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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20141150 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20141201NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor December 1, 2014 Biogen Realty, LLC Attn: Esther Alegria P.O. Box 14627 RTP, NC 27709 John E. Skvarla, III Secretary DWR # 14 -1150 Wake County Subject: APPROVAL OF 401 WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE PER THE JORDAN LAKE WATER SUPPLY WATERSHED RIPARIAN BUFFER PROTECTION RULES (15A NCAC 02B.0267) WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Biogen Idec Infrastructure Project . Dear Ms. Alegria: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated October 31, 2014 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on November 3, 2014 with additional information received via email on November 10, 2014. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Numbers 3886 and 3890 and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of Nationwide Permit Numbers 14 and 39 once they are issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 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 approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certification and the following additional conditions: The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general conditions of the Certification and Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. (15A NCAC 02B .0506(b)(c)] and 15A NCAC 02B .0267(11)] NonrthCarol Natural North Carolina Division of Water Resources 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1628 Phone (919) 791 -4200 Customer Service Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org Location: 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax (919) 788 -7159 1- 877 - 623 -6748 An Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Biogen Idec Infrastructure Project DWR# 14 -1150 401 AND BUFFER APPROVAL Page 2 of 5 Type of Impact Amount Approved (units) Permanent Amount Approved (units) Temporary Wetland 0.40 (acres) 0 (acres) Stream 176 (linear feet) 0 (linear) Culvert & Dissipater (S1 Channel) Stream 0 (linear feet) 198 (linear feet) Bridge Crossing (S2 Channel) Stream 120 (linear feet) 0 (linear feet) Lot Fill (S1 Channel) Stream 130 (linear feet) 0 (linear feet) Culvert & Dissipater (S2 Channel) Buffers — Zone 1 5,126 (square feet) 0 (square feet) Road Crossing (S1 Channel) Buffers — Zone 2 3,255 (square feet) 0 (square feet) Road Crossing (S1 Channel) Buffers —Zone 1 11,363 (square feet) 0 (square feet) Bridge Crossing (S1 Channel) Buffers — Zone 2 7,271 (square feet) 0 (square feet) Bridge Crossing (S2 Channel) 1. Stormwater Manaeement Plan (SMP) Approval from Local Communitv Required You are required to provide one copy (hard copy or digital) of the approved SMP, including plan details on full -sized plan sheets, with proof of Wake County's approval. The approved SMP shall be submitted to the DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit (1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617) before any impacts authorized in this certification occur. After it is approved and submitted to the Division, the SMP may not be modified without prior written authorization from Wake County. If the SMP is modified in the future, then you shall provide one modified SMP with proof of approval to the DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit prior to the commencement of the modifications. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)] Biogen Idec Infrastructure Project DWR# 14 -1150 401 AND BUFFER APPROVAL Page 3 of 5 2. Diffuse Flow All stormwater shall be directed and maintained as diffuse flow at non - erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers such that it will not re- concentrate before discharging into a stream [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)(5)]. 3. Compensatory Mitigation Using the Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below. The Division has received an acceptance letter from the EEP to meet this mitigation requirement. Until the EEP 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 EEP to meet the following compensatory mitigation requirement [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(6)]: Mitigation Type of Compensatory Mitigation River and Sub - Provider Impact basin Number EEP Stream 426 (linear feet) Cape Fear /03030002 4. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre - Construction Notification. All construction activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur. [15A NCAC 02H .0501 and .0502] 5. Protective Fencing The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange . warning fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved to infringe within the buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to ensure compliance with 15 NCAC 02H .0500. [15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(2) and (c)(2) and 15A NCAC 02H .0507 (c)] 6. 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 the Certification and Buffer Authorization. If you change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this approval letter and General Certification and is responsible for complying with all conditions. [15A NCAC 02B .0507(d)(2)] Biogen Idec Infrastructure Project DWR# 14 -1150 401 AND BUFFER APPROVAL Page 4 of 5 7. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143 - 215.5] This Certification and Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 150B by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http: / /www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at (919) 431 -3000 for information. Within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. A petition is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm, excluding official state holidays). The petition may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431 -3100, provided the original and one copy of the petition along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business days following the faxed transmission. Mailing address for the OAH: If sending by First Class Mail via the US Postal Service: Office of Administrative Hearings 6714 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -6714 If sending via delivery service (e.g. UPS, FedEx): Office of Administrative Hearings 1711 New Hope Church Road Raleigh, NC 27609 -6285 One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR: John Evans, General Counsel Department of Environment and Natural Resources 1601 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1601 Please send one (1) copy of the petition to DWR: If sending by First Class Mail via the US Postal Service: Karen Higgins NC DEN R -DWR -401 & Buffer Permitting Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699 -1617 If sending via delivery service (e.g. UPS, FedEx): Karen Higgins NC DENR -DWR — 401 & Buffer Permitting Unit 512 N. Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27604 Biogen Idec Infrastructure Project DWR# 14 -1150 401 AND BUFFER APPROVAL Page 5 of 5 This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and the Jordan Lake Water Supply Watershed Riparian Buffer Protection Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0267. Please contact Cherri Smith at 919 - 791 -4251 or cherri.smith @ncdenr.gov if you have any questions oMrn/s OlS'cery, Danny Smit Supervisor, Water Quality Regional Operations Section Enclosures: GC 3886 & 3890 cc: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Raleigh Regulatory Field Office; 3331 Heritage Trade Drive, St. 105; Wake Forest, NC 27597 Deborah Shirley; Soil & Environmental Consultants, PA; 8412 Falls of Neuse Rd., Ste. 104; Raleigh, NC 27615 Biogen Realty, LLC; Attn: Jack Kane; 5000 Davis Dr.; RTP, NC 27709 DWR RRO 401 file copy