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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCC222861_ESC Approval Submitted_20220810DocuSign Envelope ID: C3197FB6-9DOE-4EED-A396-27AOB3C5ECD9 ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary,. BRIAN WRENN Director NOPT1-CAPOLINA EAvIronmentO.Quaffty, July 29, 2022 LETTER OF APPROVAL WITH MODIFICATIONS Albemarle U. S., Inc. Attention: Donald J. LaBauve, Jr., Vice President / Chief Financial Officer 160 Mine Lake Court, Suite 200 Raleigh, North Carolina 28209 RE: Project Name: Albemarle Kings Mountain (Express Review) Acres Approved: 5.68 Project ID: CLEVE-2023-004 County: Cleveland, City: Kings Mountain Address: Holiday Inn Drive River Basin: Broad Stream Classification: Other -Submitted By: SWCA Environmental Consultants Date Received by LQS: July 15, 2022 Plan Type: New Dear Mr. LaBauve: 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. 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 Aprii,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 NCGO10000 Construction General Permit. After the form is reviewed and found to be complete, you will receive a link with payment instructions for the $100 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.Qov/NCGOI. Please direct questions about the eNOI form to the Stormwater Pro,ram 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 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. Q North Carolina Departmentof Environmental Quality I Division Energy. Mineral and Land Resources Mooresville RegionallOffice Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704-663-1699 DocuSign Envelope ID: C3197FB6-9DOE-4EED-A396-27AOB3C5ECD9 Letter of Approval with Modifications Albemarle U. S., Inc. July 29, 2022 Page 2 of 3 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, it is determined• that, 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. In addition, it would be helpful if you notify this office of the proposed starting date for this project. Your cooperation is appreciated. Sincerely, GDocuSlgnedLb�Iy, E A 42CFABFC598C459... Zahid S. Khan, CPM, CPESC, CPSWQ Regional Engineer Land Quality Section Enclosures: Certificate of Approval Modifications Required for Approval c: Inspection Department DocuSign Envelope ID: C3197FB6-900E-4EED-A396-27AOB3C5ECD9 Letter of Approval with Modifications Albemarle U. S., Inc. July 29, 2022 Page 3 of 3 MODIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL Project Name: Albemarle Kings Mountain Project ID: CLEVE-2023-004 County: Cleveland The purpose of proposed work is to provide access to newly installed monitoring wells across the site. No grading involved on access roads or on pads. Silt fence/wattle or both will be installed to make sure no off -site sedimentation. If monitoring well is on concrete pad, only wattles can be placed around land disturbance. Please make sure to avoid encroachment in 50 feet buffer if possible. If working in Buffer area additional sediment control measures may be needed. 2. All measures, including stone drive, will be inspected after rain and at least weekly for adequacy and needed maintenance. [N.C.G.S. 143-215.1]. CERTIFICATE OF PLAN APPROVAL The posting of this certificate certifies that an erosion and sedimentation control plan has been approved for this project by the North. Carolina Department of Environmental Quality in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 113A — 57 (4) and 113A — 54 (d) (4) and North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 15A, Chapter 4B.0107 (c). This certificate must be posted at the primary entrance of the job site -before construction begins and until establishment of permanent groundcover as required by North Carolina Administrative Code, Title 15A, Chapter 4B.0127 (b). i//71141nh `Ar�r.� Project Name and Location Date of Plan Approval Certificate of Coverage Number ,72-n . h I - ( J'--' 1 Regional Engineer Fact Sheet on the New NCG01 Permit D_EQ� April 2019 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 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. Iucas@ncdenr.Rov or (919) 707-3639. Organizational Updates The new permit: • Repeats state requirements for E&SC Plans and organizes them with federal construction activity requirements; • Is clearly organized by topic; and • Has less text and more tables. 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 all timeframes for inspections, record -keeping and reporting in "calendar days for clarity and consistency (p. 11-14);2 • Changes the inspection frequency (during business hours) to at least once per 7 calendar days and after every storm > 1.0 inch (previously 0.5 inch);' and • Excludes weekends, state and federal holidays from normal business hours unless construction activities take place (p. 23). ' This list is based on website guidance by the DEMLR Sediment Program. z The number of calendar days was selected to be as equivalent as possible with the previous permit. 3 The intent is to provide predictability to the inspection schedule. Acronyms to Know COC: Certificate of Coverage, proof of coverage under an NCG01 permit DEMLR: NC Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources E&SC: Erosion & Sedimentation Control e-NOI: Notice of Intent, application form for the NCGO1 permit e-NOT: Notice of Termination, form for closing out the NCG01 permit SWPPP: Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, required by the NCGO1 The NCG01 Process The new NCG01 applies to permits approved on or after April 1, 2019. Permittees will no longer receive a copy of the NCG01 permit in the mail with their E&SC Plan approvals and be considered as covered under the permit. Federal rules require that DEMLR receive an NOI on each construction project and issue each construction project its own COC. Under the new NCG01 process, construction sites will continue to receive approval for E&SC Plans from either DEMLR or the delegated local E&SC program just like before. After receiving E&SC Plan approval, permittees will officially obtain coverage under the NCG01 by . completing an a-NO1 (available at deg.nc.gov/NCG01). The e-NO1 will only take about 20 minutes to fill out and submit on-line. Initially, there will be no charge associated with applying for an NCG01 permit but on or around June 1, 2019, DEMLR will begin charging a $100 annual general permit fee as required per §143-215.3D. DEMLR is working on creating a single application form that will allow an applicant to simultaneously apply for an E&SC permit and an NCG01 COC. That effort is part of a larger Permit Transformation project at DEMLR. Q&A About the New NCGO1 Permit Why do construction sites have to do this extra application step? DEMLR is required by the EPA to issue a specific COC to every construction site that disturbs one acre or more. DEMLR is working to create a form that combines the E&SC plan approval and a-NOI processes, but that will take more time. For now, DEMLR has created an efficient a-NOI process. If an E&SC Plan is approved before April 1, which permit applies? Projects with already approved E&SC Plans will automatically follow the new NCGO1 permit, but will not need to fill out an a-NOI or pay an annual permit fee. However, the permittees should print the new permit and the two standard detail sheets and have them on site. Will DEMLR offer tools to help permittees comply with the new NCG01? Yes, DEMLR will provide two sample plan sheets at deg.nc.gov/NCGO1 that can be placed into the E&SC plan set. The first covers the site stabilization and materials handling portions of the permit. The second sheet covers the inspection, record -keeping and reporting portions of the permit. How will the new a-NOI submittal and COC process work? Permittees will apply for E&SC Plan approvals from DEMLR or the local E&SC program like before. The E&SC approval letter will instruct the permittee to visit deg.nc.gov/NCG01 to submit an e-NOI form to DEMLR. The permittee may begin the construction activity after receipt of the COC (within three days*). The permittee must print and retain a copy of the permit and the COC on site. Initially, the COC will be issued for free but on or around June 1, 2019, a $100 annual general permit fee will be charged. Who is allowed to submit an a-NOI form? Submittal must be by a responsible corporate officer that owns or operates the activity, such as a president, secretary, treasurer, or vice president or a manager that is authorized in accordance with IV.B.6 of the NCGO1 permit. Additional signatory options are set forth in IV.6.6 of the permit. It is possible for consultant to prepare the a-NOI, save it as a draft, and email it to the responsible entity for signature & submittal. What happens to the COC when the construction activity is complete? When a project is complete, the permittees will contact DEMLR or the local delegated program to close out the E&SC Plan. After DEMLR or the local E&SC program inform the permittee of the project close out via inspection report, the permittee will visit deg.nc.gov/NCGO1 to submit an e-NOT. Will there be a grace period for adherence to the new process? DEMLR does not have the authority to grant a grace period from a federally mandated permit. Permittees will be informed of the new process via web site, E&SC Plan approval letters and list servs. If a construction activity disturbs one acre or more (or is part of common plan of development that disturbs one acre or more) fails to submit an a-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. How does the new NCGO1 affect the delegated local E&SC Programs? Local programs will continue to review and approve E&SC plans. However, they will no longer send copies of the NCGO1 with E&SC Plan approvals. DEMLR will provide sample language to use in local E&SC Plan approvals to advise permittees that they must submit an a-NOI to DEMLR. Local programs are not required to check if permittees have submitted e- NOls to DEMLR. However, if they wish to do this voluntarily, there will be a tool available on DEMLR's web site for them to view a list of construction projects that have submitted a-NOIs. When local programs close out an E&SC Plan, the close-out letter will advise permittees that they must submit an e- NOT. DEMLR will provide sample language. Local programs may approve E&SC plans that meet state sediment laws and rules even if those plans are not compliant with all of the NCGO1 requirements. However, their permittees will be required to add two plan sheets (which will be provided by DEMLR) to their E&SC Plans to ensure that they fully comply with the ground stabilization, materials handling, and inspection, record -keeping and reporting portion of the NCGO1 permit. * Or 24 business hours for a project approved under the DEMLR Express review program.