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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWI0800184_Correspondence_20200430ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 30, 2020 CERTIFIED MAIL 9 7018 0040 0001 1449 6917 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Dana & Douglas Hamerski 1231 Sherman Oaks Dr. Wilmington, NC 28411 Subject: Notice of Expiration (NOE) Geothermal Water Return/Open-Loop Injection Well Permit No. WI0800184 New Hanover County Dear Mr. & Mrs. Hamerski: The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR) is entrusted to protect the groundwater quality and resources of the State of North Carolina, and is responsible for the regulation of injection well construction and operation activities within the state. Our records indicate that the above -referenced operating permit for the geothermal injection well system located on your property at the above referenced address was issued on July 7, 2015, and expires on June 30, 2020. Per permit conditions and requirements per 15A NCAC 2C .0224(c), the renewal application must be submitted at least 120 calendar days prior to expiration of the permit if you wish to continue operating the injection well on your property. If Your Geothermal Water Return Well is Still Currently Being Used for Injection: In order to comply with the regulatory requirements listed under North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) Title 15A, Subchapter 2C, Section .0211, you must submit the enclosed renewal application (Application for a Permit to Construct or Operate Injection Wells — Geothermal Heating/Cooling Water Return Wells). The form is also available on-line at our website http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/aps/g)ypro/Tennit-applications. If Your Geothermal Water Return Well is NO LONGER Being Used for Injection: If the well is no longer being used for injection, you do not have to renew your permit. Check the box in Part A of the attached renewal application that you wish to rescind the permit and indicate the current status of the well (i.e., used as water supply well, irrigation well, inactive, plugged and abandoned, etc.). If it is no longer being used for any purpose, it must be permanently abandoned according to the regulatory requirements listed under NCAC Title 15A, Subchapter 2C, DNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources E Q�� _ 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636 NORTH CARD OapartmeM ofEnviw ronmenWl Uual� p ` 919.707.9000 Section .0240. When the well is plugged and abandoned, a well abandonment record (Form GW- 30) must be submitted to our office to certify that the abandonment was properly conducted. If There has been a Change of Ownership of the Property: If there has been a change of ownership of the property, an "Injection Well Permit Name/Ownership Change" Form must also be submitted in addition to the renewal application. This form is not enclosed but can be found at the website listed above. Please submit the applicable forms to: Division of Water Resources UIC Program 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 Failure to submit the applicable forms 30 days before the expiration of the permit may result in the assessment of civil penalties in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 87-94. Thank you in advance for your cooperation and timely response. If you have any questions, please contact me by phone at (919) 707-3662 or by email at shristi.shrestha@ncdenr.gov. Regards, Shristi Shrestha Hydrogeologist Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations Section Enclosures cc: Wilmington- Regional Office — WQROS w/o enclosures Central Files - Permit No. WI0800184 w/o enclosures