SW4200702_Emails_20201208

Farkas, Jim J
From:Adam Carroll <[e-mail]>
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Thanks Jim,

Attached are the requested documents – we’ve also uploaded these to Laserfiche. Please let us know if you need
anything else. We look forward to receiving approval.

Thanks,
Adam

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Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 12:02 PM
To: Adam Carroll <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: \[External\] RE: SW4200702 - Lewisville Community Center

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Adam,

Please ensure that all of the files from the September 14, 2020 submittal get submitted electronically to Laserfiche.

The following files were provided in the 9/14/20 hard-copy submission, but are missing from Laserfiche (and need to be
uploaded):
- Detailed stormwater narrative (Listing the project area as 4.76 acres and the proposed %BUA as 38.27%)
- Sealed stormwater calculations (from 9/8/20 with bioretention cell info/calcs)
- Property recombination deed (BK: RE 3529, PG: 1700-1703)

Everything else was adequality addressed. You may wish to email me PDF’s of these files (in addition to uploading them
to Laserfiche) to help expedite the review (Since it can take a couple of days for the Laserfiche uploads to get QA/QC’d
by our people).

Jim Farkas
Environmental Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, & Land Resources – Stormwater Program

512 N. Salisbury Street
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

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From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2020 11:37 AM
To: Adam Carroll <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: \[External\] RE: SW4200702 - Lewisville Community Center

Adam,

I was looking over the additional information you provided on September 14, 2020. Everything looks good except for a
few small issues:

Please correct the following:
- Please ensure that all of the files from the prior submittal get submitted electronically to Laserfiche (It does not
appear that they were and this is a requirement).
- Prior Comment 4 – If the LOD is being used as the project area, please update Section IV, 4 & 7 of the
Application to list the project area as the LOD area (4.76 ac).
- Prior Comment 8 – Please let me know which plan sheet the wetland certification note was placed on to address
this comment. If the note was not placed on a plan sheet, please place a note (Generally, these notes state
whether or not wetlands are present on-site, the name/contact information for the individual that made this
determination, and the date that the individual made this determination) on a plan sheet.
- Please provide original, signed hard copies of the Supplement-EZ Form and the O&M Agreement Form. If there
are difficulties obtaining the original signed hard copies due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic we will accept
electronic signatures/scans of originals (We prefer the original, signed hard copies, but will accept electronic
signatures/scans of originals if that is all that is available).
- Application, Section IV, 10:
o The items in the Impervious Surface Area table do not add up to the Total proposed impervious area
(11,719 sf + 48,469 sf + 11,719 sf ≠ 70,109 sf).
o The On-site Buildings, On-site Parking, On-site Sidewalks, & Existing BUA items should correspond to the
Roof, Parking, Sidewalk, & Existing BUA that will remain (Line 15) respectively of the Drainage Area 1
column of the Drainage Areas Page of the Supplement-EZ Form.
- Supplement-EZ Form:
o Drainage Area Page:
 Line 9 – There are no subdivided lots for this project so this line should not be used.
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 Line 10 – Since there are no subdivided lots, the sum of the items listed on Line 12 should be
entered here. Line 10 + Line 15 = Line 8 (Line 8 appears to be correct based on plan sheet C-
402).
 Line 12 – These items are the net increase in BUA, broken down by type, from existing to
proposed conditions within either the entire site or the drainage area to the proposed SCM.
 Line 15 – This is the total amount of existing BUA that currently exists within either the entire
site or the drainage area to the proposed SCM (The Entire Site column value appears to be
correct).
o Bioretention Cell Page:
 Line 18 – This item is required. Based on the provided soils report, boring B-14 terminated at
elevation 905 ft without encountering the SHWT so the value in this cell can be entered as “<
905” (If the cell doesn’t let you enter this, just use 905 and add a note in the box at the bottom
of the page stating that the SHWT was not encountered).
 Line 25 – The peak attenuation outlet are the 6” x 18” windows in the riser structure. Per the
MDC (Bioretention Cell MDC #), the maximum vertical distance between the top of the planting
surface and the lowest point of the peak attenuation outlet is 18 inches. Based on plan sheet C-
401, it appears as though the MDC is met (It just appears as though the incorrect value was
entered into the Supplement-EZ Form).
 Line 26 – This value is only required if you plan on eliminating the underdrain and IWS zone (Per
Bioretention Cell MDC #) and must be backed up with an infiltration test.

Please provide the following:
- 2x hard copies of the revised Application pages.
- 1x full electronic copy of the revised Application.
- 1x original, signed, hard copy of the O&M Agreement Form (If applicable).
- 1x original, signed, hard copy of the Supplement-EZ Cover Page (If applicable).
- 1x hard copy of the revised Supplement-EZ Form pages.
- 1x full electronic copy of the Supplement-EZ Form.
- 2x hard copies of the revised plan sheets (If applicable).
- 2x hard copies of the latest cover sheet of the plan set (The version of the cover sheet that I have only lists the
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1 plan revision from 6/26/20).
- 1x electronic copy of the plan set.

Electronic files should be uploaded to Laserfiche at the following link:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW_Project_Submittal

Since these are really minor things, once I get the hard copies, anything else that may have changed from addressing
these issues, and the documents are uploaded to Laserfiche (Provided everything is still in order), we can issue the
permit without doing another formal 30-45 day review.

P.S. – As we discussed over the phone yesterday, the media depth of the proposed bioretention cell can only be reduced
to 24 inches if it is demonstrated that the in-situ soil infiltration rate is at least 2 inches per hour (Generally, for a facility
of this size, we like to see 2 soil test pits). If you are planning on changing the type of the SCM to be used, you may wish
to look into reconfiguring the proposed bioretention cell to either a wet pond or a stormwater wetland. Please also let
me know if you are changing the SCM type so that we can put this review on hold until the redesign is complete (Also, if
the SCM is swapped out, the resubmission will not be entitled to the “quick review” mentioned above, it will be
reviewed in the standard review time).

Let me know if you have any questions.

Jim Farkas
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Environmental Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, & Land Resources – Stormwater Program

512 N. Salisbury Street
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

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adjusted operations to protect the health and safety of the staff and public. Many employees are working remotely or
are on staggered shifts. To accommodate these staffing changes, all DEQ office locations are limiting public access to
appointments only. Please check with the appropriate staff before visiting our offices, as we may be able to handle your
requests by phone or email. We appreciate your patience as we continue to serve the public during this challenging
time.

From: Adam Carroll <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2020 9:51 AM
To: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: \[External\] RE: SW4200702 - Lewisville Community Center

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Thanks Jim,

Hopefully everything is pretty straight-forward, but please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions.

Thanks,
Adam

From: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2020 9:48 AM
To: Adam Carroll <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: \[External\] RE: SW4200702 - Lewisville Community Center

The review should be complete on or around 10/14/2020.

-jim

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From: Adam Carroll <[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 2:55 PM
To: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[External\] RE: SW4200702 - Lewisville Community Center

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Hi Jim,

We had resubmitted this as a high density permit a couple weeks ago as we had previously discussed. I just wanted to
check in to see how the review was coming and if you had questions. Hopefully everything is pretty straight-forward, but
please feel free to reach out to discuss anything as needed. They are pretty anxious to get a permit in hand.

Have a great weekend!
Adam

From: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 8:40 AM
To: Adam Carroll <[e-mail]>
Cc: Eplin, Tamera <[e-mail]>
Subject: SW4200702 - Lewisville Community Center

Good Morning,
The Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), received a Stormwater Management Permit Application
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for the subject project on July 7, 2020. A review of that information has determined that the application is not
complete. Attached is a letter describing the items that need to be submitted. If you have any questions, please feel free
to contact me. My contact information is listed below (I’ll be teleworking so email is the preferred way to reach me).
Thank you,

Jim Farkas
Environmental Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, & Land Resources – Stormwater Program

512 N. Salisbury Street
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

[phone]
[e-mail]

Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
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North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

Based on the current guidance to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Environmental Quality has
adjusted operations to protect the health and safety of the staff and public. Many employees are working remotely or
are on staggered shifts. To accommodate these staffing changes, all DEQ office locations are limiting public access to
appointments only. Please check with the appropriate staff before visiting our offices, as we may be able to handle your
requests by phone or email. We appreciate your patience as we continue to serve the public during this challenging
time.

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