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Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
January 7, 2009
DWQ Project # 09-0016
County: Beaufort
Mr. Douglas Golden, President
Carolina Coastal Railway, Inc
116 North Bellevue Avenue, Suite 206
Langhorne, PA 19047
Subject Property: Coastal Carolina Railway, Washington, NC
Dear Mr. Golden:
You have our authorization of exemption from the Tar-Pamlico River Riparian Buffer Rules [I 5A
NCAC 213.0259] for the emergency railroad repairs in the protected riparian buffers at the subject
property. This activity is considered exempt from the Tar-Pamlico Buffer Rules [15A NCAC
0213.0259] due to the fact that the repairs are occurring within the footprint of the existing buffer
impacts and therefore does not require written authorization from the Division of Water Quality
(DWQ)•
This authorization is only valid for the purpose and design submitted by you and received by DWQ
on January 6, 2009. If you change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send
us an application.
Requests for appeals of this decision shall be made to the Office of Administrative Hearings. If you do
not accept any of the conditions of this approval, you may ask for and 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
which conforms to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative
Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. This authorization 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 the Tar-Pamlico River Riparian
401 Oversight/Express Review Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: htto://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetlands
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Douglas Golden
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Buffer Protection Rules [15A NCAC 2B.0259]. Please call Amy Chapman at [phone] if you
have any questions or require copies of our rules or procedural materials.
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Cyn i Karoly, Supervisor
401 Oversight and Express Permits Unit
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cc: Kyle Barnes, DWQ Washington Regional Office
Matt Matthews, DWQ Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
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401 Oversight/Express Review Unit
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1650
2321 Crabtree Boulevard, Suite 250, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: [phone] / FAX [phone] / Internet: htta://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/ncwetiands
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper