NCG551767_Certificate of Coverage (COC)_20200421

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
James Fletcher
729 Sherwood Road
Vilas, NC 28692
Dear Mr. Fletcher:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
4/21/2020
Subject: Issuance of Certificate of Coverage (COC) /
Authorization to Construct (ATC)
NPDES General Permit NCG551767
under General Permit NCG550000
Single Family Residence (SFR)
729 Sherwood Road, Vilas
Watauga County
In accordance with your application for discharge under the subject NPDES General Permit, the Division of
Water Resources (DWR) herewith forwards a Certificate of Coverage (COC) and Authorization to Construct
(ATC) permit for new facilities. We issue this permit pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General
Statue 143-215 .1, the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
Your permit package includes:
• Certificate of Coverage (COC) / Authorization to Construct (ATC)
• Operation & Maintenance Instructions
• A copy of Wastewater Discharge General Permit NCG550000
• A copy of the approved plans and specifications (signed January 7t1i, 2020).
• Engineer's Certification form (to be returned to DWR upon project completion).
To maintain your Certificate of Coverage (COC), you must remit an annual fee of $60, due each year on the
date of this letter, to the Division of Water Resources. Please include the COC number NCG551767 on your
check. Mail your Annual Fee to:
NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES / SFR Permitting
Attn. Wren Thedford
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
DWR understands that the subject property has been judged "unsuitable" for a ground -absorption sewer system
by the Watauga County Health Department. Therefore, your authorized consultant, Brooks Engineering
Associates, intends to install a wastewater treatment system designed to discharge to Surface Waters of the State
in accord with plans and specifications signed by the engineer on January 7, 2020. Compliance under General
Permit NCG550000 restricts discharge flow, not to exceed 1,000 gallons per day. This ATC covers treatment
facilities for a three (3)-bedroom single-family residence estimated to discharge 360 gpd (120 gallons per
bedroom).
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 276991617
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NPDES General Permit NCG551767
Please note that you must provide regular treatment -system operation, maintenance and inspections in accord with
manufacturer's recommendations and this ATC; all records, water analyses, and logs to be kept onsite available
for DWR inspection [NCG550000, Section A. (2)].
Operation and Maintenance. The Permittee is responsible to maintain all components of the approved
treatment system, designed to meet Surface Water -Quality Standards. Compliance includes following the
manufacturer's guidelines, conducting and documenting inspections, establishing sources for OEM spare parts
and supplies, taking samples for analyses, making necessary repairs, and documenting said maintenance for the
duration of the permit. Please note that the receiving stream is currently classified and governed as C (Class C).
If DWR determines that your discharge contributes to future degradation or impairment of this waterbody, an
individual NPDES permit may be mandatory. Upon DWR's request, the Permittee must provide records and
demonstrate regular efforts to maintain the approved treatment system. The Division recommends that the
Permittee solicit manufacture -certified training, or a qualified contractor or service to regularly inspect and
maintain this treatment system.
Authorization to Construct (ATC) Permit. This ATC details the conditions of installation and operation.
Before startup, activation requires notice to the Winston-Salem Regional Office (336-776-9800), attention Lon T.
Snider, a minimum of three (3) days in advance of discharge. Such notification shall be made during normal
office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding State holidays. The attached
Engineer's Certification form, must be returned to DWR by the Engineer, documenting compliance "as built" in
accord with this ATC and approved plans and specifications submitted to DWR on January 30, 2020. No
changes may be made without prior approval.
Therefore, in accord with the application and the attached approved plans and specifications, DWR hereby
authorizes the installation of upgrades to the existing surface -water discharge treatment system described as:
• 1,000-gal septic tank with filter
• Dosing tank
• EZ Treat recirculating sand filter
• UV disinfection
• Post -aeration apparatus
• Discharge via effluent piping;
Compliance with the above shall include a leakage test performed on reused tanks and proposed new tanks, or
leak -certified new by the manufacture not to exceed an exfiltration rate of twenty (20) gallons per twenty-four
(24) hours per 1,000 gallons of tank capacity. The Engineer's Certification shall serve as proof of compliance with
this condition. Mail the completed Engineer's Certification to:
DEQ / DWR/ NPDES Program
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
❖ The Permittee shall, for the life of the treatment facility, maintain on site a copy of the
approved plans and specifications available for DWR inspection.
All elbow piping must conform to the long -sweeping type. All cleanouts must be housed in meter boxes below
grade. This treatment system shall be located at least 15 feet away from a dwelling, at least 100 feet from any
water -supply well either on- or off -site. The system shall also be located and constructed above any applicable
100-year flood line; 50-ft setback from property lines.

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NPDES General Permit NCG551767
Upon completing construction and prior to operating this permitted facility, a North Carolina -registered
engineer shall sign and submit to DWR the attached Engineer's Certification form, thereby certifying that the
permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the NPDES Permit, this Certificate of Coverage, this
Authorization to Construct, and the approved plans and specifications.
This ATC permit is issued in accordance with Part III, Paragraph 2 of NPDES General Permit NCG550000, and
is subject to revocation unless wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions
and limitations specified in this General Permit. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily,
including creating nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action as may be required by
this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment(s) or disposal facilities.
Failure to abide by the requirements of this ATC permit may subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by
the Division of Water Resources in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general permit are unacceptable
to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit application. Unless
such demand is made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.
This COC is not transferable except after notice to the Division of Water Resources. The Division may modify or
revoke and reissue this COC. This COC does not affect your legal obligation to obtain other permits that may be
required by the Division of Water Resources, the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources, the Coastal
Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local government.
NPDES Contact. If you have any questions concerning the requirements of this Certificate of Coverage or
Authorization to Construct (ATC) permit, please email Sydney Carpenter [[e-mail]] or call
her direct line [919-707-3712].
Sincerely,
EDocuSigned by:
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S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
Attachments: COC; Engineer's Certification form (to be signed and returned to DWR)
cc: Winston -Sale Regional Office [Laserfiche]
NPDES General Permit Files [Laserfiche]
Mark Brooks, PE, Brooks Engineering Associates, Consultant Engineer

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NPDES General Permit NCG551767
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE - NCG551767
Under GENERAL PERMIT NCG550000
TO DISCHARGE 100%-DOMESTIC AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS
UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NEDES)
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
James Fletcher
are hereby authorized to operate a wastewater treatment facility consisting of a septic tank with effluent filter,
sand filter, chlorinator with contact chamber, de -chlorination, and effluent discharge pipe outfall; discharging
from facilities located at the
Single -Family Residence (SFR)
729 Sherwood Road, Vilas 28692
Watauga County
to receiving waters designated as Vanderpool Creek [Stream Index: 8-15-8] a waterbody currently classified C
located within sub -basin 03-04-01 [HUC: 0601010303] of the Watauga River Basin, in accordance with the effluent
limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV of General Permit
NCG550000 as attached.
This Certificate of Coverage shall become effective 4/21/2020
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day 4/21/2020
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S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission