20080700 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20080515

p?pF ATF9QG Michael F. Easley, Governor
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William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
r- North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
p Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
Chuck Wakild, P.E., Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
May 15, 2008
Mr. Erick Cooper
Post Office Box 861
New Bern, NC 28563
DWQ Project # 08-0700
Craven County
Subject Property: Cooper Property Located off Chinquapin Road (Tax PIN: 7-100-13000)
Trent River, Neuse River Basin
AUTHORIZATION of Neuse River Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B.0233) Authorization Certificate
Dear Mr. Cooper:
You have our authorization, in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0233 and any conditions listed below,
to impact approximately 180 ft2 of Zone 1 and 120 ft2 of Zone 2 of the protected riparian buffers for the
purpose of constructing wooden stairs through the buffers to access a dock at the subject property as
described within your application dated April 7, 2008. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise
comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project
including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-discharge regulations.
This authorization is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change
your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is
sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this authorization letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. This authorization requires you to follow the conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Authorization are:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions
of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including
incidental impacts:
Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Stream (feet)
404/CAMA Wetlands (acres)
Waters acres
Buffers 300 (square ft.) #1
2. Diffuse Flow
An additional condition is that all stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-erosive
velocities through the protected stream buffers and will not re-concentrate before discharging into the
stream as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233(5).
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone] One
Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone] NorthCarolina
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3. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within this authorization, and any subsequent modifications,
the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of completion to the 401 Oversight/Express
Review Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization Certificate (associated with the approved
buffer impacts) shall be referred in writing to the Director for a decision. The Director's decision is
subject to review as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 150B. This Authorization Certificate shall
expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
This letter completes the review of the "No Practical Alternatives" determination under 15A NCAC 213
.0233. This letter does not authorize any impacts to either Waters of the United States or Waters of the
State. Please contact the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or NC Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) if any impacts are proposed to either of these waters. If you have any questions, please telephone
Roberto Scheller of the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3940 or Amy Chapman of the 401
Oversight/Express Unit at 919-715-6823.
Sincerely,
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Al Hodge/Supervisor
Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection
Washington Regional Office
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
Buffer Rules
cc: DWQ 401 Oversight/Express Unit
CAMA, Morehead Office
File copy
Central Files
Filename: 08-0700