SWA000195_email_20230707

Peck, Kaitlin
From:Farkas, Jim J
Sent:Friday, July 7, 2023 12:15 PM
To:Jess Gardner
Cc:Michael Cain; [e-mail]
Subject:RE: \[External\] Re: SWA000195; Legacy at Mills River - Phase 1
Please upload the electronic files associated with the most recent hard copy submission at the following link:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

We have reviewed the provided information 6/8/23. There are no outstanding issues with the project, however we
cannot issue the permit for this project until the electronic files have been uploaded.

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

From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 9:56 AM
To: Jess Gardner <[e-mail]>
Cc: Michael Cain <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]
Subject: RE: \[External\] Re: SWA000195; Legacy at Mills River - Phase 1

Thank you.

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]
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From: Jess Gardner <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 9:55 AM
To: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>
Cc: Michael Cain <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]
Subject: \[External\] Re: SWA000195; Legacy at Mills River - Phase 1

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Jim

We are packaging it up now. We have been addressing other regulatory comments regarding other utilities and wanted
to make sure final design addressed all concerns.

Jesse Gardner
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On May 31, 2023, at 9:44 AM, Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]> wrote:

As of today, 5/31/23, we have not yet received the items requested on 4/17/23. Please provide these
items by close of business on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 or the project will be returned due to inactivity.

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]
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From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2023 4:02 PM
To: Michael Cain <[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]; Jess Gardner <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: SWA000195; Legacy at Mills River - Phase 1

Michael,

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I was looking over the additional information you provided on 3/20/23. Everything looks good except for
a few small issues:

Please correct the following:
1. Please include the high-density/low-density divide in the main set of plans. NOTE: It is noted
that this divide is shown on a plan sheet in the calculation booklet, however we would need a
second hard copy of this plan sheet to add to the plan sets. Please either provide a second hard
copy of this plan sheet (Post Drainage Area Bulletin) or revise the plan sets to include this
drainage divide and provide the revised sheets.
2. Please clarify if Phase 2, and the BUA associated with Phase 2, is included in this
project/application. NOTE: The project name on the Application & Plans only indicates Phase 1.
Please revise as needed.
3. There appears to be excessive piping located in the low-density portion of the project area
(between lots 33/34 & 35/37). Per 15A NCAC 02H .1003(2)(c), a minimal amount of non-
vegetated conveyances are only allowed when unavoidable (a portion of this piping could be
replaced by vegetated conveyance). Please revise as needed. NOTE: You are allowed to bypass
or partially bypass off-site drainage for a low-density project through pipes, however, you may
not collect on-site drainage into the bypass pipes (on-site drainage may only be conveyed via
pipe when unavoidable).
4. Please include the vegetated setback around Hollaman Lake as it is an on-site surface water and
requires a setback per 15A NCAC 02H .1003(4). NOTE: Please ensure that the trail that is within
the vegetated setback near Holloman Lake is non-BUA or is in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H
.1003(4) (if it is not, pleas relocate it outside of the vegetated setback. Please revise as needed.

Please provide the following:
5. 2x hard copies & 1x electronic copy of any items needed to address the above comments.

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.

Electronic copies should be uploaded at the following location:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

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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]
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From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 3:54 PM
To: [e-mail]; Michael Cain <[e-mail]>
Cc: Smith, Mike M <[e-mail]>; Jess Gardner <[e-mail]>
Subject: SWA000195; Legacy at Mills River - Phase 1

Good Afternoon,

We received your post-construction stormwater Authorization to Construct (ATC) permit application for
the above mentioned project on 3/20/2023. Reviews under the Fast-Track permitting process can take
up to 30 calendar days to complete. You can see where this project stands in the review queue by
emailing me (I have an autoreply set up that has the review queue on it). 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. YOU MUST
CLICK ON THE “ADD ANOTHER POST-CONSTRUCTION FILE UPLOAD” TO ADD ADDITIONAL FILE TYPES
TO THE SUBMISSION. Merely changing the file type dropdown as you upload the various files (without
adding additional file uploads) will upload all of the files as the last file type selected, the submission will
get flagged during review, and you will need to resubmit the files. 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. NOTE: We do not require and we discourage the
upload/submission of extraneous plan sheets (such as lighting plans, utility plans, striping plans, sight
distance plans, etc…) as these files are not needed for review.

Please type in permit #: SWA000195

If you have any questions, please contact Jim Farkas [e-mail] 919-707-3646 (email is
preferred).

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
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[e-mail]
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