20210976 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20210604

June 4, 2021

DWR # 20210976
Alamance County

City of Burlington
Attn: Ms. Carolyn Buckner
425 S Lexington Ave
Burlington NC 27215

Delivered via email to: [e-mail]

Subject: APPROVAL of JORDAN LAKE RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS
Town and Country Park Footbridge

Dear Ms. Buckner:
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) May 28, 2021. These impacts are covered by
the Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Rules. 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) Clean
Water Act Section 404 and/or 401 Authorizations, Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge, and
Water Supply Watershed regulations.
The following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below and all of
the conditions of the Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved,
including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0267(11)]

Type of Impact

Amount Approved
(square feet)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(square feet)
Temporary

Buffers – Zone 1 250 (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 this Authorization Certificate. If you change
your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application
package. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this Authorization Certificate
and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0267(11)]
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions below, you must notify the Winston Salem
Regional Office within 24 hours (or the next business day if a weekend or holiday) from the time the
permittee becomes aware of the circumstances.
The permittee shall report to the Winston Salem Regional Office any noncompliance with the conditions
of this Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC
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02B .0267]. 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.

This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Authorization Certificate can be contested as provided in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes by filing a Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (Petition) with the North Carolina Office of
Administrative Hearings (OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days. Requirements for filing a Petition are set
forth in Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and Title 26 of the North Carolina
Administrative Code. Additional information regarding requirements for filing a Petition and Petition
forms may be accessed at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk’s Office at [phone].
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This Authorization Certificate neither grants nor affirms any property right, license, or privilege in any
lands or waters, or any right of use in any waters. This Authorization Certificate does not authorize any
person to interfere with the riparian rights, littoral rights, or water use rights of any other person, nor
does it create any prescriptive right or any right of priority regarding any usage of water. This
Authorization Certificate shall not be interposed as a defense in any action respecting the determination
of riparian or littoral rights or other rights to water use. No consumptive user is deemed by virtue of this
Authorization Certificate to possess any prescriptive or other right of priority with respect to any other
consumptive user.
This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
This letter completes the Division’s review under the Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Rules as described in
15A NCAC 02B .0267. Please contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-9693 or [e-mail]
if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Lon T. Snider
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ – WSRO

cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch electronic file
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