NCC204993_ESC Approval Submitted_20201104

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRlAN WRENN
Director
Lincoln County
Attention: Don Chamblee, PE
115 West Main Street
Lincolnton, North Carolina 28092
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 23, 2020
LETTER OF APPROVAL
RE: Project Name: Killian Creek WWTP Ph. 3 Expansion (Express Review)
Acres Approved: 9.0
Project ID: LINCO-2019-007
County: Lincoln
City: Stanley
Address: Old Plank Rd.
River Basin: Catawba
Stream Classification: Other
Submitted By: Charles Froneberger, PE, WK Dickson
Date Received by LQS: October 12, 2020
Plan Type: Revised
Dear Mr. Chamblee:
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
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.govINCG01. 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 NCGOI permit. However, on or after May 1, 2019, a
S100 fee will be charged annually. This fee is to be sent to the DEMLR Stormwater Central Office
in Raleigh.
Title 15A NCAC 4B .0118(a) and the NCGOI permit require that the following documentation be
kept on file at the job site:
NORn ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
` Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
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Letter of Approval
Lincoln County
October 23, 2020
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The approved E&SC plan as well as any approved deviation.
2. The NCGOI permit and the COC, once it is received.
3. Records of inspections made during the previous 30 days.
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.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
.�i comely,
Shannon Leonard
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosures: Certificate of Approval
NCGO1 Fact Sheet
Inspection Department
cc: Charles Froneberger, PE

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Q&A About the New N G�1 Permit
Why do construction sites have to do this extra application step?
DEMLR is required by the EPA to issue a specific COC to every construction
site that disturbs one acre or more. DEMLR is working to create a form
that combines the E&SC plan approval and a-NO1 processes, but that will
take more time. For now, DEMLR has created an efficient e-NOI process.
If an E&SC Plan is approved before April 1, which permit applies?
Projects with already approved E&SC Plans will automatically follow the
new NCGO1 permit, but will not need to fill out an e-N01 or pay an annual
permit fee. However, the permittees should print the new permit and the
two standard detail sheets and have them on site.
Will DEMLR offer tools to help permittees comply with the new NCG01?
Yes, DEMLR will provide two sample plan sheets at deg.nc.gov/NCGO1 that
can be placed into the E&SC plan set. The first covers the site stabilization
and materials handling portions of the permit. The second sheet covers
the inspection, record -keeping and reporting portions of the permit.
How will the new a-NO1 submittal and COC process work?
Permittees will apply for E&SC Plan approvals from DEMLR or the local
E&SC program like before, The E&SC approval letter will instruct the
permittee to visit deq.nc.gov/NCG01 to submit an e_N01 form to DEMLR.
The permittee may begin the construction activity after receipt of the COC
(within three days*). The permittee must print and retain a copy of the
permit and the COC on site. Initially, the COC will be issued for free but on
or around June 1, 2019, a $100 annual general permit fee will be charged.
Who is allowed to submit an a-NOI form?
Submittal must be by a responsible corporate officer that owns or
operates the activity, such as a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice
president or a manager that is authorized in accordance with IV.B.6 of the
NCG01 permit. Additional signatory options are set forth in IV.8.6 of the
permit. It is possible for consultant to prepare the e-N01, save it as a draft,
and email it to the responsible entity for signature & submittal.
How does the new NCGO1 affect the
delegated local E&SC Programs?
Local programs will continue to review
and approve E&SC plans. However,
they will no longer send copies of the
NCGO1 with E&SC Plan approvals.
DEMLR will provide sample language to
use in local E&SC Plan approvals to
advise permittees that they must
submit an e-NOI to DEMLR.
Local programs are not required to
check if permittees have submitted e-
NOls to DEMLR. However, if they wish
to do this voluntarily, there will be a
tool available on DEMLR's web site for
them to view a list of construction
projects that have submitted e-NOIs.
When local programs close out an E&SC
Plan, the close-out 4etterwill advise
permittees that they must submit an e-
NOT. DEMLR will provide sample
language.
iLocal programs may approve E&SC
What happens to the COC when the construction activity is complete? plans that meet state sediment laws
When a project is complete, the permittees will contact DEMLR or the local ;and rules even if those plans are not
delegated program to close out the E&SC Plan, After DEMLR or the local compliant with all of the NCG01
E&SC program inform the permittee of the project close out via inspection requirements. However, their
report, the permittee will visit deg,nc.gov/NCGOI to submit an e-NOT. permittees will be required to add two
Will there be a grace period for adherence to the new process? plan sheets (which will be provided by
DEMLR does not have the authority to grant a grace period from a DEMLR) to their E&SC Plans to ensure
federally mandated permit. Permittees will be informed of the new that they fully comply with the ground
process via web site, E&SC Plan approval letters and list servs. If a stabilization, materials handling, and
construction activity disturbs one acre or more (or is part of common plan i inspection, record -keeping and
of development that disturbs one acre or more) fails to submit an e-NOi of
portion of the NCG01 permit.
after approval of its E&SC Plan, this is a violation of federal permitting
requirements and the permittee could be subject to a penalty assessment. app4 business hours fora project
approved under the DEMLR Express
review program.

Fact Sheet on the New NCG01 Permit
April 2019
The NC Cortsiruction:Gene ral Permit (also known as "NCG©1") tiivas renewed;on April. 1, 2a18. The .updated perrtiit
does not significantly change the measures'that-are'required to lie implerinerited on construction sites: However
there are some organizational and technical updates to the permit as described below Most notably,.there is a new
process in which construction siteswill obtain off'icial,coverage under an NCGO1 permit through an etectrortic
process DEMLR worked with a broad team of stakeholders to make all of these updates. If you have questions,
contact Annette Lucas at Annette) [e-mail] [phone]
Organizational Updates
The new permit:
• Repeats state requirements for E&SC
Plans and organizes them with federal
construction activity requirements;
• Is clearly organized by topic; and
• Has less text and more tables.
Technical Updates
The new permit:
• Requires that the E&SC Plan meet
SWPPP requirements (p, 2);
• Provides a list of items that must be
included in the SWPPP, such as the
construction sequence, plans,
calculations, etc. (p. 2-4);-
• Has updated language on bypasses and
upsets that is tailored to construction
activities (p. 10);
• Puts all timeframes for inspections,
record -keeping and reporting in
"calendar days" for clarity and
consistency (p. 11-14);2
• Changes the inspection frequency
(during business hours) to at least
once per 7 calendar days and after
every storm ? 1.0 inch (previously 0.5
inch);' and
• Excludes weekends, state and federal
holidays from normal business hours
unless construction activities take
place (p. 23).
` This list is based on website guidance
by the DEMLR Sediment Program.
The number of calendar days was
selected to be as equivalent as
possible with the previous permit.
3 The intent is to provide predictability
to the inspection schedule.
Acronyms to Know
COC: Certificate of Coverage, proof of coverage under an NCGO1 permit
DEMLR: NC Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources
E&5C: Erosion & Sedimentation Control
e-NO1: Notice of Intent, application form for the NCG01 permit
e-NOT: Notice of Termination, form for closing out the NCG01 permit
SWPPP: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, required by the NCGO1
The NCG01 Process
The new NCG01 applies to permits approved on or after April 1, 2019.
Permittees will no longer receive a copy of the NCGO1 permit in the mail
with their E&SC Plan approvals and be. considered as covered under the
permit. Federal rules require that DEMLR receive an NO1 on each
construction project and issue each construction project its own COC.
Under the new NCG01 process, construction sites will continue to
receive approval for E&SC Plans from either DEMLR or the delegated
local E&SC program just like before. After receiving E&SC Plan approval,
permittees will officially obtain coverage under the NCG01 by
completing an e-NOI (available at deg.nc.gov/NCGO1). The e-N01 will
only take about 20 minutes to fill out and submit on-line.
Initially, there will be no charge associated with applying for an NCG01
permit but on or around June 1, 2019, DEMLR will begin charging a $100
annual general permit fee as required per §143-215.3D.
DEMLR is working on creatinga single application form that will allow an
applicant to simultaneously apply for an E&SC permit and an NCGO1
COC. That effort is part of a larger Permit Transformation project at
DEMLR.