NCC203558_ESC Approval Submitted_20200818

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director
NORTH CAROL.INA
Environmental Quality
August 5, 2020
LETTER OF APPROVAL WITH PERFORMANCE RESERVATIONS
Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway
Attention: Jennifer White, President
967 NC Highway 211 East
Candor, North Carolina 27229
RE: Project Name: Mass Grading Improvements for the 70 Acre Midland Site at 375 NC Highway 24/27
Acres Approved: 19.07
Project ID: CABAR-2020-091
County: Cabarrus
City: Midland
Address: NC Highway 24/27
River Basin: Yadkin-PeeDee
Stream Classification: Other
Submitted By: Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway
Date Received by LQS: July 3O, 2020
Plan Type: Revised
Dear Ms. White:
This office has reviewed the subject erosion and sedimentation control plan. We find the plan to be
acceptable with modifications and hereby issue this letter of Approval with Modifications and Performance
Reservations. The Modifications Required for Approval are listed on the attached page. 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 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 NOI form may be accessed at
deq.ne.gov/NCGOl. 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 NCGO1 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 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:
1. The approved E&SC plan as well as any approved deviation.
2. The NCGO1 permit and the COC, once it is received.
IVNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
EIQ Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 [ Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
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Letter of Approval with Modification and Performance Reservations
Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway
August 5, 2020
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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.
Si rely
Christopher Graybeal
Assistant Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosures: Certificate of Approval
Modifications Required for Approval and Performance Reservations
NCGO1 Fact Sheet
c: Alliance Consulting
Attention: Deepal Z. Eliatamby, PE
5600 77 Center Drive, Suite 200
Charlotte, North Carolina 28217-2750
Inspection Department

Letter of Approval with Modification and Performance Reservations
Aberdeen Carolina & Western Railway
August 5, 2020
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PERFORMANCE RESERVATIONS
Project Name: Mass Grading Improvements for the 70 Acre Midland Site at 375 NC Highway 24127
Project ID: CABAR-2020-091
County: Cabarrus
Performance Reservations:
1. Additional measures may be required - The applicant is responsible for the control of sediment
on -site. If the approved erosion and sedimentation control measures prove insufficient, the
applicant must take those additional steps necessary to stop sediment from leaving this site.
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