20061059 Ver 4_Approval Letter_20080516

micnaei r. tasiey, Vovernor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
May 16, 2008
Edgecombe County
DWQ Project No. 20061059 ver.4
NC 97
Moving Ahead Project #MA04009
MODIFICATION of APPROVAL of TAR-PAMLICO BUFFER AUTHORIZATION, with ADDITIONAL
CONDITIONS
Mr. R. E. Greene, P.E., Division Engineer
NCDOT, Division 4
PO Box 3165
Wilson, NC 27895-3165
Dear Mr. Greene:
You have our approval, in accordance with the conditions listed below, for the following additional impacts for the
purpose of widening NC 97 in Edgecombe County:
Additional Tar-Pamlico Ri arian Buffer Impacts
Site Zone 1 minus = Zone 1 Zone 1. Buffer Zone 2 minus =Zone 2 , Zone 2 Buffer
Impact Wetlands Buffers (not Mitigation Impact Wetlands Buffers Mitigation
(sq ft) in Zone 1 wetlands) Required (sq ft) in Zone 2 (not Required (using
(sq ft) (sq ft) (using 3:1 ratio) (sq ft) wetlands) 1.5:1 ratio)
s ft
3 403 0 403 N/A 0 0 0 0
Totals 403 0 403 0 0 0 0 0
* n/a = Total for Site is less than 1/3 acre and 150 linear feet of impact, no mitigation required
Total New Buffer Impact for Project: 403 square feet.
The project shall be constructed in accordance with your modification request dated received May 15, 2008. This
approval is valid for the Tar-Pamlico Riparian Buffer Rules (15A NCAC 2B.0259). In addition, you should acquire
any other federal, state or local permits before you proceed with your project including (but not limited to) Sediment
and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations. This approval will expire with the
accompanying 404 permit.
This approval is valid solely for the purpose and design described in your application (unless modified below).
Should your project change, you must notify the DWQ and submit a new application. If the property is sold, the
new owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter, and is thereby responsible for complying
with all the conditions. If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, or of total
impacts to streams (now or in the future) exceed 150 linear feet, compensatory mitigation may be required as
described in 15A NCAC 2H'.0506 (h) (6) and (7). For this approval to remain valid, you must adhere to the
conditions listed in the certification as well as those listed below.
Condition of Certification:
1 All other conditions written into previous Water Quality Certification dated January 3, 2007 and modifications
dated July 16, 2007 and November 20, 2007 for this project still apply.
NoQrthCarolina
Transportation Permitting Unit f?/lltmnalll,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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ivmmdei r. tasiey, uovernor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleep Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an 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 that conforms
to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, N.C. 27699. This certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a
hearing. This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water
Act. If you have any questions, please contact Rob Ridings at [phone].
Sincerely,
Coleen Sullins,
Director
cc: Chad Coggin, Division 4 Environmental Officer
William Wescott, US Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Field Office
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1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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