SW1210503_Add Info_20210826

ROY COOPER
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
Interim Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
Jeff Ruppert, PE
39845 Mathews Lane
Paonia, CO 81428
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
August 26, 2021
Subject: Second Request for Additional Information
Stormwater Permit No. SW1210503
Hot Spring Microgrid
Madison County
Dear Mr. Ruppert:
The Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), received a Stormwater
Management Permit Application for the subject project on August 2, 2021. A review of that
information has determined that the application is not complete. The following information is
needed to continue the stormwater review:
1. Original Comment 8 — "Since there are no off -site components to a low -density
drainage area, the off -site impervious area determination is not required (Section IV,
11). " Please provide the revised page of the Application showing this revision.
2. Original Comment 9 — "Please complete and provide both a Supplement-EZ Form and
an O&M Agreement Form (Section V & Section VI, 3). " Per Section VI, 3 of the
Application, we require an original signature on the O&M Agreement Form and per
General MDC 11, the owner must be the one that signs the O&M Agreement Form (the
letter we have from Keith Herbs does not list Jonathan Nicolosi as designated signatory,
so he is unable to sign this form). Also, please make sure that an electronic copy of this
letter is uploaded
3. Original Comment 11— "Please provide project density calculations for this project
(Section VI, 7). " The BUA calculation for the project site does not appear to be correct.
Per plan sheet C2.0, there are over 3,000 sf of BUA called out on the plans but the
calculations only include 1,219 sf of BUA. Please revise as needed for consistency.
NOTE: BUA, such as an equipment pad, that is placed on top of a pervious surface, such
as a 4" thick layer of #57 stone is still considered BUA. There are also some items, such
as the "transwitcher pad" and the items called out in the revision #3 cloud that appear to
be BUA but do not have their surface area shown. Please ensure that the BUA associated
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with these (and any other unlabeled BUAs) is clearly shown on the plans and accounted
for in the BUA calculations/reporting.
4. Original Comment 13 — "Please delineate the on -site wetlands in the main set of plans
or provide a note in the plans that there are no wetlands located on -site (Section VI, 8m).
Please also identify the individual that made this determination. " Section VI, 8m
specifies that the wetland determination needs to be included in the main set of plans. If
there are no wetlands located on -site, please place a note on the plans stating that there
are no wetlands on -site and list the identity and qualifications of the individual that made
this determination. Also, the supporting documentation mentioned in the response to
comments letter was not provided in the 8/2/2021 submission.
5. Original Comment 14 — "Please indicate the drainage area divide (differentiating
between the portion of the project area that drains to the French Broad River and Spring
Creek) for this project in the main set of plans (Section VI, 8o). " Plan sheet C3.1 was not
provided in the 8/2/2021 submission so this response could not be verified.
6. Original Comment 15 — "Please provide the property deed for this property (Section VI,
10). " The deed for this property was not provided in the 8/2/2021 submission so this
response could not be verified.
7. Provide pdfs of all revisions, 2 hardcopies of revised plan sheets, 1 hardcopy of other
documents, and a response to comments letter briefly describing how the comments have
been addressed.
a. Pdfs must be uploaded using the form at:
https:.//edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload
b. Hard copies must be mailed or delivered to the following address:
i. For FedEx/UPS:
Suzanne McCoy
512 N. Salisbury Street, Office 640K
Raleigh, NC 27604
ii. For LISPS:
Suzanne McCoy
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
Please note that this request for additional information is in response to a preliminary review.
The requested information should be received by this Office prior to September 25, 2021,
or the application will be returned as incomplete. The return of a project will necessitate
resubmittal of all required items, including the application fee. Please reference the State
assigned project number SW1210503 on all correspondence.

If you need additional time to submit the information, please submit your request for a time
extension to the Division at the contact below. The request must indicate the date by which you
expect to submit the required information. The Division is allowed 90 days from the receipt of
a completed application to issue the permit.
The construction of any impervious surfaces, other than a construction entrance under an
approved Sedimentation Erosion Control Plan, is a violation of NCGS 143-215.1 and is subject
to enforcement action pursuant to NCGS 143-215.6A.
If you have any questions concerning this matter please feel free to contact me at
[e-mail] or [phone].
Sincerely,
Jim Farkas
Environmental Engineer
Stormwater Program
cc: Asheville Regional Office