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Ot0F W A7 f9q Michael F. Easley
Governor
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
p -? Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
April 24, 2002
Wake County
DWQ # 02-0624
Soil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (S&EC, Inc.)
Attn: Mr. Kevin Martin, President
11010 Raven Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27614
Subject Property: Proposed Greenway Easement, William Parker, Jr. Property, Honeycutt Rd., Raleigh, NC
PIN No. 1718168114, southwest corner of Honeycutt Rd. (SR2005) & Durant Rd. (SR2006)
S&EC, Inc. ProjectNo. 02-6932
Honeycutt Creek [83-04-02, 27-20-(1), WS-IV (Water Supply) NSW (Nutrient Sensitive)]
Request for Guidance on the ApplicabiiVq of the Neuse River Basin: Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management
Strategy: Protection and Maintenance o#Existing Riparian Buffers Rule (Neuse Buffer Rule; 15A NCAC 26 .0233)
to the Proposed City of Raleigh Greenway Easement.
Dear Mr. Martin:
On April 8, 2002, at your request DIfQ staff (including Mr. Steve Mitchell and Ms. Deborah Edwards of the
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) Raleigh Regional Office and Mr. Bob Zarzecki of the Wetlands / 401 Unit) met with you
on the subject property to provide guidanceon the applicability of the Neuse River Buffer Rule on the proposed City of
Raleigh greenway easement. DWQ staff determined that the streams indicated as "A' and "B" on the attached map.
(stamped and initialed by DWQ staff on Apel 8, 2002) are streams subject to the Neuse River Buffer Rule. The purpose
of this rule is to protect and preserve existing riparian buffers in the Neuse River Basin to maintain their nutrient removal
functions. The rules protect 50-foot wide r"garian buffers starting at the top of bank of subject streams. The construction
of a greenway trail within the protected buffers is designated as "allowable" under the Neuse Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 213
.0233(6)). "Allowable" uses require written authorization from the DWQ. The property owner or responsible party (e.g.,
City of Raleigh) will be required to submit arequest for a "no practical alternatives" determination to the DWQ. The
current procedure to submit this request isihrough the use of the Pre-Construction Notification Application Fgfm (PCN
Form). The DWQ is required to review theproposed project and make a finding of fact as to whether the requirements for
a "no practical alternatives" determination are met. These requirements include what's commonly inferred to as a
"minimization/avoidance" review and maylequire the use of best management practices for stormwiftter WON control. In
this review the DWQ must make a determ-Ilration that the proposed use has minimized disturbance to ft buff*r much
as practicable.
During our site visit, we discussedthree possible alignments for the proposed greenway trail as indicated on the
attached map as 1", "2" and "3". It appeam through a preliminary review that alignment "1" appears to have the feast
amount of disturbance to the buffers. It's fiat entirely clear, but it appears that this alignment will have less disturbance to
the-buffers associated with Floneymitt Creek than alignment "Y. It appears that alignment "3" has the next least amount
of disturbance to the buffers. However, it h unclear as to the amount of disturbance the alignment would have to the
buffers associated with Honeycutt Creek rear the Honeycutt Rd. / Durant Rd. intersection (e.g. potential parallel impacts
on the northwest corner of Honeycutt Rd. and Durant Rd.). Also, depending on its exact alignment it may potentially
require more cut-and-fill of the adjacent hibide west of creek "A". Alignment "2" appears to have the greatest amount of
disturbance to the buffers. However, it is difficult to make this determination since we do not have the exact alignment,
the scale of the map is too large to perform a detailed review and it appears that less cut-and-fill will be required than
alignment "3" but possibly more than aligment"1".
In conclusion, the proposed greerwaywill require a "no practical alternatives" request and review by the DWQ if
impacts to the protected buffers are proposed- The DWO will be happy to review any of the proposed alignments
mentioned above (or any other alignment not mentioned above). The request should include justification for any and all
proposed impacts to the protected buffers.. It may help to provide alternative alignments (including an alignment that has
no parallel impacts to the protected buffers'C-e.r perpendicular crossings only)) to justify the preferred alignment. More
North Carolina Division of WaterQuality, 401 Wetlands Certification Unit,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raid, NC 27699-1650 (Mailing Address)
2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, NC,. 27604-2260 (Location)
919-733-1786 (phone), 919-7336a93 (fax), http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetiands/
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detailed designs depicting the full extent of buffer impacts caused by the footprint of the proposed greenway at a legible
scale will most likely be required for our review_
This letter only addresses the applicability to the buffer rules and does not approve any activity within the buffers.
Nor does this letter approve any activity Mthin Waters of the United States or Waters of the State. Please be aware that
even if no direct impacts are proposed to the protected buffers, diffuse flow of all stormwater runoff as per 15A NCAC 2B
.0233(5) is required. Also, please be aware that any impacts to the streams or adjacent wetlands will require the use of a
Nationwide Permit and Water Quality Certftation (WQC) and most likely will require written approval from the DWQ for at
least the WQC. In addition, the surface waters within the proposed project area are classified as WS-IV, water supply
waters. The project must comply with the State and local water supply regulations. If you have any additional questions
or require additional information you can reach me at 919-733-9726.
/ DyVQ, 401 Wetlands Uhit
Attachment: MapVue© topographic map, stamped and initialed by Bob Zarzecki on 04/08/02
Cc: Steve Mitchell, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
Matt Phillips, City of Raleigh
File Copy
Central Files
DWQ 020624

Sincerely,
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Project Scale:
0244 1" = 2OW Figure 1- USGS Quad
Project
Mgr.: KCM Date:
3IM2
Honeycutt Road Greenway
Manning, Fulton, & Skinner
Raleigh, Wake Co., NC
WAKE FOREST, NC
1993
NIMA 52551 NE-SERIES V842
Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA
11010 Raven Ridge Rd. - Raleigh, NC 27614
[phone] • [phone]
Web Page: www.SandEC.com
Project#: Scale:
02-6932 1" =1320'
Mgr.: KCM 1 3/20102
Figure 2 - Soil Survey
Honeycutt Road Greenway
Manning, Fulton, & Skinner
Raleigh, Wake Co., NC
Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA
11010 Raven Ridge Rd.- Raleigh, NC 27614
[phone] • [phone]
Web Page: www.SandEC.com