WQ0000039_Final Permit_19880809

State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Asheville Regional Office
James G. Martin, Governor David R. Spain
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary Regional Manager
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
WATER QUALITY SECTION
Dr. David L. Ricketts,
McDowell County Schools
Post Office Box 130
Marion, North Carolina
Dear Dr. Ricketts:
August 9, 1988
Superintendent
28752
Subject: Permit Number WQ0000039
West Marion Elementary School
Septic Tank Disposal System
McDowell County
In accordance with the revised application received August 4,
1988, we are forwarding herewith Permit Number WQ0000039 for the
operation of an existing subsurface wastewater disposal system to serve
West Marion Elementary School.
This Permit will be effective from the date of its issuance until
August 31, 1993, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations
as specified therein.
RMD:JRR:1s
Enclosure
xc: McDowell
Don Link
James R.
Sincerely,
Roy. . Davis, Regional Supervisor
Division of Environmental Management
County Health Department
Reid
Interchange Building, 59 Woodfin Place, P.O. Box 37o, Asheville, N.C. 28602-0370 • Telephone [phone]
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Permit Number WQ0000039
NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
P E R M I T
For the Discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
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
West Marion Elementary School
FOR THE
operation of an existing septic tank ground absorption wastewater
treatment system to serve West Marion Elementary School in McDowell
County,
pursuant to the application received on August 4, 1988, and in
conformity with the project plans, specifications, and other supporting
data, subsequently filed with the Department oflNatural Resources and
Community Development and considered a part of this Permit.
This Permit shall be effective from the date of its issuance until
August 31, 1993, and shall be subject to the following specified
conditions and limitations:
1. Flow limiting devices shall be used on all facilities
at the West Marion Elementary School
2. This Permit is effective only with respect to the
nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data.
3. This Permit shall become voidable in event of failure
of the soil to adequately absorb the wastes, and may
be rescinded unless the facilities are installed,
maintained, and operated in a manner which will protect
the assigned water quality standards of the surface
waters, and prevent any contamination of the ground
waters which will render them unsatisfactory for
normal use.
4. This facility shall not discharge directly to the surface
waters of the State.

Permit Number WQ0000039
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5. In the event the facilities fail to perform satis-
factorily, the owners shall take such immediate
corrective action as may be required by this Depart-
ment.
5. This Permit is not transferable.
7. The method for final disposal of screenings, scum,
and sludges from these facilities shall not result
in any contamination of the surface or ground waters
of this State.
8. This disposal system shall be abandoned immediately
upon the availability of a regional sewer system.
9. The permittee shall, upon written notice from the Director
of the Division of Environmental Management, conduct ground-
water monitoring as may be required to determine the
compliance of this wastewater treatment facility with the
current groundwater standards.
10. The approved nitrification field site must not be
disturbed, regraded, or substituted without written
permission from the Asheville Regional Supervisor.
Permit issued this the j day of �(,��c, 1988.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Roy M.' Davis
Regional Supervisor
Division of Environmental Management
by Authority of the Secretary of the
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Permit Number WQ0000039