20170044 Ver 1_Buffer and/or Stream Determination_20170220

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
February 20, 2017
Price Brother Farming, Inc.
Attn: Mr. Michael B. Price
2005 Zion Church Road
Mount Olive, NC 28365
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
DWR #2017-0044
LENOIR County
Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0233)
Subject Property/ Project Name: Ford Solar Farm
Address/Location: Near 5517 Bulltown Road, LaGrange, NC
Stream(s) Evaluated: Uts to Bear Creek
Determination Date: 02/14/17
Staff: Anthony Scarbraugh
Determination Type:
Buffer:
Stream:
® Neuse (15A NCAC 02B.0233)
❑ Intermittent/Perennial Determination
❑ Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 02B.0259)
Soil
❑ Catawba (15A NCAC 02B.0243)
❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 02B.0267) (governmental
Subject
and/or interjurisdictional projects)
❑ Randleman (15A NCAC 0213 .0250)
Survey
❑ Goose Creek (15A NCAC 02B.0605-.0608)
2017-0044 A
Stream
E/I/P*
Not
Subject
Start@
Stop@
Soil
USGS
Subject
Survey
Topo
2017-0044 A
E
X
2017-0044 A
2017-0044 A
X
Begin
End
2017-0044 B
E
X
2017-0044 B
2017-0044 B
X
Begin
End
2017-0044 C
E
X
2017-0044 C
2017-0044 C
X
Begin
End
2017-0044 D
E
X
2017-0044 D
2017-0044 D
X
X
Begin
End
2017-0044 E
E
X
2017-0044 E
2017-0044 E
X
X
Begin
End
2017-0044 F
E
X
2017-0044 F
2017-0044 F
X
Begin
End
*E/1/P = Ephemeral/Intermittent/Perennial
The Division of Water Resources has determined that the stream listed above and included on the attached map(s)
have been located on the most recent published NRCS Soil Survey of LENOIR County, North Carolina and/or the most
recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 scale and evaluated for applicability to the Neuse River
Riparian Buffer Rule. Each stream that is checked "Not Subject" has been determined to not be at least intermittent
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State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources -Water Quality Regional Operations Section -Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mall, Washington, North Carolina 27889
252-946-6481

FORD SOLAR FARM
LENOIR County
02/20/2017
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or not present on the property. Streams that are checked "Subject" have been located on the property and possess
characteristics that qualify them to be at least intermittent streams. There may be other streams or features located
on the property that do not appear on the maps referenced above but may be considered jurisdictional according
to the US Army Corps of Engineers and subject to the Clean Water Act.
This on-site determination shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. Landowners or affected parties
that dispute a determination made by the DWR may request a determination by the Director. An appeal request
must be made within sixty (60) calendar days of date of this letter to the Director in writing.
If sending via US Postal Service:
c/o Karen Higgins
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.):
clo Karen Higgins
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
This determination is final and binding as detailed above, unless an appeal is requested within sixty (60) days.
This determination only addresses the applicability to the buffer rules and does not approve any activity within the
buffers. The project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries regarding
applicability to the Clean Water Act should be directed to the US Army Corps of Engineers Washington Regulatory
Field Office at (910)-251-4629.
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Anthony Scarbraugh at (252) 948-
3924.
Sincerely,
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: WaRO DWR File Copy
LASERFICHE
David Brame, Pilot Environmental, Inc. (via email: [e-mail])

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