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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000
August 7, 2024
DWR # 20241029
Wake County
Mailman West Property, LLC
Attn: Jason Davis
4 Bryant Park, Ste. 200
New York, NY 10018
(Delivered via email: (ee@turnbridgeeq.com)
Subject: APPROVAL of NEUSE BASIN RIPARIAN BUFFER IMPACTS
Mailman Post Subdivision - Knightdale
Dear Mr. Davis:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
July 30, 2024 and received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) July 30, 2024. These impacts
are covered by the Neuse 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 if all the conditions of the Neuse Buffer Rules are met. No
other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02B.0611(b)(2)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved (units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Zone 1: Impact #1 – Sewer
Crossing
548 (square feet) 0 (square feet)
Zone 1: Impact #3 –
Greenway Boardwalk
369 (square feet) 0 (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
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 Raleigh 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.
Docusign Envelope ID: 19F84D74-70EA-4B45-8332-B88BA07B153B
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000
Mailman Post Subdivision
DWR# 20241029
Buffer Authorization Certificate
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The permittee shall report to the Raleigh Regional Office any noncompliance with the conditions of this
Authorization Certificate and/or any violation of state regulated riparian buffer rules [15A NCAC
02.0714]. 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.
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 five (5) years from the date of this letter. This letter completes the
Division’s review under the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC 02B.0714. Please
contact Cherri Smith at 919-791-4200 or cherri.smith@deq.nc.gov if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
Michael Hall
Regional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional Office
Department of Environmental Quality
Docusign Envelope ID: 19F84D74-70EA-4B45-8332-B88BA07B153B
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919.707.9000
Mailman Post Subdivision
DWR# 20241029
Buffer Authorization Certificate
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cc: DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch electronic file
dshirley@sandec.com
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