SW4231203_Email_20240122

Peck, Kaitlin
From:Farkas, Jim J
Sent:Monday, January 22, 2024 9:41 AM
To:Justin Nifong
Subject:RE: \[External\] Re: SW4231203; Noland Farm (Davidson)
Richlands and Sneads Ferry are located in the 20 Coastal Counties, so they are subject to 15A NCAC 02H .1019
(http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20-%20environmental%20quality/chapter%2002%20-
%20environmental%20management/subchapter%20h/15a%20ncac%2002h%20.1019.pdf). There is a similar table in
.1019(6)(a) that outlines the %BUA for low-density areas.

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: Justin Nifong <[e-mail]>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2024 8:45 AM
To: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[External\] Re: SW4231203; Noland Farm (Davidson)

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Hi Jim

While I have you, can you confirm what the impervious percentage thresholds are for low density stormwater in
Richlands, NC and Sneads Ferry, NC?

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I believe it is 24% unless within close proximity to waters, but please confirm. We need education in this area.

Justin Nifong
704 562 5012

On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 8:17 PM Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]> wrote:
Mr. Anson and Mr. Nifong:

Please note that in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .1044(5)(b), the Division is providing you with a draft permit with
special conditions per 15A NCAC 02H .1044(6). You have calendar 10 days (until close of business on Tuesday, January
30, 2024) to submit comments or concerns for the attached draft permit back to the Division (or address the
comments). Once either the 10 days have passed or you have responded to this email with your comments/concerns
on the draft permit, whichever occurs first, the final permit will be issued for this project.

If the comments in Attachment D are addressed within the 10 day window, the highlighted sections of the permit (in
addition to the date of issuance) will be edited before final approval (the references to Section D & the minor
deviations will be removed and the drainage area section will be revised to reflect the two distinct drainage areas of
this project).

If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to reach out to me.
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Thanks,

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2023 12:35 PM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>; Eplin, Tamera <[e-mail]>;
svc_post_construction_stormwater <[e-mail]>
Subject: SW4231203; Noland Farm (Davidson)

Good Afternoon,

We received your post-construction stormwater permit fast-track final application for the subject project on 12/7/23.
Reviews under the Fast-Track permitting process can take up to 40 calendar days to complete. You can see where this
project stands in the review queue by emailing [e-mail] (We have an autoreply set up that has
the review queue on it). Please upload all documents that you mailed into our office through the link provided
below. Be sure to choose the Central Office as the Primary Contact office.

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https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please ensure that each file is uploaded under its appropriate file type. Additional file types can be
entered into the electronic form by clicking on the “Add Another Post-Construction File Upload” link directly below the
“State Stormwater Information Uploads” section of the form. YOU MUST CLICK ON THE “ADD ANOTHER POST-
CONSTRUCTION FILE UPLOAD” TO ADD ADDITIONAL FILE TYPES TO THE SUBMISSION. Merely changing the file type
dropdown as you upload the various files (without adding additional file uploads) will upload all of the files as the last
file type selected, the submission will get flagged during review, and you will need to resubmit the files. Please do not
upload entire plan sets through this form, but rather upload the relevant individual sheets under the appropriate file
type. Selecting the correct file type ensures that the files are properly named in the electronic repository and it helps
expedite the review process. NOTE: We do not require and we discourage the upload/submission of extraneous plan
sheets (such as lighting plans, utility plans, striping plans, sight distance plans, etc…) as these files are not needed for
review.

Please type in permit #: SW4231203

This project will be reviewed by Jim Farkas, if you have any questions, please contact them at
[e-mail] or at 919-707-3646.

Thank you,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist

Post-Construction Stormwater Permitting Group
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
[e-mail]
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From: Peck, Kaitlin
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:31 PM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: Noland Farm; Davidson County

This email is to correct Paul Stimpson’s email.

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: Peck, Kaitlin
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:12 PM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>; svc_post_construction_stormwater <[e-mail]>;
Joyner, Melissa <[e-mail]>
Subject: Noland Farm; Davidson County
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Good Morning,

We received your application for a Final Fast-Track post-construction stormwater permit on 11/22/23. At this time, the
submission is not administratively complete and cannot be accepted for review in its current condition. Please provide
the following submittal items within 30 calendar days (by close of business on 12/29/23) so that we may accept the
project and begin the review process, otherwise, the project will be returned as administratively incomplete.
 1x application fee check in the correct amount (this item is required per Session Law 2023-134, Section
12.14(e)(2)):
 Please be aware that, effective October 3, 2023, our permit application fee structure is as follows:
 New Permit or Major Modification for a project with one (1) or fewer SCMs = $1,000
 New Permit or Major Modification for a project with two (2) SCMs = $1,250
 New Permit or Major Modification for a project with three (3) SCMs = $1,750
 New Permit or Major Modification for a project with four (4) or more SCMs = $2,250
 Minor Modification = $250
 Renewal = $750
 Transfer = $750
 Renewal & Transfer Combination = $1,500
 General Permit = $700
 Per the submittal items, this project will require an application fee of $1000 as this application is for a
New Permit for a project with no SCMs. Please provide a new application fee check in this amount so
that we may process your application. We will void and return the provided application fee check to
the permittee (unless a different return address is indicated by close of business tomorrow).
 2x hard copies of the Application with the following corrections made (These items are required per 15A NCAC
02H .1042(2)(a) and per Section VI, 1 of the Application):
 Section II, 5 – This project does appear to be located within 5 miles of a commercial airport. Please refer
to this map (https://www.ncdot.gov/divisions/aviation/Pages/nc-airports.aspx). If you believe that this
project is located within 5 miles of a commercial airport, please provide the airport information (name
& location).
 Section IV, 10 – Please use the information for the first named surface water (“Beaverdam Creek”, “C”,
& “12-113-4”) for the receiving stream name, classification and index number.
 Section IV, 10 – “Total Drainage Area (sf)” was left blank. Please revise.
 Section IV, 10 – “On-site Drainage Area (sf)” was left blank. Please revise.
 Section IV, 10 – “Off-site Drainage Area (sf)” was left blank. Please revise.
 Section IV, 10 – “Proposed Impervious Area** (sf) was left blank. This should match the value for “Total
(sf)” found in the Impervious Surface Area table. Please revise.
 Section IV, 10 – “% Impervious Area** (total)” was left blank. Please revise.
 1x hard copy of the complete, original signed Supplement-EZ Form (This item is required per Sections V & VI, 3
of the Application). This form can be found on our website at the following
address: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-and-land-resources/stormwater/stormwater-
program/stormwater-design. Please note that a complete Supplement-EZ form will have 3 or more pages and
uses macros to generate the relevant sheets based on the information entered into the cover page. NOTE:
Please provide an original signature.
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NOTE: This is an administrative completeness review, not a detailed engineering review, there may be other issues that
may be brough up during the engineering review.

If these items are received within the stipulated timeframe, we can accept the project and begin the review process.
Once accepted, reviews under the standard permitting process can take up to 90 calendar days per statute (one of our
two reviewer positions is currently vacant).

Hard copies should be mailed to the following address:
For USPS:
Jim Farkas
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

For FedEx/UPS:
Jim Farkas
512 N. Salisbury Street, Office 640E
Raleigh, NC 27604

If you have any questions, please contact Kaitlin Peck at [e-mail] or at [phone].

Thank you,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist

Post-Construction Stormwater Permitting Group
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
[e-mail]
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