20130300_On-Site Determination_20090612

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
June 12, 2009
Kathy Herring
NCDOT Natural Environment Unit
1598 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Subject: NCDOT TIP #B4784, Person County
UT Aldridge Creek ]Neuse River Basin]
On-Site Determination for Applicability to the Neuse Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B .0233)
Dear Ms. Herring:
On June 11, 2009, at your request and in your attendance, Rob Ridings, NC Division of Water Quality
(NCDWQ) staff, conducted an on-site determination to review drainage the above mentioned drainage
feature for applicability to the Neuse River Buffer Rules. The drainage feature is approximated on the
attached map.
NCDWQ has determined that the stream feature labeled as "UT Aldridge Creek" on the attached
map is Intermittent and is Subject to the Neuse Buffer Rules at the GPS point marked L0sb5".
Please note that no other features at the site were evaluated.
Dee Freeman
Secretary
This letter only addresses the applicability to Neuse 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 Neuse 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 NCDWQ (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 NCDWQ 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, NCDWQ Wetlands Branch, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1650. Individuals that dispute a determination by NCDWQ 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. NCDWQ 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
Transportation Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 276991650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: hftp://h2o.enr.statemc.uslncwetlandsl
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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 Rob Ridings at 919-733-
9817.
Sincerely,
Rob Ridings
Attachments
cc: Eric Alsmeyer, US Army Corps of Engineers - Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
NCDWQ_Raleigh Regional Office
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