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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
December 29, 2020
DWR # 20201327
Johnston County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 2680 2235 9141
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Pulte Group
Attn: Randy King
1225 Crescent Green Drive
Cary, NC 27518
Subject: DENIAL of 401 Water Quality Certification and Neuse Riparian Buffer
Authorization Application
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Dear Mr. King:
On October 29, 2020, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application
requesting a 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Authorization pursuant to 15A NCAC
02B .0611, a certification/permit shall be issued when the Director determines that water
quality standards are met. The project has not met the following requirements:
On December 8, 2020, the Division determined that your application was incomplete and
requested additional information on the subject project. As of the date of this letter, the you
have not provided a response to this request. Therefore, the Division cannot certify that the
subject project will comply with Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act and the Neuse
Buffer Rules [15A NCAC 02B .0714].
In accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .0507(e) and 15A NCAC 02B .0714 your application for 401
Water Quality and Buffer Authorization is hereby denied.
This decision can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of 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 [phone] 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).
D EQ�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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DWR# 20201327
Denial of Application
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The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], 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:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx, etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and 15A
NCAC 02H .0506 and the Riparian Buffer Rules. Please be aware that you have no authorization
under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act or the Riparian Buffer Rules for this activity and any
work done within waters of the state would be a violation of North Carolina General Statutes
and Administrative Code. Contact Stephanie Goss at 919-791-4253 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
cc: Maria Spangler, Spangler Environmental (via email)
Chris Hopper, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office (via email)
DWR RRO 401/Riparian Buffer file
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit file