SW5211202_Email_20220308

DeBerry, Margie
From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 3:17 PM
To: [e-mail]; Mario Carreon
Cc: Valentine, Thad; Jackie Graham; Dane Peacock
Subject: RE: SW5211202; Nash 97 Solar, LLC
Good Afternoon,
The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR), received a complete, Stormwater Management Permit
Application for the subject project on February 10, 2022. Staff review of the plans and specifications has determined
that the project, as proposed, will comply with the Stormwater Regulations set forth in Title 15A NCAC 2H.1000 - 1062
rules. We are forwarding Permit No. SW5211202, dated March 8, 2022, for the construction, operation and
maintenance of the subject project and the stormwater system. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance
and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein, and does not supersede any other agency
permits that may be required.
The original signed permit package and plans are being mailed to the permittee, Andrew Nourafshan, at the following
address (NOTE: An electronic version of this permit can be found in our online repository:
https://edocs.deg.nc.gov/WaterResources/Browse.aspx?id=494276&dbid=0&repo=WaterResources):
Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC, Developer
Attn: Andrew Nourafshan, Managing Director, Structured Finance
5310 S. Alston Ave, Building 300
Durham, NC 27713
An original signed hard copy of the cover letter and permit (attached) will be mailed to the current property owner,
Joseph Cleary, at the following address:
Dogwood Creek Land Holding, LLC, Current Property Owner
Attn: Joseph Cleary, Authorized Person
3402 Pico Boulevard
Santa Monica, CA 90405
I will hold onto our hard copies of these projects for 30 days (in case any issues/typos with the permit are noticed and
corrections need to be made) after which point, they will be kept on file at the Raleigh Regional Office. If you have any
questions, or need additional information concerning this matter, please contact me at [e-mail].
Thank you,
Jim Farkas
Environmental Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, & Land Resources — Stormwater Program
512 N. Salisbury Street
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

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Based on the current guidance to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Environmental Quality has
adjusted operations to protect the health and safety of the staff and public. Many employees are working remotely or
are on staggered shifts. To accommodate these staffing changes, all DEQ office locations are limiting public access to
appointments only. Please check with the appropriate staff before visiting our offices, as we may be able to handle your
requests by phone or email. We appreciate your patience as we continue to serve the public during this challenging
time.
From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 3:13 PM
To: [e-mail]; Mario Carreon <[e-mail]>
Cc: Valentine, Thad <[e-mail]>; Jackie Graham <jackie.graham @ccrenew.com>; Dane Peacock
<dane.peacock@ccrenew. com>
Subject: SW5211202; Nash 97 Solar, LLC
Good Afternoon,
We received your post -construction stormwater permit application for the above mentioned project on 12/28/2021.
Reviews under the standard permitting process generally take 30 — 45 calendar days, but can take up to 90 calendar
days per statute (our other reviewer, Corey Anen, no longer works for the State, so this review will probably be closer to
45 days than 30). 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.deg.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 #: SW5211202
If you have any questions, please contact Jim Farkas Jim. [e-mail] 919-707-3646.
Thank you,
Jim Farkas

Environmental Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, & Land Resources — Stormwater Program
512 N. Salisbury Street
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
[phone]
Jim.Farkasgncdenr.gov
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Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Based on the current guidance to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Environmental Quality has
adjusted operations to protect the health and safety of the staff and public. Many employees are working remotely or
are on staggered shifts. To accommodate these staffing changes, all DEQ office locations are limiting public access to
appointments only. Please check with the appropriate staff before visiting our offices, as we may be able to handle your
requests by phone or email. We appreciate your patience as we continue to serve the public during this challenging
time.
From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2021 10:49 AM
To: [e-mail]; Mario Carreon <[e-mail]>
Cc: Valentine, Thad <[e-mail]>; Jackie Graham <jackie.graham @ccrenew.com>; Dane Peacock
<dane.Peacock@ccrenew. com>
Subject: RE: Nash 97, LLC; 11250 W NC 97
Good Morning,
We received your additional information for the application for a new post -construction stormwater permit on
12/16/2021. At this time, the submission is not administratively complete and cannot be accepted for review in its
current condition. Please provide the following submittal items before the end of the year (by close of business on
12/31/2021) so that we may accept the project and begin the review process, otherwise, the project will be returned as
administratively incomplete.
Please list the property owner information in Section 111,2 of the Application and have the property owner sign Section IX
of the Application (for multiple property owners, each property owner needs to have their information shown in Section
III and sign Section IX, you can add duplicate pages to the Application if needed). The provided property deed shows
Dogwood Creek Land Holdings, LLC as the current Property Owner, but Section 111, 2 of the Application lists Mr. & Mrs.
Goldston. Please revise. Dogwood Creek Land Holdings, LLC appears to be affiliated with Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC
so you should be able to get the property owner's signature (depending on the legal relationship between Dogwood
Creek Land Holdings, LLC and Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC, you may be able to list Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC as

the Property Owner and not have to worry about Section III, 2 or Section IX of the Application). Please provide 1x hard
copy of the revised pages of the Application (with original signature)
If these items are received within the stipulated timeframe, we can accept the project and begin the review process.
Once accepted, reviews under the standard permitting process generally take 30 — 45 calendar days, but can take up to
90 calendar days per statute (one of our two reviewer positions is currently vacant so this review will probably be closer
to 45 days than 30).
Hard copies should be mailed to the following address:
For Fed Ex/UPS:
Jim Farkas
512 N. Salisbury Street, Office 640E
Raleigh, NC 27604
For USPS:
Jim Farkas
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
If you have any questions, please contact Jim Farkas Jim. [e-mail] 919-707-3646.
Thank you,
Jim Farkas
Environmental Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, & Land Resources — Stormwater Program
512 N. Salisbury Street
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
[phone]
Jim. F arkas@ncdenr. gov
D, E
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Based on the current guidance to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Environmental Quality has
adjusted operations to protect the health and safety of the staff and public. Many employees are working remotely or
are on staggered shifts. To accommodate these staffing changes, all DEQ office locations are limiting public access to
appointments only. Please check with the appropriate staff before visiting our offices, as we may be able to handle your
requests by phone or email. We appreciate your patience as we continue to serve the public during this challenging
time.

From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 12:06 PM
To: '[e-mail]'<[e-mail]>; 'Mario Carreon'
<[e-mail]>
Cc: Valentine, Thad <[e-mail]>; 'Jackie Graham' <jackie.graham @ccrenew.com>; 'Dane Peacock'
<[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: Nash 97, LLC; 11250 W NC 97
Please be aware that the deadline for resubmission of the outstanding items for this submission is close of business on
Thursday 12/16/2021 (30 calendar days after we received the application on 11/16/2021, as explained in the initial
email). Failure to provide this information by the requested resubmission date will result in the application being
returned as administratively incomplete (and will necessitate a resubmission in the future once the submission is
complete).
-Jim
From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 20214:03 PM
To: [e-mail]
Cc: Valentine, Thad <[e-mail]>
Subject: Nash 97, LLC; 11250 W NC 97
Good Afternoon,
We received your application for a new post -construction stormwater permit on 11/15/2021. At this time, the
submission is not administratively complete and cannot be accepted for review in its current condition. Please provide
the following submittal items within 30 calendar days (by close of business on 12/16/2021) so that we may accept the
project and begin the review process, otherwise, the project will be returned as administratively incomplete.
- 1x original signed (in pen) & sealed hard copy of the latest version of the Supplement-EZ Form. This item is
required per Section V and Section VI, 3 of the Application and the form can be found at the following address:
https://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-and-land-resources/stormwater/stormwater-
program/stormwater-design. The latest version of this form has a "low -density" option that should be used. This
form have superseded the provided Low -Density Supplement Form (which we no longer use).
- 1x original signed (in pen) & notarized hard copy of the Operation & Maintenance Agreement Form. This item is
required per Section V and Section VI, 3 of the Application and the form can be found at the following address:
https://deg.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-and-land-resources/stormwater/stormwater-
program/stormwater-design. Please ensure that all of the pages of this form are provided. This form uses
macros to generate the maintenance requirements based on the information entered into the cover page. Solar
farm projects typically use a "User Defined SCM" (instead of the "Disconnected Impervious Surface") to account
for the solar farm specific O&M requirements (outlined in Part E-6 of the Manual). I've attached an example
from a different solar farm project that I have previously reviewed. NOTE: You may wish to get a second original,
signed & notarized hard copy of the O&M Agreement Form to keep with the permittee's copy of the permit
since an original copy is required to be recorded with the Register of Deeds.
- Please provide an original (in pen) signature for each section of the Application that requires a signature (One
copy of the Application is required to have original signatures per Section VI, 1 of the Application).
- Please list the property owner information in Section 111,2 of the Application and have the property owner sign
Section IX of the Application (for multiple property owners, each property owner needs to have their
information shown in Section III and sign Section IX, you can add duplicate pages to the Application if needed).
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Please provide a copy of the property deed(s) for this project area (Section VI, 10 of the Application).
- Please provide official documentation showing that Andrew Nourafshan has signatory authority (Section VI, 11)
for the permittee, Cypress Creek Renewables, LLC" (The Secretary of State information for Cypress Creek
Renewables does not list him).
Please provide a general soils report for the project site. This soils report can be created at the following web
address: https://websoiIsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/App/HomePage.htm
Please provide a project narrative briefly describing the project, how the recommendations in Part E-6 of the
Manual are being met, and that this project has already been constructed.
Please provide an email address for the consulting engineer (Section VIII of the Application) so that we may
reach them with regard to this permit. Requests for additional information (and other permit communications)
are handled through email.
2x signed & sealed hard copies of the plan sheets showing the following:
o A detail for the solar panels showing that Recommendation 6 (and possibly Recommendation 2,
although this information is shown on ALTA-1) is being met.
o While not required per the rules, a slope map showing the on -site ground slope would be appreciated
for demonstrating compliance with Recommendation 2.
NOTE: This is an administrative completeness review, not a detailed engineering review. The following items were noted
during this review, but do not need to be addressed for this submission to be administratively complete and accepted
for review (but these issues, and possibly others, will probably be brough up during the engineering review):
- If a subset of the property area is being used for the project area (Section IV, 4/7 of the Application), this subset
must be clearly shown on the plans (Per Section VI, 8i). If the entire property area is being used as the project
area, it should be reflected in Section IV, 4/7 of the Application.
- The support posts and/or foundations of the solar panels are not considered as pervious area (even if all of the
recommendations are followed) and must be accounted for in the BUA allocation for the site.
- The project latitude and longitude appear to be incorrect (Section I, 4 of the Application). The coordinates on the
application are for a solar farm located in Union County.
- Section IX of the Application should not be signed since the Applicant is also the Property Owner.
If these items are received within the stipulated timeframe, we can accept the project and begin the review process.
Once accepted, reviews under the standard permitting process generally take 30 — 45 calendar days, but can take up to
90 calendar days per statute (one of our two reviewer positions is currently vacant so this review will probably be closer
to 45 days than 30).
Hard copies should be mailed to the following address:
For Fed Ex/UPS:
Jim Farkas
512 N. Salisbury Street, Office 640E
Raleigh, NC 27604
For USPS:
Jim Farkas
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
If you have any questions, please contact Jim Farkas Jim. [e-mail] 919-707-3646.
Thank you,
Jim Farkas
Environmental Engineer

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral, & Land Resources — Stormwater Program
512 N. Salisbury Street
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1612
[phone]
Jim. F arkas@ncdenr. gov
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
Based on the current guidance to minimize the spread of COVID-19, the Department of Environmental Quality has
adjusted operations to protect the health and safety of the staff and public. Many employees are working remotely or
are on staggered shifts. To accommodate these staffing changes, all DEQ office locations are limiting public access to
appointments only. Please check with the appropriate staff before visiting our offices, as we may be able to handle your
requests by phone or email. We appreciate your patience as we continue to serve the public during this challenging
time.