NCC205407_MODIFICATION Supporting Documents_20210129

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. PEGAN
Secretary
BRIAN WPENN
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 24, 2020
LETTER OF APPROVAL
National Renewable Energy Corporation
Attention: Andrew Giraldo
227 Southside Drive Suite B
Charlotte, North Carolina 28217
RE: Project Name: Stanly Solar Substation
Acres Approved: 8.91
Project ID: STANL-2021-005
County: Stanly
City: Tyson Township
Address: Old Aquadale Road
River Basin: Yadkin
Stream Class: Other
Submitted By: National Renewable Energy Corporation
Date Received by LQS: November 19, 2020
Plan Type: Revised
Dear Mr. Giraldo:
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 the above named project. The NOI form may be accessed at
deq.nc.gov/NCGO1. 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 NCGO1 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 in Raleigh.
D,- E Q � 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
National Renewable Energy Corporation
November 24, 2020
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Title 15A NCAC 4B .0118(a) and the NCGO 1 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 NCGO1 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. Please notify us if you plan to have a preconstruction conference.
Your cooperation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
5es Moore
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosures: Certificate of Approval
NCGO1 Fact Sheet
em: [e-mail]
cc: Inspection Department