WQ0036966_Permit (Issuance)_20140221

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Pat McCrory Thomas A. Reeder John E. Skvarla, III
Governor Director Secretary
February 21, 2014
Monty Crump, City Manager
City of Rockingham
514 Rockingham Road
Rockingham, NC 28379
Subject: Permit No. WQ0036966
City of Rockingham
Wastewater Collection System Extension
Richmond County
Dear Mr. Crump:
In accordance with your application received February 18, 2014 we are forwarding herewith Permit No.
WQ0036966, dated February 21, 2014, to City of Rockingham for the construction and operation 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issuance until rescinded, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.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 and supplement shall be considered a part of this permit and are therefore incorporated
therein by reference.
Please pay particular attention to the following conditions contained within this permit:
Condition 11.4: Requires that the wastewater collection facilities be properly operated and maintained
in accordance with 15A NCAC 2T .0403 or any individual system -wide collection system
permit issued to the Permittee.
It shall be the responsibility of the City of Rockingham 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.
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.
225 Green St., Suite 714, Fayetteville, NC 28301-5095
Phone: [phone] \ FAX: [phone] Customer Service: 1- 877- 623- 6748 One
Internet: www.nowaterguality.or9 N,yorthCarolina

Richmond County
WQ0036966
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Trent Allen at [phone]
or via e-mail at [e-mail]
Sincerely,
I
for Thomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
by Belinda Henson
Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Programs
Fayetteville Regional Office
cc: Neal E. Smith, PE, Neal Smith Engineering, Inc., 139 Pinehurst Ave., Suite C, Southern Pines, NC
28387
FRO Regional Office, Surface Water Protection Section
Water Resources Central Files
PERCS (electronic copy)

Richmond County
WQ0036966
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
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
City of Rockingham
Richmond County
for the construction and operation of approximately 832 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewer as part
of the Fountain Pointe project, and the discharge of 12,120 gallons per day of collected domestic
wastewater into the City of Rockingham Waste Water Treatment Facility existing sewerage system,
pursuant to the application received February 18, 2014 and in conformity with 15A NCAC 2T; 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 Environment and Natural Resources 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.
Permit issued this the twenty first day of February 2014.
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for Thomas A. Reeder, Director
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of The Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number: WQ0036966

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SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
City of Rockingham 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 City of Rockingham Waste
Water Treatment Facility (NC0020427) prior to being discharged into the receiving stream.
Permitting of this project does not constitute an acceptance of any part of the project that does not
meet 15A NCAC 2T; the Division of Water Quality's (Division) 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.
II. STANDARD CONDITIONS
1. 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.
2. This permit shall become voidable unless the wastewater collection facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions
of this permit; 15A NCAC 2T, the Division of Water Quality's (Division) 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.
3. This permit shall be effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the application and other
supporting data.
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 2T .0403. If an individual permit is not required, the following performance criteria shall be met as
provided in 15A NCAC 2T .0403:
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.
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 26
.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.
j. Documentation shall be kept for Subparagraphs (a) through (i) 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. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to a water quality staff member at the Fayetteville Regional Office, telephone number
910-433-3300, 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 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
SSO was beyond control.
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.
Per 15A NCAC 2T.0116, upon completion of construction and prior to operation of these permitted facilities, the completed
Engineering Certification form 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 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 pump station design calculations (selected pumps, system curve, operating point, buoyancy
calculations, available storage if portable generator(s) or storage greater than longest past three year outage reliability
option selected) for any pump stations permitted as part of this project.
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 pipe length increases of 10% 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.
8. A copy of the construction record drawings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the life of the wastewater collection
facilities.
9. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit; 15A NCAC 2T; 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 §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.
10. 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.
11. 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 other government agencies (local, state and federal) which have jurisdiction, including but
not limited to applicable river buffer rules in 15A NCAC 2B .0200, erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 15A NCAC
Ch. 4 and under the Division's General Permit NCG010000, and any requirements pertaining to wetlands under 15A NCAC 2B
.0200 and 15A NCAC 2H .0500.

FAST TRACK ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION
Permittee: City of Rockingham
Project: Fountain Pointe
Complete and submit this form to the permit issuing regional office with the following:
Permit No. WQ0036966
Issue Date: 21/02/2014
• One copy of the project record drawings (plan & profile views and detail drawings of sewer lines) of the wastewater
collection system extension. Final record drawings should be clear on the plans or on digital media (CD or DVD disk)
in pdf format. Record drawings should indicate the design and the marked up changes during construction.
Supporting design calculations (selected pumps, system curve, operating point, available storage if portable
generator(s) or storage greater than longest past three year outage reliability option selected) for any pump stations
permitted as part of this project
• Changes to the project should be clearly identified on the record drawings or in written summary form. Permit
modifications are required for any changes resulting in non-compliance with this permit, regulations or
minimum design criteria. Modifications should be submitted prior to certification.
This project shall not be considered complete nor allowed to operate until the Division has received this Engineer's
Certification and all required supporting documentation. Therefore, it is highly recommended that this certification be
sent in a manner that provides proof of receipt by the Division.
PERMITTEE'S CERTIFICATION
I, , the undersigned agent for the Permittee, hereby state that this project has been
constructed pursuant to the applicable standards & requirements , the Professional Engineer below has provided
applicable design/construction information to the Permittee, and the Permittee is prepared to operate & maintain the
wastewater collection system permitted herein or portions thereof.
Printed Name, Title
ature
ENGINEERS CERTIFICATION
Date
❑ Partial ❑ Final
I, as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina, having
been authorized to observe (❑ periodically, ❑ weekly, ❑ full time) the construction of the subject project for the
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance of this permit; 15A NCAC
02T; the Division of Water Quality's (Division) 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.
SEND THIS FORM & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
WITH REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS
SURFACE WATER PROTECTION SUPERVISOR
Fayetteville REGIONAL OFFICE
225 Green St., Suite 714
Fayetteville, NC 28301-5095
The Permittee is responsible for tracking all partial certifications up until a final certification is received. Any wastewater
flow made tributary to the wastewater collection 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.
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