20170137 Ver 1_Buffer and/or Stream Determination_20170223

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
February 23, 2017
Joseph D. Briley, Sr. and Glenda G. Briley
ATTN: Joseph D. Briley, Sr.
4747 US 264 East
Greenville, North Carolina 27834
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
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PITT County
Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to Tar -Pamlico Riparian Buffer Rules (15A BCAC 02B .0259)
Subject Property/ Project Name: Mattie Mine
Address/Location: North side of NC HWY 264, on the NW corner of the intersection of NC HWY 264 and Ram's
Horn Road (SR ), east of Greenville, NC.
Stream(s) Evaluated: 4
Determination Date: February 3, 2017
Staff: Chris Pullinger, Anthony Scarbraugh
Determination Type:
Buffer:
Stream:
❑ Neuse (15A NCAC 0213 .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 02B.0250)
Survey
❑ Goose Creek (15A NCAC 02B.0605-.0608)
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Stream
E/I/P*
Not
Subject
Start@
Stop@
Soil
USGS
Subject
Survey
Topo
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X
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X
Begin
End
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E
X
17-0058 B
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X
Begin
end
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E
X
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X
Begin
End
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E
X
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X
Begin
End
*E/1/P = Ephemeral/Intermittent/Perennial
The Division of Water Resources has determined that the streams listed above and included on the attached map
have been located on the most recent published NRCS Soil Survey of Pitt 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 Riparian
Buffer Rule. Each stream that is checked "Not Subject" has been determined to not be at least intermittent or not
present on the property. Streams that are checked "Subject" have been located on the property and possess
Nothinq G:orapares
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

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 Chris Pullinger at [phone].
Sincerely,
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Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: WaRO DWR File Copy
LASERFICHE
Marc Edwards, MKE Environmental (via e-mail: [e-mail])

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