20210798 Ver 3_Approval Letter_20220211

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
February 11, 2022
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
Rachelle Shannon Kurtz and Jim A. Wagner
109 Plyersmill Road
Cary, NC 27519
(Delivered via email to [e-mail])
DWR # 20210798 v3
Franklin County
Subject: APPROVAL OF TAR-PAMLICO RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS
WITH EXCEPTION (MINOR VARIANCE) WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
113 Chuckwagon Drive, Bunn
Dear Ms. Kurtz and Mr. Wagner:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
December 13, 2021, and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) December 13, 2021.
These impacts are covered by the Tar -Pamlico River Buffer Rules and the conditions listed below. This
Buffer Authorization does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain all other required
Federal, State, or Local approvals before proceeding with the project, including those required by, but not
limited to, Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, Water Supply Watershed, and/or Stormwater
regulations.
The following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below, and all of
the conditions of the Tar -Pamlico River Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B Tar -Pamlico .0611(b)(2)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 1
B 1: Retaining Wall
40 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Buffers — Zone 2
B2: Retaining Wall
100 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
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NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Ouali\ e/
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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113 Chuckwagon Drive, Bunn
DWR# 2021472
Buffer Exemption Certificate
Page 2 of 3
Compensatory Mitigation Using the Division of Mitigation Services
Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. The Division has
received an acceptance letter from the NC Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) to meet this mitigation
requirement. Until the DMS 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 the DMS to meet the following compensatory
mitigation requirement [15A NCAC 02B .0295 (f) & (g)]:
Compensatory Mitigation
Required
Bank Sponsor
River & Sub -basin
Number
Buffer -Zone 1
(Zone 1 @ 3:1)
40 (square feet)
DMS
Tar -Pamlico: 03020101
Buffer -Zone 2
(Zone 2 @ 1.5:1)
100 (square feet)
DMS
Tar -Pamlico: 03020101
Total:
270(square feet)
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 .0734]. 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] Upon the
presentation of proper credentials, the Division may inspect the property.
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 (919)
431-3000.

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A party filing a Petition must serve a copy of the Petition on:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
113 Chuckwagon Drive, Bunn
DWR# 2021472
Buffer Exemption Certificate
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If the party filing the Petition is not the permittee, then the party must also serve the recipient of the
Authorization Certificate in accordance with N.C.G.S 150B-23(a).
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.
This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Tar -Pamlico River Riparian Buffer Rules as
described in 15A NCAC 02B .0734. Please contact Colleen Cohn at 919-791-4258 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
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