20201434 Ver 1_Buffer Approval Letter_20210803

August 3, 2021

DWR # 20201434
Johnston County

Johnston County
Attn: Rick Hester
207 E. Johnston Street
P.O. Box 1049
Smithfield, NC 27577
(via email [e-mail])

Subject: APPROVAL OF NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
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Dear Mr. Hester:

You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
December 21, 2020, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) December 21, 2020, and
payment received January 4, 2021. These impacts are covered by the Neuse River Buffer Rules and the
conditions listed below. 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) Sediment and Erosion
Control, Non-Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed regulations. This Authorization shall expire five
(5) years from the date of this letter.

The following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below, and all of
the conditions of the Neuse River Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B Neuse .0611(b)(2)]

Type of Impact

Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Buffers – Zone 1
B1: Sewer Line Crossing 0 (square feet) 1,188 (square feet)
B2: Sewer Line Crossing 905 (square feet) 0 (square feet)
B4: Sewer Line Crossing 0 (square feet) 25,980 (square feet)
B7: Sewer Line Crossing 0 (square feet) 749 (square feet)
B8: Sewer Line Crossing 720 (square feet) 0 (square feet)
Buffers – Zone 2
B1: Sewer Line Crossing 0 (square feet) 1,026 (square feet)
B2: Sewer Line Crossing 633 (square feet) 0 (square feet)
B3: Sewer Line Crossing 0 (square feet) 1,252 (square feet)
B4: Sewer Line Crossing 0 (square feet) 11,310 (square feet)
B5: Sewer Line Crossing 0 (square feet) 305 (square feet)
B6: Sewer Line Crossing 0 (square feet) 304 (square feet)
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Compensatory Mitigation Using a Private Mitigation Bank
Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. The Division has
received an acceptance letter from Wildlands Holdings V, LLC. Specific bank site that will be debited
Catfish Pond II Bank Parcel to meet this mitigation requirement. Until Wildlands Holdings V, LLC
receives and clears your payment, and proof of payment has been provided to this Office, no impacts
specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur. For accounting purposes, this Authorization
Certificate authorizes payment to Wildlands Holdings V, LLC to meet the following compensatory
mitigation requirement [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(6)]:

Compensatory Mitigation
Required
Bank Sponsor River & Sub-basin
Number
Buffer-Zone 1 4,407 (square feet) Wildland Holdings V, LLC 03020201-Upper Falls
Lake Watershed

Justification: A project that affects waters shall not be permitted unless the existing uses, and the water
quality to protect such uses, are protected. In determining that the proposed activity will comply with
state water quality standards (including designated uses, numeric criteria, narrative criteria and the
state’s antidegradation policy), the project must provide for replacement of existing uses through
compensatory mitigation.
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 .0611(b)(2)]
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions below, you must notify the Raleigh 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 Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with the conditions of this
Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC
02B .0714]. 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
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Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules as described
in 15A NCAC 02B .0714. Please contact Stephanie Goss at 919-791-4256 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting via Laserfiche
Linda Diebolt, Hazen and Sawyer (via email)

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