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Home My WebLink About20180788 Ver 2_Buffer and/or Stream Determination_20180622Wa ter Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY June 20, 2018 Michael Baker Engineering, Inc. Attention: Jake Byers 797 Haywood Rd, Suite 201 Asheville, NC 28806 ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Interim Director DWR Project #2018-0788v2 Guilford County Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Jordan lake Riparian Buffer Rules and Water Quality Standards (15A NCAC 02B .0233) Subject Property/ Project Name: Hardin Farm Full Delivery Site Address/Location: 8201 Millrun Rd, Stokesdale, NC Stream(s) Evaluated: LITS to Haw River Determination Date: June 20, 2018 DWR Staff: Katie Merritt Determination Type: Buffer: Stream: ❑ Neuse (15A NCAC 0213 .0233) ® Intermittent/Perennial Determination ❑ Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 0213 .0259) (where local buffer ordinances apply) ❑ Catawba (15A NCAC 02B.0243) ® Jordan (15A NCAC 02B .0267) (governmental and/or interjurisdictional projects) ❑ Randleman (15A NCAC 026 .0250) ❑ Goose Creek (15A NCAC 02B.0605-.0608) At the request of Jake Byers with Michael Baker Engineering, Inc, Katie Merritt from the Division of Water Resources (DWR) conducted a site visit on a parcel located near the location indicated above, for purposes of determining applicability of the Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Rules & Water Quality Standards. 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 I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 919 807 6300 Michael Baker Engineering, Inc Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer/Stream Determination DWR Project #18-0788v2 Page 2 of 3 Feature IDl Feature Type Not Subject Start@ Stop@ Soil USGS Subject Survey Topo R1 Stream (1) X Throughout Confluence X X w/ Haw River R2a Stream (E) X Flag (see R2b X map) R2b Stream (1) X Flag (see Confluence X map) w/ R1 Haw River Stream (P) X Throughout Property X X Boundary R4 Stream (1) X Property Confluence X Boundary w/ Haw River 1 See maps provided with letter showing labeled features 2 Ephemeral (E), Intermittent (1), Perennial (P) The DWR has determined that the streams listed above have been located on the most recently published NRCS Soil Survey of Guilford 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 Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Rule. Maps are provided with this letter from Mr. Byers and were initialed by Ms. Merritt on June 20, 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 Michael Baker Engineering, Inc Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer/Stream Determination DWR Project #18-0788v2 Page 3 of 3 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 Raleigh Regulatory Field Office at (919)-554-4884. If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Katie Merritt at (919) 807-6371. Sincerely, l 4✓"„ - Karen Higgins, Supervisor 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch Attachments: USGS Topographic Map, Guilford County Soil Survey Map, and Figure 9A cc: Rush Hardin (landowner) — 2808 Millrun Rd, Stokesdale, NC 27357 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file WSRO DWR file Filename: 180788v2HardinFarmSite(Guilford)_Jordan_StreamDet.docx L+I _tt Michael Baker is "-3 �s 0 000, owz OWE Duo P ows Conservation Easement Parcel Boundaries Stream Mitigation Type -r-afinn— Preservation Wetland Mitigation Type !�—;- 11.49 acres) Preservation acres) Reach R1A tt l Reach R1 B_ �l Reach R1 C LINTERNATIONAL Reach R2 (Ag BMP: Vegetated Swale) W1b W2a W2b !3c 4 Reach R3 (Haw River) Reach R4 NC One 'ap, Cente or eogra h, .-Ima ion an, na sis, N 11 Feet Figure 9A - Option A 0 2so soo Proposed Mitigation Features Hardin Farm Mitigation Project