SWA000168_Email_20221129

Farkas, Jim J
From:Farkas, Jim J
Sent:Tuesday, November 29, 2022 8:29 AM
To:Spencer Terry
Subject:RE: \[External\] RE: SWA000168 Griffon Pointe Subdivision Phase 1
We are still waiting on the electronic files for this project to be uploaded (https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-
Supplemental-Upload). Please upload these files at your earliest convenience so that we may issue the permit for this
project.

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Monday, November 21, 2022 8:46 AM
To: Spencer Terry <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: \[External\] RE: SWA000168 Griffon Pointe Subdivision Phase 1

The electronic files for this project do not appear to have been uploaded (the only electronic file that has been uploaded
is the planset). Please upload these other files at your earliest convenience so that we may issue the permit for this
project.

Thank you,

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]
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From: Spencer Terry <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, November 3, 2022 12:12 PM
To: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[External\] RE: SWA000168 Griffon Pointe Subdivision Phase 1

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Hi Jim,

I contacted Mitchell Environmental regarding the mulch trail in the wetlands around the pond and we have
taken some steps to ensure this is handled correctly. Scott Mitchell does not believe, based on his knowledge,
that a mulch trail would be identified as disturbance. However, we have added the areas to the Phase II permit
just in case, and we have sent an email to the Corps asking if it is required. We have not had a response to our
email, so I’ve revised the trail to terminate prior to any wetland impacts in Phase I. Ultimately, the trail may
never be constructed as the county has agreed to all the open space improvement requirements being added
during Phase II and the trail would not count toward those requirements. These steps ensure that there are no
impacts in phase I regardless of requirements.

Regarding the 2:1 max slope on roadside swales: the 2:1 max slope comes directly from the NCDOT
Subdivision Manual and was transferred directly from their detail. I’ve added a note to the detail that 2:1 slopes
will require engineering calcs and soil evaluations. However, no 2:1 slopes were designed or called out on the
plans. The only place steep slopes may have been warranted are at the stream crossings to reduce the overall
footprint for impacts to the Corp., but again this will be addressed in Phase II as no crossings are proposed in
Phase I. I’m addressing all the comments that you and I have discussed to the Phase II drawings.

I’ve uploaded the revised plans to the link in your email below. Hard copies are being mailed to your office and
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should arrive around Monday November 6.

Best regards,

Spencer

Spencer B. Terry III, P.E.
President

1304 N. Respess Street | Washington, NC 27889
Phone: [phone]
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From: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 7:43 AM
To: Spencer Terry <[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: SWA000168 Griffon Pointe Subdivision Phase 1

Spencer,

I was looking over the additional information you provided on 9/2/2022. Everything looks good except for a few small
issues:

Please correct the following:
- This project appears to have some wetland impacts (The proposed trail around the existing pond goes through
multiple wetland areas) that could require a 401/404 permit. If the permit is required, please indicate that it is
required in Part C3 of the Application.
- Please upload the electronic files for this project at the following link (as indicated in the 9/7/2022 email below):
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

While not required for approval of the ATC, the following items were noted during review and will most likely be
brought up during the final review once construction is finished (there may be other issues that arise from the final
technical review, but these items were noticed during this review):
- The details on plan sheet C6.0 shows the vegetated conveyances alongside the roads as having a maximum
allowable side slope of 2:1. Per the requirements of 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)(c), the maximum allowable side
slope for vegetated conveyances is 3:1 (steeper side slopes are allowable, but only if engineering calculations
and an on-site soil investigation are provided showing that the soils and vegetation will remain stable in
perpetuity.

Please provide the following:
- 2x hard copies & 1x electronic copy of the revised page of the Application form (if needed).
- 2x hard copies & 1x electronic copy of the revised plan sheets (if needed).
- 2x hard copies & 1x electronic copy of any other items needed to address the above issues.

Hard copies should be mailed to me at the following address:
For FedEx/UPS:
Jim Farkas
512 N. Salisbury Street, Office 640M
Raleigh, NC 27604

For USPS:
Jim Farkas
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

Hand Delivery:
Please reach out to me prior to hand delivering a submission to make sure that I (or someone else in my group)
will be able to receive the submission. Do not leave the package in the foyer with the security guard.

NOTE: Hard copies should not be sent to a Regional Office. Doing so will delay the review process and the
submission package may be lost while being sent from the Regional Office to me in the Central Office.
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Electronic copies should be uploaded at the following location:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

Since these are really minor things, once I get the hard copies, anything else that may have changed from addressing
these issues, and the documents are uploaded to Laserfiche (Provided everything is still in order), we can issue the
permit without doing another formal review.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: Tran, Kieu M <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 10:58 AM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>; Lawyer, Mike <[e-mail]>
Subject: SWA000168 Griffon Pointe Subdivision Phase 1

Good Morning,

We received your post-construction stormwater permit Authorization to Construct (ATC) application for the above
mentioned project on 9/2/2022. Reviews under the fast track permitting process generally take 30 calendar days. Please
upload all documents that you mailed into our office through the link provided below. Be sure to choose the Central
Office as the Primary Contact office.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please ensure that each file is uploaded under its appropriate file type. Additional file types can be
entered into the electronic form by clicking on the “Add Another Post-Construction File Upload” link directly below the
“State Stormwater Information Uploads” section of the form. Please do not upload entire plan sets through this form,
but rather upload the relevant individual sheets under the appropriate file type. Selecting the correct file type ensures
that the files are properly named in the electronic repository and it helps expedite the review process.

Please type in permit #: SWA000168

If you have any questions, please contact Jim Farkas [e-mail] 919-707-3646.

Thank you,

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Mrs. Kieu Tran
Stormwater Program Administrative Assistant
Office: (919) 707- 3640
[e-mail]

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Stormwater Program

512 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 (location)
1612 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1612 (mailing)
Website: http://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/stormwater

Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed
to third parties

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