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North Carolina Department of Environment and
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H, Sullins
Governor Director
September 24, 2009
Mayor John Kirkland
45 Shoreline Drive
River Bend, NC 26562
Subject Property: River Bend Park, Phase I
Trent River, Neuse River Basin
Natural Resources
Dee Freeman
Secretarv
DWQ Project # 09-0965
Craven County
AUTHORIZATION of Neuse River Buffer Rule (15A NCAC 02B.0233) Authorization
Certificate
Dear Mayor Kirkland:
You have our authorization, in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0233 and any conditions listed
below, to impact approximately 166 ft2 of Zone 1 and 343 ft2 of Zone 2 of the protected riparian
buffers for the purpose of constructing the proposed greenway/hiking trail at the subject property
as described within your application dated August 28, 2009. In addition, you should obtain or
otherwise comply with any other required federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with
your project including (but not limited to) Erosion and Sediment Control, Non-discharge
regulations.
This authorization is for the purpose and design that you described in your application. If you
change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If
the property is sold, the new owner must be given a copy of this authorization letter and is
thereby responsible for complying with all conditions. This authorization requires you to follow
the conditions listed below.
The Additional Conditions of the Authorization are:
1. Impacts Approved
The following impacts are hereby approved as long as all of the other specific and general
conditions of this Certification (or Isolated Wetland Permit) are met. No other impacts are
approved including incidental impacts:
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Amount Approved (Units) Plan Location or Reference
Stream feet
404/CAMA Wetlands (acres)
Waters acres
Buffers 509 (square ft.) River Bend Park
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. Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of all work approved within this authorization, and any subsequent
modifications, the applicant is required to return the attached certificate of completion to the
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit, North Carolina Division of Water Quality,
1650 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1650.
Any disputes over determinations regarding this Authorization Certificate (associated with the
approved buffer impacts) shall be referred in writing to the Director for a decision. The
Director's decision is subject to review as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of G.S. 150B. This
Authorization Certificate shall expire five (5) years from the date of this letter.
This letter completes the review of the "No Practical Alternatives" determination under 15A
NCAC 2B .0233. This letter does not authorize any impacts to either Waters of the United States
or Waters of the State. Please contact the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) or NC
Division of Water Quality (DWQ) if any impacts are proposed to either of these waters. If you
have any questions, please telephone Roberto Scheller of the Washington Regional Office at 252-
948-3940 or Amy Chapman of the 401 Oversight/Express Unit at 919-715-6823.
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For Coleen I? ns
Enclosures: Certificate of Completion
cc: Karen Valiquett, PE, WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
Corps of Engineers Washington Field Office
DWQ 401 Oversight/Express Unit
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File copy
Filename: 09-0965