NCC220684_ESC Approval Submitted_20220209

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
EnvinmMentat O'Uatiry
January 31, 2022
LETTER OF APPROVAL
City of Concord
Attention: Scott Chunn, Deputy Director of Electric Systems
Post Office Box 308
Concord, North Carolina 28026
RE: Project Name: Concord Substation - Ruben Linker
Project ID: CABAR-2022-057
County: Cabarrus
City: Concord
Location: Ruben Linker Road
River Basin: Yadkin- PeeDee
Stream Classification: Other
Acres Approved: 2.52
Submitted By: Bloc Design, PLLC
Date Received by LQS: January 11, 2022
Plan Type: New
Dear Mr. Chunn:
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 April 1, 2019, 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 NCGO10000 Construction General
Permit. After the form is reviewed and found to be complete, you will receive a link with payment instructions
for the $100 annual permit fee. After the fee is processed, you will receive the COC via email. As the
Financially Responsible Party shown on the FRO form submitted for this project, you MUST obtain the COC
prior to commencement of any land disturbing activity. The eNOI form may be accessed
at deq.nc.gov/NCG01. Please direct questions about the eNOI form to the Stormwater Program staff in the
Raleigh central office, If the owner/operator of this project changes in the future, the new responsible
party must obtain a new COC.
Title 15A NCAC 4B .0118(a) and the NCGO 1 permit require that the following documentation be kept on file at
the job site:
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CERTIFICATE OF FLAN APPROVAL
The posting of this certificate certifies that an erosion and sedimentation control plan has been
approved for this project by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 113A — 57 (4) and 113A — 54 (d) (4) and North
Carolina Administrative Code, Title 15A, Chapter 4B.0107 (c). This certificate must be posted
at the primary entrance of the job site before construction begins. and until establishment of
permanent groundcover as required by North Carolina Administrative Code, 'Title 15A,
Chapter 4P.0127 (b).
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Fact Sheet on the New NCGO1 Permit D_EQ��
April 2019 �
The NC Construction General Permit (also known as.."NCG01") was renewed on April 1, 2019. The updated permit
does not significantly change the measures that are required to be implemented 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 sites will obtain official coverage under an NCG01 permit through an electronic
process. DEMLR worked with a broad team of stakeholders to make all of these updates. If you have questions,
contact Annette Lucas at [e-mail] or [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&5C 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);'
• 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.
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&SC: Erosion & Sedimentation Control
e-NOI: 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 NCGO1 Process
The new NCGO1 applies to permit's opproved 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 N01 on each
construction project and issue each construction project its own COC.
Under the new NCGO1 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 a-NOI (available at dec nc.gov/NCG01). The e-NOI 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 creating a 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.

Q0�JA About the New HCO31 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 e-NOI 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 NCG01 permit, but will not need to fill out an e-NOI 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.
How does the new NCGR1 affect the
delegated local E&SC Programs?
Local programs will continue to review
and approve E&SC plans. However,
they will no longersend copies of the
NCGO1 with E&SC Plan approvals.
DEMLR will provide sample language to
use in local E&SC PIan approvals to
advise permittees that they must
submit an e-NOI to DEMLR.
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Will DEMLR offer tools to help permittees comply with the new NCG01?
Yes, DEMLR will provide two sample plan sheets at de .nc.Cov NCGO1 that
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can be placed into the E&SC plan set. The first covers the site stabilization
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and materials handling portions of the permit. The second sheet covers
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the inspection, record -keeping and reporting portions of the permit.
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How will the new e-NOI 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
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permittee to visit deg.nc.gov/NCGO1 to submit an e-NOI form to DEMLR.
Local programs are not required to
The permittee may begin the construction activity after receipt of the COC
check if permittees have submitted e-
(within three days*). The permittee must print and retain a copy of the
NOIs to DEMLR. However, if they wish
permit and the COC on site. Initially, the COC will be issued for free but on
to do this voluntarily, there will be a
or around June 1, 2019, a $100 annual general permit fee will be charged.
tool available on DEMLR's web site for
them to view a list of construction
Who is allowed to submit an e-iNOI form?
projects that have submitted e-NOIs.
Submittal must be by a responsible corporate officer that owns or
When local programs close out an E&SC
operates the activity, such as a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice
Plan, the close-out letter will advise
president or a manager that is authorized in accordance with 1V.B.6 of the
NCG01 permit. Additional signatory options are set forth in IV.B.6 of the
permittees that they must submit an e-
permit. It is possible for consultant to prepare the e-NOI, save it as a draft,
NOT. DEMLR will provide sample
and emaii it to the responsible entity For signature & submittal.
language.
Local programs may approve E&SC
What happens to the COL 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 Iocal
compliant with ail of the NCG01
E&SC program inform the permittee of the project close out via inspection
requirements. However, their
report, the permittee will vis€t deq.nc,gov/NCG01 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) to their E&SC Plans to ensure
DEMLR does not have the authority to grant a grace period from a
that they fully comply with the ground
federally mandated permit. Permittees will be informed of the new
stabilization, materials handling, and
process via web site, E&SC Plan approval letters and list servs. if a
inspection, record-keepingtinoftheand
construction activity disturbs one acre or more (or is part of common plan
reporting portion of the NCG01 permit.
of development that disturbs one acre or more) fails to submit an e-NOI
after approval of its E&SC Plan, this is a violation of federal permitting
business hours for aR ect
requirements and the permittee could be subject to a penalty assessment.
a p r Express
approved under the DEMLR Express
review program.