NCC191652_ESC Approval Submitted_20190903

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Interim Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
14 May 2019
LETTER OF APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS
City of Hickory
ATTN: Mr. Warren Wood
P.O. Box 398
Hickory, N.C. 28603
RE: Project Name: City Contract Riverwalk
Acres Approved: 2.87
Project ID: BURKE-2019-017
County: Burke
City: Hickory
Address: 12'th St Dr. NW
River Basin: Catawba
Stream Classification: Lake Hickory, WS-IV, CA
Submitted By: Ms. Christine Brown, CPSWQ CPESC
Date Received by LQS: 6 May 2019
Plan Type: Recreational
Dear Mr. Wood,
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 with Modifications. The Modification
required for plan approval are attached. 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 4B .0129.
As of April 1, 2019, all new construction activities are required to complete and submit an
electronic Notice of Intent (NOI) form requesting a Certificate of Coverage (COC) under the
NCGO10000 Construction Stormwater General Permit. This form MUST be submitted prior to the
commencement of any land disturbing activity on the above named project. The NOI form may
be accessed at deq.nc.gov/NCG01. Please direct questions about the NOI form to Annette Lucas
at [e-mail] or Paul Clark at [e-mail]. After you submit a
complete and correct NOI Form, a COC will be emailed to you within three business days. Initially,
DEMLR will not charge a fee for coverage under the NCG01 permit. However, on or after May 1,
2019, a $100 fee will be charged annually. This fee is to be sent to the DEMLR Stormwater Central
Office staff in Raleigh.
D E Q�P North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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Letter of Approval with Modifications
Mr. Warren Wood
14 May 2019
Page 2 of 3
Title 15A NCAC 4B .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.
3. Records of inspections made during the previous 30 days. Please note that these records
shall be maintained until permanent groundcover has been established as required by the
G.S. 113A-54.1}.
Also, this letter gives the notice required by G.S. 113A-61.1(a) of our right of periodic inspection
to insure 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 insure 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. Please notify us if you plan to have
a preconstruction conference.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
J
Mil ael Smith
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosures: Certificate of Approval
NCG01 Fact Sheet
ec: Ms. Christine Brown, CPSWQ, CPESC [e-mail]

Letter of Approval with Modifications
Mr. Warren Wood
14 May 2019
Page 3 of 3
MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL
Project Name: City Contract Riverwalk
Project ID: BURKE-2019-017
County: Burke
1. Please check the copy of the deed included in the submittal package. The copy the deed
does not seem to match the area delineated in the plan sheets. {G.S.113A-54 (1)1.
2. Please provide an updated original, signed and notarized FRO showing the correct
Latitude and Longitude for this site. {G.S. 113A-57 (3)}.
3. For clarity on the erosion and sediment control plan sheets, please call out on the plans
the number and method of stabilization of each of the swales that were detailed in the
Erosion Control Calculations Package. {G.S. 113A-57 (3)}.
4. If any soil stockpiles are to be used on the site, please the show the locations on the plans
and surround the area with sedimentation fence, leaving an access for ingress/egress. {G.S.
113A-57 (3)}.