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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
June 28, 2010
Mr. Mitch Barron
Newland Communities
5850 Fayetteville Road, Suite 201
Durham, NC 27713
Subject Property: Briar Chapel - Granite Mill Boulevard
Chatham County
DWQ Project No. 05-0732vl7
MODIFIED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN APPROVAL
Dear Mr. Barron:
On January 11, 2008, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) issued a revised 401 Water Quality . ,
Certification to temporarily impact 339 linear feet of stream and 0.157 acre of 404 wetlands and to
permanently impact 1,666 linear feet of stream and 0.1590 acre of 404 wetlands in order to construct the
Briar Chapel Subdivision in Chatham County.
In order to meet Condition' 10 of the .401 Certification for this project, a stormwater management plan, for
Briar Chapel - Granite Mill Boulevard, dated February 17, 2010, was received by the DWQ on February
18, 2010.
A revised stormwater management plan for Granite Mill Boulevard, dated May 12, 2010, was received by
the DWQ on May 13, 2010. This stormwater management plan for the Granite Mill Boulevard section.of
the Briar Chapel development has been reviewed and satisfies the stormwater management condition of
the 401 Water Quality Certification as a low density project. You are required to meet the following .
conditions:
1. The stormwater management system (consisting of a bioretention area and all associated
appurtenances), all stormwater conveyances and the grading and drainage patterns depicted on
the plans, as approved by this office must be maintained in perpetuity. No changes to the
structural stormwater practices shall be made without written authorization from the DWQ. The
stormwater management structures shall have maintenance access to allow for the ability to
maintain the structures, and to perform corrective actions. The stormwater easements shall be
recorded to provide protection of the structures from potential alterations by future property
owners.
2. All operation and maintenance activities shall be followed as stipulated in the Operation and .
Maintenance Agreement signed and notarized on February 17, 2010, and received in our office on
February 19, 2010.
401 OversighU`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:/(h2o.enr.state. nc.us•1newetlands.!
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3. The applicant and/or authorized agent shall provide a completed Certification of Completion
Form to the DWQ 401 Program within ten (10) days of the project completion (available at:
http:/',Iportal.nedenr.org,,'web/wq!swp/ws/40 1;'certsandpermitsiakply/foims).
This letter completes the review of the DWQ under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any
questions, please contact me at 919-715-3425.
Sincerely,
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Annette Lucas, PE
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit
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cc: Becky Fox, EPA
Monte Matthews, USACE, Raleigh
Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
Fred Royal, Director, Chatham County Environmental Resources, Public Works Department,
P.O. Box 1550, Pittsboro, NC 27312
Allison Weakly, Chair, Chatham County Environmental Review Board, 311 Boothe Road,
Chapel Hill, NC 27517 : .
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