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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

August 23, 2022

DWR # 20220984
Wake County
Brian Ketchem
Stanley Martin Homes, LLC
4020 Westchase Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27607
(via email [e-mail])

Subject: APPROVAL OF NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
White Street Village, Wake Forest

Dear Mr. Ketchem:

You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
July 20, 2022 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) July 20, 2022 with additional
information received on August 23, 2022. This Authorization replaces the Authorization issued
August 17, 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.
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)] This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the
date of this letter.

Type of Impact

Amount Approved
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved
(units)
Temporary
Buffers – Zone 1
Impact 1: Road Crossing – Parallel 2,239 (square feet) 0 (square feet)
Impact 2: Road Crossing – Perpendicular 1,315 (square feet) 0 (square feet)
Buffers – Zone 2
Impact 1: Road Crossing – Parallel 3,463 (square feet) 0 (square feet)
Impact 2: Road Crossing – Perpendicular 1,085 (square feet) 0 (square feet)

Compensatory Mitigation Using the NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services
Mitigation must be provided for the proposed impacts as specified in the table below.
The Division has received an acceptance letter from the NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services (DMS)
in HUC 03020201. Until the DMS receives and clears your payment, and proof of payment has been
provided to this Office, no impacts specified in this Authorization Certificate shall occur.
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

White Street Village
DWR# 20220984
Buffer Authorization Certificate
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For accounting purposes, this Authorization Certificate authorizes payment to the DMS to meet the
following compensatory mitigation requirement [15A NCAC 02B .0295 (f) & (g)]:

Compensatory
Mitigation Required
Mitigation Provider River & Sub-basin Number
Buffer-Zone 1
(Zone 1 @ 3:1)
2,239 (square feet) NCDEQ Division of
Mitigation Services
Neuse: 03020201-Outside
Falls Lake Watershed
Buffer-Zone 2
(Zone 2 @ 1.5:1)
3,463 (square feet) NCDEQ Division of
Mitigation Services
Neuse: 03020201-Outside
Falls Lake Watershed
Total: 11,911.5 (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 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
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

White Street Village
DWR# 20220984
Buffer Authorization Certificate
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If the party filing the Petition is not the permittee, then the party must also serve the recipient of the
Authorization Certificate in accordance with N.C.G.S 150B-23(a).
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse River Riparian Buffer Rules as described
in 15A NCAC 02B .0714. Please contact Cherri Smith at 919-791-4200 or [e-mail] if
you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch electronic file

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