WQ0041479_Final Permit_20200313

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Dlrecror
Jay T. Meyers, P.E., Public Utilities Director
Town of Fuquay-Varina
401 Old Honeycutt Road
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Subject: Permit No. WQ0041479
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Partin Place — Phase 7
N09TH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 13, �C.lO
Wastewater Collection System Extension Permit
Wake County
Dear Mr. Meyers:
In accordance with your application received February 11, 2020, we are forwarding herewith Permit No.
WQ0041479 dated March 13, 2020, to the Town of Fuquay-Varina (Permittee) for the construction and
operation upon certification of the subject wastewater collection system extension. This permit shall be
effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations
as specified therein. This cover letter shall be considered a part of this permit and is therefore
incorporated therein by reference.
Please pay particular attention to the following conditions contained within this permit:
Condition 11.1: This permit shall not be automatically transferable; a request must be made and
approved.
Condition 11.4: Requires that the wastewater collection facilities be properly operated and maintained
in accordance with 15A NCAC 02T .0403 or any individual system -wide collection system
permit issued to the Permittee.
Condition 11.7: Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of these permitted facilities, the
completed Engineering Certification form with checklist attached to this permit shall be
submitted with the required supporting documents to the address provided on the form.
Permit modifications are required for any changes resulting in non-compliance with
this permit, regulations, or the Minimum Design Criteria. [15A NCAC 02T.0116]
It shall be responsibility of the Permittee to ensure that the as -constructed project meets the appropriate
design criteria and rules. Failure to comply may result in penalties in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute §143-215.6A through §143-215.6C, construction of additional or replacement
wastewater collection facilities, and/or referral of the North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer to
the licensing board.
DRE ��� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
t �-_ �oARaleigh Regional office 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609

Town of Fuquay-Varina
Permit No. WQ0041479
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 30 days following receipt of this permit. This
request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150E of 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 need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ted Cashion at [phone]
or via e-mail at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
for S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
by Scott Vinson, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Jim Chandler, P.E., Timmons Group ([e-mail])
Regional Office Files
Water Resources Central Files
PERCS (electronic copy)
Wake County Health Department
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NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM EXTENSION 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
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Wake County
for the discharge of 6,600 gallons per day of collected domestic wastewater from 22 single family homes as part of the
Partin Place — Phase 7 project. The sewer lines that will collect wastewater for this project were previously permitted in
two separate permits for Partin Place Phase 3 (WQ0038611) and Partin Place Phase 4 (WQ0039949. The wastewater will
be discharged into the Town of Fuquay-Varina's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the application received February
11, 2020 and in conformity with 15A NCAC 02T; the Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February
12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force
Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department
of Environmental Quality and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the specified conditions and
limitations contained therein.
, 14 eo, " t, � �
forS. Daniel mith
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of The Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number: WQ0041479
Permit Issued: March 13, 2020
North Carolina Department of Environrental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Offre 11628 Maif Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699.1628
Physical Address: 3800 Barrett Drive. Raleigh, NC 27609 919.791-4200

SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Town of Fuquay-Varina is hereby authorized to:
Construct, and then operate upon certification the aforementioned wastewater collection extension. The sewage and
wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the Town of Fuquay-Varina's Terrible Creek Wastewater Treatment
Facility in accordance with Permit Number NC0066516.
Permitting of this project does not constitute an acceptance of any part of the project that does not meet 15A NCAC 02T;
the Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; and the Division's
Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as
applicable, unless specifically mentioned herein. Division approval is based on acceptance of the certification provided by
a North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer in the application. It shall be the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that
the as -constructed project meets the appropriate design criteria and rules.
Construction and operation is contingent upon compliance with the Standard Conditions and any Special Conditions
identified below.
I. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
NONE
II. STANDARD CONDITIONS
This permit shall not be transferable. In the event there is a desire for the wastewater collection facilities to change
ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request shall be submitted to the Division
accompanied by documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be appropriate.
The approval of this request shall be considered on its merits and may or may not be approved. 115A NCAC 02T.0116;
G.S 143-215.1(d3)]
2. This permit shall become voidable unless the wastewater collection facilities are constructed in accordance with the
conditions of this permit; 15A NCAC 02T; the Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12,
1996 as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force
Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting materials unless specifically mentioned herein. [15A
NCAC 02T.0110]
3. This permit shall be effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the application and
other supporting data. [15A NCAC 02T .0110]
4. The wastewater collection facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. The Permittee shall
maintain compliance with an individual system -wide collection system permit for the operation and maintenance of
these facilities as required by 15A NCAC 02T .0403. If an individual permit is not required, the following performance
criteria shall be met:
a. The sewer system shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times to prevent discharge to land or surface
waters, and to prevent any contravention of groundwater standards or surface water standards.
b. A map of the sewer system shall be developed and shall be actively maintained.
c. An operation and maintenance plan including pump station inspection frequency, preventative maintenance
schedule, spare parts inventory and overflow response has been developed and implemented.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality; D vision of water Resources
Raleigh Region Offi.e 1628 Mail Service Center. Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Physical Address. 3800 Barrett Dr;ve, Raleigh, NC 27609 919-7914200

d. Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected every day (i.e. 365 days per year).
Pump stations that are connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected at least once per week.
e. High -priority sewer lines shall be inspected at least once per every six -months and inspections are documented.
f. A general observation of the entire sewer system shall be conducted at least once per year.
g. Overflows and bypasses shall be reported to the appropriate Division regional office in accordance with 15A NCAC
2$ .0506(a), and public notice shall be provided as required by North Carolina General Statute §143-215.1C.
h. A Grease Control Program is in place as follows:
1. For public owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include at least biannual distribution
of educational materials for both commercial and residential users and the legal means to require grease
interceptors at existing establishments. The plan shall also include legal means for inspections of the grease
interceptors, enforcement for violators and the legal means to control grease entering the system from other
public and private satellite sewer systems.
2. For privately owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include at least bi-annual
distribution of grease education materials to users of the collection system by the permittee or its
representative.
3. Grease education materials shall be distributed more often than required in Parts (1) and (2) of this
Subparagraph if necessary to prevent grease -related sanitary sewer overflows.
Right-of-ways and easements shall be maintained in the full easement width for personnel and equipment
accessibility.
Documentation shall be kept for Subparagraphs (a) through (1) of this Rule for a minimum of three years with
exception of the map, which shall be maintained for the life of the system.
5. The Permittee shall report by telephone to a water resources staff member at the Raleigh Regional Office, telephone
number [phone], as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours, following the occurrence or first
knowledge of the occurrence of either of the following:
a. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility incapable of adequate
wastewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, line blockage or breakage, etc.; or
b. Any SSO and/or spill over 1,000 gallons; or
c. Any SSO and/or spill, regardless of volume, that reaches surface water
Voice mail messages or faxed information is permissible, but this shall not be considered as the initial verbal report.
Overflows and spills occurring outside normal business hours may also be reported to the Division of Emergency
Management at telephone number [phone] or [phone]. Persons reporting any of the above
occurrences shall file a spill report by completing and submitting Part I of Form CS-SSO (or the most current Division
approved form) within five 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. Part II of Form CS-SSO (or the most current
Division approved form) can also be completed to show that the 550 was beyond control. [G.S.143-215.1C(a1)]
6. Construction of the gravity sewers, pump stations, and force mains shall be scheduled so as not to interrupt service
by the existing utilities nor result in an overflow or bypass discharge of wastewater to the surface waters of the State.
[15A NCAC 02T.0108(b)]
7. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of these permitted facilities, the completed Engineering
Certification form with checklist attached to this permit shall be submitted with the required supporting documents
to the address provided on the form. A complete certification is one where the form is fully executed and the
supporting documents are provided as applicable. Any wastewater flow made tributary to the wastewater collection
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I D vis on of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699.1628
Physical Address: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 919-791-4200

system extension prior to completion of this Engineer's Certification shall be considered a violation of the permit and
shall subject the Permittee to appropriate enforcement actions.
If the permit is issued to a private entity with an Operational Agreement, then a copy of the Articles of
Incorporation, Declarations/Covenants/Restrictions, and Bylaws that have been appropriately filed with the
applicable County's Register of Deeds office shall be submitted with the certification.
A complete certification is one where the form is fully executed and the supporting documents are provided as
applicable. Supporting documentation shall include the following:
a. One copy of the project construction record drawings (plan & profile views of sewer lines & force mains) of the
wastewater collection system extension. Final record drawings should be clear on the plans or on digital media
(CD or DVD disk) and are defined as the design drawings that are marked up or annotated with after construction
information and show required buffers, separation distances, material changes, etc.
b. One copy of the supporting applicable design calculations including pipe and pump sizing, velocity, pump cycle
times, and level control settings, pump station buoyancy, wet well storage, surge protection, detention time in
the wet well, and force main, ability to flush low points in force mains with a pump cycle, and downstream sewer
capacity analysis. If a portable power source or pump is dedicated to multiple stations, an evaluation of all the
pump stations' storage capacities and the rotation schedule of the portable power source or pump, include travel
timeframes, shall be provided.
c. Changes to the project that do not result in non-compliance with this permit, regulations, or the Minimum Design
Criteria should be clearly identified on the record drawings, on the certification in the space provided, or in written
summary form.
Prior to Certification (Final or Partial): Permit modifications are required for any changes resulting in non-
compliance with this permit (including but not limited to pipe length changes of 20% or greater, increased flow,
pump station design capacity design increases of 5% or greater, and increases in the number/type of connections),
regulations, or the Minimum Design Criteria. Requested modifications or variances to the Minimum Design Criteria
will be reviewed on a case -by -case basis and each on its own merit. Please note that variances to the Minimum Design
Criteria should be requested and approved during the permitting process prior to construction. After -construction
requests are discouraged by the Division and may not be approved, thus requiring replacement or repair prior to
certification & activation. [15A NCAC 02T .0116]
8. Gravity sewers installed greater than ten percent below the minimum required slope per the Division's Gravity Sewer
Minimum Design Criteria shall not be acceptable and shall not be certified until corrected. if there is an unforeseen
obstacle in the field where all viable solutions have been examined, a slope variance can be requested from the
Division with firm supporting documentation. This shall be done through a permit modification with fee. Such variance
requests will be evaluated on a case -by -case basis. Resolution of such request shall be evident prior to completing and
submitting the construction certification. [ 15A NCAC 02T.0105(n)]
9. A copy of the individual permit and construction record drawings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the
life of the wastewater collection facilities. [15A NCAC 02T .0116]
10. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit; 15A NCAC 02T; the Division's Gravity Sewer
Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track
Permitting of Pump Station and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting materials may
subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division, in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quaaty Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 11628 Mad Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 1628
Physical Address: 3800 Barrett Drive. Rale gh, NC 27609 919-791-4200

§143-215.6A through §143-215.6C, construction of additional or replacement wastewater collection facilities, and/or
referral of the North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer to the licensing board. [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b-c)]
11. In the event that the wastewater collection facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be required by this Division,
such as the construction of additional or replacement facilities. [15A NCAC 02T .0110; 15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)]
12. The issuance of this permit shall not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes, rules,
regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by the Division any other Federal, State, or Local government
agencies which have jurisdiction or obtaining other permits which maybe required by the Division or any other
Federal, State, of Local government agencies. [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 11628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Physical Address: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 919-791.4200