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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20200768 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20200812DocuSign Envelope ID: E64AD6E7-C94B-4475-BODF-06ED2565DE3F ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director City of Greensboro Attn: Brian Boyd 2602 S. Elm St Greensboro NC 27406 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality August 12, 2020 DWR # 20200768 Guilford County Subject: APPROVAL of JORDAN LAKE RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Reedy Fork Creek Sewer Outfall Dear Mr. Boyd: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) June 10, 2020, with subsequent information on July 15, 2020, August 5, 2020 and August 11, 2020. These impacts are covered by the Jordan Lake 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 approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification(s) or general permit and the following additional conditions: The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general conditions of the Jordan Lake Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0267(8)] Type of Impact Amount Approved (units) Permanent Amount Approved (units) Temporary Buffers —Zone 1 3A 497 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 3B 0 (square feet) 1460 (square feet) 4A 213 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 4B 0 (square feet) 978 (square feet) 6B 0 (square feet) 345 (square feet) 8B 0 (square feet) 484 (square feet) D � North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office [ 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 NOh r H CAROI.IN/+ ^^ •^^ma^� u�•i` r 336.776.9800 DocuSign Envelope ID: E64AD6E7-C94B-4475-BODF-06ED2565DE3F City of Greensboro DWR# 20200768 Buffer APPROVAL Page 2 of 4 9B 0 (square feet) 3732 (square feet) 9C 139 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 9D 0 (square feet) 4121(square feet) 10 91(square feet) 0 (square feet) 11 39 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 12 90 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 13A 487 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 13B 0 (square feet) 897 (square feet) 14 0 (square feet) 717 (square feet) Buffers — Zone 2 3A 786 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 3B 0 (square feet) 4633 (square feet) 4A 1384 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 4B 0 (square feet) 1002 (square feet) 5 0 (square feet) 660 (square feet) 6 0 (square feet) 67 (square feet) 6A 436 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 6B 0 (square feet) 1707 (square feet) 8A 986 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 8B 0 (square feet) 2246 (square feet) 9A 2440 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 9B 0 (square feet) 5890 (square feet) 9C 4806 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 9D 0 (square feet) 3437 (square feet) 10 164 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 11 169 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 12 146 (square feet) 0 (square feet) 13B 0 (square feet) 529 (square feet) 14 0 (square feet) 4147 (square feet) 15 93 (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 the 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(s)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)] 3. Upon completion of temporary impacts buffers, all areas outside of the permanent maintenance corridor shall be monitored for at least three years to ensure that natural regeneration is occurring. The monitoring may be extended up if the restoration sites have not adequately recovered. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c)] DocuSign Envelope ID: E64AD6E7-C94B-4475-BODF-06ED2565DE3F City of Greensboro DWR# 20200768 Buffer APPROVAL Page 3 of 4 4. The permittee shall report to the Winston Salem Regional Office any noncompliance with this certification, any violation of stream or wetland standards [15A NCAC 02B .0200] 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 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. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5] This 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 http://www.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 via US Postal Service: If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc): Office of Administrative Hearings Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center 1711 New Hope Church Road Raleigh, NC 27699-6714 Raleigh, NC 27609-6285 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DEQ: William F. Lane, General Counsel Department of Environmental Quality 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1601 DocuSign Envelope ID: E64AD6E7-C94B-4475-BODF-06ED2565DE3F City of Greensboro DWR# 20200768 Buffer APPROVAL Page 4 of 4 This letter completes the review of the Division the Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0267. Please contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or sue.homewood@ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, DocuS�igfned by: %w. l . cin,l tr -4'ME225CMEA... Lon T. Snider Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO cc: Troy Beasley, WithersRavenel (via email) Olivia Munzer, NCWRC (via email) DWR WSRO 401 file DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file