20201897 Ver 3_12-Athens-Area 4_NBR_Wake v2 2022-04-06_20220831

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
April 6, 2022
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
State of North Carolina
Attn: Tim Walton
c/o N. David Smith, NC Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services
1001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
(via email [e-mail])
DWR # 20201897 v2
Wake County
Subject: APPROVAL OF NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Project Athens -Area 4 Parking Lot
Dear Mr. Smith:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application received
by the N.C. Division of Water Resources (Division) on February 16, 2022. These impacts are covered by
the Neuse River Buffer Rules 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
Authorization Certificate for DWR 20201897 v2 replaces the Authorization Certificate for DWR
20201897 vl dated June 3, 2021. This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this
letter.
The following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below, and all of
the conditions of the Neuse River Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. 115A NCAC 02B Neuse .0611(b)(2)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 1
B1 & B2: Area 1 Bridge Crossing
4,227 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B4: Area 2 Road Crossing
0 (square feet)
2,237 (square feet)
B5: Area 2 Road Crossing
5,196 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B6: Area 2 Road Crossing
0 (square feet)
6,812 (square feet)
B7: Area 3 Road
6,204 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B8: Area 3 Road
0 (square feet)
2,072 (square feet)
B9: Area 4 SCM Outlet
184 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B10: Area 4 SCM Outlet
0(square feet)
290 (square feet)
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NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Duality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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Buffer Authorization Certificate
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Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 2
BI & B2: Area 1 Bridge Crossing
2,881 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B4: Area 2 Road Crossing
0 (square feet)
102 (square feet)
B5: Area 2 Road Crossing
3,300 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B6: Area 2 Road Crossing
0 (square feet)
3,622 (square feet)
B7: Area 3 Road
7,149 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B8: Area 3 Road
0 (square feet)
473 (square feet)
B9: Area 4 SCM Outlet
169 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
B10: Area 4 SCM Outlet
0 (square feet)
269 (square feet)
Compensatory Mitigation Using a Private Mitigation Bank
The Division has received a mitigation credit transfer certificate dated February 2, 2022, from Wildlands
Holdings V, LLC, and the North Fork Little River Nutrient Offset & Buffer Bank to meet the mitigation
requirement. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(6)]:
Compensatory Mitigation
Required
Bank Sponsor
River & Sub -basin
Number
Buffer -Zone 1
18,612 (square feet)
Wildlands Holdings, V, LLC
03020201-Upper Falls
Lake Watershed
Buffer -Zone 2
10,723.50 (square feet)
Wildlands Holdings, V, LLC
03020201-Upper Falls
Lake Watershed
Total Amount Paid:
29,336 (square feet)
Justification: A project that affects waters shall not be permitted unless the existing uses, and the water
quality to protect such uses, are protected. In determining that the proposed activity will comply with
state water quality standards (including designated uses, numeric criteria, narrative criteria and the
state's antidegradation policy), the project must provide for replacement of existing uses through
compensatory mitigation.
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 this Authorization Certificate. 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 Authorization Certificate and is
responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0611(b)(2)]
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions below, you must notify the Raleigh Regional
Office within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the permittee
becomes aware of the circumstances.
The permittee shall report to the Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with the conditions of this
Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC
02B .0714]. 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.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
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NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Duality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000

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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 150B 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 [phone].
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Depaitinent of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules as described
in 15A NCAC 02B .0714. Please contact Stephanie Goss at [e-mail] or 919-791-4256
if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting via Laserfiche
Lee Perry, East West Partners Management Co. (via email)
Jennifer Burdette, Natural Resource Consultants (via email)
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NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental Duality
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000