WQ0014140_Return Application_19971006

Mate of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Rickie Monroe, Director of Public Works
Town of Aberdeen
315 N. Poplar Street
Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315
Dear Mr. Monroe:
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Subject: Project Return WQ0014140
Town of Aberdeen
Pope's Electrical Services, Inc.
Moore County
This is in reference to your application received July 15, 1997, for the construction and operation
of the subject wastewater collection, treatment, and/or disposal facilities.
In letters dated July 30, 1997 and September 11, 1997, you were asked by Matt Williams of the
Division of Water Quality's Non -Discharge Permitting Unit, to provide additional information (copies of
letters attached). As of today, this information has not been received, therefore, the Division must return
your application and support documents as incomplete in accordance with North Carolina General Statute
143-215.1. The documents are being forwarded to you under separate cover.
Please be advised that construction and/or operation of wastewater collection, treatment, and/or
disposal facilities without a valid permit is a violation of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and
may subject Town of Aberdeen to appropriate enforcement actions in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.6. Civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day per violation may be assessed for
failure to secure a permit required by North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1.
When you have obtained the requested information which is needed to make your application
complete, you may submit a new application package and a new $400.00 permit processing fee.
If you have any questions or comments concerning this matter, please contact Matt Williams at
[phone] extension 509.
Sincere
/A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Fayetteville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, P.A., Mr. Bill Lester, P.E.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
September 11, 1997
Rickie Monroe, Director of Public Works
Town of Aberdeen
315 N. Poplar Street
Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315
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Subject: Application No. WQ0014140
Town of Aberdeen
Pope's Electrical Services, Inc.
Sewer Extension
Moore County
Dear Mr. Monroe:
This is in reference to your application received July 15, 1997 for the construction and operation of
the subject sewer system.
In a letter dated July 30, 1997 (copy enclosed), you were advised to provide additional technical
information within thirty days to make the application package complete or your application package would
be returned as incomplete. This thirty day requirement elapsed on Augsut 29, 1997. The Division of
Water Quality must receive this information by September 19, 1997, or your permit will be returned as
incomplete.
If the Division returns your permit as incomplete, you will have to resubmit your complete
application package with another application fee before review of the project will begin again.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact me at [phone] ext. 509.
Sincerely, /
Matt Williams
Non -Discharge Permitting Unit
cc: Fayetteville Regional Office, Water Quality
Permit File WQ0014140
Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, P.A., Mr. Bill Lester, P.E.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Teiephone 919-733-7015 FAX [phone]
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health -and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Rickie Monroe, Director of Public Works
Town of Aberdeen
315 N. Poplar Street
Aberdeen, North Carolina 28315
Dear Mr. Monroe:
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July 30, 1997
Subject: Application No. WQ0014140
Additional Information Request
Town of Aberdeen
Pope's Electrical Services, Inc.
Sewer Extension
Moore County
The Permits and Engineering Unit has completed a preliminary engineering review of the
subject application. Additional information is required before we can continue our review. Please
address the following by August 29, 1997:
1) Please comply with 15A NCAC 2H .0219 (h) (3) requires that "at least one of the
following shall be required for pump stations:
(A) A dual source or standby power supply on site
(B) A telemetry systems with sufficient numbers of standby generators and
personnel for distribution. If you choose this course of action, an auto dialer
and a portable generator connection would need to be added to the details of the
pump station on sheet 3 of your plans (notes to this effect will be acceptable).
Also provide information regarding response time during a power failure and
information stating the Town of Aberdeen has a generator to service this pump
station.
(C) Approval by the Director that the pump station:
i) serves a private water distribution system which has automatic shutoff at
power failure and no elevated water storage tanks, and
ii) has sufficient storage capacity that no potential for overflow exists, and
iii) is connected to facilities that can tolerate septic wastewater due to
prolonged detention or,
(D) Where the waters that would be impacted by a power failure are classified as C,
the applicant may be allowed to show a history of power reliability that would
demonstrate that an alternative power source or other reliability measures would
not be needed If you choose this course of action provide power outage data
listing individual outage times and dates for the last three years.
2) In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0219 (h)-(2), please provide multiple pumps
capable of pumping at a rate of 2.5 times the average daily flow. The plans and
sepcifications only have one pump specified.
3) Please submit pump head calculations, pump cycle calculations, force main velocity
calculations, and bouyance calculations for pump station.
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4) In accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0219 (h) (4) and (5), please provide a screened
vent for the wet well and a high water audio and visual alarm. Please make the
appropriate revisions on the applicable sheet(s) of your plans and forward 2 signed
and sealed copies of each revised page to my attention.
Please reference the subject permit application number when providing the requested
information. All information should be signed, sealed, and submitted in duplicate to my attention
at the address below. Please note that failure to provide this additional information on or before the
above requested date can result in your application being returned as incomplete.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please call me at [phone],
extension 509.
Sincerely,
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Matt Williams, E.I.T.
State Engineering Review Group
cc: Fayetteville Regional Office, Water Quality
Permit File WQ0014140
Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, P.A., Bill Lester, P.E.