HomeMy WebLinkAbout20121015 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20130110WDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Charles Wakild, P. E. John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Director Secretary
January 10, 2013
Lufkin Leased Fee, LLC
Attn: Joseph McSweeney
4904 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 160
Raleigh, NC 27606
DWQ # 12 -1015
Wake County
Subject Property: Approval of 401 Water Quality Certification with Additional Conditions
Approval of General Isolated and Other Non -404 Jurisdictional
Wetlands and Waters Permit with Additional Conditions and
Authorization Certificate per the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules
Sheetz at Lufkin and Ten Ten
Dear Mr. McSweeney:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions and those listed below, to
place fill within or otherwise permanently impact 0.16 acres of wetlands, 10 linear feet of
stream, 2,995 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse River Basin protected riparian buffer and 1,470
square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River Basin protected riparian buffer, and to place fill within or
otherwise temporarily impact 14 linear feet of isolated stream, 102 square feet of Zone 1 Neuse
River Basin protected riparian buffer and 4,559 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River Basin
protected riparian buffer, as described within your application received by the N.C. Division of
Water Quality (Division) on November 5, 2012 with additional information received on
November 6, 2012 and December 20, 2012. The 404 impacts are covered by General Water
Quality Certification Number(s) 3890 (GC3890) which allows you to use Nationwide Permit(s)
NW39 when issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), the isolated /other non -404
jurisdictional impacts are covered by the State General Permit for Impacts to Isolated and Other
Non -404 Jurisdictional Wetlands and Waters (IWGP100000) and the buffer impacts are covered
by this Buffer Authorization Certificate. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply
with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project
including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non - discharge, and other
regulations. This approval to proceed with your proposed impacts or to conduct impacts to
waters as depicted in your application shall expire upon expiration of the 404 or CAMA
Permit.
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January 10, 2013
This approval is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you
change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application.
If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval
letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. If total fills for this project
(now or in the future) exceed one acre of wetland or 150 linear feet of stream, compensatory
mitigation may be required as described in 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (h). This approval requires
you to follow the conditions listed in the attached certification and any additional conditions
listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general
conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are
approved including incidental impacts:
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (Units)
Plan Location or Reference
Wetlands — permanent
0.16 (acres)
PCN pg 5 of 11
Stream — permanent
10 (linear feet)
PCN pg 5 of 11
Isolated stream — temporary
14 (linear feet)
PCN pg 5 of 11
Zone 1 Buffers — permanent
2,995 (square ft.)
PCN pg 6 of 11
Zone 2 Buffers — permanent
1,470 (square ft.)
PCN pg 6 of 11
Zone 1 Buffers — temporary
102 (square ft.)
PCN pg 6 of 11
Zone 2 Buffers —temporary
4,559 (square ft.)
PCN pg 6 of 11
2. 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.
3. Diffuse Flow Plan Approval by the DWQ
The diffuse flow plan approved by the DWQ consists of one level spreader and vegetated
filter strip and all associated stormwater conveyances, the grading and drainage patterns
depicted on plan sheets dated December 20, 2012. No changes to the level spreader -
vegetated filter strip shall be made without written authorization from DWQ. The diffuse
flow devices shall have maintenance access and at least a 10 -foot drainage easement on
each side 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.
The approved diffuse flow must be maintained in perpetuity in accordance with the LS -VFS
operation and maintenance (0 & M) agreement(s) signed by Joseph McSweeney (Manager)
sheetz at Lufkin and Ten Ten
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January 10, 2013
on December 18, 2012. The 0 & M agreement(s) must transfer with the sale of the
property or transfer of ownership /responsibility for the BMP facilities. DWQ must be
notified promptly of every transfer.
4. Deed Notifications
Deed notifications or similar mechanisms shall be placed on all retained jurisdictional
wetlands, waters and protective buffers in order to assure compliance for future wetland,
water and buffer impact. These mechanisms shall be put in place at the time of recording
of the property, or of individual lots, whichever is appropriate. A sample deed notification
can be downloaded from the Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater, Compliance and Permitting
Unit web site at:
http: / /PortaI.ncdenr.org/ web /wq /swp /ws/ 401 /certsandpermits /apply /forms. The text of
the sample deed notification may be modified as appropriate to suit to this project.
5. Certificate of Completion
The applicant and /or authorized agent shall provide a completed Certificate of Completion
Form to the DWQ Webscape Unit within ten days of project completion (available at:
http: / /Porta1.ncdenr.org/ web /wq /swp /ws/ 401 /certsandpermits /apply /forms).
You can contest this Certification 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.
You may obtain a petition form from the Office of Administrative Hearings at
http: / /www.ncoah.com/ or call (919) 431 -3000 for information.
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this Certification, you must file the petition with the
Office of Administrative Hearings. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1)
copy is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours (Monday
through Friday between 8:OOam and S:OOpm, excluding official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the Office of Administrative Hearings at (919) 431 -3100, provided
the original and one copy of the petition is received by the Office of Administrative Hearings
within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission.
Mailing address for the Office of Administrative Hearings:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
Lacy Presnell, General Counsel
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601
Sheetz at Lufkin and Ten Ten
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January 10, 2013
Unless such a petition is filed, this Certification shall be final and binding.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Super is
Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater —
Compliance & Permitting Unit
Enclosures: GC3890 and IWGP100000
cc: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Regulatory Field Office, Wilmington District
DWQ RRO 401 files
Troy Beasley, Withers and Ravenel, 1410 Commonwealth Drive, Suite 101,
Wilmington, NC 28403
File Copy
Filename: 12101SSheetzatLufkin &TenTen(Wake)_401_I W_NBR.docx