NCC243222_ESC Approval Submitted_20241018

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WILLIAM E.TOBY VINSQN,JIt NORTH CAROLINA
1nterbn Director Environmental Quality
September 15,2023
LETTER OF APPROVAL
City of Laurinburg
Charles Nichols,.City Manager
Post Office Box 249
Laurinburg,NC 28353
RE: Project Name: Pump Station Renovations(SRP-W-ARP 01 69)
Acres Approved:. 2.0
Project ID: SCOTL-2024-600
County: Scotland, City:. Laurinburg.
Address: Various
River Basin: Lumber
Stream.Classification:. Other
Submitted by: Jim Stowe
Date Received by LQS: August 17,2023
Plan.Type: Utility
Dear Mr.Nichols:
This office has reviewed the subject erosion and sedimentation control plan. We find
the plan to be acceptable and herebyissue this Letter of Approval..The enclosed
Certificate of Approval must be posted at the job site.This plan 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(NOI)form requesting a Certificate of
Coverage(COC)under the NCGO10000 Construction Stormwater General Permit.
This form MUST be submitted and COC issued prior to the commencement of any
land disturbing activity on the above-named project. The NOI form may be accessed
at dea.nc.gov/NCG01.Please direct questions about the NOI form to Annette Lucas
at Annette.lucas®a ncdenr.geN or.Paul Clark at [e-mail] 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
NCGO1 permit. However, on or after June 1,201.9,.a$100 fee will be charged
annually. This fee is to be sent to the DEMLR Stormwater Central Office staff in
Raleigh.
Title 15A NCAC 4B .0118(a) and the NCGO1 permit require that the following
documentation be kept on file at the job site:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy Mineral and Land Resources
teyettevi le Regional Office 1225 Green Street,Suite 741 Fayettevilie,North Carolina:28301:
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1. The approved E&SC plan as well as any approved deviation.
2. The NCGO1 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 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 ensure
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. This permit allows for a land-disturbance, as called for on
the application plan,not to exceed the approved acres. Exceeding the 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 the stormwater retention measures. (GS
113A-54.1(b)). 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,
Chris Baker
Assistant Regional Engineer
DEMLR-Fayetteville Regional Office
Enclosures: Certificate of Approval
cc: Jim Stowe, P. E., Willis Engineers—email copy
Thomas Milligan, Scotland County Inspections Office—email copy
Fayetteville Regional Office
D E - , North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
�J/q` Fayetteville Regional Office I225 Green Street,Suite 714 I Fayetteville.North Carolina 28301
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Fact Sheet on the New NCGOI Permit QS)
April 2019 Wa.A
The NC Construction General Permit(also known as"NCG01")was renewed on April 1,2019.The updated permit
does not significantly change the measures that are required to be implemented on construction sites. However,
there are some organizational and technical updates to the permit as described below. Most notably,there is a new
process in which construction sites will obtain official coverage under an NCGOI permit through an electronic
process. DEMLR worked with a broad team of stakeholders to make all of these updates. If you have questions,
contact Danny Smith at [e-mail] or(919)707-3639.
Organizational Updates Acronyms to Know
The new permit: COC: Certificate of Coverage, proof of coverage under an NCGO1 permit
• Repeats state requirements for E&SC DEMLR: NC Division of Energy, Mineral,and Land Resources
Plans and organizes them with federal E&SC: Erosion &Sedimentation Control
construction activity requirements; a-NOI: Notice of Intent,application form for the NCGO1 permit
• Is clearly organized by topic; and a-NOT: Notice of Termination,form for closing out the NCGO1 permit
• Has less text and more tables. SWPPP: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan,required by the NCG01
Technical.Updates
The new permit:
• Requires that the E&SC Plan meet 4y
SWPPP requirements (p. 2) l 'y�.�2�' q� �'' }
•. Provides a list of items that must be
included in the SWPPP,such as the
construction sequence, plans,
calculations,etc. (p. 2-4);1
• Has updated language on bypasses and
upsets that is tailored to construction - -
activities(p. 10); t:
• Puts all timeframes for inspections,
record-keeping and reporting in The NCGO1 Process
"calendar days"for clarity and The new NCGO1 applies to permits approved on or after April 1,2019.
consistency(p. 11 14);z Permittees will no longer receive a copy of the NCGO1 permit in the mail
• Changes the inspection frequency with their E&SC Plan approvals and be considered as covered under the
(during business hours)to at least permit.Federal rules require that DEMLR receive an NOI on each
once per 7 calendar days and after construction project and issue each construction project its own COC.
every storm > 1.0 inch (previously 0.5
inch);3 and Under the new NCG01 process,construction.sites will continue to
• Excludes weekends,state and federal receive approval for E&SC Plans from either DEMLR or the delegated
holidays from normal business hours local E&SC program just like before.After receiving E&SC Plan approval,
unless construction activities take permittees will officially obtain coverage under the NCG01 by
place (p. 23). completing an e-NOI (available at deq.nc.gov/NCG01). The e-NOI will
only take about 20 minutes to fill out and submit on-line.
1 This list is based on website guidance
by the DEMLR Sediment Program. Initially,there will be no charge associated with applying for an NCG01
2 The number of calendar days was permit but on or around June 1, 2019, DEMLR will begin charging a$100
selected to be as equivalent as annual general permit fee as required per§143-215.3D.
possible with the previous permit. DEMLR is working on creating a single application form that will allow an
3 The intent is to provide predictability applicant to simultaneously apply for an E&SC permit and an NCG01
to the inspection schedule. COC.That effort is part of a larger Permit Transformation project at
DEMLR.

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Q&A About the New NCGOI Permit 4,
Why do construction sites have to do this extra application step? How does the new NCG01 affect the
DEMLR is required by the EPA to issue a specific COC to every construction delegated local E&SC Programs? \
site that disturbs one acre or more. DEMLR is working to create a form Local programs will continue to review 1
that combines the E&SC plan approval and a-NOl processes, but that will and approve E&SC plans. However,
take more time. For now,DEMLR has created an efficient e-NOI process. they will no longer send copies of the
NCG01 with E&SC Plan approvals.
If an E&SC Plan is approved before April 1,which permit applies? DEMLR will provide sample language to
Projects with already approved E&SC Plans will automatically follow the use in local E&SC Plan approvals to
new NCG01 permit, but will not need to fill out an e-NOI or pay an annual advise permittees that they must
permit fee. However,the permittees should print the new permit and the submit an e-NOI to DEMLR.
two standard detail sheets and have them on site. �� • = 3
Will DEMLR offer tools to help permittees comply with the new NCG01? ,.'' Cr A -{� s y` 4'
Yes, DEMLR will provide two sample plan sheets at dee.nc.gov/NCGO1 that "','�- 'itr t,, ,,.
can be placed into the E&SC plan set.The first covers the site stabilization v 'i � ,tr E % ` ';
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and materials handling portions of the permit. The second sheet covers �� f t 44-i,,
the inspection, record-keeping and reporting portions of the permit, "a �' ". �� r'st {jr''
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How will the new a-NOl submittal and COC process work? .r ,,
Permittees will apply for E&SC Plan approvals from either DEMLR or the _ .-,
delegated local E&SC program like before.The E&SC approval letter will :_ _.._.� .
instruct the permittee to visit deq.nc.gov/NCG01 to submit an e-NOI form Local programs are not required to
to DEMLR.The permittee may begin the construction activity after check if permittees have submitted e-
submittal of the e-NOI.The permittee is required to print a copy of the NOls to DEMLR. However, if they wish
permit and retain it on site. Initially,the COC will be issued for free but on to do this voluntarily,there will be a
or around June 1, 2019, a $100 annual general permit fee will be charged. tool available on DEMLR's web site for
them to view a list of construction
Who is allowed to submit an e-NOI form? projects that have submitted a-NOls.
Submittal must be by a responsible corporate officer that owns or
When local programs close out an E&SC
operates the activity,such as a president,secretary,treasurer,or vice Plan,the close-out letter will advise
president or a manager that is authorized in accordance with IV.B.6 of the permittees that they must submit an e
NCG01 permit. Additional signatory options are set forth in IV,B.6 of the NOT. DEMLR will provide sample
permit. It is possible for consultant to prepare the e-NOI, save it as a draft, language.
and email it to the responsible entity for signature &submittal.
Local programs may approve E&SC
What happens to the COC when the construction activity is complete? plans that meet state sediment laws
When a project is complete,the permittees will contact DEMLR or the local and rules even if those plans are not
delegated program to close out the E&SC Plan.After DEMLR or the local compliant with all of the NCG01
E&SC program inform the permittee of the project close out via inspection requirements. However,their
report,the permittee will visit deq.nc.gov/NCG01 to submit an e-NOT. permittees will be required to add two
plan sheets (which will be provided by
Will there be a grace period for adherence to the new process? DEMLR)to their E&SC Plans to ensure
DEMLR does not have the authority to grant a grace period from a
that they fully comply with the ground i
federally mandated permit. Permittees will be informed of the new stabilization, materials handling, and
process via web site, E&SC Plan approval letters and list servs. If a inspection, record-keeping and
construction activity disturbs one acre or more(or is part of common plan reporting portion of the NCGO1 permit.
of development that disturbs one acre or more)fails to submit an e-NOI
after approval of Its E&SC Plan,this is a violation of federal permitting
requirements and the permittee could be subject to a penalty assessment.
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