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Division of Water Quality
December 10, 2007
DWQ Project # 2007-0017v2
Wake County
Town of Cary
Attn: Mr. Tim Bailey
316 N. Academy Street
Cary, NC 27511
Subject Property: Terrington Pump & Force Main, 5956 Terrington Lane, Cary, NC
UT to Swift Creek [030402, WSIII, NSW, 303d]
After-the-Fact Authorization of Neuse River Riparian Buffer Protection Rules Minor
Variance [15A NCAC 2B .0233(9)(b)]
Dear Mr. Bailey:
You have our after-the-fact authorization, in accordance with the conditions listed below, to
impact approximately 375 square feet (ft2) of Zone 2 of the protected buffers to construct a
wastewater pump station and force main at the subject property as described within your
variance request dated November 15, 2007, and received by the Division of Water Quality
(DWQ) on November 26, 2007. This letter shall act as your Minor Variance authorization as
described within 15A NCAC 2B .0233(9)(b). In addition to this authorization, you should obtain
or otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead
with your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control regulations.
This authorization is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you
change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application.
If the property is sold, the new owner(s) must be given a copy of this variance authorization
and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. This authorization requires you
to follow any conditions listed below. This authorization shall expire five years from the date of
this authorization.
The Additional Conditions of the Certification are:
1. No Zone 1 Impacts
No impacts (except for "exempt" uses as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233) shall
occur to Zone 1 of the protected riparian buffers unless otherwise approved by the DWQ.
No impervious surfaces shall be added to Zone 1, unless otherwise approved by the
DWQ.
401 OversighUExpress Review Permitting Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: 919-733-17861 FAX919-733-689311nternet: htto://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
NorthCarolina
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Town of Cary
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December 10, 2007
2. Buffer Mitigation (EEP)
You are required to mitigate for impacts to the protected riparian buffers. The required
area of mitigation to compensate for 375 square feet of impacts to Zone 2 of the protected
riparian buffers is 563 square feet as required under this variance authorization and 15A
NCAC 2B .0233. We understand that you wish to make a payment into the Riparian
Buffer Restoration Fund administered by the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP) to meet this mitigation requirement. This has been determined by the DWQ to be
a suitable method to meet the mitigation requirement. In accordance with 1 SA NCAC 2B
.0233, this contribution will satisfy our compensatory mitigation requirements under 15A
NCAC 2B .0233(9)(C). Until the EEP receives and clears your check (made payable to:
DENR -Ecosystem Enhancement Program Office), no impacts specified in this variance
authorization shall occur. Ms. Susan Klimek should be contacted at (919) 733-5205 if
you have any questions concerning payment into the EEP. For accounting purposes,
this variance authorization authorizes payment into the Riparian Buffer
Restoration Fund to compensate for 563 ftZ of required riparian buffer mitigation
for impacts to 375 ft2 of protected riparian buffers; 03020201 river and subbasin."
3. Erosion & Sediment Control Practices
Erosion and sediment control practices must be in full compliance with all specifications
governing the proper design, installation and operation and maintenance of such Best
Management Practices in order to protect surface waters standards:
a. The erosion and sediment control measures for the project must be designed,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the
North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control Planning and Design Manual.
b. The design, installation, operation, and maintenance of the sediment and erosion
control measures must be such that they equal, or exceed, the requirements specified
in the most recent version of the North Carolina Sediment and Erosion Control
Manual. The devices shall be maintained on all construction sites, borrow sites, and
waste pile (spoil) projects, including contractor-owned or leased borrow pits
associated with the project.
c. For borrow pit sites, the erosion and sediment control measures must be designed,
installed, operated, and maintained in accordance with the most recent version of the
North Carolina Surface Mining Manual.
d. The reclamation measures and implementation must comply with the reclamation in
accordance with the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
4. No Waste, Spoil, Solids, or Fill of Any Kind
No waste, spoil, solids, or fill of any kind shall occur in wetlands, waters, or riparian areas
beyond the footprint of the impacts depicted in the Pre-Construction Notification. All
construction activities, including the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of
sediment and erosion control Best Management Practices, shall be performed so that no
violations of state water quality standards, statutes, or rules occur.
Town of Cary
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December 10, 2007
Requests for appeals of this decision shall be made to the Office of Administrative Hearings. If
you do not accept any of the conditions of this authorization, you may ask for and adjudicatory
hearing. You must act within 60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a
hearing, send a written petition which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General
Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-6714. This authorization and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing. This Minor Variance Authorization shall expire five (5) years from the date of this
letter.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under the Neuse River
Riparian Buffer Protection Rules [15A NCAC 2B .0233(9)(b)]. Please call Ms. Amy Chapman
at (919) 733-1786 if you have any questions or require copies of our rules or procedural
materials.
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Enclosures: NC EEP Letter
Certificate of Completion
Since
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
cc: Brian Johnson, The Wooten Company, 120 North Boylan Ave, Raleigh, NC 27603-1423
Kelly Williams, NC EEP
Lauren Witherspoon, DWQ Raleigh Regional Office
DLR Raleigh Regional OfficeFile Copy
Central Files
File Name: 070017v2TerringtonPumpandForceMain(Wake)Minvar
Town of Cary
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December 10, 2007
5. Diffuse Flow
An additional condition is that all stormwater shall be directed as diffuse flow at non-
erosive velocities through the protected stream buffers and will not re-concentrate before
discharging into the stream as identified within 15A NCAC 2B .0233(5).
6. Protective Fencing
The outside buffer, wetland or water boundary and along the construction corridor within
these boundaries approved under this authorization shall be clearly marked with orange
warning fencing (or similar high visibility material) for the areas that have been approved
to infringe within the buffer, wetland or water prior to any land disturbing activities to
ensure compliance with 15A NCAC 2B .0233.
7. Written Stormwater Management Plan (No Further Approval Needed)
The final, written stormwater management plans dated November 26, 2007 (including a
signed and notarized Operation and Maintenance Agreement dated November 21, 2007),
must be implemented and the stormwater management facilities shall be constructed and
operational before any permanent building is occupied at the subject site. The structural
stormwater practices as approved by this Office as well as drainage patterns must be
maintained in perpetuity. No changes to the structural stormwater practices shall be made
without written authorization from the Division of Water Quality.
8. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within this authorization, and any subsequent
modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of completion to
the 401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water
Quality, 1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
9. Deed Restrictions
The Town of Cary (permittee) shall execute and cause to be recorded in the Wake County
Register of Deeds restrictive covenants acceptable to the Division of Water Quality for
the purpose of maintaining the riparian buffers, as shown on the recorded plat, in their
natural state in perpetuity, prior to the sale or conveyance of 5956 Terrington Lane in
Cary, NC. The permittee shall enforce the terms of the restrictive covenants and, prior to
conveyance of 5956 Terrington Lane, shall take no action on the subject site described in
the covenants inconsistent with the terms thereof. This requirement excludes riparian
areas authorized for impacts in accordance with this minor variance approval. The
permittee shall provide a copy of the recorded restrictive covenants to the Division of
Water Quality within 15 days of recording.
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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
401 Water Quality Certification
Summary of Permitted Impacts and Mitigation Requirements
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H.0500, the Town of Cary has permission as outlined below to fill or otherwise
impact 375 square feet of Zone 2 Neuse River basin protected riparian buffer, as described in your after-the-fact
application dated November 15, 2007, and received by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on November 26,
2007, to provide a wastewater pump station and force main at 5956 Terrington Lane in Cary, Wake County, North
Carolina. All activities associated with these authorized impacts must be conducted with the conditions listed in
the attached Permit transmittal letter. THIS CERTIFICATION IS NOT VALID WITHOUT THE
ATTACHMENTS.
COMPENSATORY MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS, ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
DWQ PROJECT #: 20070017v2
LOCATION: Raleigh
COUNTY Wake
BASIN/ SUB BASIN Neuse/03020201
As required by 15A NCAC 2H.0500, and the conditions of this Certification, you are required to compensate for
the above mitigable impacts through the restoration, creation, enhancement or preservation of wetlands, surface
waters and riparian buffers as outlined below prior to conducting any activities that impact or degrade the waters of
the state.
Note: Acreage requirements proposed to be mitigated through the Ecosystem Enhancement Program must be
rounded to one-quarter acre increments and linear foot requirements must be rounded up to the nearest
foot according to 15 2R.0503(b).
Im acts Miti ation
375 s uare feet Zone 2 buffers 563 s ware feet buffers
-One of the options you have available to satisfy the compensatory mitigation requirement is through the payment of
a fee to the Wetlands Restoration Fund per NCAC 2R.0503. If you choose this option, please sign this form and
mail the form along with a copy of your 401 Certification or Buffer Approval to the Ecosystem Enhancement
Program at the address below. An invoice for the appropriate amount of payment will be sent to you upon receipt
of this form. PLEASE NOTE, THE ABOVE IMPACTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED UNTIL YOU RECEIVE.
NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR PAYMENT HAS BEEN PROCESSED BY THE ECOSYTEM ENHANCMENT
PROGRAM.
Signature
Date
ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
1652 Mail Service Center
RALEIGH, N.C. 27699-1652
(919)733-5205
Filename: 070017v2TerringtonPumpandForceMain(Wake)NBR EEP
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2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone (919) 733-1786 / Fax (919) 733-6893
Internet: http://www.ncwaterquality.org
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