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Home My WebLink About20230548 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20230706 (2)DocuSign Envelope ID: F52445DA-F044-42CB-8125-618B71 DB5E99 ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARI) E. ROGERS, JR. Director July 6, 2023 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality DWR # 20230548 Johnston County Johnston County Attn: Rick Hester, Manager PO Box 1049 Smithfield, NC 27577 (via email: rick.hesterkjohnstonnc.com) Subject: APPROVAL of NEUSE RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS Timothy G. Broome Water Plant Expansion Dear Mr. Hester, You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) April 17, 2023 and additional information received June 27, 2023. These impacts are covered by the Neuse Buffer Rules and the conditions listed below. 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, provided that all of the Conditions listed below, and all of the conditions of the Neuse Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0611(b)(2) Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved Mitigation (units) (units) Amount Required Permanent Temporary Buffers — Zone 1 B 1— Utility Instillation 0 (square feet) 5,169 (square feet) 0 credits 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. 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 D � �� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 NoarH cAROLNa 919.791.4200 DocuSign Envelope ID: F52445DA-F044-42CB-8125-618B71 DB5E99 Timothy G. Broome Water Plant Expansion DWR# 20230548 Buffer Authorization Certificate Page 2 of 2 02B .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 htip://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 when the corresponding 401 Water Quality Certification Approval DWR#20230548 expires. This letter completes the Division's review under the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B .0714. Please contact Zach Thomas at 919-791-4255 or zachm.thomaskdeq.nc.gov if you have any questions or concerns. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: UNU—SS& f. A &tit,lV-t 2EMB32144F Vanessa Manue ,9 6ssistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: Linda Diebolt, Hazen & Sawyer (via email: ldiebolt&hazenandsawyer.com) DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch Electronic file D � �� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office I 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 NOR1H cARouNa 919.791.4200