20220190 Ver 1_Buffer Approval Letter_20220608

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
June 3, 2022
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
DWR # 20220190
Nash County
Donald Mills
211 Market Street
Suffolk, VA 23434
(delivered via email [e-mail])
Subject: APPROVAL OF TAR-PAMLICO RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS
WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Mills — 6032 Waters Edge Drive, Rocky Mount
Dear Donald Mills:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
January 30, 2022, received by the N.C. Division of Water Resources (Division) on January 30, 2022, with
payment received April 25, 2022, with additional information received on the following dates: April 1,
2022; April 4, 2022; April 5, 2022; April 7, 2022; April 22, 2022; April 29, 2022; May 3, 2022; May 4,
2022; and May 24, 2022. These impacts are covered by the Tar -Pamlico 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.
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
Amount
Approved (units)
Approved (units)
Permanent
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 1
B 1: Bulkhead Installation & Woody Vegetation Removal
580 s uare feet
0 (square feet
Compensatory Mitigation Using the Division of Mitigation Services (DMS)
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 Certification shall occur. For accounting purposes, this
Certification authorizes payment to the DMS to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement
[15A NCAC 02H .0506(c)]:
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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Mills — 6032 Waters Edge Drive, Rocky Mount
DWR# 20220190
Buffer Authorization Certificate
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Compensatory Mitigation
Bank Sponsor
River & Sub -basin
Required
Number
Buffer -Zone 1
580 (square feet)
NC DEQ DMS
Tar -Pamlico: 03020101
Zone 1 3:1
Total:
1,740 (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]
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 [phone].
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
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).
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
NORTH CAROLINA 919.791.4200
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DWR# 20220190
Buffer Authorization Certificate
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This Authorization shall expire when the corresponding 401 Water Quality Certification Approval
DWR#20220190 expires.
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 Colleen.Cohnkncdenr..og_v or 919-
791-4258 if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting via Laserfiche
John R. Davis, Jr., Soil Horizons (via email)
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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