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Home My WebLink About20231596 Ver 1_Email Request_20231208Hi Eric, Sorry for the delayed response. Due to the nature of the review process, the 401 and Buffer Authorization are review concurrently. This one has now shown up in my review queue and I will do my best to review this one as quickly as possible. Thank you, Zach Thomas Environmental Program Consultant, Division of Water Resources North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Office: (919) 791-4255 zachary.thomas@deq.nc.gov <mailto:zachary.thomas@deq.nc.gov> Raleigh Regional Office 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. From: Eric Kulz <Eric.Kulz@carync.gov> Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 6:38 AM To: Smith, Cherri L <cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov>; Thomas, Zachary T <zachary.thomas@deq.nc.gov> Subject: RE: [External] RE: Dorothy Park Bridge Replacement Buffer Authorization CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. Zach/Cherri: Have you made a decision on whether the buffer auth can be issued sooner given that it is not required to undergo a 30-day public notice? Also, please note that you should have gotten a notice from our consultant, Three Oaks Engineering, that we have submitted the PCN for after-the-fact status, as our timeline for the project requires the contractor to begin mobilization and land clearing (hopefully) beginning around December 18. Mobilization and site preparation, including clearing the staging area and building the temporary stream crossing, are going to take several weeks. Actual dredging activities cannot begin until January 15 due to the Chinese Lantern Festival currently underway at Koka Booth Amphitheater (adjacent to the lake), and dredging must be complete by early April (beginning of the event season at the amphitheater). Any assistance you can give us in acquiring the permits/authorization for this project would be greatly appreciated!!!! From: Smith, Cherri L <cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov <mailto:cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 11:12 AM To: Thomas, Zachary T <zachary.thomas@deq.nc.gov <mailto:zachary.thomas@deq.nc.gov> >; Eric Kulz <Eric.Kulz@carync.gov <mailto:Eric.Kulz@carync.gov> > Subject: FW: [External] RE: Dorothy Park Bridge Replacement Buffer Authorization Hi Eric, I’m forwarding your question to Zach in our office since he’s the main 401 person here and would need to decide if the 401 and Buffer Authorization can be on different timelines. I’m glad Cheng was able to help you with the buffer determination issue! Cherri Cherri Smith Environmental Specialist (part-time) Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Dr. Raleigh, NC 27609 cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov <mailto:cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov> 919-791-4200 From: Eric Kulz <Eric.Kulz@carync.gov <mailto:Eric.Kulz@carync.gov> > Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 7:09 AM To: Smith, Cherri L <cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov <mailto:cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov> > Subject: [External] RE: Dorothy Park Bridge Replacement Buffer Authorization CAUTION: External email. Do not click links or open attachments unless verified. Report suspicious emails with the Report Message button located on your Outlook menu bar on the Home tab. Cherri: Vanessa sent Cheng out and we got it all wrapped up. Its all good! I have a question. We have an application is for a NW3/GC4239 and a buffer auth for the Symphony Lake Dredging Project, DWR #20231596v1. We are around a week into our 30-day public notice period. My question is, can the buffer auth go into the review queue without waiting on the 30-day PN? The PN is an EPA thing, and the buffer auth is state-only. The reason I ask is, this project is on a very tight time frame due to activities at Koka Booth amphitheater, and the contractor would like to mobilize as soon as we get the contract finalized, approx.. Dec. 18. The mobilization, however, will require the E&SC permit to be approved by DEMLR. And the DEMLR person is waiting on the buffer auth to do the final review (we have it in for Express Review), as he wants to begin land clearing for the staging area. We can’t start actual dredging until the end of the Chinese Lantern Festival at Koka Booth, which ends on January 12. But there is work he can do both at Symphony and at the disposal site, but we need the buffer auth to make this happen. Just curious if this is a possibility. Thanks!! From: Smith, Cherri L <cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov <mailto:cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2023 9:57 AM To: Eric Kulz <Eric.Kulz@carync.gov <mailto:Eric.Kulz@carync.gov> > Subject: Dorothy Park Bridge Replacement Buffer Authorization You don't often get email from cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov <mailto:cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov> . Learn why this is important <https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification> Hi Eric, Please find the attached Buffer Authorization for your Dorothy Park Bridge Replacement project. If you need anything else, let me know. Also, did you get the issue resolved with the buffer determination letter you were having difficulty getting corrected? Otherwise, I hope all is well with you. Cherri Cherri Smith Environmental Specialist (part-time) Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Dr. Raleigh, NC 27609 cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov <mailto:cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov> 919-791-4200 ________________________________ Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized state official. th=C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\WINDOWS\System32\OpenSSH\;C:\Users\z tthomas\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps;;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client