NCC240418_ESC Approval Submitted_20240214

Dave Skurky
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To: New Hanover County Airport Authority
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Subject: NC DEMLR - FROF Application Approval CRM:0126048
Attachments: Certificate of Approval -Thursday, February 1, 2024 314 PM.docx
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Energy, Mineral & Land Resources
Land Quality Section
Roy Cooper
Governor
Elizabeth S. Biser
Secretary
William Vinson Jr. (Acting)
Director
02-01-2024
LETTER OF APPROVAL
New Hanover County Airport Authority
ATTN: A. Granseur Dick, Deputy Airport Director
1740 Airport Boulevard
Wilmington, NC 28405
RE: Project Name:Airport Boulevard-Parking Improvements
Acres Approved:20
Application ID: PA-002241
Permit Number: NEW H-2024-0105
Address: 1740 Airport Blvd,Suite 12
City:Wilmington
County: New Hanover
River Basin: Cape Fear
Stream Classification:C:Aquatic Life,Secondary Contact Recreation, Fresh water;SW:Swamp Waters
Plan Type: New Plan (Express)
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Dear Mr. Dick,
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 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 NCG010000 Construction Stormwater General
Permit. After the form is reviewed and found to be complete, you will receive a link with payment instructions for the
$120 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 NCG01 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 NCG01 permit and the COC, once it is received.
3. Records of inspections made during the previous 12 months.
Also, this letter gives the notice required by G.S. 113A-61.1(a) of our right of periodic inspection to ensure 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/Ownership 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,
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Rhonda Hall
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Attachments: Approval Comments and Conditions
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Certificate of Plan Approval
Project Name: Airport Boulevard—Parking Improvement
Project ID: NEWH-2024-0105
Application ID: PA-002241
County: New Hanover
1. 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.
2. The developer is responsible for the control of sediment on-site. If the approved erosion and sedimentation
control measures prove insufficient, the developer must take those additional steps necessary to stop sediment
from leaving this site (NCGS 113A-57(3)). Each sediment storage device must be inspected after each storm
event (NCGS 113A-54.1(e)). Maintenance and/or clean out is necessary anytime the device is at 50%
capacity. All sediment storage measures will remain on site and functional until all grading and final
landscaping of the project is complete (15A NCAC 04B .0113).
3. Any and all existing ditches on this project site are assumed to be left undisturbed by the proposed development
unless otherwise noted. The removal of vegetation within any existing ditch or channel is prohibited unless
the ditch or channel is to be regarded with side slopes of 2 horizontal to 1 vertical or less steep (15A NCAC
04B .0124 (d)). Bank slopes may be mowed, but stripping of vegetation is considered new earth work and is
subject to the same erosion control requirements as new ditches (NCGS 113A-52(6)).
4. The developer is responsible for obtaining any and all permits and approvals necessary for the development of
this project prior to the commencement of this land disturbing activity. This could include our agency's
Stormwater regulations and the Division of Water Resources' enforcement requirements within Section 401
of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' jurisdiction of Section 404 of the Clean Water
Act,the Division of Coastal Management's CAMA requirements, the Division of Solid Waste Management's
landfill regulations, the Environmental Protection Agency and/or The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act, local County or Municipalities' ordinances, or others that may be
required. This approval cannot supersede any other permit or approval; however, in the case of a Cease and
Desist Order from the Corps of Engineers, that Order would only apply to wetland areas. All highland would
still have to be in compliance with the N.C. Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
5. If any area on site falls within the jurisdiction of Section 401 or 404 of the Clean Water Act, the developer is
responsible for compliance with the requirements of the Division of Water Resources (DWR), the Corps of
Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) respectively. Any erosion control measures that
fall within jurisdictional wetland areas must be approved by the aforementioned agencies prior to
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installation. The Land Quality Section must be notified of a relocation of the measures in question to the
transition point between the wetlands and the uplands to assure that the migration of sediment will not occur. If
that relocation presents a problem or contradicts any requirements of either DWR, the Corps, or the EPA, it is
the responsibility of the developer to inform the Land Quality Section regional office so that an adequate
contingency plan can be made to assure sufficient erosion control remains on site. Failure to do so will be
considered a violation of this approval (NCGS 113A-54.1(b)).
6. Any borrow material brought onto this site must be from a legally operated mine or other approved
source. Any soil waste that leaves this site can be transported to a permitted mine or separately permitted
construction sites without additional permits under NCGS 74-49(7)(d). Disposal at any other location would
have to be included as a permit revision for this approval.
7. This permit allows for a land disturbance, as called for on the application plan, not to exceed 20
acres. Exceeding that acreage will be a violation of this permit and would require a revised plan and additional
application fee. Any addition in impervious surface, over that already noted on the approved plan,would also
require a revised plan to verify the appropriateness of the erosion control measures and stormwater retention
measures (NCGS 113A-54.1(b)).
8. The construction detail for the proposed silt fence requires reinforcing wire and steel posts a maximum of eight
(8) feet apart. Omission of the reinforcing wire is a construction change that necessitates more posts for
support, i.e., the spacing distance needs to be reduced to no greater than six (6) feet apart (E&SC Planning &
Design Manual 6.63, Rev. 6/06).
9. Sediment storage basins have not been provided on this site. It is proposed that compost silt sock and/or silt
fencing be used for sediment retention. If this proves to be inadequate,the developer must take those additional
steps necessary to stop sediment from leaving this site and a revised Soil and Erosion Control Plan will be
required to be submitted(NCGS 113A-57(3)).
10. A graveled construction entrance must be located at each point of access and egress available to construction
vehicles during the grading and construction phases of this project. Access and egress from the project site at
a point without a graveled entrance will be considered a violation of this approval. Routine maintenance of
the entrances is critical (113A-54.1(b)).
11. As a condition of the NPDES General Stormwater Permit(NCG010000),the financially responsible party shall
comply with the NCGO1 Ground Stabilization And Materials Handling requirements that became effective
April 1, 2019. The NCGO1 Ground Stabilization And Materials Handling standard detail can be printed from
the deq.nc.gov/NCG01 website.
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12. As a condition of the NPDES General Stormwater Permit(NCG010000),the financially responsible party shall
comply with the NCG01 Self-Inspection, Recordkeeping and Reporting requirements that became effective
April 1,2019. The NCG01 Self-Inspection,Recordkeeping and Reporting standard detail can be printed from
the deq.nc.gov/NCG01 website.
13. As a part of routine monitoring of the approved land-disturbing activity,the financially responsible party shall
assure inspections of the area covered by the approved plan after each phase of the plan has been completed
and after establishment of temporary ground cover in accordance with North Carolina General Statute
113A-54.1(e).
Ref: G.S. 113A-54.1 through G.S. 113A-57
Sections 15A NCAC 04A.0101 through 15A NCAC 04E.0504
General Permit NCG 010000 NPDES for Construction Activities
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Wilmington Regional Office I 127 Cardinal Drive Ext. I Wilmington NC,28405
' 910-796-7215
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