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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
October 5, 2009
DWQ Project # 09-0915
Durham County
Ms. Virginia Rand Bowman
Northgate Realty, LLC
1058 West Club Boulevard, Suite 200
Durham, NC 27701
Subject Property: Hampton Inn and Suites At Northgate
Ellerbe Creek [030401, 27-5-(0.3), C, NSW]
Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification and Authorization Certificate per the Neuse River
Buffer Protection Rules (15A NCAC 2B.0233) with Additional Conditions
Dear Ms. Bowman:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to place fill
within or otherwise impact 85 linear feet of intermittent stream, and 0.00 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse
River basin protected riparian buffers and 0.00 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin protected riparian
buffers, as described in your application dated August 18, 2009, and received by the Division of Water
Quality (DWQ) on August 20, 2009, with additional information received on September 29, 2009, from
you on to construct a hotel at the site. After reviewing your application, we have decided that the impacts
are covered by General Water Quality Certification Number(s) 3705 (GC3705). The Certification(s)
allows you to use Nationwide Permit(s) NW39 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers
(USACE). This letter shall also act as your approved Authorization Certificate for impacts to the
protected riparian buffers per 15A NCAC 2B .0233. 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, and Non-discharge regulations. Also, this approval
to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to waters as depicted in your
application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
This approval 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 Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre of
wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory mitigation may be required as described in 15A
NCAC 2H .0506 (h). This approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification and any additional conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. Impacts Approved
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
Internet: http:/lh2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands/
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Northgate Realty, LLC
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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:
Type of Impact Amount Approved Units Plan Location or Reference
Stream - intermittent 85 (linear feet) PCN application page 5 of 12
Buffers Zone 1 0.00 (square ft.) PCN application page 6 of 12
Buffers Zone 2 0.00 (square ft.) PCN application age 6 of 12
2. No-W- -aste,-Spoil,-Solids,- or-Fill-ofAny Kind
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No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond
the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre-Construction Notification. All construction
activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion
control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality
standards, statutes, or rules occur.
3. Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications governing
the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best Management Practices in
order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed, installed,
operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the North Carolina
Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion control
measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified in the most
recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Manual. The devices
shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and waste pile (spoil) projects,
including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits associated with the project.
c. Sufficient materials required for stabilization and/or repair of erosion control measures and
stormwater routing and treatment shall be on site at all times.
4. Sediment and Erosion Control Measures
Sediment and erosion control measures shall not be placed in wetlands or waters without prior
approval from the Division. If placement of sediment and erosion control devices in wetlands and
waters is unavoidable, design and placement of temporary erosion control measures shall not be
conducted in a manner that may result in dis-equilibrium of wetlands or stream beds or banks,
adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the above structures. All sediment and erosion control
devices shall be removed and the natural grade restored within two (2) months of the date that the
Division of Land Resources or locally delegated program has released the project;
5. Diffuse Flow
All constructed stormwater conveyance outlets shall be directed and maintained as diffuse flow at
non-erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers such that it will not re-concentrate
before discharging into a stream as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233 (5). If this is not
possible, it may be necessary to provide stormwater facilities that are considered to remove
nitrogen. This may require additional approval from this Office.
Northgate Realty, LLC
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October 5, 2009
6. Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) Approval Required
Before the impacts specified in this Certification may occur, the applicant must meet all of the
provisions set forth in the document Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) Requirements for
Applicants other than the North Carolina Department of Transportation, available at:
http //h2o enr state nc us/ncwetlands/documents/SMPRequirementsforApplicantsotherthanNCDO
T.pdf. The required SMP documentation must be submitted within 60 days of the issuance of the
401 Water Quality Certification to the DWQ (401 Oversight and Express Permitting Unit, 2321
Crabtree Blvd., Suite 250, Raleigh, NC, 27604).
SMP approval and implementation procedures shall be as follows:
• The SMP must be approved in writing by either the 401 Oversight/Express Unit or, if the project
is subject to another state stormwater program, a copy of the approval letter and approved SMP
must be submitted before any impacts authorized in this certification occur. If a development is
phased, then the SMP for each future phase must approved by the 401 Oversight/Express Unit or,
if the project is subject to another state stormwater program, a copy of the approval letter and
approved SMP must be submitted before any impacts associated with that phase may occur.
• The approved SMP must be constructed and operational before any permanent building or other
structure is occupied at the site. If a development is phased, then the approved SMP for each
future phase must be constructed and operational before any permanent building or other
structure associated with that phase is occupied.
• The approved SMP as well as drainage patterns must be maintained in perpetuity.
• The SMP may not be modified without prior written authorization from the SMP approval
authority. If the SMP falls under another state stormwater program, then a copy of the approval
letter and the modified SMP must be submitted to the 401 Oversight/Express Unit prior to the
commencement of the modifications.
7. Culvert Installation
All work in or adjacent to stream waters shall be conducted in a dry work area. Approved BMP
measures from the most current version of NCDOT Construction and Maintenance Activities manual
(http://www ncdot or /dg oh/operations/BMP manual/downloadBMP Manual.pdf)
such as sandbags, rock berms, cofferdams and other diversion structures shall be used to prevent
excavation in flowing water.
Culverts required for this project shall be installed in such a manner that the original stream profiles
are not altered. Existing stream dimensions (including the cross section dimensions, pattern, and
longitudinal profile) must be maintained above and below locations of each culvert. Culverts shall
be designed and installed to allow for aquatic life movement as well as to prevent head cutting of
the streams. If any of the existing pipes are or become perched, the appropriate stream grade shall
be re-established or, if the pipes installed in a perched manner, the pipes shall be removed and re-
installed correctly.
Culvert(s) shall not be installed in such a manner that will cause aggradation or erosion of the
stream up or down stream of the culvert(s). Existing stream dimensions (including the cross section
dimensions, pattern and longitudinal profile) shall be maintained above and below locations of each
culvert.
Placement of culverts and other structures in waters, streams, and wetlands must be placed below
the elevation of the streambed by one foot for all culverts with a diameter greater than 48 inches,
and 20 percent of the culvert diameter for culverts having a diameter less than 48 inches, to allow
low flow passage of water and aquatic life. Design and placement of culverts and other structures
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including temporary erosion control measures shall not be conducted in a manner that may result in
dis-equilibrium of wetlands or streambeds or banks, adjacent to or upstream and down stream of the
above structures. The applicant is required to provide evidence that the equilibrium shall be
maintained if requested in writing by DWQ.
The establishment of native, woody vegetation and other soft stream bank stabilization techniques
must be used where practicable instead of rip rap or other bank hardening methods. If rip-rap is
necessary, it shall not be placed in the stream bed, unless specifically approved by the Division of
Water Quality.
Installation of culverts in wetlands must ensure continuity of water movement and be designed
to adequately accommodate high water or flood conditions.
Upon completion of the project, the Applicant shall complete and return the enclosed "Certificate of
Completion" form to notify NCDWQ when all work included in the 401 Certification has been
completed. The responsible party shall complete the attached form and return it to the
401/Wetlands Unit of the NC Division of Water Quality upon completion of the project. Please
send photographs upstream and downstream of each culvert site to document correct installation
along with the Certificate of Completion form.
8. Protective Fencing
The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within these
boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange warning fencing
(or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the
buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities;
9. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification or applicable
Buffer Rules, 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.
Violations of any condition herein set forth may result in revocation of this Certification and may result in
criminal and/or civil penalties. The authorization to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct
impacts to waters as depicted in your application and as authorized by this Certification, shall expire upon
expiration of the 404 or CAMA Permit.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this Certification (associated with the approved wetland or
stream impacts), you may ask for an 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, N.C. 27699-6714. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing.
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.
Northgate Realty, LLC
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October 5, 2009
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act and the Neuse riparian buffer protection rule as described within 15A NCAC 2B .0233. If you have
any questions, please telephone Cyndi Karoly or Ian McMillan at 919-733-1786.
Sincerely,
6)L Coleen H. Sullins
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Enclosures: GC 3705
Certificate of Completion
cc: USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
DLR Raleigh Regional Office
File Copy
Jay Keller, Keller Environmental, LLC, 7921 Haymarket Lane, Raleigh, NC 27615
Filename: 090915Ham pton In nA ndSu itesAtNorthga te(Durh a m)401_N BR