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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
May 7, 2007
River Dunes Corporation
Attn: Ed Mitchell
PO Box 1505
New Bern, NC 28563
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
DWQ Project # 07-0765
Pamlico County
Subject Property: River Dunes
Orchard Creek Road, Pamlico County
Neuse River Basin, Broad Creek, 030410, 27-141, SA, HQW, NSW
AUTHORIZATION of Neuse River Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0233) Authorization Certificate
Dear Mr. Mitchell:
You have our authorization, in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0233 and any conditions listed below,
to impact approximately 2700 ft2 of Zone 1 and 1800 ftZ of Zone 2 of the protected riparian buffers for the
purpose of constructing walkways to fifteen water dependant structures at the subject property as
described within your application dated May 4, 2007. In addition, you should obtain or otherwise comply
with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project including
(but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-discharge, and CAMA regulations.
This authorization is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you change.
your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is
sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this authorization letter and is thereby responsible for
complying with all conditions. This authorization requires you to follow the conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Authorization are:
I. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general conditions
of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are approved including
incidental impacts:
Amount A roved Units) Plan Location or Reference
Stream na (feet) na
404/CAMA Wetlands na acres) na
Waters na (acres) na
Buffers 2700 (s uare ft.) Zone I na
1800 (s uare ft. Zone II na
North Carolina Division of Water Quality Internet h2o.enr.state.nc.us
943 Washington Square Mall Phone: [phone] One
Washington, NC 27889 FAX [phone] NOrthCarOlina
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Applicant:
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2. Diffuse Flow
An additional condition is that all stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-erosive
velocities through the protected stream buffers and will not re-concentrate before dischazging into the
stream as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233(5).
3. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within this authorization, and any subsequent
modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of completion to the
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization Certificate (associated with the approved
buffer impacts) shall be referred in writing to the Director for a decision. The Director's decision is
subject to review as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 150B. This Authorization Certificate shall
expire five (5) yeazs from the date of this letter.
This letter completes the review of the "No Practical Alternatives" determination under 15A NCAC 2B
.0233. If you have any questions, please telephone Kyle Barnes of the Washington Regional Office at
252-948-3917 or Amy Chapman of the 401 Oversight/Express Unit at 919-715-6823. This letter does not
authorize any impacts to either Waters of the United States or Waters of the State. Please contact the US
Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) or NC Division of Water Quality (DWQ) if any impacts are
proposed to either of these waters.
Sincerely,

~-o~ Al Hodge/Supervisor
+' Division of Water Quality
Surface Water Protection
Washington Regional Office
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
cc: Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office
DWQ 401 Oversight/Express Unit
CAMA, Morehead Office
File copy
Central Files
Filename: 07-0765

Certification of Completion
DWQ Project No.:
Applicant:
Project Name:
Date of Issuance of Wetland Permit:
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, and any
subsequent modifications, the applicant is required to return this certificate to the 401 Oversight/Express Permitting Unit,
North Carolina Division of Water Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650. This form may be
returned to DWQ by the applicant, the applicant's authorized agent, or the project engineer. It is not necessary to send
certificates from all of these.
Applicant's Certification
I,
used in the observation of the
compliance and intent of the 401
and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Agent's Certification
I,
used in the observation of the
compliance and intent of the 401
and other supporting materials.
Signature:
Date:
If this project was designed by a Certified Professional
I, as a duly registered Professional (i.e., Engineer,
Landscape Architect, Surveyor, etc.) in the State of North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically,
weekly, full time) the construction of the project, for the Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care
and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within
substantial compliance and intent of the 401 Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials.
hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications,
Date:
,hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
Water Quality Certification and Buffer Rules, the approved plans and specifications,
County:
Signature: Registration No. Date