20180662 Ver 1_Buffer Determination_20180621

Water Resources
Environmental Quality
June 21, 2018
Britt Family Farms, LLC
Attn: Mr. Ralph Britt
PO Box 188
Calypso, NC 28325
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
DWR #18-0662
WAYNE County
Subject: On -Site Determination for Applicability to Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0233)
Subject Property/ Project Name: Mount Olive Solar #2
Address/Location: SW Intersection of Lees Country Lee Rd and US Highway 117 S, Mount Olive
Stream(s) Evaluated: Unnamed Tributaries (Uts) to Thunder Swamp and Thunder Swamp
Determination Date: 4/3/18
Staff: Anthony Scarbraugh
Determination Type:
Buffer:
Stream:
® Neuse (15A NCAC 026 .0233)
❑ Intermittent/Perennial Determination
❑ Tar -Pamlico (15A NCAC 0213 .0259)
Soil
❑ Catawba (15A NCAC 026 .0243)
❑ Jordan (15A NCAC 02B.0267) (governmental
Subject
and/or interjurisdictional projects)
❑ Randleman (15A NCAC 0213 .0250)
Survey
❑ Goose Creek (15A NCAC 02B.0605-.0608)
18-0662 A
Stream
E/I/P*
Not
Subject
Start@
Stop@
Soil
USGS
Subject
Survey
Topo
18-0662 A
Ditch
X
Flag: 18-0662 A
Flag: 18-0662 A
X
Begin
End
18-0662 B
Ditch
X
Flag: 18-0662 B
Flag: 18-0662 B
X
Begin
End
18-0662 C
Ditch
X
Flag: 18-0662 C
Flag: 18-0338 C
X
X
Begin
Begin
*E/I/P/NSP = Ephemeral/Intermittent/Perennial/No Stream Present
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 WAYNE 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 River Riparian Buffer Rules. 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 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
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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: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.):
c/o Karen Higgins % Karen Higgins
DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center 512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 2 7699-1 61 7 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 (919)-554-4884 Ext. 22.
If you have questions regarding this determination, please feel free to contact Anthony Scarbraugh 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
David Brame, Pilot Environmental, Inc. (via email: [e-mail])

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