20211489 Ver 1_Pre-Filing Initial Review Email_20211018 (3)

Please give a brief project description below and include location information.*
On behalf of the City of Durham, Kimley-Horn is submitting this pre -
filing meeting request for a section of the proposed Northern Durham
Parkway project located in Durham, Durham County, NC. The
proposed section would extend from Ferrell Road south to Cheek
Road. The typical section of the proposed roadway would consist of a
2-lane road with curb and gutter and a sidewalk facility. The project will
be constructed through the proposed Junction Road and Ferrell Road
industrial development and the road will be built in phases. Phase I will
extend from Ferrell Road south to a point north of Panther Creek and
Phase II will extend from Phase I south to Cheek Road. The project is
aligned to tie into previously dedicated right-of-way on both the north
and south termini. The project is located within the Neuse River Basin
(03020101).
Stephanie Goss (NCDWR) conducted a field review to determine
which streams in the project area are subject to the Neuse River Basin
Buffer Rules and to identify isolated wetlands that may be subject to
State regulation on March 8, 2021 (NBRRO #21-004). Additionally,
April Norton (USACE) issued a Preliminary and Approved
Jurisdictional Determination for the covering the proposed roadway on
April 9, 2021. A pre-app meeting was conducted with April Norton,
Sam Dailey (USACE), and Andy Williams (USACE) to discuss the
project permitting approach. During this meeting, it was determined
that the stretch of Northern Durham Parkway that is to be constructed
through the proposed Junction Road and Ferrell Road site would be
considered a separate project from the industrial development and
would need to be permitted by the City of Durham under a separate
permit application.
Phase I of the proposed roadway will result in unavoidable impacts to
two 404/401 wetlands, three intermittent streams, and multiple buffer
zones. All three stream and buffer crossings are proposed to be near
perpendicular. Phase II, which is still in design and would be
constructed following completion of Phase I, would result in
unavoidable impacts to Panther Creek, floodplain wetlands along
Panther Creek, and the associated buffer zones. It is anticipated that
impacts resulting from Phase I of the NDP project will qualify for
authorization under Nationwide Permit #14 and corresponding Water
Quality General Certification 4135. Additionally, the project will require
a Riparian Buffer Authorization for impacts to buffer zones 1 and 2.
Please attach the documentation you would like to have the meeting about.
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401 Certification Rule the following statements:
• This form completes the requirement of the Pre -Filing Meeting Request in the Clean Water Act Section 401
Certification Rule.
• I understand by signing this form that I cannot submit my application until 30 calendar days after this pre -filing
meeting request.
• I also understand that DWR is not required to respond or grant the meeting request.
Your project's thirty -day clock started upon receipt of this application. You will receive notification regarding meeting
location and time if a meeting is necessary. You will receive notification when the thirty -day clock has expired, and you
can submit an application.
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