NCC191870_ESC Approval Submitted_20190916

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
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Environmental Quality
September 12, 2019
LETTER OF APPROVAL
DR Horton, Inc.
Jessica Meyer
4008 Mendenhall Oaks Pkwy Suite 101
High Point, NC 27265
RE: Project Name: Collybrooke Lots 3, 41, 66-67, 75-78
Acres Approved: 6
Project ID: Rocki-2019-015
County: Rockingham: City: Stokesdale
Location: Highway 65
River Basin: Roanoke Stream Class: other
Submitted By: Evans
Date Received by LQS: September 9, 2019
Plan Type: Revised - Express
Dear Sir or Madam:
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 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 March 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 NCG010000 Construction Stormwater General Permit.
This form MUST be submitted prior to the commencement of any land disturbing
activity on this project. The NOI form may be accessed at deq.ne.gov/NCGOL
Please direct questions about the NOI form to Annette Lucas at
Annette.luca5 ci ncdenr.Lov or Paul Clark at Paul.clark ct'ncdenngov. 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
NCGO 1 permit. However, on or, after May 1. 2019, a $ 100 fee will be charged
annually.
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Title 15A NCAC 4B .0118(a) and the NCGO1 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, after it is received.
3. Records of inspections made during the previous 30 days.
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, 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,
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Assistant Regional Engineer
DEMLR
Enclosures: Certificate of Approval
NCGO1 Fact Sheet
Cc:
Evans Engineering, Inc.
4609 Dundas Drive
Greensboro, NC 27407

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,7act Sheet on the New NCGO1 Permit --#�DEQI
April 2019
The NC Construction General Permit renewed on April 1, 2019.The updated permit
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does not significantly change the measures that are required to be implemented on construction sites., However,
there are some organizational and technical updates to the permit as described below. Most notably, there isa new
process in which construction sites will obtain official coverage under an NCGO1 permit through'an electronic
process. DEMLR worked with a broad team of stakeholders to make all of these updates. If you have questions,
contact Annette Lucas at Annette. lucas@ ncdenr.go or [phone].
Organizational Updates
The new permit:
* Repeats state requirements forE&SC
Plans and organizes them with federal
construction activity requirements;
• Is clearly organized by topic; and
w Has less text and more tables.
Technical Updates
The new permit:
^ Requires that the E&SCPlan meet
SVVPPP requirements (p. 2);
• Provides alist ofitems that must be
included inthe SVVPPP,such asthe
construction sequence, plans,
' calculations, etc. (p. 2-4);'
• Has updated language on bypasses and
upsets that istailored toconstruction
activities (p.lO),
w Puts all timefnamesfor inspections,
record -keeping and reporting in
^ calendar days" for clarity and
consis1ency(p. 11-I4);2
w Changes the inspection frequency
(during business hours) to at least
once per 7calendar days and after
every storm >1.0inch (previously O.5
inch);' and
• Excludes weekends, state and federal
holidays from normal business hours
unless construction activities take
z This list isbased onwebsheguidance
bythe DEK8LRSediment Program.
^ The number ofcalendar days was
selected tobeasequivalent as
possible with the previous permit,
: The intent isto provide predictability
tothe inspection schedule.
Acronyms toKnow �
CJC: Certificate ofCoverage, proof ofcoverage under anNOGOlpermit
0EK4LR: NCDivision ofEnergy, Mineral, and Land Resources
E&SC: Erosion & Sedimentation Control
e'N[)|: Notice ofIntent, application form for the NCGOlpermit
e-NOT: Notice ofTermination, form for closing out the NCGOlpermit
SVVPPP: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, required by the WCGO1
The NCGO1 Process
The new N[GD1applies topermits approved onnrafter April 2,2D19
Pennbteeswill nolonger receive acopy ofthe NCGO2permit inthe mail
with their E&S[Plan approvals and beconsidered ascovered under the
permit. Federal rules require that DEMLRreceive anN0oneach
construction project and issue each construction project its own [OC.
Under the new NCG01process, construction sites will continue to
receive approval for E@GCPlans from either DEMLRorthe delegated
local E@SC program just like before. After receiving E&S[ Plan approval,
permitteeswill officially obtain coverage under the NCG0lbv
completing an e-N{}| (available at ). The e'NO| will
only take about 20 minutes to fill out and submit on-line.
initially, there will he no charge associated with applying for an NCGO1
permit but on oraround June 1, 2019' DEMLRvviU begin charging $100
annual general permit fee as required per §143-215.3D.
DEMLRisworking oncreating asingle application form that will allow an
applicant tosimultaneously apply for anE&SCpermit and anN[GO1
CO[. That effort is part ufa larger Permit Transformation project at
DEMLR.

Q&A About the New NCG01 Permit
Why doconstruction sites have tmdothis extra application step?
DEMLRisrequired bythe EPA toissue aspecific [O[toevery construction
site that disturbs one acre ormore, DEMLRisworking tocreate aform
that combines the E&S[p|an approval and e-NO| processes, but that will
take more time, For now, DEMLRhas created anefficient e-N0 process.
If anE&SCPlan isapproved before April 1,which permit applies?
Projects with already approved E&SCPlans will automatically follow the
new N[GO1permit, but will not need tofill out ane-NO\orpay anannual
permit fee, However, the permhteesshould print the new permit and the
two standard detail sheets and have them onsite.
Will DEK8LRoffer tools tohelp permbtee comply with the new NCGO17
Yes, OEK4LRwill provide two sample plan sheets at that
can beplaced into the E&SCplan set. The first covers the site stabilization
and materials handling portions ofthe permit, The second sheet covers
the inspection, record -keeping and reporting portions ofthe permit.
How will the new e-NO|submittal and [OCprocess work?
Perm itteesvviUapply for E&SCPlana pprova|xfrom either DEMLRorthe
delegated local E&5C program like before, The E&6Capprova| letter will
instruct the permittee to visit to submit an e-NO| form
to DEK4LR.The permittee may begin the construction activity after
submittal ofthe o'NO|.The permittee isrequired toprint acopy ofthe
permit and retain it on site. Initially, the CO[xvi|| be issued for free but on
or around June 1, 2019, a $100 annual general permit fee will be charged.
Who isallowed tosubmit ene'NO|form?
Submittal must be by responsible corporate officer that owns or
operates the activity, such asapresident, secretary, treasurer, orvice
president or a manager that is authorized in accordance with |VR6 of the
N[G01 permit. Additional signatory options are set forth in |V.8.6 of the
permit. |tispossible for consultant Loprepare the e-NO|,save itasadraft,
and email ittmthe responsible entity for signature & submittal.
What happens tothe COCwhen the construction activity iscomplete?
When a project is complete, the permittees will contact DEMLR or the local
delegated program to close out the E&SC Plan. After DEMLR or the local
E&S[ program inform the permittee of the project dose out via inspection
report, the permittee will visit to submit an e-NOT.
Will there beagrace period for adherence tothe new process?
DEMLRdoes not have the authority togrant agrace period from a
federally mandated permit. Permitteeswill beinformed ofthe new
process via web site, E&SC Plan approval letters and list corvs. If
construction activity disturbs one acre or more (or is part of common plan
ofdevelopment that disturbs one acre urmore) fails tosubmit one -NO|
after approval of its E&S[ Plan, this is a violation of federal permitting
requirements and the permittee could be subject to a penalty assessment.
How does the new NCGU1affect the
delegated local E&SCPrograms?
Local programs will continue to review
and approve E&SCplans. However,
they will nolonger send copies ofthe
NCGO1with E&SCPlan approvals.
DEK4LRwill provide sample language to
use in local E&SCP|an approvals to
advise permitteesthat they must
submit ane-NO|toDEK4LR.
Local programs are not required to
check ifpenni|1eeshave submitted e'
N0stoDEK4LR.Hovvever,iftheyvvish
to dothis voluntarily, there will be a
too[ available on DEMLR.sweb site for
them to view a list of construction
projects that have submitted e-N0s.
When local programs close out an E&SC
Plan, the close-out letter will advise
permhteesthat they must submit ane-
NOT. DEMLR will provide sample
language.
Local programs may approve E&SC
plans that meet state sediment laws
and rules even if those plans are not
compliant with all ofthe NO3O1
requirements. However, their
permitteeswill berequired toadd two
plan sheets (which will be provided by
DEMLR)totheir E&SCPlans toensure
that they fully comply with the ground
stabilization, materials handling, and
inspection, record -keeping and
reporting portion ufthe N[GO1permit.