Stormwater Permit,- STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PERMIT
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APPLICATION DECISION
City of Northampton
Department of Public works
Project / Site Naive: Syncarpha Northampton Solar Project
Project Street or Location / Assessor ID: Park I -Jill Road Northampton, MA / 049-012-001
Applicant Name: Syncarpha Solar, LLC
Applicant Address/Phone: 250 W. 571h Street Suite 701 New York NY / 212-419-4840
Owner Naive: Kenneth C. & John H. Burt & JKB Farms Inc.
Owner Address/Phone: 41 School Street Hatfield MA 01038
Application Submission Date: 9/14/2018
THE FOLLOWING ACTION BY THE NORTHAMPTON DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS HAS BEEN TAKEN ON THIS APPLICATION BASED ON INFORMATION
PRESENTED:
Disapproval of the Stormwater Management Permit Application based on a
determination within seven days of the receipt of the application that the
application is administratively incomplete (see attached documentation).
Approval of the Stormwater Management Permit Application.
X Approval of the Stormwater Management Permit Application subject to any
conditions, modifications or restrictions required by the Department of
Public Works (see below)
Disapproval of the Stormwater Management Permit Application based upon
a determination that the proposed plan, as submitted, does not meet the
purposes set forth in the Northampton Stormwater Management.
Standard Permit Conditions:
All clearing, grading, drainage, construction, and development shall be conducted in
strict accordance with the following plans and information submitted with the application
and as amended by any conditions attached to this permit:
a. Plans to Accompany Permit Documents for Syncarpha Northampton Solar
Project, Park Hill Road, Northampton, MA, Sheet C1.0 dated 5/31/2018 and
Sheet C1.1 dated 8/8/2018 stamped by Daniel F. Stasz, RLS, Northeast Survey
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Consultants, Sheets CO.1, C1.2, C1.3, C6.0, C7.1, C7.2, C7.3, C7.4 dated
8/17/2018 and Sheets C0.0, C2.0, C4.0, C5.0 dated 9/10/2018 and Sheets C3.0
and C7.0 dated 9/25/2018 stamped by Todd P. Morey, P.E., Beals Associates Inc.
b. Stortnwater Management Report, Syncarpha Northampton Solar Project, Parr Hill
Road, Northampton, MA, dated 8/17/2018, prepared by Beals Associates Inc.
c. Letter from Devin P. Howe, E.I.T., Beals Associates Inc, to Northampton DPW
re. Syncarpha Solar Project, Park Hill Road, Northampton, MA, Stormwater
Management Watershed Revisions, dated 9/13/2018.
d. Revised Predevelopment and Postdevelopment HydroCAD drainage calculations,
dated 9/13/2018, prepared by Beals Associates, Inc.
e. Drainage Calculations for Syncarpha Northampton Solar -Maintenance Road
Trench, dated 9/26/2018, prepared by Beals Associates Inc.
2. The Northampton Department of Public Works (DPW) or its authorized representative
shall be provided access to the property to conduct inspections before, during, and after
construction activities as necessary. The applicant shall arrange with the DPW to
schedule the following inspections: Initial Inspection, Erosion Control Inspection, Bury
Inspection, and Final Inspection. The DPW may also conduct random inspections to
ensure effective control of erosion and sedimentation during all phases of construction.
3. The owner shall retain the design engineer to document the construction of proposed
stormwater infrastructure. The design engineer shall check elevations, inverts, layout,
materials and other critical aspects of the system as they are being constructed. At the
completion of the work, including construction of stormwater management facilities and
landscaping, the applicant shall submit to the DPW as -built plans stamped by a
professional engineer of record in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and a statement
from a professional engineer of record in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts certifying
that the materials and construction of the stormwater management system was
constructed in accordance with the approved plans and will function as designed. All
changes to the approved stormwater facilities shall be documented by a professional
engineer of record in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and approved by the DPW
prior to submission of as -built plans and the certification statement described above. The
preparation of as -built plans requires routine inspections and surveying of stormwater
system components while they are being constructed.
4. Annual Reports that are stamped by a Registered Professional Engineer documenting
the actions completed as required by the Operation, Maintenance and Inspection
Agreement shall be submitted to the Northampton Department of Public Works by
October Ist of each year (see Specific Condition 1 below).
5. If construction of the proposed stormwater system has not started within five years of the
issue date of this permit, then the permit will expire and a new permit will be required.
Construction is defined as clearing, grading, excavation, filling, and installation of
drainage structures on the Iots specified in this permit.
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Specific Permit Conditions:
Prior to the start of construction and issuance of a Building Permit, the applicant shall
record an executed Stormwater Operation, Maintenance, and Inspection Agreement that
is binding on all subsequent owners of land served by the private stormwater
management facility by recording it in the land records of the Registry of Deeds. The
maintenance schedule and responsibility for maintenance of all components of` the
proposed stormwater management system must be adequately specified in Attachment A
to this Agreement.. The draft Stormwater Operations and Maintenance Manual that was
submitted as part of the Stormwater Management Report referenced above can be used
I'm Attachment A. but must be revised to include additional items including but not
limited to: 1) inspection and maintenance of the proposed stone trenches and 2) ongoing
inspection and maintenance throughout the site of erosion and concentration of flows in
rills and gullies that may result from the flow of stormwater off of the solar panels. This
agreement shall be approved by the Northampton DPW and signed by the owner and the
Mayor of'Northampton, The Northampton Stormwater Management Ordinance (Chapter
281) provides additional guidance for the requirements ol,'this agreement.
2. This project will be required to submit a Notice of Intent (NOJ) to the U.S. EPA for
coverage under the NPDES Stormwater Construction General Permit. A copy of the final
NOT and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) shall be submitted to the
Northampton DPW for approval prior to the start of construction and prior to issuance of
a building permit for each phase of construction.
3. Prior to the start of construction and prior to issuance of a building permit, construction
plans shall be submitted to the DPW for approval.
4. The proposed project and stormwater mariagen'ient system is designed to mitigate peak
stormwater flows and discharge clean stortriwater. If, after construction of the proposed
system, the system is found to increase stormwater flows or result in the discharge of
sediment or other pollutants to adjacent properties, to resource areas or to municipal
roadways and drainage systems, the owner shall redesign and reconstruct the drainage
system to prevent increased stormwater flows and the discharge of pollutants.
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cc. Planning Board c/o Office ofIllarming and Sustainability
Conservation Commission c/o Office of Planning and Sustainability
Building Department
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