WQ0000265_Final Permit_19890201

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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Divisinri or Environ:r.-.:rta. Management
512 North Salisbury Street a Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul V7ilms
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary February 1, 1989 Director
Mr. Thomas Wilson
NC Department of Corrections
840 West Morgan 'Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
SUBJECT: Permit No. WQ0000265
NC Department of Corrections
Washington County
Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Facilities
Washington County
Dear Mr. Wilson:
In accordance with your application received August 29, 1988, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0000265, dated February 1, 1989, to the NC
Department of Corrections for the construction and operation of the subject
treatment and disposal facilities.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 28,
1994, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, 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 1508 of North Carolina
General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, post Office
Drawer 11666, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604. Unless such demands are made this
permit shall be final and binding.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Babette
McKemie, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 546.
Sincerely,
cc: Washington. County health Department
Washington Regional Supervisor
F.T. Green and Associates
Bill Reid - Groundwater
John Campbell
PO. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 `telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportuniry Affirmative Action Employer

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
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 GRANTER TO
NC Department of Corrections
Washington County
FOR THE
construction and operation of 25,000 GPD wastewater treatment and spray irrigation
disposal facility consisting of an influent bar screen, a 45 GPM duplex grinder pump
station with high water alarms, 1,400 linear feet of 3 -inch force main, a 1.5 MG
treatment/ storage lagoon, hypochlorination, an 8,170 gallon chlorine contact tan'
with turbine pumps and approximately twenty-three (23) acres of spray irrigation
field to serve the NC Department of Correction Washington County Subsidiary with no
discharge to the surface waters of the State pursuant to the application received
August 29, 1988, and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other
supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Natural
Resources and Community Development and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 28, 1994,
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 approved plans, specifications and other supporting data.
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 facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. This permit is not transferable.
5. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted
facility, a certification must be received from a professional engineer
certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the
requirements of this permit and the approved plans and specifications, Mail the
certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, N.0
27611-7687.

6. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be
retained by the applicant for the life of the project.
7. This permit shall become voidable in the 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 ground waters.
8. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take such immediate
corrective action as may be required by this Division, including the construction
of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
9. Any additional monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental
Management to insure surface and ground water protection will be established and
an acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
1.0. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in
accordance with General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approvable by the North
Carolina Division of Environmental Management.
11.. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so that
there is no discharge' to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground
waters which will render them unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that
the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions or failure of the irrigation area to adequately absorb the wastewater,
the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as may be required by
the Division of Environmental Management,
12. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall. be maintained.
13. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is
in a condition that will cause runoff.
14. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray
field.
.15. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities
is prohibited.
16. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit,
shall request its extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will
review the adequacy of the facilities described therein, and it warranted, will
extend the Permit for such period of time and under such conditions and
.limitations as it may deem appropriate.
17. The application rates shall not exceed
0.3 inch per acre per week
0.25 inch per acre per hour.
18. The Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be
in responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must_
hold a certificate of the grade at least equivalent to the classification
assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission.

19. Freeboard in the treatment/storage lagoon shall not be less than two (2) feet
at any time.
20. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility
for damages to surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this
facility.
21. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge
system to prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of
this facility.
22. No type of wastewater other than that from the NG Department of Corrections
Washington County Subsidiary shall be sprayed onto the irrigation area.
23. Prior to the beginning waste disposal operations, five (5) monitor wells shall
be installed to monitor groundwater quality. One monitor well shall be installed
in the vicinity of the grinder pump station to provide background groundwater
quality data.. Four (4) additional wells, one (1) downgradient of the lagoon and
three (3) downgradient of the spray field, shall be installed. The location and
construction details for these wells must be by approval of the Washington
Regional Office from which a well construction permit must be obtained.
24, The monitor wells must be sampled initially after construction (and prior to
waste disposal operations) and thereafter every March, July, and November.for the
following parameters:
NO pH
ToLl Ammonia TRIC
TDS Chloride
Water levels Total Coliforms
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters.
The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the NC Division of
Environmental Management of Form GW -59 Compliance monitoring Report Form] every
April, August and December.
25. The existing ditch around the perimeter of the irrigation systet shall be
deepened as recommended by Law Engineering, lznc. The proposed ditch around the
perimeter of the lagoon shall be constructed to a depth of 3,5 to 4.0 feet below
the land surface in order to improve provide sufficient lowering of the water
table to allow construction of the lagoon liner.
26. The lagoon shall have a liner of natural material at least one (1) .foot_p
thickness and having a hydraulic conductivity of no greater than l x 10
centimeters per second when compacted.. Following installation and inspection of
the lagoon liner, and prior to waste disposal operations, verification of the
liners' compliance with permeability and thickness specifications must be
provided to the Groundwater Section by the project engineer.

Permit issued this the 1st day of February, 1989.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Paul Wilms, Director 11
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0000265
Engineers Certification
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,
a
(Project)
(Name or Location)
for the
hereby state that, to the best of my
(Project Owner)
abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the project
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature
Date
Registration No.