Mollusks Q 1 2 3
22. Fish o J 1 1.5
23.Crayfish CO 0.5 1 1.5
24.Amphibians rac)90le_5 nbsc.rtreof 0 0.5 () 1.5
25.Algae 00.5. 1 1.5
26.Wetland plants in streambed F%QCW=0 75)OBL=1.5 Other=0
*perennial streams may also be identified using other methods,See p.35 of manual.
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QUADRANGLES 6461 US HIGHWAY 17 BUSINESS
DATED 2013 NEW BERN, JONES COUNTY,
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6461 US HIGHWAY 17 BUSENESS
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THE POTENTIAL WETLAND LOCATIONS SHOWN ON THIS MAP ARE APPROXIMATE. THIS SITE WAS DELINEATED
BY ECS ON 07/13/2016. THE SITE HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY THE USACE OR NCDEQ-DWR. FEATURES HAVE
NOT BEEN SURVEYED. THIS MAP IS FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. JURISDICTIONAL AREAS
ARE SUBJECT TO AGENCY VERIFICATION. BUFFERS ARE NOT DEPICTED ON THIS FIGURE.
LEGEND: State Buffer Requirements: Neuse River Riparian
Approximate Site Boundary Buffer Requirements
-' Approximate Location of Marginal Wetland Watershed Classification = C, Sw, NSW
Approximate Location of RPW and Stream Watershed = Neuse River Basin
DP -1 40 Approximate Location of Data Points Nearest Water Body = Trent River
Local Buffer Requirements: None
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