WQ0015501_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
August 19, 1998
Mr. B. Gary McGee, City Manager
City of Hickory
P 0 Box 398
Hickory, NC 28603-039.8
Subject: Permit No. WQ0015501
City of Hickory
North Annexation Area
Sewer Extension
Catawba County
Dear Mr. McGee:
In accordance with your application received June 19, 1998, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ0015501 dated August 19, 1998, to the City of Hickory for the construction and operation of the
subject wastewater collection extension.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the
conditions and limitations as specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the
right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of
this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer
27447, Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need additional
information concerning this matter, please contact Ed Buchan at (919) 73 5083 extension 546.
Sincerely:
cc: Catawba County Health Department
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Warren Design Engineering, Inc.
(
Preston Howard, Jr,, P.E.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH:
WASTEWATER COLLECTION PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as
amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
City of Hickory
Catawba County
FOR THE
construction and operation of approximately 25,386 linear feet of 8 inch gravity sewer, approximately 65
linear feet of 12 inch gravity sewer, a 350 GPM pump station with duplex pumps, on -site audible and
visual high water alarms, on -site emergency generator with an automatic transfer switch, and
approximately 6,870 linear feet of 8 inch force main to serve 550 three bedroom single family residences
in the North Annexation Area, and the discharge of 198,000 GPD of collected domestic wastewater into
the City of Hickory's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the application received June 19,. 1998, and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the
following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidabl.e unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with the
conditions of this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting data.
2 This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data.
The facilities must be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the City of Hickory
Wastewater Treatment Facility prior to being discharged into the receiving stream.
5 This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change ownership,
or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be submitted to the
Division of Water Quality (Division) accompanied: by an application fee, documentation frorn the
parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be appropriate. The approval of this
request will be considered on its merits and may or may not be approved.
6.. Construction of the sewers, pump station(s) and force main shall be scheduled so as not to
interrupt service by the existing utilities nor result in an overflow or bypass discharge of
wastewater to the surface waters of the State.

r7. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification
must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been
installed in accordance with this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other
supporting materials. Mail the Certification to the Non -Discharge Permitting Unit, P.O. Box
29535. Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
8. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a
minimum of five years from the date of the completion of construction.
9. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the Permittee
to an enforcement action by the Division, in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-
215.6A to 143-215.6C.
10. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and all
statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government agencies
(local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
11. The Permittee shall provide for the pump station and force main the following items:
a. Pump on/off elevations located so that 2-8 pumping cycles may be achieved per hour in the
pump station,
b. An air relief valve located at all high points along the force main,
c. A screened vent for the wet well,
d. Fillets located in the wet well at the intersection of the flooring and sidewalls,
e. Three feet of cover (minimum) over the force main or the use of ferrous material where three
feet cannot be maintained,
f Sufficient devices which will protect the pump station from vandals, and
g. Flood protection if the pump station is located below the 100-year flood elevation.
12. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be required
by this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater collection
facilities.
13. NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone number
[phone], as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working
day following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of either of the following:
a. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility incapable
of adequate wastewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, line
blockage or breakage, etc.; or
b. Any failure of a pumping station or sewer line resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving
waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within
five (5) days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline the actions
taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.

14. No flow in excess of the quantity permitted herein, 198,100 GPD, shall be made tributary to the
subject sewer system until an application for permit modification for an increase in flow has been
submitted to and approved by the Division of Water Quality.
Permit issued this the 19th day of August, 1998
AGE INTCO
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Co
Permit Num
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Permit No. VilQ0015501
.us19, 1998
Final Partial
1, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized o observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
project, for the
Project Name cation
Pennutee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation
of the construction such that the construction was observed rved to be built within substantial compliance and
intent of this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature Registration N.
Date