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R.OY COOPER.
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
John Nichols, Utilities Director
Brunswick County
P.O. Box 249
Bolivia, NC 28422
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
7/12/2021
Subject: Change of Ownership Approval
Permit No. WQ0034024
Southport to West Brunswick Transmission Sewer
Brunswick County
Dear Mr. Nichols:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your permit modification request for Permit No.
WQ0034024. This modification is to change ownership from the City of Southport to Brunswick County, and
Brunswick County is now responsible for the continued operation and maintenance of the subject
wastewater collection extension. Our database was revised on July 12, 2021 to reflect the ownership change.
This cover letter shall be considered a part of this permit and is therefore incorporated therein by reference.
The Permittee shall maintain compliance with its individual system -wide collection system permit for the
operation and maintenance of these facilities as required by 15A NCAC 2T .0400 and G.S 143-215.9B. If you
have any other questions regarding this matter, please contact Kristin Litzenberger at [phone]
[email: [e-mail]].
Sincerely,
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Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
enclosures: Permit No. WQ0034024
cc: Gordon Hargrove, City of Southport City Manager ([e-mail])
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Municipal Permitting Unit Files (electronic copy)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
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NCDEE1 R MAY 9 2009
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality _.: t;.; % jl:V P',
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins . Dee Freeman
Governor Director ' Secretary
May 15, 2009
Alan Thorton, City Manager
City of Southport
201 East Moore Street
Southport, NC 28461
Subject: Permit No. WQ0034024
City of Southport
Southport to West Brunswick Transmission Sewer
Wastewater Collection System Extension
Brunswick County
Dear Mr. Thorton:
In accordance with your application received April 6. 2009, we are forwarding herewith Permit No.
WQ0034024, dated May 15, 2009, to the City of Southport for the construction and operation upon
certification of the subject wastewater collection system extension. This permit shall be effective from
the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the condit'ons and limitations as specified
therein. This cover letter shall be considered a part of this permit and is therefore incorporated therein
by reference.
Please pay particular attention to Condition 15 regarding additional wastewater Into Brunswick County's
Collection System.
Please note the following standard conditions that are contained in this permit.
Condition 3: Requires that the wastewater collection facilities be properly operated and
maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC 2T .0403 or any individr.al system -wide
collection system permit issued to -he Permittee.
Condition 6: Requires that the system be properly certified upon completion of co,str'.ction
and prior to being placed into operation.
Condition 7: Regarding the installation of gravity sewer at greater than ten percent below the
minimum required slope per the Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Des'gn Criteria
shall not be acceptable and shall not be certified until corrected.
Condition 12: Regarding Division notification should the system fail to operate including the oss
of wastewater from the collection system. In addition, note Permit Condition 13
regarding the posting of pump stations with emergency contact information.
Wilmington Regional Office
127 Card,nal Drive Extension Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone: [phone] / FAX: [phone]
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City of Southport
WQ0034024
May 15, 2009
Permitting of this project does not constitute an acceptance of any part of the project that does not
meet 15A NCAC 2T; the Division of Water Quality s (Division) Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria
adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; and the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track
Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as applicable, unless specifically
mentioned herein. Division approval is based on acceptance of the certification provided by the North
Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer named in the application.
It shall be the City of Southport's responsibility to ensure that the as -constructed project
meets the appropriate design criteria and rules. Failure to comply may result in penalties
in accordance with North Carolina General Statute § 143-215.6A through § 143-215.6C,
construction of additional or replacement wastewater collection facilities, and/or referral
of the North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer to the licensing board.
This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between the City of Southport and Brunswick
County for the collection and final treatment of wastewater is in fu.I force and effect.
A stormwater management plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Wilmington Regional
Office in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .1000.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained:n this permit are unacceptable, you have the right to
request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This
request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150E of North Carolina General
Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-6714. Un,ess such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Lamont Allen at (910) 796-
7215.
Sincerely,
for Coleen H. Su.lins
Cc: Carter Hubard, WK Dickson & Co., Inc.
Jerry Pierce, Brunswick County Public Utilities
WIRO, Surface Water Protection - West Brunswick Regional (WQ0023693) Sewer Ext. File
Central Files, Surface Water Protection Section
Pretreatment, Emergency Response and Collection Systems Unit Files
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM EXTENSION PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as
amended, other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations, and in conformity with 15A NCAC 2T; the
Divis on's Gravity Sewer Min:mum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 and Minimum Design
Crlera for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as
applicable; and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit;
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO:
City of Southport
BRuNSWICK COUN"Y
For the construction and operation uport certification of approximately 10 linear feet of 10-inch gravity
sewer, approximately 838 linear feet of 10-inch force main, approximately 500 linear feet of 4-inch force
main; a 1,339-gallon per minute pump station with duplex pumps, on -site audible and visual high water
alarms, telemetry, and on -site generator with automate transfer switch with approximately 19,888 linear
feet of 16-inch force main to aide In the transportation of wastewater as part of the Southport to West
Brunswick Transmission Sewer project, and the discharge of 500,000 gallons per day of collected
domestic/commercial wastewater into Brunswick County's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the
application received April 6, 2009.
The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the West Brunswick Wastewater
Treatment Facility (Permit No. WQ0023693) prior to being land applied by spray irrigation.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the
following specified cond tions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the wastewater collection facilities are constructed in
accordance with the conditions of this permit; 15A NCAC 2T; the Division of Water Quality's
(Division) Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; the
Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains
adopted June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting materials unless specifically mentioned
herein.
2. Th's permit shall be effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting da•a.
3. The wastewater collection facilities shall be proper y maintained and operated at all times. The
Permittee shall maintain compliance with an individual system -wide collection system permit for the
operation and maintenance of these taclities as required by 15A NCAC 2T .0403. If an individual
permit is not required, the following performance criteria shall be met as provided in 15A NCAC 2T
.0403:
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• a. me sewer system snaii be ettectively maintained and operated at all times to prevent
discharge to land or surface waters, and any contravention of the groundwater standards in
15A NCAC 2L .0200 or the surface water standards in 15A NCAC 2B .0200.
b. A map of the sewer system shah be developed and shall be actively maintained.
c. An operation and maintenance plan including pump station inspection frequency,
preventative maintenance schedule, spare parts inventory, and overflow response shall be
developed and implemented.
d. Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system (i.e. remote alarm system) shall
be inspected by the Permittee or its representative every day (i.e. 365 days per year), Pump
stations that are connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected at least once per week.
e. High -priority sewer lines shall be inspected by the Permittee or its representative at least once
per every six-month period of time.
f. A general observation of the entire sewer system shall be conducted by the Permittee or its
representative at least once per year.
Overflows and bypasses shall be reported to the appropriate Division regional office in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2B .0506(a), and public notice shall be provided as required by
North Carolina General Statute § 143-215.1 C.
h. A Grease Control Plan shall be implemented as follows:
1. For publicly owned collection systems, the Program shall include at east IN -annual
distribution of educational materials for both commercial and residential users and the
legal means to require grease interceptors for new construction and retrofit, if necessary, of
grease interceptors at existing establishments. The Program shall also include legal means
for inspections of the grease interceptors, enforcement for violators, and the legal means
to control grease enter'ng the system from other public or private satellite sewer systems.
2. For privately owned collection systems, the Program shall include at least bi-annual
distribution of educational mater'als to all users of the collection system by the Permittee or
its representative.
3. Grease education materials shall be distributed more often than required in Parts 1 or 2 of
this sub -paragraph if necessary to prevent grease -related sanitary sewer overflows.
i. Right-of-ways and easements shall be maintained in the full easement width for personnel and
equipment accessibility.
Documentation shall be kept on file for Sections (a.) through (i.) of this rule for a minimum of
three (3) years with the exception of the map, which shall be maintained for the life of the
system.
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4. This permit shall not be transferable. In the event there is a desire for the wastewater colection
facilities to change ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formai permit request
shall be submitted to the Division accompanied by documentation from the parties involved, and
other supporting materials as may be appropriate. The approval of this request shall be considered
on ifs merits and may or may not be approved.
5. Construction of the gravity sewers, pump stations, and force mains 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. Per I5A NCAC 2T .01 16, upon completion of construction and prior to operation o= +hese permitted
facilities, the completed Engineering Certification form attached to this permit shad be submitted
with the required supporting documents (as -built or recording drawings and pump station designs. .f
applicable) to the address provided on the form. A complete certification is one where the form is
fully executed and the supporting documents are provided as applicable. Any wastewater flow
made tributary to the wastewater collection system extension prior to completion of this Engineers
Certification shall be considered a violation of the permit and shall subject the Fermittee to
appropriate enforcement actions.
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of Incorporation, Declarations, and Bylaws that have been aanlo rtateIv filed with the a • olicable
Countv's Resister of Deeds offfc.e shall be submitted with the gertification,
A complete certification is one where he form is fully executed and the supporting documents are
provided as applicable. Supporting documentation shall include the following:
a. One copy of the project construction record drawings (plan & profile views of sewer lines &
force mains) of the wastewater collection system extension. Record drawings are defined as
the design drawings that are marked up or annotated with after construction information and
show required buffers, separation distances, material changes, etc.
b. One copy of the supporting pump station design calculations (selected pumps, system curve,
operating point, buoyancy calculations, available storage if portable generator(s) or storage
greater than longest past 'hree year outage reliability option selected) for any pump stations
permitted as part of this project.
Changes to the project that do not result in non-compliance with this permit, regulations, or
the Minimum Design Criteria should be clearly identified on the record drawings, on the
certification in the space provided, or in written summary form.
Prior to Certification (Final or Partial): Permit modifications are required for any changes resulting in
non-compliance with this permit (including pipe length increases of 10% or greater, increased flow,
pump station design capacity design increases of 5% or greater; and increases in the number/type
of connections), regulations, or the Minimum Design Criteria. Requested modifications or variances
to the Minimum Design Criteria will be reviewed on a case -by -case basis and each on its own merit.
Pease note that variances to the Minimum Design Criteria should be requested and approved
during the permitting process prior to construction. After -construction requests are discouraged by
the Division and may not be approved, thus requiring replacement or repair prior to certification &
activation.
c.
7. Gravity sewers installed greater than ten percent below the minimum required slope per the
Divi'sion's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria shall not be acceptable and shall not be certified
until corrected. If there is an unforeseen obstacle in the field where all viable solutions have been
examined, a slope variance can be requested from the Division with firm supporting
documentation. This shall be done through a permit modification with fee. Such variance requests
will be evaluated on a case -by -case basis. Resolution of such request shall be evident prior to
completing and submitting the construction certification.
8. A copy of the construction record drawings and pump station designs, if applicable, shall be
maintained on file by the Permittee for the life of the wastewater collection facilities.
9. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit; 15A NCAC 2T; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12. 1996 as applicable; the Division's
Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Station and Force Mains adopted
June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting materials may subject the Permittee to an
enforcement action by the Division, in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes § 143-
215.6A through §143-215.6C,
10. In the event that the wastewater collection 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 cis the construction of additional or replacement
facilities.
The issuance of this permit shall not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (local, state
and federal) which have jurisdiction,-ncluding but not limited to applicable river buffer rules in 15A
NCAC 2B .0200, erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 1 5A NCAC Ch. 4 and under the
Division's General Permit NCG010000, ,and any requirements pertaining to wetlands under 15A
NCAC 28 .0200 and 15A NCAC 2H .0500.
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„12. NON-COMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION:
The Permitfee shalt verbally report to a Division of Water Quality staff member at the Wilmington
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 failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the system incapable of
adequate wastewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, 'he
blockage or breakage, etc.; or
b. Any fa'iure of a pumping station or sewer line resulting in a by-pass of any wastewater directly
to receiving waters from the station or sewer line.
Voice mail messages or faxed information is permissible, but shall NOT be considered as the initial
verbal report. Overflows and spills occurring outside normal business hours may also be reported to
the D'vision of Emergency Management at telephone number [phone] or [phone].
Persons reporting any of the above occurrences shall file a spill report by completing Part I of Form
CS-SSO (or the most current Division approved form), within five days following first knowledge of
the occurrence. This report shall outline the actions taken or proposed to ensure that the problem
does not recur. Part it of Form CS-SSO (or the most current Division approved form) can also be
completed to show that the SSO was beyond control.
13. Each pump station including simplex stations shall be clearly and conspicuously posted with the
telephone number and name of the owner/operator of the sewer system and instructions to call
the number in the even- of a'arm activation.
14. 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 wetwell,
d. Fillets located in the wetwell 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.
15. If, at any time, the additional wastewater flow volume made tributary to this sewer project is
believed to exceed the value permitted herein, a modification shall be requested for this permit
from the Division of Water Quality to properly allocate the subject wastewater flow.
Permit issued this day: May 15, 2009
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
for Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0034024
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PERMITTEE: City of Southport
PERMIT #: WQ0034024
PROJECT: Southport to West Brunswick Transmission Sewer
ISSUE DATE: May 15, 2009
COUNTY: Brunswick
This project shall not be considered complete nor allowed to operate in accordance with Condition 6
of this permit until the Division has received this Certification and all required supporting documentation.
Consequently, it should be submitted in a manner that documents the Division's receipt. Send the
required documentation to the Regional Supervisor, Surface Water Protection Section at the address at
the bottom.
Any wastewater flow made tributary to the wastewater collection system extension prior to completion
of this Certification shall be considered a violation of the permit and shall subject the Permittee to
appropriate enforcement actions. The Permittee is responsible for tracking all partial certifications up
until a final certification is received. A Final Certification shall be a complete set of record drawings and
design calculations regardless of whether partials have been submitted.
PERMITTEE'S CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned agent for the Permittee, hereby state that this project has been constructed pursuant
to the applicable standards & requirements, the Professional Engineer below has provided applicable
design/construction information to the Permittee, and the Permittee is prepared to operate & maintain
the wastewater collection system permitted herein or portions thereof.
Printed Name, Title
Signature Date
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
1. , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina,
having been authorized to observe (❑ periodically, Cr weekly, ❑ full time) the construction of the
project name and location as referenced above for the above 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; 15A NCAC 2T; the
Division of Water Quality's (Division) Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996
as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitt'ng of Pump Stations and
Force Mains adopted June I, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting materials.
North Carolina Professional Engineer's Seal w/signature & date
,'Comments:
CERTIFICATION COMMENTS OR DETAILS
❑ Final ❑ Partial
NC Division of Water Quality
Wilmington Regional Office
127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]

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