20190225 Ver 3_Approval Letter Buff_20230911

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. B1SER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Ms. Angela Reincke
Parks Planning Project Manager
Town of Apex
PO Box 250
Apex, NC 27502
[e-mail]
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 11, 2023
DWR # 20190225 ver 3
Wake County
Subject: APPROVAL of NEUSE RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Middle Creek Greenway Phase 1, Wake County
Dear Ms. Reincke:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on August 9, 2023. These impacts are covered by
the Neuse Buffer Rules and the conditions listed below. Please note that you should get any other
federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including those required by (but not
limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply Watershed 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)]
Neuse Riparian Buffer Impacts
Site
Zone 1 Impact
(sq ft)
Zone 1 Buffer Mitigation
Required (using 3:1 ratio)
Zone 2 Impact
(sq ft)
Zone 2 Buffer Mitigation
Required (using 1.5:1 ratio)
3
1377
N/A
465
N/A
5
44
N/A
1701
N/A
Totals
1421
0
2166
0
* n/a = Total for Site is less than 1/3 acre and 150 linear feet of impact, no mitigation required
Total Buffer Impact for Project: 3587 square feet.
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
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
NORTH CARou Na 919.707.9000

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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 DWR Transportation
Permitting Branch 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 NCDWR Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with the
conditions of this Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules
[15A NCAC 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.
Conditions of Approval:
1. All riparian buffers impacted by the placement of temporary fill or clearing activities shall be restored
to the preconstruction contours and revegetated. Maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated
with non -woody species by the end of the growing season following completion of construction. For the
purpose of this condition, maintained buffer areas are defined as areas within the transportation
corridor that will be subject to regular corridor maintenance activities including mowing. The area with
non -maintained buffers shall be permanently revegetated with native woody species before the next
growing season following completion of construction. [15A NCAC 2B.0714]
2. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 213.0714, sediment and erosion control devices shall not be placed in Zone 1 of
any Neuse Buffer without prior approval by the NCDWR. At this time, the NCDWR has approved no
sediment and erosion control devices in Zone 1, outside of the approved project impacts, anywhere on
this project. Moreover, sediment and erosion control devices shall be allowed in Zone 2 of the buffers
provided that Zone 1 is not compromised and that discharge is released as diffuse flow.
3. All stormwater runoff shall be directed as sheetflow through stream buffers at non -erosive velocities,
unless otherwise approved by this certification. [15A NCAC 213.0714]
4. Native riparian vegetation (i.e, trees and shrubs native to your geographic region) must be
reestablished in the riparian areas within the construction limits of the project by the end of the growing
season following completion of construction. [15A NCAC 02B.0714] & [15A NCAC 02B.0506(b)(2)]
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
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 maybe accessed at http://www.ncoah.comi or by calling the OAH Clerk's Office at [phone].
One (1) copy of the Petition must also be served to the North Carolina Department of Environmental
Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
D � 512 North Salisbury Street 11611 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1611
NoalHCaaD_NA 919.707.9000

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This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neu se Riparian Buffer Rules as described in
15A NCAC 02B.0714.. Please contact Rob Ridings at 919-707-8786 or [e-mail] if you
have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Richard E. Rogers, Jr., Director
Division of Water Resources
Cc: Lyle Phillips, USACE Raleigh Field Office ([e-mail])
James Mason, PWS, Three Oaks Engineering ([e-mail])
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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NOR1H CAROL NA " 919.707.9000