Denial Letter

Please be aware that you have no authorization under the Riparian Buffer Rules for this activity and any
work done within waters of the State or riparian buffers may be a violation of North Carolina General
Statutes and Administrative Code.
Please contact Chris Pullinger with the DWR Washington Regional Office at 252-948-3918 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Dire or
Division of Water Resources
cc: Kelly Spivey, DCM - Washington
Gregg Bodnar, DCM — Morehead City
Raleigh Bland, USACE, Washington Regulatory Field Office
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file - Laserfiche
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resouroes
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-161 t
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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 25, 2022
DWR Project # 1986-0237 v2
Beaufort County
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0160 0000 3479 8841
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
William Keith Tankard
431 Craven Street
Bath, North Carolina 27808
Subject: DENIAL of Tar -Pamlico Buffer Authorization Application
Tankard —431 Craven Street
Dear Mr. Tankard:
On March 22, 2022, the Division of Water Resources (Division) received your application requesting a
Riparian Buffer Authorization from the Division for the subject project. On April 12, 2022, the Division
determined that your application was incomplete and requested additional information on the subject
project. Additional information was received on April 28, 2022, but the information provided by the
applicant has not provided a complete response to this request. Therefore, the Division cannot certify
that the subject project will comply with the Tar -Pamlico Buffer Rules [15A NCAC 02B .0734].
In accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0611, your application for a Buffer Authorization is hereby
denied. Once you have addressed all the items listed in the request for additional information, you may
reapply to the Division, including a complete application package.
The Division's decision 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 maybe accessed at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at [phone].
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 recipient of this denial, then the party must also serve the recipient
of this denial in accordance with N.C.G.S 150B-23(a).
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
919.707.9000