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North Carolina Department of Environment and
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Charles Wakild, P.E.
Governor Director
May 7, 2013
Richard A. Samanns
PO Box 245
Arapahoe, NC 28510
Subject Property: Samanns Homesite
Courts Creek [NEU10, 27 -127; NSW; HQW; SAj
Natural Resources
John E. Skvarla, III
DWQ Project # 13 -0459
Craven County
AUTHORIZATION of Neuse River Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0233 & Session Law 2011 -394) Authorization Certificate
Dear Mr. Samanns:
You have our authorization, in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0233 and any conditions listed below, to impact
approximately 1,900 ftz of Zone 2 of the protected riparian buffers for the purpose of constructing a single family
residence at the subject property as described within your application dated April 30, 2013 and received by the N.C.
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on May 1, 2013. 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
j Sediment Control, Non - discharge and CAMA regulations.
This authorization 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 authorization letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. This authorization
requires you to follow the conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Authorization 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:
Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Buffers 1,900 (square ft.) Zone 2 PCN page 5 of 11
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2. Stormwater Management
Stormwater generated off the residential dwelling (1,900 square feet in Zone 2) must be collected and treated. This
may be accomplished through the use of gutters and rain barrels or by collecting and directing to a residential rain
garden /biotention area. An Operation and Maintenance Agreement (O &M Agreement) will be required when
utilizing the above- mentioned Best Management Practices (BMPs). A bioretention cell consists of a depression in
the ground that supports various types of water - tolerant vegetation. The surface of the BMP is depressed in
bioretention cell to allow for ponding of runoff that filters through the soil. Ponding depth shall be 12 inches or less.
No dimension (width, length, or radius) can be less than 10 feet. This is to provide sufficient space for plants. A final
plan for stormwater treatment must be provided and approved by the Division, including an 0 &M Agreement.
3. Diffuse Flow
An additional condition is that all stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non - erosive velocities through the
protected stream buffers and will not re- concentrate before discharging into the stream as identified within 15A
NCAC 2B.0233(5).
4. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within this authorization, and any subsequent modifications, the applicant is
required to return the attached certificate of completion to the 401 Oversight /Express Review Permitting Unit,
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699 -1650.
Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization Certificate (associated with the approved buffer impacts)
shall be referred in writing to the Director for a decision. The Director's decision is subject to review as provided in
Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 1508. This Authorization Certificate shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
This letter completes the review of the "No Practical Alternatives" determination under 15A NCAC 2B .0233 and Session
Law 2011 -394. This letter does not authorize any impacts to either Waters of the United States or Waters of the State.
Please contact the US Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) or NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) if any impacts are
proposed to either of these waters. If you have any questions, please telephone Anthony Scarbraugh of the Washington
Regional Office at 252 -948 -3924 or Karen Higgins of the Wetlands, Buffers, Stormwater, Compliance and Permitting
(Webscape) Unit at 919- 807 -6360.
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
O &M Agreement Rainwater Harvesting
cc: DWQ Webscape
DCM, Doug Huggett, Morehead City Office
DCM, Brad Connell, Morehead City Office
File copy
Sincerely,
for Charles Wakild, P.E.
Filename: 13-0459—Richard A. 5amanns_5L394_Approvallas