NCC243241_ESC Approval Submitted_20241023

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MARY PENNY KELLEY
Secretary
WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSON,JR NORTH CAROLINA
Interim Director Environmental Quality
10-14-2024
LETTER OF APPROVAL
Duke Energy Progress LLC
ATTN: Mr. Nuwan Wijesuriya
410 South Wilmington Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
RE: Project Name: Duke Energy-Asheville Patton Avenue 115kV Substation
Permit Number: BUNCO-2025-0117
Acres Approved: 1.25
County: Buncombe
City:Asheville
Address: 252 Patton Avenue
River Basin: French Broad
Stream Classification: B: Primary Contact Recreation,Fresh Water
Plan Type: New Plan (Express)
Dear Mr.Wijesuriya,
This office has reviewed the subject erosion and sedimentation control plan.We hereby issue this
Letter of Approval. Any modifications required for approval are listed in the body of the email
that accompanied this attached letter. The enclosed Certificate of Approval must be posted at the
job site.This plan approval 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 4B .0129.
As of April 1, 2019,all new construction activities not explicitly exempt are required to complete
and submit an electronic Notice of Intent(eNOI) form requesting a Certificate of Coverage (COC)
under the NCG010000 Construction General Permit. After the form is reviewed and found to be
complete,you will receive a link with payment instructions for the annual permit fee. After the
fee is processed,you will receive the COG. 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.
Title 15A NCAC 4B .0118(a) and the NCG01 permit require that the following documentation be
kept on file at the job site:
fl. s North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 US.Highway 70 Swannanoa,North Carolina 28778
NORTH CAROLINA 828.296.4500
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Letter of Approval
ATTN: Mr. Nuwan Wijesuriya
Duke Energy Progress LLC
10-14-2024
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1. The approved E&SC plan as well as any approved deviation.
2. The NCG01 permit and the COC,once it is received.
3. 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,the erosion and sedimentation control plan is inadequate to meet the requirements
of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act of 1973 (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 and on the plan,which you provided.You are requested to file an
amended form if there is any change in the information included on the form.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Michael Smith
Assistant Regional Engineer
Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
828 296-4500 main
828 296-4621 office
[e-mail]
2090 U570 Highway
Swannanoa,NC 28778-8211