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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
April 25, 2016
Cooper Island Development, LLC
Attn: Mr. William Kuhn
300 Cotanche Street
Greenville, NC 27858
PAT MCCRORY
Co..",
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Direcmr
DWR # 16-0328
Pitt County
Subject: AUTHORIZATION CERTIFICATE PER THE NEUSE RIPARIAN BUFFER PROTECTION RULES
(15A NCAC 02B.0233) WITH ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS
Brookfield Sections 2 & 3
Dear Mr. Kuhn:
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application dated
March 23, 2016, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on April 1, 2016. Please note that
you should get any other federal, state or local permits before proceeding with your project, including
those required by (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non -Discharge, and Water Supply
Watershed regulations. This Authorization Certificate shall expire five (5) years from the date of this
letter.
This approval requires you to comply with the following additional conditions:
1. The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and general
conditions of the Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are approved, including incidental impacts
[15A NCAC 02B. 0233(8)].
Type of Impact Amount
Amount Approved
Plan location/ Reference
Approved (units)
(units)
Attached
Permanent
Temporary
Buffers—Zone 1
Bl (BMP Discharge) 252 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Sheet i of 2 DWQ Buffer
Authorization Plan
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources—Water Quality Regional Operations—Washington Regional Office
943 Washington Square Mail, Washington, NC 27889
252-946-6481
Cooper Island Development, LLC
Attn: Mr. William Kuhn
DWR# 16-0328
BUFFER APPROVAL
Page 2 of 3
Buffers — Zone 2
131 (BMP Discharge) 168 (square feet) 0 (square feet) Sheet 1 of 2 DWQ Buffer
Authorization Plan
2. 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).
3. The Permittee shall replant the vegetation within temporarily disturbed areas associated with this
project in an "in kind" manner immediately following construction. (Example: Disturbed areas with
pre-existing grassed lawns must be replanted with grass. Disturbed areas with pre-existing trees or
woody vegetation must be replanted with trees and woody vegetation. Disturbed areas with pre-
existing forest vegetation must be replanted with forest vegetation including at least two different
native hardwood tree species at a density sufficient to provide 260 trees per acre at maturity. This
density can usually be achieved by planting approximately 360 (11 x 11 spacing) to 538 (9 x 9 spacing)
trees per acre.) Restoration of trees/shrubs/forest must be completed by the first subsequent
planting season (November 1 through March 30). Note, if the tree plantings do not survive, they will
need to be replaced such that the density is sufficient to provide 320 trees per acre at maturity. [15A
NCAC 02H .0507 (c), 15A NCAC 02H .0506 (b)(3), and 15A NCAC 0213 .0233 (6)]
4. 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 the Authorization. If you
change your project, you must notify the Division and you may be required to submit a new
application package with the appropriate fee. If the property is sold, the new owner must be given
a copy of this approval letter and Authorization and is responsible for complying with all conditions.
[15A NCAC 02B .0507(d)(2)]
5. This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. (G.S. 143-215.5)
This Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General Statute 1508 by filing
a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings (hereby known
as OAH). A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH
Clerk's Office at (919) 431-3000 for information.
Within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of this notice, a petition must be filed with the OAH. A petition
is considered filed when the original and one (1) copy along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received
in the OAH during normal office hours (Monday through Friday between 8:OOam and S:OOpm, excluding
official state holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at (919) 431-3100, provided the original and one copy of the petition
along with any applicable OAH filing fee is received by the OAH within five (5) business days following the
faxed transmission.
Mailing address for the OAH:
If sending via US Postal Service:
Office of Administrative Hearings
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714
Cooper Island Development, LLC
Attn: Mr. William Kuhn
DWR# 16-0328
BUFFER APPROVAL
Page 3 of 3
If sending via delivery service (UPS, FedEx,
etc):
Office of Administrative Hearings
1711 New Hope Church Road
Raleigh, NC 27609-6285
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served to DENR:
Sam H. Hayes, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A
NCAC 02B .0233. Please contact Anthony Scarbraugh at 252-948-3924 or
anthony.scarbraugh@ncdenr.gov if you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
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Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Kyle Barnes, USACE Washington Regulatory Field Office (via email)
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