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42 <br /> HEnv Project#201603 <br /> March 1, 2016 <br /> The site is bounded on the north and east by wooded land and residential dwellings, to <br /> the southeast by Mace Grading and Contracting, to the south by residential dwellings; <br /> and to the west by residential dwellings, two ponds, wooded land, and pasture land. <br /> The surrounding residential and commercial properties utilize septic systems for <br /> wastewater, and Orange/Alamance Water Systems, Inc. provides potable water. <br /> IV.3. Physiography and Hydrogeology <br /> The subject site is located in the Piedmont physiographic region of North Carolina. The <br /> Piedmont is characterized by irregular plains and rolling hills. Elevations generally range <br /> from about 90 feet to 350 feet above mean sea level (MSL), but rise to about 1,300 feet <br /> at the interface with the Eastern Mountains. Numerous rivers and streams comprise a <br /> major feature of the landscape. <br /> HEnv reviewed the 7.5-Minute series, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Efland, <br /> North Carolina Quadrangle (Figure 1), dated 2002. According to the topographic map, <br /> the site is situated between 660 and 710 feet above mean sea level (MSL). The site <br /> slopes downgradient towards the east, north, and west. Two unnamed streams (dashed <br /> blue lines) are mapped on the northeast portion of the site and along the western <br /> boundary of the site, respectively. Several impoundments are mapped along the <br /> western stream. The two streams flow north towards Lake Michael. The confluence of <br /> the two streams is located approximately 450 feet north of the site. Lake Michael drains <br /> to Lower Back Creek (via Mill Creek), which is in the Cape Fear River basin. <br /> Lands to the north, east, and west are downgradient of the site. Lands to the south are <br /> slightly upgradient. The direction of groundwater flow generally follows surface <br /> topography. As such, the overall direction of groundwater flow would be expected to <br /> flow radially to the north, east, and west from the central portion of the site. The actual <br /> groundwater flow direction cannot be determined without site-specific groundwater <br /> information obtained through the installation of groundwater monitoring wells. <br /> V. USER PROVIDED INFORMATION <br /> The User is defined by ASTM as the party seeking to use Practice E1527-13 to complete <br /> an environmental site assessment of the site. A user may include, without limitation, a <br /> potential purchaser of site, a potential tenant of site, an owner of site, a lender, a <br /> property manager, or developer. <br /> The completed User Questionnaire was provided by Mr. Kyle Campbell of ESA <br /> Renewables, LLC, on February 8, 2016 (Appendix B). Mr. Campbell indicated the <br /> reason for completing this Phase I ESA is for development of a ground mount solar farm. <br /> The following information was obtained from the User Questionnaire: <br /> • The User indicated they are not aware of activity and land use limitations <br /> associated with the site. <br /> • The User indicated they do not have specialized knowledge pertaining to the site <br /> or surrounding properties. <br /> 6 <br />