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Home My WebLink About20200464 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20200430ROY COOPER Coveroor MICHAEL S. REGAN secrea:ry S. DANIEL SMITH Dlrectvr Cambridge -Garner, LLC Cambridge -Garner 2, LLC Attn: Jay Preister 831 E. Morehead Street, Suite 245 Charlotte, NC 28202 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 30, 2020 DWR #20-0464 Wake County Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE PER THE NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER PROTECTION RULES (15A NCAC 02B .0233) WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Rand Village Dear Mr. Preister: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on March 30, 2020 with payment received on April 7, 2020 with additional information received on April 16, 2020. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number 4139 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Number 39 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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 approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification and the following additional conditions: 1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general conditions of the Certification and Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0506(b)(c) and 15A NCAC 02B .0233(8)] North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Watcr Resources Raletgltltegiunal Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleiqh, North Carotin 27b09 Rand Village DWR #20-0464 401 AND BUFFER APPROVAL Page 2 of 5 Type of Impact Amount Approved (units) Permanent Amount Approved (units) Temporary Wetland W1: Fill 0.24 (acres) 0 (acres) Buffers — Zone 2 B1: Stormwater Outlet 155 (square feet) 0 (square feet) B2: Parking Lot Grading 294 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 2. Stormwater Management Plan SMP Approval from Local Community Required The stormwater management plan (SMP) must be approved by the Wake County and meet the requirements of this Certification. The SMP may not be modified without prior written authorization from Wake County. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(3)] 3. Compensatory Mitigation Using a Private Mitigation Bank Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. The Division has received a Statement of Availability letter from EBX-Meuse I, LLC Neuse Riparian Buffer Umbrella Mitigation Bank (EBX-Neuse 1), RES Neuse Buffer and Nutrient Offset Umbrella Mitigation Bank (RES), RES Poplar Creek Buffer & Nutrient Offset Umbrella Mitigation Bank or EBX Upper Neuse Riparian Buffer Umbrella Mitigation Bank (EBX) to meet this mitigation requirement. The specific bank site to be debited will be Arrington Bridge I, Buffalo Branch, Selma Mill, Cedar Grove, Hatley, Ezell, Polecat, Hannah Bridge, Meadow Spring, Uzzle, Poplar Creek and Stone Creek all located in HUC 03020201. Until the EBX-Neuse I, RES or EBX receives and clears your payment, and proof of payment has been provided to this Office, no impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur. For accounting purposes, this Authorization Certificate authorizes payment to EBX- Neuse I, RES, or EBX to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(6)1: Compensatory Bank Sponsor River & Sub -basin Mitigation Required Number Buffer -Zone 2 674 (square feet) EBX-Neuse I, LLC 03020201-Not in Falls or EBX Lake Watershed 4. The permittee shall report to the Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with this certification, any violation of stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 028 .02001 including but not limited to sediment impacts, and any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC 02B .0200]. 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 Rand Village DWR #20-0464 401 AND BUFFER APPROVAL Page 3 of 5 circumstances. A written submission shall also be provided within 5 business days of the time the applicant becomes aware of the circumstances. The written submission shall contain a description of the noncompliance, and its causes; the period of noncompliance, including exact dates and times, if the noncompliance has not been corrected, the anticipated time compliance is expected to continue; and steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate, and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance. The Division may waive the written submission requirement on a case -by -case basis. 5. 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 to ensure compliance with 15 NCAC 02H .0500. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c)] 6. 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 the Certification and Buffer Authorization. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this approval letter and General Certification and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0507(d)(2)] 7. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5] This Certification and Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in General Statute 150B by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at htto:/Lwww.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000 for information. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays). The petition may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431-3100, provided the original and one copy of the petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission. Mailing address for the OAH: If sending by First Class Mail via the US Postal Service: Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Rand Village DWR #20-0464 401 AND BUFFER APPROVAL Page 4 of 5 If sending via delivery service (e.g. UPS, FedEx): Office of Administrative Hearings 1711 New Hope Church Road Raleigh, NC 27609-6285 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to Department of Environmental Quality: William F. Lane, General Counsel Department of Environmental Quality 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 Please send one (1) copy of the petition to DWR: If sending by First Class Mail via the US Postal Service: Paul Wojoski NC DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 If sending via delivery service (e.g. UPS, FedEx): Paul Wojoski NC DWR -- 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch 512 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604 This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0233. Please contact Stephanie Goss at 919-791-4256 or Step hanie.Goss_(@ncdenr.eov if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Rand Village DWR #20-0464 401 AND BUFFER APPROVAL Page 5 of 5 Enclosure: GC 4139 cc: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Raleigh Regulatory Field Office; 3331 Heritage Trade Dr., Ste. 105; Wake Forest, NC 27597 DWR RRO 401/Riparian Buffer file DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit via Laserfiche Jennifer Robertson via e-mail at JRobertson(Patlasenvi.com