NCC205160_ESC Approval Submitted_20201113

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretaly
BRIAN WRENN
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 29, 2020
LETTER OF APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS
City of New Bern
Attn: Mr. Mark A. Stephens, City Manager
P.O. Box 1129
New Bern, NC 28563
RE: Project Name: Hurricane Florence FEMA Category A Debris Removal Activities —
Jack Smith Creek Drainage Basin
Project ID: Crave-2021-015
County: Craven
City: New Bern Acres Approved: 5.06
Address: Multiple Streets
River Basin: Neuse
Date Received by LQS: September 30, 2020
Submitted By: Draper Aden Associates
Plan Type: New
Dear Sir,
This office has reviewed the subject erosion and sedimentation control plan. We find the plan to
be acceptable anct 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 1 SA NCAC
413.0129.
As of April 1, 2-0 i 9, all new construction activities 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 S100 annual permit fee. After the fee is
received. you wi 1' receive the COC via email. You MUST obtain the COC prior to commencement
of any land disturbing activity. The eNOI form maybe accessed at deq.nc.gov/NCG01. Please
direct q_uestioris �boLit the eNOI form to Annette Lucas at Annette. lucasgncdenr. Soy or Paul Clark
at Paul. clark ncdenr. ov. If the owner/operator of this project changes in the future, the new
responsibie part\ is acquired to apply for his/her own COC.
D ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Washington Regional Office 1 943 Washington Square Mall } Washington, North Carolina 27889
NOLIFH CJ�O�.iNA �^
oepertmemorr�Naa.r� /`� 252.946.6481

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 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 oeriodic 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 recuirements
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 helpffil if
you notify this office of the proposed starting date for this project.
Please be advised that a rule to protect and maintain existing buffers along watercourses in the
Neuse River Basin became effective on July 22, 1997. The Neuse River Riparian Area Protection
and Maintenance Rule (I5A NCAC 2B.0233) applies to the 50-foot wide zone directly adjacent to
surface waters (intermittent streams, perennial streams, lakes, ponds, and estuaries) in the Neuse
River Basin. For more information about this riparian area rule, please contact the Division of
Water Resources Wetland/401 Unit at 919-807-6300, or DWR in our regional office at 252-946-
6481.
Sincerely,
Samir Dumpor, PE
Regional Engineer
cc w/o enc: Mark A. Stephens, City of New Bern (email)
Matthew C. Burnette, PG, CFM, Draper Aden Associates (email)
WaRO Division of Water Resources (email)

The devei�)per is responsible for the control of sediment on -site. If the approved erosion
and sedimentation control measures prove insufficient, the developer must take those
additional steps necessary to stop sediment from leaving this site (NCGS 113A-57(3)).
Each sechinent storage device must be inspected after each storm event (NCGS 113A-
54.1(e)). Maintenance and/or clean out is necessary anytime the device is at 50% capacity.
All sedirntnt storage measures will remain on site and functional until all grading and final
iandscapi,ig of the project is complete (15A NCAC 04B .0113).
2. 1-he developer is responsible for obtaining all permits and approvals necessary for the
�ieveloE n-c-nt of this project prior to the commencement of this land disturbing activity.
This uOI-11 3 include our agency's Stormwater regulations and the Division of Water
resource:,' enforcement requirements within Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, the U.S.
'%rmy Cc -.�s of Engineers' jurisdiction of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, the Division
of Coast Management's CAMA requirements, the Division of Solid Waste
landfill regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency and/or The U.S.
mly o ps of Engineers jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, local County or
�iunicipa�i�ies' ordinances, or others that may be required. This approval cannot supersede
'Z \ otl.e:' ;crf,lit or approval.
3. appropria,e measures must be properly installed downstream, within the
ii'r,its c71 : ,turbance, of any land disturbing activity to prevent sediment from leaving the
i61111s _ Ji,�urbance, entering existing drainage systems, impacting an on -site natural
acljoini:1 property. (NC(3S 113A-57)

PROJECT INFORMATION SHEET
APPROVAL DATE: October 29, 2020
RESPONSIBLE PARTY: City of New Bern
Hurricane Florence FEMA Category A Debri:: ;iernovai
PROJECT NAME: Activities - Jack Smith Creek Drainage Basi.',
COUNTY: Craven NO.: Crave-2021-01y
OFF -SITE BORROW
AND/OR DISPOSAL SITE: NO.:
START-UP DATE:
CONTRACTOR:
ON -SITE CONTACT:
ON -SITE PHONE NO.:
OFFICE PHONE NO.:
COMPLETE & RETURN THIS FORM
PRIOR TO THE START OF CONSTRUCTTON TO:
N.C.D.F.Q.
LAND QUALITY SECTION
ATTN: James Edwards
943 WASHINGTON SQUARE MALL
WASHINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 27889
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