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Director Environmental Quality
November 17, 2023
DWR#20231292
Alamance County
Alamance Community College
Attn:Thomas M. Hartman
PO Box 8000
Graham, NC 27253-8000
Delivered via email to: [e-mail]
Subject: APPROVAL of JORDAN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS
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Dear Mr. Hartman:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) September 19, 2023. These impacts are covered
by the Jordan 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 Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental
impacts. [15A NCAC 02B .0267(11)].
Type of Impact Amount Approved Amount Approved (units)
(units) Temporary
Permanent
Buffers—Zone 1
Site 4&5—Grading/SCM installation 2,226 (square feet) N/A
Site 8 &9—ROW maintenance N/A 1,584 (square feet)
Buffers—Zone 2
Site 4&5—Grading/SCM installation 2,366 (square feet) N/A
Site 8&9—ROW maintenance N/A 842 (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
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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 .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 http://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 150B-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
WQC006432 expires.
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This letter completes the Division's review under the Jordan 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,
r—DocuSigned by:
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Jennifer F. Graznak
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ—WSRO
Electronic cc: Kate Hefner,Timmons Group
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch electronic file
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W.Hanes Mill Rd,Suite 300 I Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27105
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