20170131 Ver 1_Approval Letter_20170220

Wuter Resources
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February 20, 2017
City of Raleigh Public Works Department
Attn: Mr. Blair Hinkle, PE
P 0 Box 590
Raleigh, NC 27602
7424 Deer Track Drive, Raleigh
Dear Mr. Hinkle:
ROS' COOPER
MICHAEL S. REGAN
S. JAY 7IMMERMAN
DWR # 17-0131
Wake County
You have our approval for the impacts listed below for the purpose described in your application
dated January 23, 2017, received by the Division of Water Resources (Division) on January 26,
2017. These impacts are covered by the attached Water Quality General Certification Number
3885/Buffer Rules and the conditions listed below. This certification is associated with the use of
Nationwide Permit Number 13 once it is issued to you by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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 approval requires you to follow the conditions listed in the enclosed certifications) or
general permit and the following additional conditions:
The following impacts are hereby approved provided that all of the other specific and
general conditions of the Certification/Buffer Rules are met. No other impacts are
approved, including incidental impacts. [15A NCAC 02H .0506(b)] and 15A NCAC 02B
.0233(8)]
Type of Impact
Amount Approved
Amount Approved (units)
(units)
Temporary
Permanent
Stream
Site 1
143 (linear feet)
0 (linear feet)
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City of Raleigh Public Works Department
DWR Project# 17-0131
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Type of Impact
Amount Approved
(units)
Permanent
Amount Approved (units)
Temporary
Buffers — Zone 1
Site 1
2,700 (square feet)
0 (square feet)
Site 2
0 (square feet)
3,700 (square feet)
Buffers —Zone 2
Site 2
0 (square feet)
1,760 (square feet)
2. 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
Certification/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
General Certification(s)/Permit/Authorization and is responsible for complying with all
conditions. [15A NCAC 02H .0507(d)(2)]
3. Because the project involves waters that are designated as nutrient sensitive, we
recommend replacing tag alder (Alnus serrulate), a nitrogen -fixing plant, with another
native woody plant species.
This approval and its conditions are final and binding unless contested. [G.S. 143-215.5]
This Certification/Buffer Authorization can be contested as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of General
Statute 150B by filing a written petition for an administrative hearing to the Office of
Administrative Hearings (hereby known as OAH) within sixty (60) calendar days.
A petition form may be obtained from the OAH at http://www.ncoah.com/ or by calling the OAH
Clerk's Office at [phone] for information. 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 8:00am and S:OOpm, excluding official state
holidays).
The petition may be faxed to the OAH at [phone], 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
City of Raleigh Public Works Department
DWR Project# 17-0131
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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 Department of Environmental Quality:
William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
This letter completes the review of the Division under section 401 of the Clean Water Act and
the Neuse Riparian Buffer Rules as described in 15A NCAC .0233. Please contact Jennifer
Burdette at 919-807-6364 or [e-mail] if you have any questions or
concerns.
Sincerely,
Karen Higgins, Supervi
DWR 401 & Permitting Branch
Enclosures: GC 3885
cc: Becky L. Ward, Ward Consulting Engineers, PC, 4805 Green Road, Ste 100, Raleigh,
NC 27615
USACE Raleigh Regulatory Field Office
DWR 401 & Buffer Permitting Branch file
Filename: 170131_7424DeerTrackDrRaleigh(Wake)_401_GC_NEU.docx