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Home My WebLink About20220979 Ver 1_Buffer Approval Letter_20221026DocuSign Envelope ID: F1 B0F03D-3CB9-453E-9BAC-A60A49E6515A ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director October 26, 2022 Sorrell Oaks Investments, LLC Attn: Jeff Grote, Manager 7201 Creedmoor Road, Suite 140 Raleigh, NC 27613 (via email jeff@greenpointe-llc.com) NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality DWR # 20220979 Franklin County Subject: APPROVAL OF NEUSE RIVER BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS Sorrell Oaks Subdivision Dear Jeff Grote: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated July 18, 2022, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) July 18, 2022, and with payment received July 20, 2022, with additional information received September 23, 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 when the corresponding 401 Water Quality Certification Approval DWR#20220979 expires. 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: Road Crossing 6,305 (square feet) 1,060 (square feet) Buffers — Zone 2 B1: Road Crossing 3,284 (square feet) 348 (square feet) 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. £ D_E NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental Duality North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office 919.791.4200 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 DocuSign Envelope ID: F1 B0F03D-3CB9-453E-9BAC-A60A49E6515A Sorrell Oaks Subdivision DWR# 20220979 Buffer Authorization Certificate Page 2 of 2 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] Upon the presentation of proper credentials, the Division may inspect the property. 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 (919) 431-3000. A party filing a Petition must serve a copy of the Petition on: William F. Lane, General Counsel Depaitinent 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 Authorization Certificate in accordance with N.C.G.S 150B-23(a). This Authorization Certificate neither grants nor affirms any property right, license, or privilege in any lands or waters, or any right of use in any waters. This Authorization Certificate does not authorize any person to interfere with the riparian rights, littoral rights, or water use rights of any other person, nor does it create any prescriptive right or any right of priority regarding any usage of water. This Authorization Certificate shall not be interposed as a defense in any action respecting the determination of riparian or littoral rights or other rights to water use. No consumptive user is deemed by virtue of this Authorization Certificate to possess any prescriptive or other right of priority with respect to any other consumptive user regardless of the quantity of the withdrawal or the date on which the withdrawal was initiated or expanded. 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.Cohn@ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: Gov,Uv,StM BCDA9D825D4A46D... Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting via Laserfiche Sean Clark, Sage Ecological Services (via email) GD_E NORTH nAROLMA Department of Environmental Duality North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 919.791.4200