20231620 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20240322

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 22, 2024
DWR # 20231620
Alamance County
City of Mebane
Attn: Chris Rollins, City Manager
106 East Washington Street
Mebane, NC 27302
Delivered via email to: [e-mail]
Subject: APPROVAL of JORDAN LAKE RIPARIAN BUFFER AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE
Project: Mebane Water Resource Recovery, Mebane, NC
Dear Mr. Rollins:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) November 28, 2023 with subsequent
information on February 9, 2024. These impacts are covered by the Jordan Lake Buffer Rules. 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 Jordan Lake Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including
incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B 0267(11)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 2
B1 — Grading and
4,225 (square feet)
N/A
permanent fence
B2 — Clearing and
365 (square feet)
N/A
permanent fence
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
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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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 0267(11)]
If you are unable to comply with any of the conditions below, you must notify the Winston-Salem
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 Winston-Salem Regional Office any noncompliance with the conditions
of this Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC
02B .0267. 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 FILLP://www.ncoaii.uum, or by callingthe 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 five (5) years from the date of this letter.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
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This letter completes the Division's review under the Jordan Lake Riparian Buffer Rules as described in
15A NCAC 02B .0267. Please contact Rebecca Chandler at 336-776-9705 or
[e-mail] if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
DocuSiTgned by:
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Lon T. Snider
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ— WSRO
Electronic cc: Maggie Willis, McGill Associates, PA
Matthew Oetting, McGill Associates, PA
Julia Tillery, USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch electronic file
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
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