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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Mr. Eric Dischinger
Desco Mebane Partners
600 Market St
Chapel Hill NC 27516
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 19, 2022
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
BUFFER RESTORATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
NOV-2020-BV-0003
DWR #20200024
Quarry Hills Subdivision
Alamance County
Dear Mr. Dischinger;
The Division of Water Resources (Division) is in receipt of your response to a Continuing Notice of
Violation issued by this Division on August 3, 2022. The response indicates that the approved buffer
restoration plantings have been installed.
As previously indicated in the Buffer Restoration Plan approval issued by the Division on April 8, 2020:
the areas shall be visually monitored twice a year for three (3) years for buffer replanting
success. Tree vigor and survival shall be monitored and trees that do not survive shall be
replanted at the next appropriate planting season. The Division shall conduct a final inspection
of the restoration areas at the conclusion of the monitoring period and may require additional
planting or an extended monitoring period if the buffer restoration is unsuccessful.
Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, the above -mentioned violations and any future violations are subject to a
civil penalty assessment of up to a maximum of $25,000.00 per day for each violation. Your above -
mentioned response to this correspondence will be considered in any further process that may occur.
This Office appreciates your attention to this matter and efforts to resolve the above noted concerns
Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Sue Homewood at 336-776-
9693 or me at 336-776-9696.
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NORTH CAROLINA
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800
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Lon T. Snider
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Brad Luckey, Pilot Environmental Inc.
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Shelton Sullivan —401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Kimberly Turney, Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
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Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Raleigh, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800