WQ0015351_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., RE., Director
Mr. Phillip G. Ponder, City Manager
City of Mount Holly
P.0, Box 406
Mount Holly, North Carolina 28120
Dear Mr. Ponder:
May 21, 1.998
MAY 27 1993
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Subject: Permit No. WQ0015351
City of Mount Holly
Riverfront Apartments
Wastewater Collection System
Gaston County
In accordance with your application received May 18, 1998, attached is Permit No, WQ0015351,
dated May 21. :1998, to the City of Mount Holly for the construction and operation of the subject
wastewater collection extension,
This permitshall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and you shall be subject to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. 650 linear feet of 8 inch gravity sewer to seive 3.6-one
bedroom apartment, 36-two bedroom apartments, a club house for 50 people, and a pool filter backwash
at Riverfront Apartments, and the discharge of 17,980 GPD of collected domestic wastewater into the City
of Mount -Holly's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the application received May 18, 1998, 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 Mount Holly
Wastewater Treatment Facility (NPDES Permit No. NC0021156) prior to being discharged into the
receiving stream.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unaccept•able, 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 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 shalibe final and binding..
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.
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
GRAVITY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEMS 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 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.
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 ali times.
4. 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 .forrnal permit request must 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 permitted facility, a certification
and a copy of the record drawings (i.e,, as constructed plans) must be received from a professional
engineercertifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the Division of
Water Quality. Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1.996, and other supporting
.materials. If this project is to be completed in phases and partially certified, you shall retain the
responsibility to track funher 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.
Permitting Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
7. A copy of the Record Drawings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five
years from the date of the completion of construction.
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
Division,. in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 1.43-21.5.6C.
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.

10 Noncompliance Notification:
The Peru -nude sha11 report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone ;number
[phone], as soon as possible, but in no case more than hours or on the next tort in day,
� folloing the occurrence or firstknowledge of the occurrence of either of the following:
a. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility Inca cable of
adequate wastewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures ofpumps, line blockage or
breakage, etc„ or
h. Any failure of a sewer line resulting in a by-pass directly
all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility*
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report n letter form «=ithin:
fire (5) days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline th actions taken:
or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur,
Permit issued this the "?lst days of May,. 1998
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENT
A. Preston 11°ard Jr., P.E.. Director
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Division vision of WaterQuality
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Peru if Number 'Q001 1

Permit No, W'QOO 15351
May., l , 1998
ENGINEER15 CERTIFICATION
Partial
Final
I, 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
project
Pra e
Location and Core
for the
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 compliance of this
permit, the certificate of coverage, the North Carolina. Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Manual, and other
supporting materials.
Sig nature Registration No.
Date
The above Engineer's Certification must be completed and submitted to the address below with one (1)
copy of the "Record Drasvirt s°" (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