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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P.E.
Governor Director
March 30, 2012
Steven Kolter, Project Manager
Maharishi University of Enlightenment (MUE)
Post Office Box 1997
Boone, North Carolina 28607
Dear Mr.Kolter:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Subject: Permit No. WQ0012694
Fast Campus
Wastewater Irrigation System
Watauga County
In accordance with your permit name/ownership change request received February 13, 2012, we
are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0012694 dated March 30, 2012, to the Maharishi University of
Enlightenment (MUE) for the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment and irrigation
facilities.
Please note the Permittee has been changed from Blue Mountain Holdings, LLC. to Maharishi
University of Enlightenment (MUE).
Please note that on August 5, 2009, Session Law 2009-406, entitled "An Act to Extend Certain
Government Approvals Affecting the Development of Real Property Within the State," was enacted by
the General Assembly and signed into law_ The Act, known as the Permit Extension Act of 2009, extends
the expiration date of certain government approvals and permits. In addition, Session Law 2010-177
extended the Act by another year. Permit No_ WQ0012694 falls within the scope of this Act and is
therefore being extended until June 30, 2014_ A renewal application must still be submitted six months in
advance of the extended expiration date.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until June 30, 2014, shall void Permit No.
WQ0012694 issued July I5, 2005 and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements listed in Attachments A and
B for they may differ from the previous permit issuance. Failure to establish an adequate system for
collecting and maintaining the required operational information shall result in future compliance
problems.
For your convenience, customized electronic copies of your facility's NDMR, and NDAR-1
reporting forms are available for download at: littp://aortal.ncdenr.oreweb/wqlaps/lau/reporting_
AQUIFER PROTECTION SECTION
1636 Mail Service Center, Raleioh, North Carolina 27699-1636
Location. 512 N. Salisbury St.: Raleigh, North Carolina 2 604
Phone: [phone] FAX: 919$07-6496
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March 30, 2012
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Please note the following permit conditions are new since the last permit issuance:
➢ The permit has been reformatted to be consistent with the most current wastewater irrigation
permit template.
➢ Condition I.1 An emergency standby generator is required under this permit. The previously
utilized standby generator is now under separate ownership as a result of your change in
ownership; therefore, an emergency standby generator owned by the permittee shall be
installed within 90 days of permit issuance to the facility serving the Maharishi
University of Enlightenment system.
If any parts, requirements or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, the Permittee
has the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of
this permit. This request shall be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 1 50B of the
North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings at 6714 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and
binding.
If you need additional information concerning this permit, please contact Alice M. Wessner at
[phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Char es Wakild, P-E.
cc: Watauga County Health Department
Winston Salem Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section
Permit File WQ0012694
Notebook File WQ0012694

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL, RESOURCES
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEM 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
Maharishi University of Enlightenment
Watauga County
FOR THE
continued operation, of a 15,000 gallon per day (GPD) wastewater treatment and irrigation facility
consisting of:
a single train 0.0I5 MGD package plant consisting of a bar screen, a 6,000 gallon equalization basin (one blower),
with dual 30 gpm pumps, a 15,000 gallon aeration basin, a 2,500 gallon clarifier, a 1,800 gallon aerated sludge
holding tank with decant arm, tablet chlorinator, 1,000 gallon chlorine contact tank, a flow meter (Ultrasonic ISCO
4210), a 22.5° weir, an emergency power outlet for connection to an emergency generator, a 400,000 gallon steel
storage tank, a "Perc-Rite" control/filtration system with dual 56 GPM pumps and audible and visual alarms, and a
surface drip irrigation system with four separate drip zones with each zone having approximately 25 laterals with a
total, wetted area of approximately 10 acres to serve Maharishi University of Enlightenment with no discharge of
wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received by the Division on February 13, 2012, and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the
Department of EnviranMent and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rune 30, 20I4, shall void Permit No.
WQ0012694 issued July 15, 2005 and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations:
I. SCHEDULES
1. An emergency standby generator shall be installed within 90 days of permit issuance to the facility
serving the Maharishi University of Enlightenment system.
2. No later than six months prior to the expiration of this permit, the Permittee shall request renewal of
this permit on official Division forms. Upon receipt of the request, the Division will review the
adequacy of the facilities described therein, and if warranted, will renew the permit for such period of
time and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate_ Please note Rule 15A
NCAC 02T .OJ05(d) requires an updated site map to be submitted with the permit renewal
application.
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H. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
I. The subject non -discharge facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so there
is no discharge to surface waters, nor any contravention of groundwater or surface water standards.
In the event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions
due to improper operation and maintenance, or failure of the irrigation areas to adequately assimilate
the effluent, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including Division required actions,
such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or irrigation facilities.
2. Effluent limitations shall not exceed those specified in Attachment A.
3. Application rates, whether hydraulic, nutrient or other pollutant, shall not exceed those specified is
Attachment B.
4. The compliance boundary for the disposal system shall be specified in accordance with 15A NCAC
02L .0107(b). This disposal system was individually permitted on or after December 30, 1993;
therefore, the compliance boundary is established at either 250 feet from the effluent disposal area, or
50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is closest to the effluent disposal area. An
exceedance of groundwater standards at or beyond the compliance boundary is subject to remediation
action according to 15A NCAC 02L .0106(d)(2) as well as enforcement actions in accordance with
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A through 143-215.6C.
5_ In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0108, the review boundary is established midway between the
compliance boundary and the effluent disposal area. Any exceedance of groundwater standards at the
review boundary shall require action in accordance with 15A NCAC 02L _0106.
6_ The Permittee shall apply for a permit modification to establish a new compliance boundary prior to
any sale or transfer of property affecting a compliance boundary.
7. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0107(d), no wells, excluding Division approved monitoring
wells, shall be constructed within the compliance boundary except as provided for in I SA NCAC 02L
.0107(g).
Except as provided for in 15A NCAC 02L .0107(g), the Permittee shall ensure any landowner who is
not the Permittee and owns land within the compliance boundary shall execute and file with the
Watauga County Register of Deeds an easement running with the land containing the following
items:
a. A notice of the permit and number or other description as allowed in 15A NCAC 02L .0107(f)(1);
b_ Prohibits construction and operation of water supply wells within the compliance boundary; and
c. Reserves the right of the Permittee or the State to enter the property within the compliance
boundary for purposes related to the permit_
The Director may terminate the easement when its purpose has been fulfilled or is no Ionger needed.
9. The facilities permitted herein shall be constructed according to the following setbacks:
a_ The setbacks for irrigation sites permitted under 15A NCAC 0214 .0200 shall be as follows (all
distances in feet):
i_ Any habitable residence or place of public assembly under separate ownership
ii. Surface waters-
iii. Any well with exception of monitoring wells:
iv. Any property line:
v. Public right of way:
400
200
100
50
50
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b. The setbacks for storage and treatment units permitted under 15A NCAC 02H .0200 shall be as
follows (all distances in feet)_
i. Any well with exception of monitoring wells: 100
ii. Any property line: 50
M. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. 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. The Permittee shall maintain an Operation and
Maintenance Plan pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0507, which at a minimum shall include operational
functions, maintenance schedules, safety measures and a spill response plan.
2. Upon the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission's (WPCSOCC)
classification of the subject non -discharge facilities, in accordance with 15A NCAC 08G .0200 the
Permittee shall designate and employ a certified operator in responsible charge (ORC) and one or
more certified operator(s) as back-up ORC(s). The ORC or their back-up shall visit the facilities in
accordance with 15A NCAC 08G .0200, and shall comply with all other conditions specified in the
previously cited rules.
3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained at all times, such that crop health is
optimized, allows for even distribution of effluent and allows inspection of the irrigation system.
4. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent effluent ponding in or runoff from the irrigation sites
listed in Attachment B.
5. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that
will cause ponding or runoff.
All irrigation equipment shall be tested and calibrated at least once per permit cycle. Calibration
records shall be maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made
available to the Division upon request.
7. Only effluent from East Campus of the Maharishi University of Enlightenment shall be irrigated on
the sites listed in Attachment B_
8. No automobiles or machinery shall be allowed on the irrigation sites except during equipment
installation or while maintenance is being performed.
9. Public access to the irrigation sites and wastewater treatment facilities shall be prohibited.
10. The residuals generated from the wastewater treatment facilities shall be disposed or utilized in
accordance with 15A NCAC 02T .1100. The Permittee shall maintain a residual management plan
pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0508.
11. Diversion or bypassing of untreated or partially treated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
12_ A protective vegetative cover shall be established and maintained on all earthen embankments (i.e.,
outside toe of embankment to maximum allowable temporary storage elevation on the inside of the
embankment), berms, pipe runs, erosion control areas, and surface water diversions. Trees, shrubs,
and other woody vegetation shall not be allowed to grow on the earthen dikes or embankments_
Earthen embankment areas shall be kept mowed or otherwise controlled and accessible.
13. The chlorine tablets used in the disinfection facility shall be the kind and type specified in the plans
and specifications approved by the Division.
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IV. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any Division required monitoring (including groundwater, plant tissue, soil and surface water
analyses) necessary to ensure groundwater and surface water protection shall be established, and an
acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
2_ Per 15A NCAC 02H .0800, a Division certified laboratory shall conduct all laboratory analyses for
the required effluent, groundwater or surface water parameters.
3. Flow through the treatment facility shall be continuously monitored, and daily flow values shall be
reported on Form NDMR
The Permittee shall install and maintain an appropriate flow measurement device to ensure the
accuracy and reliability of flow measurement consistent with accepted engineering and scientific
practices. Selected flow measurement devices shall be capable of measuring flows with a maximum
deviation of less than ten percent from true flow; accurately calibrated at a minimum of once per year;
and maintained to ensure the accuracy of measurements is consistent with the selected device's
accepted capability. The Permittee shall maintain records of flow measurement device calibration on
file for a period of at least five years. At a minimum, documentation shall include:
a. Date of flow measurement device calibration,
b. Name of person performing calibration, and
c. Percent from true flow.
4. The Permittee shall monitor the effluent from the subject facilities at the frequencies and locations for
the parameters specified in Attachment A_
5. The Permittee shall maintain adequate records tracking the amount of effluent irrigated. At a
minimum, these records shall include the following information for each irrigation site listed in
Attachment B:
a. Date of irrigation;
b. Volume of effluent irrigated;
c. Site irrigated;
d. Length of time site is irrigated;
e. Continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings;
£ Continuous monthly and year-to-date loadings for any non -hydraulic parameter specifically
limited in Attachment B;
g. Weather conditions; and
h. Maintenance of cover crops.
Three copies of all monitoring data (as specified in Conditions IV.3. and IVA.) on Form NDMR for
each PPl and three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in Conditions fV.5.) on
Form NDAR-1 for every site in Attachment B shall be submitted on or before the last day of the
following month_ If no activities occurred during the monitoring month, monitoring reports are still
required documenting the absence of the activity_ All information shall be submitted to the following
address:
Division of Water Quality
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
7. A record shall be maintained of all residuals removed from this facility. This record shall be
maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the
Division upon request. At a minimum, this record shall include:
a. Name of the residuals hauler-,
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b. Non -Discharge permit number authorizing the residuals disposal, or a letter from a municipality
agreeing to accept the residuals;
c. Date the residuals were hauled; and
d. Volume of residuals removed.
8. A maintenance log shall be maintained at this facility. This log shall be maintained at the facility for
a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request. At a
minimum, this log shall include:
a. Date and results of power interruption testing on alternate power supply;
b. Date of calibration of flow measurement device;
c. Visual observations of the plant and plant site; and
d. Record of preventative maintenance (e.g., changing of equipment, adjustments, testing,
inspections and cleanings, etc.).
9. An annual representative soils analysis (i.e., Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted on
each irrigation site listed in Attachment B. These results shall be maintained at the facility for a
period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request_ At a
minimum, the Standard Soil Fertility Analysis shall include the following parameters:
Acidity
Exchangeable Sodium Percentage
Phosphorus
Base Saturation (by calculation)
Magnesium
Potassium
Calcium
Manganese
Sodium
Cation Exchange Capacity
Percent Humic Matter
Zinc
Copper
pH
10. 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 facility resulting in the treatment of significant amounts of wastes that is
abnormal in quantity or characteristic, including the known passage of a hazardous substance.
b. Any process unit failure (e.g., mechanical, electrical, etc.), due to known or unknown reasons,
rendering the facility incapable of adequate wastewater treatment.
c. Any facility failure resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving surface waters.
d. Any time self -monitoring indicates the facility has gone out of compliance with its permit
limitations.
e_ Ponding in or runoff from the irrigation sites.
Any emergency requiring immediate reporting (e_g., discharges to surface waters, imminent failure of
a storage structure, etc.) outside normal business hours shall be reported to the Division's Emergency
Response personnel at telephone number [phone], [phone], or [phone].
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within
five days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report shall outline the actions taken or
proposed to be taken to ensure the problem does not recur.
V. INSPECTIONS
I _ The Permittee shall provide adequate inspection and maintenance to ensure proper operation of the
wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities.
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2. The Permittee or their designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities to
prevent malfunctions, facility deterioration and operator errors resulting in discharges, which may
cause the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health or a public nuisance. The
Permittee shall maintain an inspection log that includes, at a minimum, the date and time of
inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken. The
Permittee shall maintain this inspection log for a period of five years from the date of the inspection,
and this log shall be made available to the Division upon request.
3. Any duly authorized Division representative may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect
any property, premises or place on or related to the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities
permitted herein at any reasonable time for the purpose of determining compliance with this permit;
may inspect or copy any records required to be maintained under the terms and conditions of this
permit, and may collect groundwater, surface water or leachate samples.
VT. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Failure to comply with the conditions and limitations contained herein may subject the Permittee to
an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes 143-
215.6A to 143-215.6C.
2. This permit shall become voidable if the permitted facilities are not constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the Division approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
documentation.
I This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the permit
application, Division approved plans and specifications, and other supporting documentation. No
variances to applicable rules governing the construction or operation of the permitted facilities are
granted, unless specifically requested and approved in this permit pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T
.0105(n).
4. The issuance of this permit does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances, which may be imposed by other jurisdictional government agencies
(e.g., local, state, and federal). Of particular concern to the Division are applicable river buffer rules
in 15A NCAC 02B .0200; erosion and sedimentation control requirements in ISA NCAC Chapter 4
and under the Division's General Permit NCG010000; any requirements pertaining to wetlands under
15A NCAC 02B _0200 and 02H .0500; and documentation of compliance with Article 21 Part 6 of
Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.
5. In the event the permitted facilities change ownership or the Permittee changes their name, a formal
permit modification request shall be submitted to the Division. This request shall be made on official
Division forms, and shall include appropriate property ownership documentation and other supporting
documentation as necessary. The Permittee of record shall remain fully responsible for maintaining
and operating the facilities permitted herein until a permit is issued to the new owner.
6_ The Permittee shall retain a set of Division approved plans and specifications for the life of the
facilities permitted herein.
7. The Permittee shall maintain this permit until all permitted facilities herein are properly closed or
permitted under another permit issued by the appropriate permitting authority pursuant to 15A NCAC
02T _01050).
8. This permit is subject to revocation or unilateral modification upon 60 days notice from the Division
Director, in whole or part for the requirements listed in 15A NCAC 02T .0110_
9_ Unless the Division Director grants a variance, expansion of the permitted facilities contained herein
shall not be granted if the Permittee exemplifies any of the criteria in 15A NCAC 02T .0120(b).
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10. The Permittee shall pay the annual fee within 30 days after being billed by the Division. Failure to
pay the annual fee accordingly shall be cause for the Division to revoke this permit pursuant to 15A
NCAC 02T .0105(e)(3).
Permit issued this the 30t' day of March 2012
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
arl Wakild, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0012694
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ATTACHMENT A - LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PPI 001-- WWTF Effluent
Permit Number: WQ0012694 Version: 2.1
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
EFFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING
REQUIREMENTS
PC5
Code
Parameter Description
2
Monthly Average
Monthly Geometric
Mean
Dail} Minimum
Daily Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
50050
F191i', in conduit or thm treatment plant
15,000
gpd
gpd
gpd
Continuous
Recorder
00310
1301), 5-Day (20 Deg. C)
Mgt
mg1
Mgt
4 x year
Composite
00530
Solids. "total Suspended
Mgt
mgl
Mgt
4 x yea€l
Composite
00610
Nitrogen.AmmoniaTotal (as N)
tttgl
Mgt
Mgt
4xyearl
Composite
00620
Nitrogen. Nitrate Total (as N)
Mgt
Mgt
Mgt
4 x year'
Composite
00625
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, Total (as N)
Mgt
Mgt
Mgt
4 x year'
Composite
31616
Coliform, Fecal MP FC Broth, 44.5C
#/100m1
#/100ml
#/100ml
4 x year'
Grab
00665
Phosphorus, Total (as P)
Mgt
Mgt
Mgt
4 x year'
Composite
00400
pll
ntu
ntu
ntu
5 x week
Grab
50060
Chlorine, Total Residual
ingl
Mgt
Mgt
5 x week
Grab
1. 4 x year monitoring shall be conducted during March, June, September and November.
2. There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.
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ATTACHMENT B - APPROVED LAND APPLICATION SITES AND LIMITATIONS Permit Number: WQ0012694 Version: 2.1
Maharishi University of Enlightenment — East Campus
IRRIGATION AREA INFORMATION
APPLICATION LIMITATIONS
Field
Owner
County
Latitude
Longitude
Net
Acreage
Dominant
Soil Series
parameter
Hourly
Rate
Yearly
Max
Units
01
Mallarishi University of Enlightenment
Watauga
1.5
01284 — Non -Discharge Application Rate
26
inches
02
Maharishi University of Enlightenment
Watauga
1.5
01284—Nan-Discharge Application Rate
26
inches
03
Maharishi University of Enlightenment
Watauga
1.5
01284 — Non -Discharge Application Rate
26
inches
04
Maharishi University of Enlightenment
Watauga
1.5
01284 — Non -Discharge Application Rate
26
inches
05
Maharishi University of Enlightenment
Watauga
1.5
01284—Non-Discharge Application Rate
26
inches
06
Maharishi University of Enlightenment
Watauga
1.5
01284—Non-Discharge Application Rate
26
inches
Total
9.0
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