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HEnv Project #201603 March 1, 2016 6 The site is bounded on the north and east by wooded land and residential dwellings, to the southeast by Mace Grading and Contracting, to the south by residential dwellings; and to the west by residential dwellings, two ponds, wooded land, and pasture land. The surrounding residential and commercial properties utilize septic systems for wastewater, and Orange/Alamance Water Systems, Inc. provides potable water. IV.3. Physiography and Hydrogeology The subject site is located in the Piedmont physiographic region of North Carolina. The Piedmont is characterized by irregular plains and rolling hills. Elevations generally range from about 90 feet to 350 feet above mean sea level (MSL), but rise to about 1,300 feet at the interface with the Eastern Mountains. Numerous rivers and streams comprise a major feature of the landscape. HEnv reviewed the 7.5-Minute series, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Efland, North Carolina Quadrangle (Figure 1), dated 2002. According to the topographic map, the site is situated between 660 and 710 feet above mean sea level (MSL). The site slopes downgradient towards the east, north, and west. Two unnamed streams (dashed blue lines) are mapped on the northeast portion of the site and along the western boundary of the site, respectively. Several impoundments are mapped along the western stream. The two streams flow north towards Lake Michael. The confluence of the two streams is located approximately 450 feet north of the site. Lake Michael drains to Lower Back Creek (via Mill Creek), which is in the Cape Fear River basin. Lands to the north, east, and west are downgradient of the site. Lands to the south are slightly upgradient. The direction of groundwater flow generally follows surface topography. As such, the overall direction of groundwater flow would be expected to flow radially to the north, east, and west from the central portion of the site. The actual groundwater flow direction cannot be determined without site-specific groundwater information obtained through the installation of groundwater monitoring wells. V. USER PROVIDED INFORMATION The User is defined by ASTM as the party seeking to use Practice E1527-13 to complete an environmental site assessment of the site. A user may include, without limitation, a potential purchaser of site, a potential tenant of site, an owner of site, a lender, a property manager, or developer. The completed User Questionnaire was provided by Mr. Kyle Campbell of ESA Renewables, LLC, on February 8, 2016 (Appendix B). Mr. Campbell indicated the reason for completing this Phase I ESA is for development of a ground mount solar farm. The following information was obtained from the User Questionnaire: • The User indicated they are not aware of activity and land use limitations associated with the site. • The User indicated they do not have specialized knowledge pertaining to the site or surrounding properties. 53