WQ0011443_Final Permit_20010808

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
August 8, 2001
MR. JOE I. MARSHALL, JR., SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
THE COMMUNITY BANK
PO BOX 1368
PILOT MOUNTAIN, NC 27041
Dear Mr. Marshall:
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NORTH CAROL)NA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Permit No. WQ0011443
The Community Bank
Long Hill Store
Groundwater Remediation Facilities
Surry County
In accordance with a request from the Division of Water Quality -Groundwater Section we are
forwarding herewith amended Permit No. WQ0011443, dated August 8, 2001, to The Community Bank for
the continued operation of the subject groundwater remediation facility.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 2006, shall void Permit No.
WQOOI 1443 issued May 2, 2001, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements in this permit. Failure to establish an adequate
system for collecting and maintaining the required operational information will result in future compliance
problems.
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 thirty (30) days following receipt of this permit.
This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the 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.
If you have any questions concerning the Groundwater Conditions or groundwater monitoring
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requirements, please contact Salam Murtada in the Groundwater Section at 919-715-6180. If you need any
additional information concerning this matter, please contact Sue Homewood at [phone] extension
502
Sin/c/e/r.
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
cc: Surry County Health Department
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Groundwater Section, Central Office
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION 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
The Community Bank
Surry County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 8,640 GPD groundwater remediation facility consisting of a recovery well, a 13 GPM
oil/water separator with coalescing media internal oil chamber and high level alarm, a 12 GPM iron removal
treatment unit, a 12 GPM three tray shallow tray air stripper, dual 15 GPM granular activated carbon polishing
canisters piped in series, a totalizing flow meter, a 40 foot by 40 foot by 7 foot deep infiltration gallery with
gallery monitoring pipe, and all associated pumps, piping, valves, alarms, safety shutoffs, controls, and
appurtenances to serve the Long Hill Store in Pilot Mountain, NC, with no discharge of wastes to the surface
waters, pursuant to the application received June 5, 2000, and in conformity with the project plan,
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 April 30, 2006, shall void Permit No.
WQ0011443 issued May 2, 2001, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately assimilate 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.
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 actions that may
be required by the Division of Water Quality (Division), such as the construction of additional or
replacement treatment or disposal facilities.
3. 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.
4. Any residuals generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the Division.
Diversion or bypassing of the untreated groundwater from the treatment facilities is prohibited.

It. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the Water Pollution Control Systems Operators Certification
Commission (WPCSOCC), the Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant
operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator
must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification
assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the WPCSOCC. The Permittee must also
employ a certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the
conditions of 15A NCAC 8G .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each Class I facility at
least weekly and each Class II, III, and IV facility at least daily, excluding weekends and holidays,
and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the facility and must
comply with all other conditions of 15A NCAC 8G .0202.
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.
III. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division to insure surface and ground water protection
will be established and an acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Winston-Salem 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 any of the following:
a. Any occurrence at the groundwater remediation facility which results in the treatment of
significant amounts of contaminated groundwaters which are abnormal in quantity or
characteristic, such as the dumping of the contents of a basin or tank, the known passage of a
slug of hazardous substance through the facility, or any other unusual circumstances;
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that readers the groundwater
treatment and disposal system incapable of adequate treatment and disposal, such as
mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.;
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass
directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such
station or facility; or
d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the groundwater treatment and
disposal system is not in compliance with any specified permit limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form
within five (5) days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline the
actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.

IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
1, The effluent from the treatment system shall be sampled quarterly for the parameters specified
below:
Benzene
Ethylbenzene
MTBE
Toluene
pH
Water Level
Xylene s
Napthalene
EDB
Lead
IPE
The analysis of the hydrocarbon compounds are to be performed by Standard Method 6210D. The
samples shall be prepared and analyzed for lead by Standard Method 3030C. Additionally, during
the initial baseline analysis and the final site closure analysis, duplicate samples to confirm the
concentration of EDB in the wells shall also be analyzed by EPA Method 504.1.
2. Monitor well MW-10 shall be sampled quarterly for the following parameters:
Benzene
Ethylbenzene
MTBE
Toluene
pH
Water Level
Xylenes
Napthalene
EDB
Lead
IPE
a. The analysis of the hydrocarbon compounds are to be performed by Standard Method 6210D
The samples shall be prepared and analyzed for lead by Standard Method 3030C.
Additionally, during the initial baseline analysis and the final site closure analysis, duplicate
samples to confirm the concentration of EDB in the wells shall also be analyzed by EPA
Method 504.1.
b. The measurement of water levels must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters. The depth to water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on the
top of the casing.
c. The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed to provide
the relative elevation of the measuring point for each monitoring well.
d. The results of the sampling and analysis (effluent and groundwater) must be received on Form
GW-59 (Groundwater Quality Monitoring, Compliance Report Form) by the following
address: Groundwater Section, Permits and Compliance Unit, 1636 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1636 on or before the last working day of the month following the
sampling month. The data of all groundwater and effluent sampling analyses required by the
permit conditions must be reported using the most recent GW-59 form (3/2000) along with
attached copies of the laboratory analyses.

The permittee shall retain copies of records of all monitoring information, including all calibration
and maintenance records, all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring
instrumentation and copies of all reports required by this permit, for a period of at least 3 years
from the date of the sample, measurement, report or application. Records of this monitoring
information shall include, but not be limited to, the fallowing:
a. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements.
b. The individual who performed the sampling or measurements.
c. The date the analyses were performed.
d. The analytical techniques or methods used, and
e. The results of any such sampling, measurements, and analyses.
The permittee shall report any monitoring or other information which indicates that any
contaminant may cause an endangerment to an underground source of drinking water or any
noncompliance with a permit condition of malfunction of the injection system which may cause
fluid migration outside the injection zone or area. The information shall be provided to the
Winston-Salem Regional Office orally within eight (8) hours of the occurrence and as a written
submission within five (5) days of the occurrence. The written submission shall contain a
description of the noncompliance and its cause, and the period of noncompliance, including exact
dates and times. If the noncompliance has not been corrected, the written submission shall include
the anticipated time it is expected to continue, and any steps taken or planned to reduce, eliminate
and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.
All components of the groundwater recovery, treatment, and disposal system shall be properly
weather -proofed to prevent freezing and failure of the system.
6. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be
provided.
7. The water levels in existing MW-2, MW-10 and observation well PI, shall be monitored upon
startup as often as required until steady state operation can be observed and maintained, at a
minimum, monthly thereafter along with the water levels in all other non -pumping wells to
indicate any trend line or tendency toward mounding and induced radial gradients away from the
gallery.
As a fail-safe against flooding of the gallery, a preset float actuated high level shutoff is to be
installed in P-I and incorporated into the system design controls. The float sensor shall be set
approximately one (1) foot above the steady state water level in the gallery, not to exceed an
elevation three (3) feet below the ground surface at the gallery location. Should shutdown events
in the gallery occur, or MW-2, and/or MW-10 water level measurements indicate a tendency
toward excessive mounding, the system pump rate shall be adjusted by individually modifying the
pump rate of each of the recovery wells to preclude offsite radial flow contaminants and maintain
capture of the plume.
8. The groundwater recovery, treatment and disposal system shall be inspected bi-weekly. If it is
determined that the system is malfunctioning, all repairs should be made as soon as possible and
reported to the Winston-Salem Regional Office within 48 hours.
The issuance of this permit does not remove the permittee's responsibility to comply with the
corrective action requirements of the Division of Waste Management, UST Section.
Furthermore, the permittee should notify and report all changes concerning the remedial
system to the Division of Waste Management UST Section. It is the permittee's responsibility
to comply with the requirements of all involved agencies.

10. The groundwater treatment system shall consistently achieve Class GA Groundwater Standards in
the treated effluent, as outlined under Title 15Am Subchapter 2L, Section .0202(g), prior to
discharge in the infiltration gallery. The treated water discharged into the infiltration gallery must
not violate the Class GA Groundwater Quality Standards for any constituent beyond the
Compliance Boundary, nor cause the migration of the contamination in unaffected areas. If the
treatment system fails to consistently achieve this standard, additional treatment units or changes
in operational methods, may be required.
V. INSPECTIONS
Adequate inspection, maintenance and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure proper
operation of the subject facilities.
The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the groundwater recovery and treatment facilities to
prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which may cause or lead to
the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a nuisance. The Permittee
shall maintain an inspection log or summary including at least the date and time of inspection,
observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken by the Permittee.
This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee for a period of three years from the
date of the inspection and shall be made available to the Division or other permitting authority,
upon request.
Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division may, upon presentation
of credentials, enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or related to the disposal site or
facility at any reasonable time for the purpose of determining compliance with this permit, may
inspect or copy any records that must be maintained under the terms and conditions of this permit,
and may obtain samples of groundwater, surface water, or Ieachate.
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
Issuance of this permit does not constitute approval for reimbursement from the Leaking
Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Funds (15A NCAC 213).
2. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with the
conditions of this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting data.
This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data.
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 formal permit request must be submitted to the
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.
A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the Permittee
for the life of this project.
6. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina General
Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
7. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty (30)
days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause the Division
to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15A NCAC 2H .0205 (c)(4).

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.
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 if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time and under such
conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
Permit issued this the S`h day of August, 2001
NORTH C OLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission.
Permit Number WQ0011443

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