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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCC191550_ESC Approval Submitted_20190827Energy, Mineral and Land Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY April 9, 2019 LETTER OF APPROVAL NVR, INC / Ryan Homes Attention: Jason Nelson, Production Manager 9920 Kincey Avenue, Building X, Suite 200 Huntersville, North Carolina 28078 RE: Project Name: Ryan Homes (Lots 140 — 142, 207 — 209,, & 216 — 222) Acres Approved. 3.6 Project ID: CABAR-2019-072 County: Cabarrus City: Harrisburg Address. Parkhall Drive River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee Stream Classification: Other Submitted By: NVR, INC / Ryan Homes Date Received by LQS: March 26,2019 Plan Type: New Dear Mr. Nelson: ROY COO,PER Oo vernor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANNY SMITH Interim Director 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 (NOT) form requesting Certificate of Coverage (COC) under the NCG010000 Construction Stormwater General Permit. This form MUST be submitted prior to the commencement of any land disturbing activity on the above named project. The NOT form may be accessed at deq.nc.gov/NCGOI. Please direct questions about the NOT form to Arinette Lucas at Annette. lucas@ncdenr. gov or Paul Clark at Paul. clark@ncdenr.gov, After you submit a complete and correct NOT Form, a COC will be ernailed to you within three business days, Initially, DEMLR will not charge a fee for coverage under the NCGOI 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. Title 15A NCAC 4B .0118(a) and the NCGO I permit require that the following documentation be kept on file at the job site: I The approved E&SC plan as well as any approved deviation. State of North Carolina G Environmental Quality I Energy, Mineral and Land Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 Cast Center Ave Ste 301 1 Mooresvilte, NC 28115 704 663 1699 T Letter of Approval NVR, INC / Ryan Homes April 9, 2019 Page 2 of 2 1 The NCGO I permit and the COC, once it is received. 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 Iche 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. Christopher Graybeal Assistant Regional Engineer Land Quality Section CG Enclosures: Certificate of Approval NCGO I Fact Sheet c: Harris Engineering Attention: Wayne Harris, PE 5200 Park Road Suite 231 Charlotte, North Carolina 28209 Inspection Department J ��yt cd ,gyp co " M pa OPM4" Opm " Fact Sheet on the New NCGO1 Permit _D_E0 April 2019 The NC Construction General Permit (also known as "NCGOV) 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 NCG01 permit through an electronic process. DEMLR worked with a broad team of stakeholders to make all of these updates, If you have questions, contact Annette Lucas at Annette.lucas@ncdenr,gov or (919) 707-3639. Organizational Updates Acronyms to Know The new permit: COC: Certificate of Coverage, proof of coverage under an NCG01 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; e-NOI: Notice of Intent, application form for the NCG01 permit • is clearly organized by topic; and e-NOT: Notice of Termination, form for closing out the NCG01 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 SWPPP requirements (p. 2); • Provides a list of items that must be included in the SWPPP, such as the construction sequence, plans, calculations, etc. (p, 2-4);' • Has updated language on bypasses and upsets that is tailored to construction activities (p. 10); • Puts alll timefraimes for inspections, record -keeping and reporting in The NCG01 Process "calendar days" for clarity and The new NCG01 applies to permits approved on or, after April 1, 2019. consistency (p. 11-14);' Permittees will no longer receive a copy of the NCG01 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);' 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 Linder the NCG01 by palace (p. 23). completing an e-Nol (available at deq.nc.gov/NCG01), The e-N01 will only take about 10 minutes to fill out and submit on-line. This list is based on website guidance by the DEMLR Sediment Program. Initially, there will be no charge associated with applying for an NCG01 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 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.