SR 1008 West Market St

O~0F W AT s; ~ Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality

June 9, 2008

Mr. James Pflaum
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Natural Environment Unit
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1598

Subject: NCDOT TIP R-2611, Guilford County, Water features located within the Randleman Lake
Watershed

On-Site Determination for Applicability to the Randleman, Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0250) and
On-Site Determination for Applicability to the Mitigation Rules (15A NCAC 2H.0506[h])

Dear Mr. Pflaum:

On May 8, 2008, at your request and in your attendance, David Wainwright and Amy Euliss, Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) staff, conducted an on-site determination to review drainage features located in and around the R-2611 project
corridor for applicability to the Randleman Lake Buffer Rules and for applicability to the mitigation rules (15A NCAC
2H.0506[h]). The drainage features are approximated on the attached maps signed and dated June 9, 2008.

Feature ID Stream Name' Site Stream Subject to
Visited Type 15A NCAC 2B.0250
SA UT to East Fork Dee River above West Market Street Yes Perennial Yes
SA UT to East Fork Dee River (below West Market Street Yes Perennial Yes
SB UT to East Fork Dee River Yes Intermittent Yes
SC UT to East Fork Dee River Yes lEhemeral rmittent Yes
SE UT to East Fork Dee River Yes No
SF UT to East Fork Dee River above USACE fla Yes hemeral No
SF UT to East Fork Dee River (below USACE fla) Yes Ephemeral No
SG UT to East Fork Dee River Yes Ephemeral Yes
SH UT to East Fork Dee River Yes Ephemeral No
SI UT to East Fork Dee River Yes Perennial Yes
Si UT to Dee River Yes Ephemeral Yes
SK UT to Dee River Yes ' Perennial No
SL UT to East Fork Dee River Yes Ephemeral No
Tributaries may not discharge directly to named feature
2 Feature SK is not located within the Randleman Lake watershed
While it is believed that all sites presented in jurisdiction verification request package were visited, please note
that other sites identified package but not reviewed on site by DWQ will be considered accurate as presented.
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Mr. James Pflaum
June 3, 2008
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Features SE and SF are exempt from 15A NCAC 2B .0250 because they drain into a USACE delineated
wetland; features SH and SL are exempt because they are natural features; and feature SK is not located within
the Randleman Lake watershed, and is ther6fore not subject to the Randleman Lake watershed buffer rules.

There is a stormwater pond located adjacent to West Market Street at Colfax Elementary School. The pond
drains into feature SJ. The pond is a manmade feature which drains into an ephemeral stream (feature SJ).
Therefore, according to 15A NCAC 2B .02 the pond is not subject to the buffer rules.

For 15A NCAC 2B .0250 compliance purposes, the DWQ will consider the existing transportation land use to
be within the currently maintained (i.e. mowed) areas of the transportation corridor.

This letter only addresses the applicability to the mitigation rules and the buffer rules and does not approve any activity
within the buffer, Waters of the United States, or Waters of the State. Any impacts to wetlands, streams and buffers must
comply with the Randleman Lake Buffer Rules, 404/401 regulations, water supply regulations (15A NCAC 2B .0216),
and any other required federal, state and local regulations. Please be aware that even if no direct impacts are proposed to
the protected buffers, sheet flow of all new stormwater runoff as per 15A NCAC 2B .0250 is required.
The owner (or future owners) or permittee should notify the DWQ (and other relevant agencies) of this decision in any
future correspondences concerning this property and/or project. 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 DWQ or Delegated Local Authority that a
surface water exists and that it is subject to the mitigation rules may request a determination by the Director. A request
for a determination by the Director shall be referred to the Director in writing c/o Brian Wrenn, DWQ Wetlands/401
Unit, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1650. Individuals that dispute a determination by the DWQ or
Delegated Local Authority that "exempts" a surface water from the mitigation rules may ask for an adjudicatory hearing.
You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. Applicants are hereby notified that the 60-day
statutory appeal time does not start until the affected party (including downstream and adjacent landowners) is notified of
this decision. DWQ recommends that the applicant conduct this notification in order to be certain that third party appeals
are made in a timely manner. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, N.C.
27699-6714. This determination is final and binding unless you ask for a hearing within 60 days.
If you have any additional questions or require additional information please call David Wainwright at [phone] or
at [e-mail].
Sincerely, _

David Wainwright

Attachments: Signed Location Maps

cc: Andy Williams, US Army Corps of Engineers - Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Amy Euliss, DWQ Winston-Salem Regional Office
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Please Note:
- Location of features on map are approximate and are for reference purposes only
N - Project area was visited May 8, 2008
Legend - The project area was reviewed for the purpose of determining applicability of the
Randleman Lake Buffer Rules (15 NCAC 2H. 0250)
USGS Blue Line - Determinations are valid for 5 YEARS from the date on the attached letter
Waters NOT on USGS map
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