NCC230631_ESC Approval Submitted_20230309

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
DOUGLAS R ANSEL
Interim Director
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
ATTN: Mr. Randy Herrin
4720 Piedmont Row Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 2, 2023
LETTER OF APPROVAL
RE: Project Name: Duke Energy Walters Hydroelectric PIan Potable and Fire Water Tanks
Acres Approved: 2.90
Project ID: HAYWO-2023-007
County: Haywood
City: Waterville
Address: Waterville Road
River Basin: French Broad
Stream Classification: C, Tr, HQW
Submitted By: HDR Engineering, Inc. - Michael Little, PE, LEED AP
Date Initially Received by LQS: January 18, 2023
Date Revisions Received by LQS: February 17, 2023
Plan Type: Utility
Dear Mr. Randy Herrin,
This office has reviewed the subject erosion and sedimentation control plan. We find the
plan to be acceptable and hereby issue this Letter of Approval. The enclosed Certificate of
Approval must be posted at the job site. This plan shall expire three (3) years following the
date of approval, if no land disturbing activity has been undertaken, as is required by Title
15A NCAC 413.0129.
As of April 1, 2019, all new construction activities are required to complete and submit an
electronic Notice of Intent (eNOI) form requesting a Certificate of Coverage (COC) under the
NCGO10000 Construction General Permit. After the form is reviewed and found to be
complete, you will receive a link with payment instructions for the $100 annual permit fee.
After the fee is processed, you will receive the COC via email. As the Financially Responsible
Party shown on the FRO form submitted for this project, you MUST obtain the COC prior to
commencement of any land disturbing activity. The eNOI form may be accessed at
deq.nc.gov/NCG01. Please direct questions about the eNOI form to the Stormwater Program
staff in the Raleigh central office. If the owner/operator of this project changes in the future,
the new responsible party must obtain a new COC.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy. Mineral and Land Resources
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Letter of Approval
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
ATTN: Mr. Randy Herrin
March 2, 2023
Page 2 of 3
Title 15A NCAC 413.0118(a) and the NCG01 permit require that the following documentation
be kept on file at the job site:
1. The approved E&SC plan as well as any approved deviation.
2. The NCG01 permit and the COC, once it is received.
I Records of inspections made during the previous 12 months.
Also, this letter gives the notice required by G.S. 113A-61.1(a) of our right of periodic
inspection to ensure compliance with the approved plan.
North Carolina's Sedimentation Pollution Control Act is performance -oriented, requiring
protection of existing natural resources and adjoining properties. If, following the
commencement of this project, it is determined that the erosion and sedimentation control
plan is inadequate to meet the requirements of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of
1473 (North Carolina General Statute 113A-51 through 66), this office may require revisions
to the plan and implementation of the revisions to ensure compliance with the Act.
Acceptance and approval of this plan is conditioned upon your compliance with Federal and
State water quality laws, regulations, and rules. In addition, local city or county ordinances
or rules may also apply to this land -disturbing activity. This approval does not supersede
any other permit or approval.
Please note that this approval is based in part on the accuracy of the information provided
in the Financial Responsibility Form, which you provided. You are requested to file an
amended form if there is any change in the information included on the form. In addition, it
would be helpful if you notify this office of the proposed starting date for this project.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
Laura Christiansen
Engineer II
Land Quality Section
Enclosures: Certificate of Approval
NPDES NCG01 Fact Sheet
Modifications Required for Approval
ec: Mr. Michael Little, PE, LEED AP ([e-mail])
Mr. Kyle Peterson, PE ([e-mail])
Mr. Randy Herrin ([e-mail])
Mr. James Rogers [e-mail])
Mr. Landon Davidson, PG ([e-mail])
cc: Regional Office file

Letter of Approval
Duke Energy Progress, LLC
ATTN: Mr. Randy Herrin
March 2, 2023
Page 3 of 3
MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Project Name: Duke Energy Walters Hydroelectric Plan Potable and Fire Water Tanks
Project ID: HAYWO-2023-007
County: Haywood
For final plan approval, please submit to this office the following modifications on or
before Friday, March 10, 2023.
L The submittal did not include the indicated check for $100 review fee. Please submit
the review fee check. {G.S. 113A-54.21
2. The landowner's name given in Part A.9 of the Financial Responsibility/Ownership
(FRO) form does not exactly match the landowner's name as it is written on the deed.
Please correct the landowner's name in Part A.9 accordingly. {G.S. 113A-54.1}
3. The name of the financially responsible party given in Part B.1 of the FRO form does
not exactly match the legal name of the business as it is registered with the NC
Secretary of State business registry. Please correct the name of the financially
responsible party in Part B.1 to reflect the NC Secretary of State records. {G.S. 113A-
54.11
4. The information for the registered agent is inconsistent with the registered agent
listed for the financially responsible party on the NC Secretary of State registry.
When the registered agent is a company, the company name must be given at the
beginning of Part B.2(a), with the individual to contact specified at the end of Part
B.2(a). Please correct the registered agent information to exactly match the NC SOS
registry. {G.S. 113A-57.31
S. The matting detail specifies two types of matting to be used in different areas. Any
matting used in the trout buffer zone must be biodegradable and secured with
wooden stakes. Please specify on the plans where each type of matting is proposed
for use and include the specification for wooden takes in the matting detail. {G.S.
113A-57.3,15A NCAC 04B .0125}
6. The turbidity limit of 10 NTUs (Nephelometric Turbidity Units) shall not be exceeded
for the duration of this project. Please include a bolded note for the 10 NTU limit on
the plan sheets. {15A NCAC 04B .0125}
7. Fueling and storage of equipment is not to take place in the staging/laydown area
within the trout buffer zone. Please make a bolded note to this effect on the plans.
115A NCAC 04B .0125}