WQ0029635_Staff Report_20190919

State of North Carolina
Division of Water Resources
" Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Environmental Staff Report
Quality
To: ❑ NPDES Unit ® Non -Discharge Unit Application No.: WQ0029635
Attn: (Erick Saunders) Facility name: Sunset Point on High
Rock HOA, LLC
From: (Edward Watson in MRO)
Choose an item. Regional Office
Note: This form has been adapted from the non -discharge fg acili , staff report to document the review of both non -
discharge and NPDES permit applications and/or renewals. Please complete all sections as they are applicable.
I. GENERAL AND SITE VISIT INFORMATION
1. Was a site visit conducted? ® Yes or ❑ No
a. Date of site visit: 09/17/2019
b. Site visit conducted by: Inspection report attached? ® Yes or ❑ No
c. Person contacted: Lynn Aldridge and their contact information: (704) 431 - 5266 ext.
e. Driving directions:
2. Discharge Point(s):NA
Latitude: Longitude:
Latitude: Longitude:
3. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: NA
Classification:
River Basin and Subbasin No.
Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses:
II. EXISTING FACILITIES: MODIFICATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
1. Are there appropriately certified Operators in Charge (ORCs) for the facility? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
ORC: Lynn Aldridge Certificate #:993294 Backup ORC: David Frame Certificate #:26346
2. Are the design, maintenance and operation of the treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal
system? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
Description of existing facilities: The individual homes have 1500 gallon septic tanks. The tank pumps the decant
water through the 3 inch PVC lines to the mud well. The mud well is equipped with a float that triggers the pump
in the mud well to transfer the influent to the dosing tanks when the wastewater in the mud well reach a pre-
determined level in the mud well. The dosing tank is also equipped with a pump and float system the pumps
wastewater to the pods where the wastewater is applied evenly across a filter media to remove additional solids.
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Proposed flow:
Current permitted flow: 75,000 GPD
Explain anything observed during the site visit that needs to be addressed by the permit, or that may be important
for the permit writer to know (i.e., equipment condition, function, maintenance, a change in facility ownership,
etc.)
3. Are the site conditions (e.g., soils, topography, depth to water table, etc) maintained appropriately and adequately
assimilating the waste? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
4. Has the site changed in any way that may affect the permit (e.g., drainage added, new wells inside the compliance
boundary, new development, etc.)? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain:
5. Is the residuals management plan adequate? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
6. Are the existing application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) still acceptable? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
7. Is the existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program:
8. Are there any setback conflicts for existing treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, attach a map showing conflict areas.
9. Is the description of the facilities as written in the existing permit correct? ❑ Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
10. Were monitoring wells properly constructed and located? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain: Are the monitoring well coordinates correct in BIMS? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please complete the following (expand table if necessary):
Monitoring Well
Latitude
Longitude
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O / II
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11. Has a review of all self -monitoring data been conducted (e.g., DMR, NDMR, NDAR, GW)? ® Yes or ❑ No
Please summarize any findings resulting from this review: No compliance issues.
Provide input to help the permit writer evaluate any requests for reduced monitoring, if applicable.
12. Are there any permit changes needed in order to address ongoing BIMS violations? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain: N/A
13. Check all that apply:
® No compliance issues ❑ Current enforcement action(s) ❑ Currently under JOC
❑ Notice(s) of violation ❑ Currently under SOC ❑ Currently under moratorium
Please explain and attach any documents that may help clarify answer/comments (i.e., NOV, NOD, etc.)
If the facility has had compliance problems during the permit cycle, please explain the status. Has the RO been
working with the Permittee? Is a solution underway or in place?
Have all compliance dates/conditions in the existing permit been satisfied? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, please explain:
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14. Are there any issues related to compliance/enforcement that should be resolved before issuing this permit?
❑ Yes ®No❑N/A
If yes, please explain:
REGIONAL OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Do you foresee any problems with issuance/renewal of this permit? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain:
2. Recommendation: ❑ Hold, pending receipt and review of additional information by regional office
❑ Hold, pending review of draft permit by regional office
❑ Issue upon receipt of needed additional information
® Issue
❑ Deny (Please state reasons: )
3. Signature of report preparer: Edward Watson 09/18/2019
Signature of regional supervisor:
Date:
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ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW ITEMS:
Currently, they are entertaining the idea of adding a restaurant that has yet to be constructed to the community
WWTP. Shane Wolford, current HOA President, was present during the site visit. Mr. Wolford was given a
tour of the treatment facility and provided with an explanation of how the system worked. It is not expected
that the restaurant would be contributing to the WWTP for approximately two years. Mr. Wolford was
informed that a permit modification would be required to allow the restaurant to be connected to the WWTP.
During the site visit it was explained that FOG entering the system could potentially clog the spray heads and
the piping within the treatment system. It was mentioned that if the HOA did determine that they were going to
go forward with adding the restaurant waste -stream to the community domestic waste -stream, that it may be
beneficial to have some pre-treatment agreement in place with the restaurant to minimize the possibility of FOG
entering the collection lines and potentially creating blockages in the WWTP.
Erick -
Can you add Mr. Shane Wolford as the permit owner? I am unable to make that change in BIMS. - Ed
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