WQ0016991_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
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Janice Hovis
City of Cherryville
1.16 South Mountain St.
Cherryville, NC 28021
D EN R
June 2.8, 1999
Subject: Permit No. WQ0016991
City of Cherryville
Cherryvale Subdivision
Wastewater Collection System
Gaston. County
Dear Ms. Hovis:
In accordance with your application received June 9, 1.999, attached is Permit. No. Q0016991,
dated June 28, 1999, to the City of Cherryville for the construction and operation of the subject
wastewater collection extension.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and you shall be subject
to the conditions and limitations as specified in the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Design Criteria
adopted. February 12, 1996 and the attached 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
for the construction and operation of approximately 1'3,600 linear feet of 8 inch gravity sewer to serve
217 houses as pail of the Cherryvale Subdivision project, and the discharge of '78,120 GPD of collected.
domestic wastewater into the City of Cherryvi1le's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the application
received June 9, 1999, and in conformity with the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Design Criteria.
The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the City of Cherryville
Wastewater Treatment Facility (NPDES Permit No. NC0044440) prior to being discharged into the
receiving stream.
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,
etiion, conforming
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North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of
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27447, Raleigh, NC 276.11-.7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying
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statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by government
state, and federal) which have ,jurisdiction,
P,©, 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
R COLLECTION SYSTEMS PERMIT
GRAVITY S
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the
following specified conditions and lirnitation.s:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with `the
conditions of the Division of Water Quality Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12,
1996,
2. Thispermit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data.
3. The facilities must be properly maintaineed and operated at all tithes.
4. This perrnit 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 trust be submitted to the
Division of Water Quality (Division) accompanied by an application fee, documentation from 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.
5. Construction of the gravity sewers 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.
6. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this per°rnitted facility„. a certification
and a copy of the record. drawings (i.e., as constructed plans) must be received from a professional
engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the Division of
Water Quality Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, and other supporting
materials. if this project is to be completed in phases and partially certified, you shall retain the
responsibility to track further construction approved under the same permit, and shall provide a
final certificate of completion once the entire project has been completed. A copy of the record
drawings, indicating the facilities constructed in the phase being certified, shall be submitted with
each partial certification. Mail the Certification and one (1) copy of the "Record Drawings" to the
Non -Discharge Perrnitting Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
A copy of the Record Drawings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five
years frorn the date of the completion of construction.
8. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this general sewer permit or the
North Carolina Gravity Sewer Design. Criteria may subject the Permittee to an enforcement action
by the ➢ivision, in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 1.43-215.6C.
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9, 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.
➢ 0. 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 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.
Permit issued this the twenty-eighth day of June, 1999
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0016991
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Perrr i t No. WQ0016991
June 28, 19C9
ENGINEER'S CERf11IC
Partial
Final
as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
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project
Project .Name
for the
ocatian and County
Permittee 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 to be built within substantial
co.rn.pliance of this permit, the certificate of coverage, the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Minimum
Design Manual, and other supporting materials.
Signature Registration No.
Date
The above Engineer's Certification must be completed and submitted to the address below with one (1)
copy of the "Record Drawings" (i.e., as -constructed plans) of the wastewater collection system This
project shall not be considered complete and allowed to operate until this Engineer's Certification and
the "Record Drawings" plans have been submitted. Any wastewater flow made tributary to the
wastewater collection system prior to completion of this Engineer's Certification shall be considered a
violation of the permit and shall subject the Permittee to appropriate enforcement actions.
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
WATER QUALITY SECTION
PERMITS AND ENGINEERING UNIT
POST OFFICE BOX 29535
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27626-0535