Rocky Branch Stream Restoration

VERNOR
ILL HOLMAN
1 ECRETARY
KERR T. STEVENS
DIRECTOR'
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May 4, 2000
Barbara Doll
North Carolina Sea Grant
Box 8605 101 F 1911 Building
Raleigh, N. C. 27695 -8605
Dear Ms. Doll:
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
RALEIGH REGIONAL OFFICE
Subject: Neuse River Basin Riparian Buffer Rules
NBRRO 00 -097
Rocky Branch Stream Restoration
Utility Relocation/Sullivan Drive
Wake County
This Office has reviewed the site map and plan for the restoration of a portion of Rocky Branch and the
relocation of the sewer main along Sullivan Drive. I met with you and several others regarding the approval
of this project relevant to the Neuse River Basin: Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management Strategy; Protection
and Maintenance of Existing Riparian Areas, Administrative Code T15A:02B.0233 (NCAC .0233).
Stream restoration projects are listed as exempted uses under this Rule and should be designed, constructed
and maintained to minimize soil disturbance and to provide the maximum water quality protection
practicable. The Raleigh Regional Office of the Division of Water Quality supports the relocation of the
sewer utility from the stream channel to the street. This placement will aid in lessening any possible impacts
to water quality associated with overflows or spills. This relocation along the existing road should be
considered as exempt from the Riparian Rule since the roadway and the shoulder are present within the
buffer as existing uses.
This letter address only the applicability of the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rule. For information relevant to any
other impact or permitting (401/404) please contact Mr. John Dorney at 733 -1786. Thank you for your
attention to this matter and if this Office can be of any assistance or if you have additional questions, please
do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely,
7-*
Steve Mitchell
Environmental Scientist
cc: RRO/Dorney
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