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F.asley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Environment and Natural Resources
Ay ( 2 00;Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
May 8, 2007
Mr. Keith Estes, Managing Partner
Pin Oaks Homeowners Association, Inc.
771 7 Windy Pine Circle
Denver, North Carolina 28037
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Subject: Permit No. WQ0030641
Pin Oaks Subdivision
Pressure Sewer Extension
Lincoln County
In accordance with your permit application received August 7, 2006, and subsequent additional
information received January 2, 2007, February 26, 2007, and March 26, 2007, we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. WQ0030641 dated May 8, 2007, to Pin Oaks Homeowners Association, Inc. 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effective from the date of issuance until rescinded, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations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.
Please pay particular attention to Permit Condition 3 which requires that the wastewater
collection facilities be properly operated and maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0227 or
any individual system -wide collection system permit issued to the Permittee.
Permitting of this project does not constitute an acceptance of any part of the project that does
not meet 15A NCAC 2H .0200; 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 Permitfing 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 a North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer in the application. It shall be the Permittee'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.
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 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, 6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
Note that the Division has recently reorganized. For our new organizational chart, see
http://h2o.ennstate.nc.us/documents/dwq_orgchartpdf. All sewer related matters are now handled
through the Pretreatment, Emergency Response and Collection Systems Unit under the Point Source
Branch EXCEPT FOR FAST -TRACK SEWER PERMITTING WHICH CONTINUES TO BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH
OUR REGIONAL OFFICES, The Unit is located on the 13th floor of the Archdale building in downtown
Raleigh. Please ensure the letterhead information is used for all correspondence to ensure timely
delivery.
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Pretreatment, Emergency Response and Collection Systems Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Mr, Keith Estes
May 8, 2007
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One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. if you need additional
information concerning this matter, please contact Bennie Goetze, Jr., P. E. at [phone] extension
375.
Sincerely
Alan W. Klimek, P. E.
cc: Lincoln County Health Department
Ms. Dee Browder, Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section (Permit NC0074312)
Mr. Mitch Latham, P. E., Latham -Walters Engineering, Inc„ 16507-A Northcross �Dr., Huntersville, NC 28078
Mr. Steve Gilbert, PE, Director, Lincoln County Dept of Public Works, 115 W. Main St„ Lincolnton, NC 28092
Water Quality Central Files
PERCS Files

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
Pin Oaks Homeowners Association, Inc.
Lincoln County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a pressure sewer collection system consisting of 21, 10-40 GPM pump
stations with simplex pumps, on -site audible and visual high water alarms and approximately 410 linear
feet of 1.5-inch pressure sewer, approximately 372 linear feet of 2-inch pressure sewer, approximately
2,146 linear feet of 2.5-inch pressure sewer, to serve 21 single-family residences in Pin Oaks Subdivision,
(Lots 10 to 29, and Lot 35 only) and the discharge of 5,040 GPD of collected wastewater into the Lincoln
County's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the application received August 7, 2006, and
subsequent additional information received by the Division, and in conformity with the project plans,
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 revocable unless the wastewater collection facilities are constructed in
accordance with the conditions of this permit; 15A NCAC 2H .0200; 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. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data.
3. The wastewater collection facilities shall be properly 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 facilities as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0227. If an individual
permit is not required, the following performance criteria shall be met as provided in 15A NCAC 2H
.0227:
a. The sewer system shall be effectively 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.

rA map of the sewer system shall be developed and shall be actively maintained.
c. An operation and maintenance plan shall be developed and implemented.
d. Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected 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. This requirement does not apply to pump stations serving a
single building associated with a properly permitted pressure sewer system.
e. High -priority sewer lines shall be inspected at least once per every six-month period of time.
f. A general observation of the entire sewer system shall be conducted at least once per year.
g. Inspection and maintenance records shall be maintained for a period of at least three years.
h. 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.
4. The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the Lincoln County Forney
Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility (NPDES Permit No. NC0074012) 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 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.
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.
7. Per 15A NCAC 2H .0220, upon completion of construction and prior to operation of these permitted
facilities, the completed Engineering Certification form attached to this permit shall be submitted
with the required supporting documents 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.
8. A copy of the approved plans and specifications 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 2H .0200; 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. The issuance of this permit does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (i.e., local,
state, and federal) having jurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable river buffer rules in 15A
NCAC 2B .0200, soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 15A NCAC Chapter 4 and
under the Division's General Permit NCG010000, and any requirements pertaining to wetlands under
15A NCAC 2B .0200 and 15A NCAC 2H .0500.
11. The Permittee shall provide the following items for the pressure sewer system :

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a. Pump on/off elevations located so that 2-8 pumping cycles may be achieved per hour in any
centralized pump station serving more than one building.
b. A minimum of 54 gallons of storage capacity above the pump -on activation level to meet the
greater of the Permittee response time for service or the longest non -catastrophic power
outage of the previous three years for any simplex pump station serving a single family
residence.
c. An air relief valve located at all high points along the force main.
d. A screened vent for the wet well.
e. Fillets located in the wet well(s) at the intersection of the flooring and side walls.
f. Three feet of cover (minimum) over the force main or the use of ferrous material where three
feet cannot be maintained.
g. Sufficient devices which will protect the pump station from vandals.
h. Flood protection if the pump station is located below the 100-year flood elevation.
i. Adherence with the following minimum separations:
(i) Storm sewers (vertical) 12 inches
(ii) Water mains (vertical -water over sewer) 18 inches or (horizontal) 10 feet
(iii) In benched trenches (vertical) 18 inches
(iv) Any private or public water supply source, including any WS-I waters or Class 1 or Class II
impounded reservoirs used as a source of drinking water 100 feet
(v) Waters classified WS (other than WS-I), B, SA, ORW, HQW, or SB [from normal high water
(or tide elevation)] 50 feet
(vi) Any other stream, lake or impoundment 10 feet
(vii) Any building foundation 5 feet
(viii) Any basement 10 feet
(ix) Top slope of embankment or cuts of 2 feet or more vertical height 10 feet
(x) Drainage systems
(I) Interceptor drains 5 feet
(11) Ground water lowering and surface drainage ditches 10 feet
(xi) Any swimming pool 10 feet
(xii) Ferrous sewer pipe with joints equivalent to water main standards, shall be used where
these minimum separations cannot be maintained. The minimum separation shall
however not be less than 25 feet from a private well or 50 feet from a public water supply
well;
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 that may be
required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater
collection facilities.
13. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall verbally report to a water quality staff member at 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 render the facility incapable of
adequate wastewater transport such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, line
blockage or breakage, etc.
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.

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messages or faxed information is permissible but this shall not be considered as the initial
verbal report. Overflows and spills occurring outside normal business hours may also be reported to
the Division of Emergency Management at telephone number [phone] or [phone].
Persons reporting any of the above occurrences shall file a spill report by completing Part l 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. Per Condition 1(2), Part II of Form CS-SSO (or the most current Division approved form) can
also be completed to show that the SSO was beyond control.
14. This permit shall become revocable unless the agreement between the Pin Oaks Homeowners
Association, Inc. and Lincoln County for the collection and final treatment of wastewater is in full
force and effect.
15. The Operational Agreement between the Permittee and the Environmental Management
Commission is incorporated herein by reference and is a condition of this Permit. Noncompliance
with the terms of the Operational Agreement shall subject the Permittee to all sanctions provided by
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C for violation of or failure to act in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Permit.
16. The Permittee shall maintain on hand for immediate installation a supply of spare, fully operational
pump units of each type used in the pressure sewer system. The number of pumps on hand shall not
be less than 10 percent of the number of installed units or one unit, whichever is greater.
17. Each pump station shall be clearly and conspicuously posted with the telephone number of the
owner/operator of the pressure sewer system and instructions to call the number in the event of high
water alarm activation.
Permit issued this the 8th day of May, 2007
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
fi W. Klimek, P. E., Director
6( Division of Water Quality
1 By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0030641

Permit No. WQ0030641
May 8, 2007
System Description:
21, 10-40 GPM pump stations with simplex pumps, on -site audible and visual high
water alarms and approximately 410 linear feet of 1.5-inch pressure sewer,
approximately 372 linear feet of 2-inch pressure sewer, approximately 2,146 linear
feet of 2.5-inch pressure sewer,
Complete and submit this form to the permit issuing office as indicated below with the following:
• One copy of the project record drawings (plan & profile views of sewer lines) of the wastewater
collection system extension
Changes to the project should be clearly identified on the record drawings or in written summary
form. Permit modifications are reauired for any changes resulting in non-compliance with this permit,
regulations or minimum design criteria.
This project shall not be considered complete nor allowed to operate until this Engineer's Certification
and all required supporting documentation have been received by the Division. Therefore, it is highly
recommended that this certification be sent in a manner that provides proof of receipt by the Division.
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
❑ 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
subject project 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; 15A NCAC 2H .0200; 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.
North Carolina Professional Engineer's seal, signature, and date:
SEND THIS FORM & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
WITH REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS
TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PRETREATMENT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE & COLLECTION SYSTEMS UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH NC 27699-1617
The Permittee is responsible for tracking all partial certifications up until a final certification is received.
Any wastewater flow made tributary to the wastewater collection system extension 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.

ATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF Lincoln
Permit No. to Q 0o3 y /
HOME/PROPERTY OWNERS' OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
This AGREEMENT made pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1 (d1) and entered into this 13th
February_ 2007 , by and between the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, an agency of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter known as_the�-COMNII
and Pin Oaks Owner's Association , a non-profit corporation organizec aJeAs
and by virtue of the laws of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter known as the A SOCIATION.
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WITNESSETH:
1. The ASSOCIATION was formed for the purpose, among others, of handli ig th oroperty--affairs and
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business of the development known as
(hereinafter the Development); of operating, maintaining, re -constructing and repairing the common
elements of the lands and improvements subject to unit ownership, including the wastewater collection
system with pumps, wastewater treatment works, and/or disposal facilities (hereinafter Disposal System);
and of collecting dues and assessment to provide funds for such operation, maintenance, re -construction
and repair.
2. The ASSOCIATION desires, to construct and/or operate a Disposal System to provide sanitary sewage
disposal to serve the Development on said lands.
3. The ASSOCIATION has applied to the COMMISSION for the issuance of a permit pursuant to G.S. 143-
215.1 to construct, maintain, and/or operate the Disposal System.
4. The Development was created subject to unit ownership in the dwellings units, other improvements and
lands through filing of a Declaration of Unit Ownership (hereinafter Declaration), pursuant to Chapter 47C
or 47F of the North Carolina General Statutes.
5. The COMMISSION desires to assure that the Disposal System of the Development is properly
constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with law and permit provisions in order to protect the
quality of the waters of the State and the public interest therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the benefits to be derived by each of the parties
hereto, the COMMISSION and ASSOCIATION do hereby mutually agree as follows:
1. The ASSOCIATION shall construct the Disposal System and/or make any additions or modifications to
the Disposal System in accordance with the permit and plans and specifications hereafter issued and
approved by the COMMISSION, and shall thereafter properly operate and maintain such systems and
facilities in accordance with applicable permit provisions and law.
2. The ASSOCIATION shall provide in the Declaration and Association Bylaws that the Disposal System
and appurtenances thereto are part of the common elements and shall thereafter be properly maintained
and operated in conformity with law and the provisions of the permit for construction, operation, repair,
and maintenance of the system and facilities. The Declaration and Bylaws shall identify the entire
wastewater treatment, collection and disposal system as a common element which will receive the highest
priority for expenditures by the Association except for Federal, State, and local taxes and insurance.
3. The ASSOCIATION shall provide in the Declaration and Association Bylaws that the Disposal System
will be maintained out of the common expenses. In order to assure that there shall be funds readily
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System beyond the routine operation and
available to repair, maintain, or construct the Disposal shallproviderothat a fund be created out of
maintenance expenses, the Declaration and Association Bylaws
allocated for the
expenses. Such fund shall be separate from the routine maintenance fund
the common xp budget.
facility and shall be part of the yearly g
allocation and separate fund(s) are not adequate for thelaws consshatruction,
pro de for
4 In the event the common expensethe Declaration and Association By
and maintenance of the Disposal System,
There shall be no limit on the amount of such
repair, assessments can be made
asspsess assessments to cover such necessary provided such that special
assessments and the Declaration and Bylaws shall be
as necessary at any time. provided by any city,
wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment and/or disposal nfa facility
by any city,
5. Ifo a water and sewer authorities, or otherto cause
town, billage, county, ad into said governmental
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serve the Development, the ASSOCIATION shall take such
action as is necessary the
the
available andeasements as
existing future wastewater of the Development to er as much of the al acceptedystem and such necessary
system, and shall convey ortransf
governmental unit may require condition of accepting the Development's wastewater.
health, safety and for
to the public interest and to the publicie adequate provision for welfare
6. Recognizing that it would enterbe incoto
vol dissolution without having
the ASSOCIATION to into voluntary elation of its Disposal System, the ASSOCIATION shall
the
maintenance, repair and oP dissolution
continued proper main Bylaws that the ASSOCIATION shall not enter into voluntary other
der entity
provide in she ASSOCIATION person,corporation
without first having transferred its said system
by
ithe issuance a permit•
acceptable to and approved by the
The ASSOCIATION shall not transfer, convey, assign or otherwise relinquish or release its responsibility
7 • aintenance of its Disposal System until a permit has been reissued to the
for the operation and m
ASSOCIATIONS successor.
numbered paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 above shall be conditions of any
agreements set forth in maintenance, repair and
8. The it the COMMISSION to the ASSOCIATION for the construction, main
permit issued by _
operation of the Disposal System.
ies where the Declaration is
a of this agreement shall be filed at the Register of Deeds in the County( ) oration ti the
9. A Cdof State of North Carolina with the Articles of Incorp
filed and in the offices of the Secretary
Association. orals by the duly authorized
REOF, this agreement was executed in duplicate originals each of the parties named below:
representative
WITNESS WHE written as indicated by
representative of the tartlet hereto on the day and year
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Keith Estes — Board of Directors
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February 13, 2007
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