20060508 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20081029

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
October 29, 2008
Ms. Mary Stewart Manasse
2720 Montgomery Street
Raleigh, NC 27705
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
DWQ # 06-0508v2
Wake County
Subject Property: Lot 20 in the D.L. Johnson Subdivision, Raleigh, Wake County, NC
Oxford Branch [030402, 27-33-16, C NSW]
AUTHORIZATION of Neuse River Riparian Buffer Protection Rules [15A NCAC 2B.02331 with
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Dear Ms. Manasse,
You have our authorization, in accordance with the conditions listed below, to impact 115 square
feet (ftz) of Zone 1 of the protected buffers and 0 square feet (ft) of Zone 2 of the protected buffers on
Lot 20 to construct the proposed deck on the subject property as described within your application dated
September 29, 2008, received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on September 29, 2008. This
letter shall act as your authorization as described within 15A NCAC 2B .0233. In addition, you should
get any other required federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but
not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control.
If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new request
for authorization. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this authorization and is
thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. For this authorization to be valid, you must follow
the conditions listed below.
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within this Buffer Authorization, 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.
Mitigation: Compensatory Mitigation Using the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP)
Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. We
understand that you wish to make a payment to the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) to meet this mitigation requirement. This has been determined by the DWQ to be
a suitable method to meet the mitigation requirement. Until the EEP receives and clears
your check (made payable to: DENR - Ecosystem Enhancement Program Office), no
impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur. The EEP should be
contacted at [phone] if you have any questions concerning payment into a
restoration fund. You have one month from the date of this authorization to make this
payment. For accounting purposes, this Authorization Certificate authorizes
401 Oversight/Express Review Permits Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: http://h2o.enr. state. nc. us/ncvvetlands
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payment into the Buffer Restoration Fund to meet the following compensatory
mitigation requirement:
Compensatory Reference
Mitigation Required Mitigation
Zone 1 Buffers Page 2 of Minor
on Lot 20 115 (square feet) Variance App (newly 345 (square feet)
proposed impacts)
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this authorization, you may ask for and adjudicatory
hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a
written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of
Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. This authorization and its
conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under the Neuse River Riparian
Buffer Protection Rules [15A NCAC 2B.0233(9)(c)]. Please call Amy Chapman at 919-715-6823 if you
have any questions or require copies of our rules or procedural materials. A

Enclosure: NC EEP Letter
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins
cc: Hester & Company, Attn: Mr. J. Thomas Hester, PO Box 12828, Raleigh, NC 27605
New City Design Group, Attn: Mr. Jeff Rezeli, 1304 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27605
Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Authorization
Summary of Permitted Impacts and Mitigation Requirements
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0500, Mary Stewart Manasse has permission as outlined below to impact 115
square feet of Zone 1 buffers to construct the proposed deck at Lot 20 in the D.L. Johnson Subdivision in Raleigh,
NC in Wake County. All activities associated with these authorized impacts must be conducted with the conditions
listed in the attached Permit transmittal letter. THIS CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE
ATTACHMENTS.
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS, ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
EEP PROJECT NAME: Lots 2 & 20 D.L. Johnson Subdivision 24-27
DWQ PROJECT #: 2006-0508v2
LOCATION: 2305 Oxford Road, Raleigh, NC
COUNTY Wake
BASIN/ SUB BASIN Neuse, 03020201
As required by 15A NCAC 2H.0500, and the conditions of this Certification, you are required to compensate for
the above mitigable impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation of wetlands and surface
waters as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the waters of the state.
Note: Acreage requirements proposed to be mitigated through the Ecosystem Enhancement Program must be
rounded to one-quarter acre increments and linear foot requirements must be rounded up to the nearest
foot according to 15 2R.0503(b).
Impacts Mitigation
115 square feet of Zone 1 buffers 345 square feet of buffers
One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirement is through the payment of
a fee to the Wetlands Restoration Fund per NCAC 2R.0503. If you choose this option, please sign this form and
mail the form along with a copy of your 401 Certification or Buffer Approval to the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program at the address below. An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon receipt
of this form. PLEASE NOTE, THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE
NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE ECOSYTEM ENHANCMENT
PROGRAM.
Signature
Date
ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
1652 Mail Service Center
RALEIGH, N.C. 27699-1652
[phone]
Filename: 060508v2ManasseeLot20(W ake)VAR-EEP
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone [phone] / Fax [phone]
Internet: http://www.ncwaterquality.org
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