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RESOURCES AND
COMMUNTrY DEVELi`IINfr- QT
DEC 1 6 1992
ONISION OF ENVIR ' 1 51r;ENT
MOORR ILLE prrli' Val r1cri E
State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor A. Preston Howard, Jr., P. E.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Acting Director
December 11, 1992
J. Wilbur Armstrong
P O Box 1328
Hickory, NC 28601
Dear Mr. Armstrong:
Subject: "Pernut No. NCO052167
Armstrong Residence
Alexander County
In accordance with your application for discharge -permit -received on August 4, 1992, we are
forwarding herewith the subject state - NPDES permit. This permit is issued pursuant to the
requirements of North; Carolina General Statute 143-215 .1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection agency dated December 6, 1983.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within
thirty (30) days following receipt of this letter. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the
Office of Administrative Hearings, Post Office Drawer 27447, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
-7447. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part II, B.2. addresses the requirements to
be followed in case of change in ownership or control of this discharge.
This permit does not affect the legal requirements to obtain other permits which may be
required by the Division of Environmental Management or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental
permit that may be required.
If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Mr. Mack Wiggins at
telephone number 919/733-5083.
Sincere
Original SiglAd By
Coleen H. Sullins
A. Preston Howard, Jr.
cc: Mr. Jim Patrick, EPA
svilEleR gional�Office
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Afrmative Action Employer

Permit No. NCO052167
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute I43-215.1,
other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
J. Wilbur Armstrong
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at
Armstrong Residence
on NCSR 1142
southwest of Bethlehem
Alexander County
to receiving waters designated as Isaac Creek in the Catawba River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in
Parts I, II, and III hereof.
This permit shall become effective January 1, 1993
This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on June 30, 1995
Signed this day December 11, 1992
Origi.nai Signed By
Coleen H. Sullins
A. Preston Howard, Jr., Acting Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

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Permit No. NCO052167
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
J. Wilbur Armstrong
is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing wastewater treatment system consisting of a septic tank,
subsurface sandfilter and tablet chlorinator located at Armstrong Residence, on NCSR 1142,
southwest of Bethlehem, Alexander County (See Part III of this Permit), and
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Isaac
Creek which is classified Class WS-III and B waters in the Catawba River Basin.

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A. (). EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS FINAL Permit No. NCO052167
During the period beginning on the,effective date of the permit and lasting until expiration, the Permittee is authorized to discharge from
outfall(s) serial number 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored by the permittee as specified below:
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Effluent Characterlstic•
Flow
BOD, 5 day, 200C
Total Suspended Residue
NH3 as N
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
Total Residual Chlorine
Temperature
Dlscha ge Llmitatlona
Units (speclfv;
Monthly Ay a Weekly Ava.
450 CPD
30.0 mg/I 45.0 mg/I
30.0 mg/l 45.0 mg/I
200.0 /100 ml 400.0 /100 ml
Monitoring Requlrements
Measurement Samp14 +Sample
Freauencv il" Locatlon
The chlorinator shall be inspected weekly to ensure there is an ample supply of chlorine tablets for continuous disinfection of the effluent.
The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard units.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

PART I
"Act" usedherein means the Federal .Water Pollution Control Act, As
Amended.
"DEM" used herein means the Division of Environmental Management of
the Department of Natural Resources and Community Development.
"EMC'" used herein means the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission.
Definitions
a. The monthly average, other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is
the arithmetic mean of all the composite samples collected in a
one -month period.. The monthly average for fecal coliform bacteria
is the:geometric mean of samples collected in a one -month period.
b. The weeny average,, other than for fecal coliform bacteria, is the
arithmetic mean of all the composite samples collected during a
one -week period. The weekly average for fecal coliform bacteria
is the geometric mean of samples collected in a one -week period.
C. Flow, Md/day -(MGD): The flow limit expressed in this permit is the
24-hour average flow, averaged monthly.. It is determined as the
arithmetic mean of the total daily flows recorded during the calendar
month.
d. Arithmetic Mean: The arithmetic mean of any set of values is the
summation of the individual values divided by the number of indi-
vidual values.
e. Geometric Mean: The geometric mean of any set of values is the Nth
root of the product of the individual values where N is equal to the
number of individual values. The geometric mean is equivalent to
the antilog of the arithmetic mean of the logarithms of the indi-
vidual. values. For. purposes of calculating the geometric mean,
values of zero (0). shall. be considered to. be one ;;_

A. MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
1. Change in Discharge
All discharges authorized herein. shall be consistent with the terms
and conditions of this permit. The discharge of any pollutant
identified in this permit more frequently than or at a level in
excess of that authorized shall constitute a violation of the
permit. Any anticipated facility expansions, production increases,
or process modifications which will result in new, different, or
increased discharges of pollutants must be reported -by submission
of a new NPDES application or, if such changes will not violate the
effluent limitations specified in this permit, by notice to the DEM
of such changes. Following such notice, the permit may be modified
to specify and limit any pollutants not previously limited.
2. Facilities Operation
The permittee shall at all times maintain in good working order and -
operate as efficiently as possible all treatment or control facili-
ties or systems installed or used by the permittee to achieve com-
pliance with the terms and conditions of this permit.
3. Adverse Impact
The permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any adverse
impact to navigable waters resulting from noncompliance with any
effluent limitations specified in this permit, including such accel-
erated or additional monitoring as necessary to determine the nature
and impact of the noncomplying discharge.
4. Bypassing
.Any diversion from or bypass of facili.ries
pliance with the terms and conditions of 'thi.5ieriilit i_s prohibii ed ;
except (i) where unavoidable -to prevent loss of life or severe
property. damage, or (ii) where excessive storm drainage or runoff
would damage any facilities necessary for compliance with the
effluent limitations.and prohibitions of this permit. The permittee
shall promptly notify the Water Quality Section of DEM in writing of
each such diversion or bypass.
S. Removed Substances
Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the
course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in
a manner such as to prevent any pollutant from such material from
entering waters of the State or navigable waters of the' -United
States.

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PART II
6. Power Failures
In order to maintain compliance with the effluent limitations and
prohibitions of this permit, the permittee shall either:
a. Provide an alternative power source sufficient to operate
the .wastewater control facilities;
or, if such alternative power.source is not in existence,
b.- Halt, reduce, or otherwise control production and/or all dis-
charges from wastewater control facilities upon the reduction,
loss, or failure of the primary source of power to.said waste-
water control facilities.
B. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Right of Entry
The permittee shall allow the Director of the Division of Environ-
mental Management, the Regional Administrator, and/or their author-
ized representatives, upon the presentations of.credentials:
a. To enter upon the permittee's premises where an effluent
source is located or in which any records are required to
be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; and
b. At reasonable tunes to have access to and copy any records
required to be kept under the. terms and.conditions of this
permit; to inspect any monitoring equipment or monitoring
method required in this permit; and to sample any discharge
of pollutants.
2. Ti~ansfe't of Ownership or Control
This permit is not transferable. In the event of any change in co-,-
trol or ownership of facilities from which the authorized discharge
emanates or is contemplated, the permittee shall notify the prospec-
tive owner or controller by letter of the existence of this permit
and of the need to obtain a permit in the name of the prospective
owner. A copy of the letter -shall be forwarded to the Division of
Environmental Management.
3. Permit Modification
After notice and opportunity for a hearing pursuant to NCGS 143-215.1
(b)(2) and NCGS 143-215.1(e) respectively, this permit may be modi-
fied, suspended, or revoked in whole or in part during its term for
cause including, but not limited to, the following:

PART 'II
a. Violation of any terms or conditions of this permit;
b. Obtaining this permit by misrepresentation or failure to
disclose fully all relevant facts; or
c. A change in any condition that requires-. either a temporary
or Permanent- reduction or elimination of the authorized
discharge.
4. Civil and Criminal Liability
Except as provided in permit conditions on "Bypassing" (Part II,
A-4) and "Power Failures (Part II, A-6), nothing in this permit
shall be construed to relieve the permittee from civil or criminal
penalties for noncompliance pursuant to NCGS 143-215.6 or.Section
309 of the Federal Act, 33 USC 1319.
5. Property Rights
The issuance of this permit does not convey any property rights in
either real or personal property, or any exclusive privileges, nor
does it authorize any injur-y to private property,or any invasion of
personal rights,".nor any infringement.of Federal, State, or local
laws or regulations.
6. Severability
The provisions of this permit are severable, and if any provision of
this permit, or the application of any provision of this permit to
any circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such provision
to other circumstances,,and the remainder of_this permit shall not
be affected thereby.
7. Expiration of Permit
Permittee is not authorized to discharge after the expiration date.
In order to receive authorization to discharge beyond the expiration
date, the permittee shall submit .such information,. forms, and fees
as are required by the agency authorized to issue permits no later
than 180 days prior to the expiration date. Any discharge Without
a permit after the expiration will subject the permittee to enforce-
ment procedures as provided in NCGS 143-215.6.and 33 USC 1251 et seq..

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PART III
A. PREVIOUS PERMITS
A11 previous State water quality permits issued to this facility,
whether for construction or operation, or discharge, are hereby
revoked by issuance of this permit. The conditions, requirements,
terms, and provisions of this permit authorizing discharge under the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System govern discharges
from this.facility.
B. ' CONSTRUCTION
No construction of wastewater treatment facilities or additions thereto
shall be begun until Final Plans and Specifications have been submitted
to the Division of Environmental Management and written approval and
Authorization to Construct have been issued. If no objections to Final
Plans and.Specifications have been made by the DEM after 30 days follow—
ing receipt.of the plans or issuance of this permit, whichever is latter,
the plans may be considered approved and construction authorized.
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C. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
l 1. The Permittee shall be responsible for the following items regard-
ing the maintenance of the treatment system:
a. Septic tanks shall be maintained at all times to prevent
seepage of sewage or effluents to the surface of the ground.
b. Septic tanks need routine maintenance and.should be checked
at least yearly to determine if solids need to be removed
or other maintenance performed.
c. Contents removed from septic tanks shall be discharged into
an approved sewer system, buried or plowed under at an
approved location within 24 hours.; or otherwise d,snnsed of
at a location and in a.manner approved byth_e State oz lccal
agency.
2. The permittee,shall properly connect to an operational publicly -
.owned wastewater collection system within 180 days of its availability
to the site.
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Part III Permit No. NCO052167
D. Engineering Alternatives Analysis Condition
The permittee shall continually evaluate all wastewater disposal alternatives and pursue the most
environmentally sound alternative of the reasonably cost effective alternatives. If the facility is in
substantial non-compliance with the terms and conditions of the NPDES permit or governing rules,
regulations or laws, the permittee shall submit a report in such form and detail as required by the
Division evaluating these alternatives and a plan of action within sixty (60) days of notification by
the Division.