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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHAM E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
June 10, 2022
Community Housing Partners
Attn: Samantha Brown
4915 Radford Ave, Suite 300
Richmond, VA 23230
(via email sbrown@chpc2.org)
DWR # 20220005
Orange County
Subject: APPROVAL OF JORDAN LAKE WATERSHED RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS
WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Trinity Court, Chapel Hill
Dear Ms. Brown:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
December 22, 2021, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) December 22, 2021. This
Authorization replaces the Authorization issued February 17, 2022. These impacts are covered by the
Jordan Lake Watershed 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 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 Jordan Lake Watershed Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved,
including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0267(11)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 1
133: Grading/Road Crossing
18 (square feet
0 (square feet
136: Grading/Road Crossing
408 (square feet
0 (square feet
Buffers — Zone 2
B 1: Gradin Stormwater Conveyance
771 (square feet
0 (square feet
132: Grading/Road Crossing
422 (square feet
0 (square feet
134: Gradin Stormwater Conveyance
478 (square feet
0 (square feet
135: Grading/Road Crossing
148 (square feet
0 (square feet
137: Grading/Road Crossing
670 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
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
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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Trinity Court, Chapel Hill
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Buffer Authorization Certificate
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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 .0267(11)]
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 .0267]. 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]
Upon the presentation of proper credentials, the Division may inspect the property.
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 (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
If the party filing the Petition is not the permittee, then the party must also serve the recipient of the
Authorization Certificate 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.
D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
NoarHcnaouNn 919.791.4200
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Buffer Authorization Certificate
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This letter completes the review of the Division under the Jordan Lake Watershed Riparian Buffer Rules
as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0267. Please contact Colleen Cohn at Colleen. Cohnkncdenr. gov or
919-791-4258 if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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