20051395 Ver 1_Buffer Determination_20080811

Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
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To: Brian Wrenn, DWQ, Transportation Permitting Unit
From: Amy Chapman, DWQ, 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit
Date: August 11, 2008
MEMORANDUM
On August 8, 2008, 1 conducted an unofficial stream call of a feature located at the intersection of the Highway 98 bypass and
Thompson Mill Road in Wake Forest, NC as to whether it was subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B.0233).
I conducted this stream call to clarify the conflicting calls previously performed by DWQ. The feature was previously called "not
subject" by Steve Mitchell of DWQ in his letter dated October 14, 1999 and Brian Wrenn of DWQ previously called the feature
"intermittent" and "subject" in his letter dated October 22, 2004.
Based on DWQ's stream ID form, I observed that the feature, is ephemeral and is not subject to the Neuse River Buffer Rules.
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