SWA000214_email_20230816

Peck, Kaitlin
From:Farkas, Jim J
Sent:Wednesday, August 16, 2023 3:29 PM
To:James Baldwin
Cc:[e-mail]
Subject:RE: SWA000214; Napa Auto & MSUC (Rutherford)
Please upload the items that were provided in the 8/11/2023 resubmission (https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-
Supplemental-Upload).

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: Farkas, Jim J
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 4:11 PM
To: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>
Cc: [e-mail]
Subject: RE: SWA000214; Napa Auto & MSUC (Rutherford)

Kirk,

I was looking over the additional information you provided on June 29, 2023. Everything looks good except for a few
small issues:

Please correct the following:
- Please provide 1x original, signed & notarized hard copy of Part G of the Application (Applicant’ Certification). 2x
original signed hard copies of this page of the Application are required, however only a single original hard copy
appears to have been provided (the other hard copy appears to be a photocopy).
- Please provide 2x original, signed & sealed hard copies of Part H of the Application (Designer’s Certification). 2x
original signed hard copies of this page of the Application are required, but both provided hard copies appear to
be photocopies.
- Part E5 of the Application:
o There appears to be an issue with the Total Project Area as shown on the form. This value, the Total
Project Area, includes the entire area that will be covered by the permit (typically equal to the property
area, minus any on-site surface water/coastal wetland areas). The provided value, 64,033 sf, appears to
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correspond to the SCM drainage area and not the project area (The property area is indicated as being
71,490 sf in this part of the Application). Please revise as needed.
o Please ensure that the amount of BUA entered into this part of the Application is correct and accounts
for the entire amount of new BUA that will be added to the Total Project Area (and not just the new BUA
that will be added within the drainage area to the SCM).
o Please recalculate the percent BUA for this project.

While not required for ATC approval, there may be some issues with the design as proposed (The Fast-Track ATC review
is not an in-depth technical review of the stormwater controls for the site, it is more of an administrative review of the
project/a review to see if the project has the potential to meet the design requirements/rules. The SCM design and
drainage area delineation are not required submission items at this point in the Fast-Track submittal process so issues
with the SCM design or drainage area delineation do not prevent a project from getting Fast-Track ATC approval, but if
the SCM design and drainage area delineation are provided at this point in the review, we look at them to see if the
design appears to meet the rules and MDC):
- There does not appear to be sufficient amount of BUA being treated by SCMs in order for the project to meet
Runoff Treatment (the calculations indicate that there is 36,155 sf of BUA draining to the SCM and the
Application indicates a total of 37,897 sf of new BUA being added to the project area. NOTE: In order for a
project to meet Runoff Treatment, the net increase in BUA must be captured and treated in one or more
primary SCMs. If it is not practicable to capture and treat all of the required BUA, the bypassed areas can be
permitted as a low-density area (provided that the bypass area meets the low-density requirements).
Occasionally, there are situations where it is not practicable to capture all of the required BUA in an SCM and it
is not possible to permit the bypass areas as a low-density area, however these situations require a
variance/waiver which is not allowed for projects permitted through the Fast-Track program (per 15A NCAC 02H
.1043(1)(a)).
- The minimum required treatment volume of the SCM appears to be off. The minimum required treatment
volume for the SCM must be calculated based on the entire drainage area to the SCM, not just assuming 1” of
runoff from the impervious areas within the drainage area. For example, if there is 50,000 sf of BUA in a 120,000
sf drainage area, the minimum required treatment volume would be calculated as follows: Rv = (50,000 sf /
120,000 sf) *0.9 + 0.05 = 0.425, DV = (1/12)ft * 0.425 * 120,000 sf = 4,250 cf, not 3,958 cf \[(1/12)ft * 0.95 *
50,000 sf = 3,958 cf\].
- Sand Filter MDC 1 – The elevation of the SHWT will need to be provided (The provided soil boring indicates the
depth from existing ground surface elevation, but does not indicate the existing ground surface elevation or the
SHWT elevation).
- Sand Filter MDC 2 – The storage volume in the sand chamber and sediment chamber will need to be
demonstrated to be equivalent (the typical way to do this would be to provide stage-storage tables for both the
sediment and sand chambers).
- Sand Filter MDC 7 – Per the provided detail, only a 10” thick layer of sand is provided above the underdrain pipe
(the MDC requires a minimum of 12” of sand).
- General MDC 8 & 9 – The proposed SCM will need to be located within a maintenance access easement. The
easement should include the entire SCM system (side slopes, forebay, riser structure, SCM device, basin outlet,
dam embankment, outlet, emergency spillway, etc…) plus 10 or more feet around the SCM (to provide room for
maintenance tasks) and must extend to the nearest public right of way.
Since these items are not required for ATC approval, they do not need to be addressed at this time, but if you do, we will
take a look at the revised design as part of the next review. NOTE: The project will need to comply with the
rules/regulations before the Final Approval (part 2 of the Fast-Track permitting process) is issued for the site and before
the E&SC permit is closed out.

Please provide the following:
- 1x original, signed & notarized hard copy of Part G of the Application.
- 2x original, signed & sealed hard copies of Part H of the Application.
- 2x hard copies and 1x electronic copy of the revised pages of the Application.
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- 1x hard copy of any other items needed to address the “While not required for ATC approval” comments (as
applicable).

Hard copies should be mailed to me at the following address:
For FedEx/UPS:
Jim Farkas
512 N. Salisbury Street, Office 640M
Raleigh, NC 27604

For USPS:
Jim Farkas
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636

Hand Delivery:
Please reach out to me prior to hand delivering a submission to make sure that I (or someone else in my group)
will be able to receive the submission. Do not leave the package in the foyer with the security guard.

NOTE: Hard copies should not be sent to a Regional Office. Doing so will delay the review process and the
submission package may be lost while being sent from the Regional Office to me in the Central Office.

Electronic copies should be uploaded at the following location:
https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

Since these are really minor things, once I get the hard copies, anything else that may have changed from addressing
these issues, and the documents are uploaded to Laserfiche (Provided everything is still in order), we can issue the
permit without doing another formal review. The quickness of the next review for this project is dependent on reviewer
availability.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Jim Farkas
State Stormwater Engineer
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2023 4:26 PM
To: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>; [e-mail]
Cc: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>; Smith, Mike M <[e-mail]>
Subject: SWA000214; Napa Auto & MSUC (Rutherford)

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Good Afternoon,

We received your post-construction stormwater Authorization to Construct (ATC) permit application for the subject
project on 6/16/2023. Reviews under the Fast-Track permitting process can take up to 30 calendar days to complete.
You can see where this project stands in the review queue by emailing Jim Farkas (He has an autoreply set up that has
the review queue on it). Please upload all documents that you mailed into our office through the link provided
below. Be sure to choose the Central Office as the Primary Contact office.

https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/SW-Supplemental-Upload

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please ensure that each file is uploaded under its appropriate file type. Additional file types can be
entered into the electronic form by clicking on the “Add Another Post-Construction File Upload” link directly below the
“State Stormwater Information Uploads” section of the form. YOU MUST CLICK ON THE “ADD ANOTHER POST-
CONSTRUCTION FILE UPLOAD” TO ADD ADDITIONAL FILE TYPES TO THE SUBMISSION. Merely changing the file type
dropdown as you upload the various files (without adding additional file uploads) will upload all of the files as the last
file type selected, the submission will get flagged during review, and you will need to resubmit the files. Please do not
upload entire plan sets through this form, but rather upload the relevant individual sheets under the appropriate file
type. Selecting the correct file type ensures that the files are properly named in the electronic repository and it helps
expedite the review process. NOTE: We do not require and we discourage the upload/submission of extraneous plan
sheets (such as lighting plans, utility plans, striping plans, sight distance plans, etc…) as these files are not needed for
review.

Please type in permit #: SWA000214

This project will be reviewed by Jim Farkas, if you have any questions, please contact them at [e-mail] or
at 919-707-3646.

Thank you,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 12:04 PM
To: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
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Cc: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>; Smith, Mike M <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: \[External\] Re: Napa Auto & MSUC; Forest City, Rutherford County

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Kaitlin - No problem, I understand.

We just sent everything out so hopefully it will be there in the next day or two. Thanks for your help.

Thanks,
James Baldwin, E.I.T.
Venture Engineering, Inc.
209 Hwy 544
Conway, SC 29526
Office: [phone]
Cell: [phone]

On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 10:55 AM Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hi James,

Unfortunately, I cannot pass it off to the engineers to review until I have all the hard copies of necessary documents so
that I can give a complete package. That being said, once all of the hard copies are in, the admin review team is
relatively quick with additional info submissions.

Take care,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

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From: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2023 8:26 AM
To: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
Cc: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>; Smith, Mike M <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: \[External\] Re: Napa Auto & MSUC; Forest City, Rutherford County

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Good Morning,

I will work on getting them mailed out this morning. Given that they were "delivered" back on the 16th is it possible
that our review period start from that date? Just wondering so I can relay the status to our client as they are eager to
move forward.

Thanks,
James Baldwin, E.I.T.
Venture Engineering, Inc.
209 Hwy 544
Conway, SC 29526
Office: [phone]
Cell: [phone]

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On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 3:11 PM Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hi James,

I checked in with our mail room and they have not been able to find this package. You may need to re-send your hard
copies.

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 9:10 AM
To: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
Cc: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>; Smith, Mike M <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: \[External\] Re: Napa Auto & MSUC; Forest City, Rutherford County

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Hi Kaitlin,

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We looked back at our UPS documents (see attached) and they say that everything was delivered to the "mail room"
back on 06/16. I also re-checked the shipping address and everything looks correct. Can you please double check and
see if it may have gotten misplaced?

Thanks,
James Baldwin, E.I.T.
Venture Engineering, Inc.
209 Hwy 544
Conway, SC 29526
Office: [phone]
Cell: [phone]

On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 1:24 PM Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hi James,

We still have not received your set of hard copies.

Thank you for checking in.

Take care,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

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From: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2023 1:19 PM
To: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: \[External\] Re: Napa Auto & MSUC; Forest City, Rutherford County

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Hi Kaitin,

Just checking back in on this one? If still not received, we may need to send out another set of hard copies as we
mailed these out back on the 15th.

Thanks,
James Baldwin, E.I.T.
Venture Engineering, Inc.
209 Hwy 544
Conway, SC 29526
Office: [phone]
Cell: [phone]

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On Wed, Jun 21, 2023 at 7:46 AM Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]> wrote:
Good Morning James,

The additional items submitted have not hit my desk yet, but I can send you a follow up email when I receive them.

Take care,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2023 8:22 AM
To: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: \[External\] Re: Napa Auto & MSUC; Forest City, Rutherford County

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Hi Kaitin,

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Just wanted to check in to make sure you received the hard copy submittal items that were needed for this project?

Thanks,
James Baldwin, E.I.T.
Venture Engineering, Inc.
209 Hwy 544
Conway, SC 29526
Office: [phone]
Cell: [phone]

On Thu, Jun 15, 2023 at 7:47 AM Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]> wrote:
Good Morning James,

Yes, that works.

Take care,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

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From: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 3:21 PM
To: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: \[External\] Re: Napa Auto & MSUC; Forest City, Rutherford County

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Kaitlin - Thanks for the quick response. Will the attached application work?

Thanks,
James Baldwin, E.I.T.
Venture Engineering, Inc.
209 Hwy 544
Conway, SC 29526
Office: [phone]
Cell: [phone]

On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 2:31 PM Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hi James,

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 Section A: In order to qualify for Fast-Track your project must bear the signature and seal of a professional
licensed pursuant to either Chapter 89A or 89C of the NC General Statutes. Without this, your project is
not eligible. If your project does in fact have this signature and seal with these requirements, please the
check the box on the application.
 Section H: The signature for your design professional must be an original signature.
 All of the other items are good to send over as they appear in the attachments.

Take care,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

From: James Baldwin <[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 2:07 PM
To: Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]>
Cc: Farkas, Jim J <[e-mail]>; Smith, Mike M <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[External\] Re: Napa Auto & MSUC; Forest City, Rutherford County

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Hi Kaitlin,

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Please let me know if the attached items would make for a correct full submission. If so, I will have the two sets of
hardcopies for each item mailed out today.

Thanks,
James Baldwin, E.I.T.
Venture Engineering, Inc.
209 Hwy 544
Conway, SC 29526
Office: [phone]
Cell: [phone]

On Fri, Jun 9, 2023 at 11:15 AM Peck, Kaitlin <[e-mail]> wrote:
Good Morning,

We received your application for a new Fast-Track post-construction stormwater permit on 6/1/23. At this time,
the submission is not administratively complete and cannot be accepted for review in its current condition.
Please provide the following submittal items within 30 calendar days (by close of business on 7/9/23) so that we
may accept the project and begin the review process, otherwise, the project will be returned as administratively
incomplete.

 This application is not eligible for Fast-Track submittal as:
 The project application does not bear the signature and seal of a professional licensed pursuant
to either Chapter 89A or 89C of the Nc General Statutes. This conflicts with 15A NCAC 02H
.1043(2). Please revise the application or submit a standard submittal.
 2x hard copies and 1x electronic copy of the Application with the following corrections made (These
items are required per 15A NCAC 02H .1043(3)(a) and per Section F of the Application):
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 Section B, 3 – Please provide accurate information concerning the physical location (street
address) of the project. This is required per 15A NCAC 02H .1043(3)(a)(ii). NOTE: This comment is
in reference to Section B, 3. Please provide a more specific street address.
 Section H – Please provide the design professional’s original, notarized and sealed signature in
this section of the Application.
 2x original, signed hard copies and 1x electronic copy of a site plan depicting the boundary of the project
or project phase currently being permitted, including the locations of SCMS, streams, wetlands, and
buffers. This item is required per 15A NCAC 02H .1043(3)(f) and per Section F,4 of the Application. NOTE:
Please revise include wetland delineation or a note on the plans stating that there are no wetlands
located on-site. NOTE: Please revise to include a signature on these site plans.
 2x hard copies and 1x electronic copy of a construction sequence that discusses how any future
development on the project may be phased. This is required per 15A NCAC 02H .1043(3)(g) and per
Section F, 5 of the Application. The construction sequence does not need to be lengthy, just a brief
description of how future development on the project (beyond what is shown on the plans) will be
phased. If no future development is planned for the project, you can simply state that in the construction
sequence. This item is different than the E&SC sequence of construction.
 2x hard copies and 1x electronic copy of documentation from the NC Secretary of state, or other official
documentation, which supports the titles and positions held by the persons listed in Section c, 2 per 15A
NCAC 2H .1043(3)(b). The corporation or LLC must be listed as an active corporation in good standing
with the NC Department of the Secretary of state; otherwise, the application will be returned.

NOTE: This is an administrative completeness review, not a detailed engineering review, there may be other
issues that may be brought up during the engineering review.

If these items are received within the stipulated timeframe, we can accept the project and begin the review
process. Once accepted, reviews under the Fast-Track permitting process can take up to 30 calendar days per
statute.

Hard copies should be mailed to the following address:
For FedEx/UPS:
Jim Farkas
512 N. Salisbury Street, Office 640E
Raleigh, NC 27604

For USPS:
Jim Farkas
1612 Mail Service Center
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Raleigh, NC 27699-1612

If you have any questions, please contact Kaitlin Peck at [e-mail] or at [phone].

Thank you,

Kaitlin Peck
Environmental Specialist
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Office: [phone]
[e-mail]

Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an
authorized state official.
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