20190870 Ver 1_Buffer Call - Wimberly Rd Property_20190626

February 6, 2017
Steven Ball, RF
NC Registered Forester #1723
Soil and Environmental Consultants, PA
8412 Falls of Neuse Road, Suite 104
Raleigh, NC 27615
WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Subject: Stream Buffer Determination Apex 17-003
Wimberly Rd Property
Apex Primary Watershed —Jordan Lake Watershed
Dear Mr. Ball,
On December 12, 2016,1 met with you at the subject site to evaluate three (3) drainage features including
the on-site pond and determine if they were subject to the Town of Apex (Town) riparian buffer rules.
Based on the information obtained during the site visit and per the requirements set forth in Section
6.1.11 of the Town Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), I concur with the stream classifications for
features A, B, and Pond B as shown on the attached map titled "Figure 3 - Sketch Map" dated February 6,
2017.
Drainage
Feature
Shown as
on USGS
Shown as on
Soil Survey
Determination made in the field
Determined
Buffer Width
Feature A
Intermittent
Intermittent
Intermittent (25.5 Pts)
50 feet
Feature B
Intermittent
Intermittent
Ephemeral (8.5 Pts)
0 feet
Pond B
Present
Not Present
Not Part of a Natural Drainage Way
0 feet
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 Division of Water Resources (DWR) or Delegated Local
Authority in the Jordan Lake watershed may request a determination by the DWR Director.
An appeal request must be made within sixty (60) days of date of this letter or from the date the affected
party (including downstream and/or adjacent owners) is notified of this letter. A request for a
determination by the Director shall be referred to the Director in writing c/o Karen Higgins, DWR-401&
Buffer Permitting Unit; 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617. Otherwise the appeal
procedure will be in accordance with LIDO Section 6.1.11.

If you dispute the Director's determination, you may file a petition for an administrative hearing. You
must file the petition with the Office of Administrative Hearings within sixty (60) days of receipt of this
notice of decision. A petition is considered filed when it is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings
during normal office hours. The Office of Administrative Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday
between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, except for official State holidays. To request a hearing, send
the original and one (1) copy of the petition to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. A copy of the petition must also be served to the Department of Natural
Resources, c/o Mary Penny Thompson, General Counsel, 1601 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-
1601.
This determination is final and binding unless, as detailed above, you ask for a hearing or appeal within
sixty (60) days.
This project may require a Section 404/401 Permit for the proposed activity. Any inquiries should be
directed to the US Army Corp of Engineers (Raleigh Regulator Field Office) at [phone].
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Michael S. Deaton, PE
Stormwater & Utility Engineering Manager
Attachments
TOWN OF APEX
The Peak of Good Living
PO Box z5o Apex, NC 27502 1 [phone] 1 www.apexnc.org

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NC Division of Water Quality -Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
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Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date:� Z 6
ProJect/Slte: O+�r�
Latitude:
Evaluator:
County: 1j -r, X a tl
Longitude:
Total Points:
Stream Dote rm (circle one)
Other
rset least renniintermittent 2�5�
Streaif
rf z 19 or perennial N z 30'
Ephemeral term) t Perennial
e.g. Quad Name:
A. Geomorphology ( Subtotal = 2 5
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
1' Continuity of channel bed and bank
0
1
14. Leaf litter
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool ae uence
0
0 0.5
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
0
Yes =
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplaln
0
1.5
2
3
S. Depositional bare or benches
0
28. Wetland plants in streambed
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
0
2
3
8. Headcuts
1
2
3
9. Grade control
0
In
1
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1,5
11. Second or greater order channel
No = 0_1
Ye - 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discusslons In manual
B. Hvdroloov (Subtotal - q- S )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0 1
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5
0.5
0
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1
1.5
18. Organic debris lines or piles
0 0.5
1
1.5
17. Soil -based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Yes =
1.5
C. Bioloav (Subtotal = HX 1
18. Fibrous roots In streambed 3
1
0
19. Rooted upland plants In streambed 3
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance)
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22. Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish 0
COA
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae A 1
0.5 1
1 1
1.5
28. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL =1.5
Other =
'perennlal streams may also be identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:

NC Division of Water Quality -Methodology for Identification of Intermittent and
Perennial Streams and Their Origins v. 4.11
NC DWQ Stream Identification Form Version 4.11
Date: 112 qrlC
Project/Site: €jlSjr r«
Latitude:
Evaluator:
County: ��
Longitude:
Total Points:�i
Stream Is at least intermittent 4;
termination (circle one)
Other
r,! _
Epheme Intermittent Perennial
e.g. quad Name:
if z 19 or perennial If z 30• U
2
3
l
A.Geomorphology Subtotal
Absent
Weak
Moderate
Strong
18 Continuity of channel bed and bank
2
1
2
3
2. Sinuosity of channel along thalweg
3
1
2
3
3. In -channel structure: ex. riffle -pool, step -pool,
ripple -pool sequence
/
C%
1
2
3
4. Particle size of stream substrate
No = 0
1
2
3
5. Active/relict floodplain
1
1
2
3
8. Depositional bars or benches
0
1
2
3
7. Recent alluvial deposits
*perennial streams may also be Identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
1
2
3
8, Headcuts
2
3
8, Grade control
0
0.
Sketch:
1.5
10. Natural valley
0
0.5
1.5
11. Second or greater order channel
No
Yes = 3
artificial ditches are not rated; see discussions In manual
B. Hvdroloav (Subtotal= (A )
12. Presence of Baseflow
0
2
3
13. Iron oxidizing bacteria
0
2
3
14. Leaf litter
1.5 1
0.5
3
15. Sediment on plants or debris
0
1
1.5
18. Organic debris lines or piles
0
1
1.5
17. Soll-based evidence of high water table?
No = 0
Ye =
1.5
C. Bioloav (Subtotal = ( 1
18. Fibrous roots In streambed 3
2
19. Rooted upland plants in streambed 3
2
1
0
20. Macrobenthos (note diversity and abundance) 0
1
2
3
21. Aquatic Mollusks
1
2
3
22, Fish
0.5
1
1.5
23. Crayfish
Er
0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
0.5
1
1.5
25. Algae
0.5 1
1 1
1.5
28. Wetland plants in streambed
FACW = 0.75; OBL = 1.5
Other = 0
*perennial streams may also be Identified using other methods. See p. 35 of manual.
Notes:
Sketch:
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