HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220210_Neuse_River_AuthorizationOocuSign Envelope ID: EFOEFA07-AC4E-4595ACBA-F3DFA4CDOFB7
ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Wake Stone Corporation
Mr. Sam Bratton
PO Box 190
6281 Knightdale Blvd
Knightdale, NC 27545-0190
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 10, 2022
RECEIVED
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LAND QUALITY
MINING PROGRAM
D W R # 2017-1487v5
Wake County
Subject: AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE PER THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER
PROTECTION RULES (15A NCAC 02B .0714) WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Wake Stone Corporation —Triangle Quarry— Bridge Across Crabtree Creek
Dear Mr. Bratton:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
October 13, 2021 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on the same day.
Additional information was requested December 1, 2021 and was received on December 9, 2021 and
December 13, 2021. This Authorization Certificate shall expire five (5) years from the date of this
letter. These impacts are covered by the Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 02B .0714,
.0611, and .0610) and the conditions listed below. Please note that you should get any other federal,
state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not limited
to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations.
This approval requires you to follow the following additional conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby approved upon issuance of modified Mining Permit 92-10
allowing for mining activities on the "Odd Fellows Tract" property and provided that all of the
other specific and general conditions of the Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are
approved, including incidental impacts [15A NCAC 02B .0611(b)(2)]:
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Buffers —Zone 1
Bridge
6,404 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Buffers —Zone 2
Bridge
5,645 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11650 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 27699-1650
919.707.9000
DocuSign Envelope ID: EFOEFA07-AC4E-4595-8CBA-F3DFA4CDOFB7
Wake Stone Corporation
Bridge Across Crabtree Creek
Buffer Authorization
DWR# 20171487 v5
Wake County
Page 2 of 3
2. Dispersed Flow
All stormwater must be directed and maintained meet dispersed flow as defined in 15A NCAC
02H .1002. Any stormwater release must at non -erosive velocities through the protected stream
buffers such that it will not re -concentrate before discharging into a stream. [15A NCAC 02B
.0714(9)]
3. This approval is for the purpose and design described in your application. The plans and
specifications for this project are incorporated by reference as part of the Authorization. If you
change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new
application package. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this
approval letter and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0611(b)]
4. The permittee shall report to the Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with this
Authorization Certificate, any violation of stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B .0200]
including but not limited to sediment impacts, and any violation of state regulated riparian
buffer rules [15A NCAC 02B .0200]. Information shall be provided orally within 24 hours (or the
next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the applicant became aware of the
circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 business days of the time
the applicant becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a
description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance, including exact
dates and times, if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance
is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent
reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Division may waive the written submission
requirement on a case -by -case basis.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Authorization Certificate can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office of
Administrative Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements for filing a Petition are set
forth in Chapter 150E of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina
Administrative Code. Additional information regarding requirements for filing a Petition and Petition
forms may be accessed at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000.
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
D_E Q J North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury street 1 1650 Mail Service Center I Raleigh. North Carolina 27699-1650
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DocuSign Envelope ID: EFOEFA07-AC4E-4595-8CBA-F3DFA4CDOFB7
Wake Stone Corporation
Bridge Across Crabtree Creek
Buffer Authorization
DWR# 20171487 v5
Wake County
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If the party filing the Petition is not the permittee, then the party must also serve the recipient of the
Authorization in accordance with N.C.G.S 15013-23(a).
This Authorization Certificate neither grants nor affirms any property right, license, or privilege in any
lands or waters, or any right of use in any waters. This Authorization Certificate does not authorize any
person to interfere with the riparian rights, littoral rights, or water use rights of any other person, nor
does it create any prescriptive right or any right of priority regarding any usage of water. This
Authorization Certificate shall not be interposed as a defense in any action respecting the determination
of riparian or littoral rights or other rights to water use. No consumptive user is deemed by virtue of this
Authorization Certificate to possess any prescriptive or other right of priority with respect to any other
consumptive user regardless of the quantity of the withdrawal or the date on which the withdrawal was
initiated or expanded.
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Rules.
Please contact Paul Wojoski at 919-707-9015 or Paul.Wo'oskiPncdenr.gov if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
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Paul Wojoski, Supervisor
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
cc via email: Bob Zarzecki, Soil and Environmental Consultants
Brian Wrenn, DEMLR
DWR RRO
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
Filename: 2017-1487_Ver_5 Wake Stone_Corporation_Bridge(Wake) NRB
�0-9 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1650 Mail Service Cmter I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650