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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHAM E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
July 20, 2022
DWR # 20220677
Wake County
Jeramie Hockman
1306 Wicklow Drive
Cary, NC 27511
(via email jeramie.hockman@gmail.com)
Subject: APPROVAL OF NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
1306 Wicklow Drive
Dear Mr. Hockman:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
May 15, 2022, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) May 15, 2022, and with additional
information received on June 13, 2022, and July 15, 2022. These impacts are covered by the Neuse River
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. This
Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
The following impacts are hereby approved, provided that all of the Conditions listed below and all of the
conditions of the Neuse River Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts. [ 15A NCAC 02B Neuse .0611(b)(2)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(units)
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 1
B1: Residential Addition & Workshop
219 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Buffers — Zone 2
B1: Residential Addition & Workshop
583 (square feet
0 (square feet)
Compensatory Mitigation Using a Private Mitigation Bank
Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. The Division has
received an acceptance letter from the approved Bank Sponsor(s) Environmental Banc & Exchange
(EBX) [herby known as Bank Sponsor(s)] for the use of the following mitigation banks: EBX- Neuse I,
LLC Neuse Riparian Buffer Umbrella Mitigation Bank, EBX-Neuse I, LLC Neuse Riparian Buffer
Umbrella Mitigation Bank, RES Neuse Buffer and Nutrient Offset Umbrella Mitigation Bank, RES
Poplar Creek Buffer & Nutrient Offset Umbrella Mitigation Bank, EBX Upper Neuse Riparian Buffer
Umbrella Mitigation Bank, RES 2021 Neuse Umbrella Mitigation Bank, and RES 2022 Phase 11
Umbrella Mitigation Bank. Specific bank sites that may be debited are Buffalo Branch, Selma Mill, Cedar
Grove, Hatley, Bucher, Hannah Bridge, Stone Creek, Meadow Spring, Uzzle, Poplar Creek, Polecat, Wolf
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Buffer Authorization Certificate
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King and Thunder Swamp Phase II Bank, all located in HUC 03020201. Until the Bank Sponsor(s)
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 Bank Sponsor to meet the following compensatory mitigation
requirement [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(6)]:
Compensatory
Bank Sponsor
River & Sub -basin Number
Mitigation Required
Buffer -Zone 1
657 (square feet)
Environmental Banc &
Neuse: 0302020 1 -Outside
Exchange (EBX)
Falls Lake Watershed
Buffer -Zone 2
108 (square feet)
Environmental Banc &
Neuse: 0302020 1 -Outside
Exchange (EBX)
Falls Lake Watershed
Total:
765 (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 .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.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
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 hllp://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000.
D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
NoarHcnaouNn 919.791.4200
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One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules as described
in 15A NCAC 02B .0714. Please contact Colleen Cohn at 919-791-4258 or Colleen. Cohnkncdenr. gov if
you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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DocuSigned by:
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
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Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch electronic file
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