NCC230592_ESC Approval Submitted_20230307

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 23, 2021
LETTER OF APPROVAL
Pine Gate Renewables
Attention: Ben Catt
130 Roberts Street
Ashville, North Carolina 28801
RE: Project: Apex Solar
Acres Approved: 304.15
Project ID: CLEVE-2021-031
County: Cleveland
City: Unincorporated
Address: Pony Barn Road
River Basin: Broad
Stream Classification: Other
Submitted By: Pine Gate Renewables
Date Received by LQS: July 12, 2021
Plan Type: Revised
Dear Mr.Catt:
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 NCGO10000 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
NCGO 1 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.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704-663-1699

Letter of Approval
Pine Gate Renewables
July 23, 2021
Page 2 of 2
Title 15A NCAC 4B .0118(a) and the NCGO1 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 NCGO 1 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,
James Moore
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosures: Certificate of Approval
NCGO1 Fact Sheet
em: [e-mail]
cc: Inspection Department

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