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Home My WebLink About20220996 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20221115DocuSign Envelope ID: 48C1057E-BA41-48E9-B4A4-A78D3AOE630E ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director November 15, 2022 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality DWR # 20220996 Warren County Town of Warrenton Attn: Robert Davie 113 S. Bragg Street Warrenton, NC 27589 (Delivered via email: townadministrator@warrenton.nc.gov) Subject: APPROVAL OF TAR-PAMLICO RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS Battle Avenue Storm Water, Warrenton Dear Mr. Davie: You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated July 13, 2022 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) July 13, 2022 with additional information received on November 14, 2022. These impacts are covered by the Tar -Pamlico Buffer Rules. This Buffer Authorization does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility to obtain all other required federal, state, or local approvals before proceeding with the project, including those required by, but not limited to, Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, Water Supply Watershed, and/or Stormwater regulations. The following impacts are hereby approved, if all the conditions listed below, and all 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 Approved (units) Amount Approved (units) Permanent Temporary Zone 2: Clearing of 0 (square feet) 654.6 (square feet) obstructions 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 � � � North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mad Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 NORTH CAROLINA 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID: 48C1057E-BA41-48E9-B4A4-A78D3AOE630E Battle Avenue Storm Water DWR# 20220996 Buffer Authorization Certificate Page 2 of 3 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 02.0714]. 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 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 Authorization Certificate in accordance with N.C.G.S 15013-23(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. This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter. This letter completes the Division's review under the Tar -Pamlico Riparian Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 0213.0734. Please contact Zachary Thomas or Cherri Smith at 919-791-4200 or zachary.thomas@ncdenr.gov or cherri.smith@ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: BCDA9D825D4A46D... Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources D E Q�� 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 NORTH CAROI INA ftp m.mm�m��me�mlo�al� 919.707.9000 DocuSign Envelope ID: 48C1057E-BA41-48E9-B4A4-A78D3AOE630E Battle Avenue Storm Water DWR# 20220996 Buffer Authorization Certificate Page 3 of 3 Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch electronic file North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mad Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 NORTH CAROLINQ 919.7()7.9()()() oawu�em m ��m.i o�si�