20180199 Ver 2_BuffaloCrk Stream call_20180313

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 12, 2018
Water & Land Solutions, LLC
Attention: Scott Hunt
10940 Raven Ridge Road, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27614
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
DWR Project #18-0199v2
Johnston County
Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules
and Water Quality Standards (15A NCAC 02B.0233)
Subject Property/ Project Name: Buffalo Creek
Address/Location: Near Salem Church Rd, Wendell, NC
Stream(s) Evaluated: UTs to Buffalo Creek
Determination Date: February 21, 2018
DWR Staff: Katie Merritt
Determination Type:
Buffer:
Stream:
® Neuse (15A NCAC 02B.0233)
® Intermittent/Perennial Determination
❑ Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 0213.0259)
(where local buffer ordinances apply)
❑ Catawba (15A NCAC 0213 .0243)
❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 02B.0267) (governmental
and/or interjurisdictional projects)
❑ Randleman (15A NCAC 02B .0250)
❑ Goose Creek (15A NCAC 02B.0605-.0608)
See the following table and written explanation regarding the stream determinations.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center � Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

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Feature IDI
Feature Type
Not
Subject
Start@
Stop@
Soil
USGS
Subject
Survey
Topo
R3
Stream (P)
X
Easement
Confluence
X
Boundary
with MS
R4
Ephemeral
X
Easement
Confluence
X
Boundary
with MS
R5
Stream (1)
X
Easement
Confluence
Boundary
with MS
R6 upper
Ephemeral
X
Below pond
Flag to R6
lower (see
map)
R6 lower
Stream (1)
X
Flag (see
Confluence
map)
with MS
Main Stem
Stream (P)
X
Throughout
Easement
X
X
(MS)
Boundary
Z Ephemeral (E), Intermittent (1), Perennial (P)
The Division of Water Resources has determined that two (2) of the streams listed above have
been located on the most recently published NRCS Soil Survey of Johnston County, North
Carolina and/or the most recent copy of the USGS Topographic map at a 1:24,000 scale and
were evaluated for applicability to the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rule. Maps are provided with this
letter and were initialed by Katie Merritt on March 12, 2018. Each feature that is checked "Not
Subject" has been determined to not be at least intermittent or not present on the property or
not depicted on the required maps. 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 the date of this letter to the Director in writing.
If sending via US Postal Service:
c/o Karen Higgins
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx,
etc.):
clo Karen Higgins
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
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

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Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries regarding applicability to the Clean
Water Act should be directed to the US Army Corps of Engineers Raleigh Regulatory
Field Office at (919)-554-4884.
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Katie Merritt at
[phone].
Sincerely,
4uxw , ,
Karen Higgins, Supervi
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Attachments: USGS Topographic Map, Johnston County Soil Survey Map, and Figure 10
cc: Annie Laura G. Johnson Rev. Trust, Annie Laura G. Johnson, Trustee: 880 Salem Church
Road, Wendell, NC 27591
Bettie I. Markham, Markham Living Trust: 101 Erskine Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
RRO DWR file
Filename: 180199BuffaloCrkMitSite(Johnston)_Neuse_StreamDet.docx

Legend
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Mitigation Types
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