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Permits & Environmental Commitments
The project corridor is located within the Neuse River Basin and is therefore
subject to the Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Rules. These rules limit
activities within 50 feet from the top of the stream bank, and include specific
activities within the buffer which are exempt, allowable, allowable with
mitigation, or prohibited. Greenway /hiking trails are considered 'allowable'
according to the Rules.
The following regulatory permits will be obtained for the project:
• NCDENR — 401 Water Quality Certification and Authorization Cert.
• NCDENR — NPDES General Stormwater Permit NCG01000
• USACE — Nation Wide Permit 23
Right of Way & Easements
The Dunn Creek Greenway is located exclusively on one parcel. The Town of
Wake Forest has been working with the property owner to secure the required
easement for the project.
E. Threshold Criteria
The following evaluation of threshold criteria must be completed. See Local
Programs Management Handbook for more guidance on how
to answer these
questions.
permanent and /or temporary wetland taking less than
ECOLOGICAL
YES NO
(1) Will the project have a substantial impact on any
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unique or important natural resource?
X
(2) Does the project involve habitat where federally
(5)
listed endangered or threatened species may occur?
X
(3) Will the project affect anadromous fish?
❑ X
(4)
If the project involves wetlands, is the amount of
permanent and /or temporary wetland taking less than
one -tenth (1/10) of an acre and have all practicable measures
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to avoid and minimize wetland takings been evaluated?
X
(5)
Will the project require the use of U. S. Forest Service lands?
❑ X
(6)
Will the quality of adjacent water resources be adversely
impacted by proposed construction activities?
X
(7)
Does the project involve waters classified as Outstanding Water
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Resources (OWR) and /or High Quality Waters (HQW)?
X
(8)
Will the project require fill in waters of the United States
in any of the designated mountain trout counties?
X

(9)
Does the project involve any'known underground storage
human health and environmental effect on any minority or
tanks (UST's) or hazardous materials sites?
X
PERMITS AND COORDINATION
YES
NO
(10)
If the project is located within a CAMA county, will the
amount of right of way acquisition considered minor?
X
project significantly affect the coastal zone and/or any
(19)
Will the project involve any changes in access control?
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X
"Area of Environmental Concern" (AEC)?
(20)
X
(11)
Does the project involve Coastal Barrier Resources Act
and /or land use of adjacent property?
resources?
(21)
Will the project have an adverse effect on permanent
X
(12)
Will a U. S. Coast Guard permit be required?
❑
X
X
(13)
Will the project result in the modification of any existing
regulatory floodway?
X
(14)
Will the project require any stream relocations or channel
changes?
X
SOCIAL ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES
YES
NO
(15)
Will the project induce substantial impacts to planned
growth or land use for the area?
X
(16)
Will the project require the relocation of any family or
business?
X
(17)
Will the project have a disproportionately high and adverse
human health and environmental effect on any minority or
low - income population?
X
(18)
If the project involves the acquisition of right of way, is the
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amount of right of way acquisition considered minor?
X
(19)
Will the project involve any changes in access control?
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X
(20)
Will the project substantially alter the usefulness
and /or land use of adjacent property?
X
(21)
Will the project have an adverse effect on permanent
local traffic patterns or community cohesiveness?
X
(22) Is the project included in an approved thoroughfare plan
and/or Transportation Improvement Program (and is, ❑
therefore, in conformance with the Clean Air Act of 1990)? X
(23) Is the project anticipated to cause an increase in traffic
volumes? X
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(Rhus michauxii) Michaux's sumac
USFWS recommended survey window: May- October
Biological Conclusion: No Effect
Suitable habitat for Michaux's sumac is present in the study area along the existing sanitary
sewer and roadside rights -of -way. Plant -by -plant surveys were conducted during June to
determine its presence or absence. Neither Michaux's sumac (Rhus michauxii) nor any other
sumac species were observed. In addition, a June 3, 2013 review of NCNHP records indicated
there are no recorded occurrences of this species within one mile of the project area. Project
implementation will not affect this species.
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