20060211 Ver 2_Approval Letter_20070330

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
March 30, 2007
Mr. Eliot Anderson-Evans, EI
Fuss & O'Neill
610 Lynndale Court, Suite E
Greenville, NC 27858
Subject Property: Caraway Cove Project off SR 1117
Neuse River Basin
DWQ Project # 06-0211 Ver. 2
Pamlico County
AUTHORIZATION of Neuse River Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B .0233) Authorization Certificate
Dear Mr. Anderson-Evans:
You have our authorization, in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0233 and any conditions listed below,
to impact approximately 7200 ft2 of Zone 1 and 4800 ft of Zone 2 of the protected riparian buffers for the
purpose of constructing the proposed roadway crossings at the subject property as described within your
application dated March 29, 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 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:
1. 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 feet)
404/CAMA Wetlands acres
Waters (acres)
Buffers 12000 (square ft.) Caraway Creek, UT to
Carawa Creek
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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 discharging 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 OversightBxpress
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) years 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 or would like a copy of the buffer rules, please call [phone].
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.
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Alan W. Kli e cl'P.E.
AWK/AH
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
cc: DLR Washington Regional Office
401/Central Office
Central Files
File Copy
Filename: 06-0211 Ver. 2