NCG210436_Email RE Technical Assistance_20201208

Morman, Alaina
From: Valentine, Thad
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 7:52 AM
To: KAREN COPELAND; Garcia, Lauren V
Cc: will copeland; Vinson, Scott; Morman, Alaina
Subject: RE: [External] Apex Nurseries, INC
Karen
That looks like a hybrid of the weekly monitoring requirements and some of the SWPPP requirements.The monitoring
requirements under the settlement agreement requires monitoring as normal according to your NCG21 permit, plus
additional sampling requirements performed on a weekly basis for through March 31, 2021 for the mulch piles and
surrounding areas along with loading areas,traffic areas, ditches and swales to ensure that thick vegetation cover is
maintained and that rills,gullies and erosion are not forming.The list you have includes those items, but you should be
sure to include as part of the checklist, any observed leachate coming from or running into any of those areas or
anywhere else on site. Provide in those checklists whether leachate was observed,the condition of the area being
observed, any damage from rain events and any repair work needed, how it was repaired and when the repair was
performed. Any changes made in problem areas in response to repeated issues should be documented and contain as
much detailed as possible. I hope this helps, stay safe
Thad Valentine
Environmental Senior Specialist
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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Email: thad.valentine(a-)-ncdenr.gov
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From: KAREN COPELAND<[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2020 1:53 PM
To: Garcia, Lauren V<[e-mail]>
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Subject: [External] Apex Nurseries, INC
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Good afternoon Lauren. I just want to clarify, if I create our own Weekly Log (because I assume there is no log or
template for us to go by)for Will to check off at the end of each week,that log needs to verify that:
1. All mulch piles have been inspected.
2. All Outfalls have been inspected.
3. All streams around the yards have been inspected.
4. Verify we have or had not had rain that week.
5. Inspecte all buffer areas and vegetated.
6. If Any Mulch Color totes are on site, they are inspected.
7. Inspect all equipment for any leaks.
8. Note any Yard improvements
Scott and Will did talk about before Thanksgiving and Will has been making weekly inspections of the yards and has
been making improvements to all 3 yards but I just want to make sure we are recording everything correctly, in a weekly
log. Are they any templates or examples of what other businesses have used in the past?
Thank you for any insight/ help you can provide
Karen D. Copeland
Apex Nurseries, INC
[phone]
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