20190289 Ver 1_Stream Appeal Letter_20180326

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
March 26, 2018
ROY COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
LINDA CULPEPPER
huerfru Ulrecror
DWR Project # 2018-0204
Guilford County
Soil and Environmental Consultants PA
Attn: Steven Ball
8412 Falls of Neuse Rd, Suite 104
Raleigh, NC 27615
Subject Property: Birch Creek Rd Stream Appeal
On -Site Determination for Applicability to the Mitigation Rules (15A NCACO2H .0500)
Dear Sirs:
On February 9, 2018, the Division of Water Resources (DWR) received your request to appeal an on-site
determination made by DWR Winston-Salem Regional Office. On March 16, 2018, Mac Haupt of DWR,
conducted an on-site determination to review the perennial call point on Feature F located on the
subject property for applicability to the Mitigation Rules (15A NCACO2H .0500).
The perennial point on the feature labeled as "F" on the attached map (as previously provided by Soil &
Environmental Consultants, labeled Figure 3 -Wetland Sketch Map) was evaluated by Mac Haupt on
March 16, 2018. After walking up and down Feature "F" both above and below the prior perennial call
point, two areas were selected to utilize the DWR Stream Classification Form. The Feature "X",
approximately 200 feet above the called perennial point was evaluated to have a score of 25.5 on the
DWR form. Feature "Y" was evaluated to have a corrected score of 34 on the DWR form. The form
states that if the score is "greater than or equal to 19 points the stream is at least intermittent and
greater than or equal to 30 points is perennial." The forms are attached to this letter.
The DWR has determined that the perennial call as previously labeled, on Feature "F", on the
attached map (Figure 3) is the correct location for the initial point of the perennial channel.
This determination shall replace the determination originally performed by the DWR Winston-Salem
Regional Office and shall expire five years from the date of this letter.
This determination can be contested as provided in General Statute 150B by filing a written petition for
an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH) within sixty
(60) calendar days.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at htto://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's
Office at [phone] for information. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy
along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday
through Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays).
Stale of North Carolina J Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919 807 6300

Birch Creek Road Stream Appeal
Guilford County
Page 2 of 3
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], provided the original and one copy of the
petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business days
following the faxed transmission.
Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending via U.S. Postal Service:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc.)
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
This letter only addresses the applicability to the mitigation rules, as noted above and does not approve
any activity within buffers or within waters of the state. If you have any additional questions or require
additional information please call Mac Haupt at [phone].
KAH/mh
Enclosures: Site Map, Stream ID Forms
cc: Sue Homewood, DWR Winston-Salem Regional Office
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch files
Sincerely, _
Karen Higgins, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Filename: 20180204BirchCreekRdStreamAppeal.March 26, 2018.docx

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0
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2
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1
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3
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0
1
2
3,
6. Depositional bars orbernches
0
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2
3,
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0
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3
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0
1
2
3
14. Leaf Wff
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1
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0
15. SeD mend on plants or debris
0
0.5
1
1.5
16. is debris Ones o7 Piles
0
0 5
1
1.5
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17. Soil -based evidance of non water table?
4
No = 0
1
1
1.5
1.5
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18. Ftbmus mots in sbeambed
3
2
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19. Rooted tPtand Plaints in streambed
3
2
2
3
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0.
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1
2
3
21. AQnffiic Whelks
1
0.5
1
1.5
22. Fish
23. CfWfish
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0.5
1
1.5
24. Amphibians
4
0.5
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1
1
1.5
1.5
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3
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0.5
0
15. Sedinerd on plants or debris
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1
1.5
16. k: debris blies or
0-5
24. Mphibians -
0.5
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No = 0
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2
1 0
19. RooOdVVIWW plantain sbeambed 1 3
1 0
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2 . 3
21. Aquatic MWkrsks
2 3
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0.5
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0.5
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= 0.75, OBL =1.5
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Ioc ate Slee. Seng
Birch Creek Road Site Boundaries
Project No. Figure 3 - Wetland Sketch Map
1
0 200 400 600 Post USACE and DWR site visit
Project Mgr.: Birch Creek Rd Site
SB 1" = 200' Guilford County,NC
Seale:
1"= 200' NC OneMap
Guilford County GIS
2/5/18
0
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