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Home My WebLink About20090136ver9-BUF 6 ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S.BISER ` Secretary RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality September 12, 2022 DWR#20090136 ver9 Wake County Dylan Bruchhaus, Planner II Town of Wake Forest 301 South Brooks Street Wake Forest, NC 27587-2932 Subject: APPROVAL of NEUSE RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Town of Wake Forest Project: Dunn Creek Greenway Extension Dear Mr. Bruchhaus: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated August 8, 2022 received by the NC Division of Water Resources. These impacts are covered by the Neuse 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. The following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below and all of the conditions of the Neuse Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B.0611(b)(2)] Neuse Riparian Buffer Impacts Site Zone I Impact Zone I Buffer Mitigation Zone 2 Impact Zone 2 Buffer Mitigation (sq ft) Required (using 3:1 ratio) (sq ft) Required(using 1.5:1 ratio) 1 3903 N/A 2172 N/A 2 0 N/A 671 N/A 3 25 N/A 716 N/A 4 4894 N/A 1528 N/A 5 1327 N/A 1279 N/A Totals 10149 0 6366 0 *n/a=Total for Site is less than 1/3 acre and 150 linear feet of impact,no mitigation required Total Buffer Impact for Project: 16515 square feet. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611 NORTH CARCLINA 919.707.9000 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 DWR Transportation Permitting Branch 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 DWR 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. Additional Conditions: 1. All stormwater runoff shall be directed as sheetflow through stream buffers at non-erosive velocities, unless otherwise approved by this certification. [15A NCAC 02B.0714] 2. All riparian buffers impacted by the placement of temporary fill or clearing activities shall be restored to the preconstruction contours and revegetated. Maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with non-woody species by the end of the growing season following completion of construction. For the purpose of this condition, maintained buffer areas are defined as areas within the transportation corridor that will be subject to regular access maintenance activities including mowing.The area with non-maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with native woody species before the next growing season following completion of construction. [15A NCAC 02B.0714] 3. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 0213.0714, sediment and erosion control devices shall not be placed in Zone 1 of any Neuse Buffer without prior approval by the NCDWR. At this time, the NCDWR has approved no sediment and erosion control devices in Zone 1, outside of the approved project impacts, anywhere on this project. Moreover, sediment and erosion control devices shall be allowed in Zone 2 of the buffers provided that Zone 1 is not compromised and that discharge is released as diffuse flow. 4. Native riparian vegetation (i.e.,trees and shrubs native to your geographic region) must be reestablished in the riparian areas within the construction limits of the project by the end of the growing season following completion of construction. [15A NCAC 02B.0714] & [15A NCAC 02B.0506(b)(2)] This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5] This Certification 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. �� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611 NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9000 0_p Mo Emimnmen quay 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 If the party filing the Petition is not the permittee,then the party must also serve the recipient of the Certification in accordance with N.C.G.S 15013-23(a). This Authorization shall expire five(5)years from the date of this letter. This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 0213.0714. Please contact Rob Ridings at 919-707-8786 or rob.ridings@ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: 80ECA32C7C88490... Richard E. Rogers,Jr, Director Division of Water Resources CC: Emma Radford, Kimley-Horn April Norton, US Corps of Engineers, Raleigh Field Office File Copy REQ5 North Carolina Department ofEnvironmental Quality I Division ofWater Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1611 NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9000 naparMeM of EmironmanW 9uallly