WI0500204_Staff Report_20201026

WQROS REGIONAL STAFF REPORT FOR
UIC Program Support

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Permit No. WI0500204
Date: 09/16/2020 County: Wake
To: Shristi Shrestha Permittee/Applicant: Hooman Ghashghaei & Annemette Olufsen
Regional Office Reviewer: Brion N. Byers Facility Name: Hooman Ghashghaei &Annemette Olufsen
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
1. This application is (check all that apply): New Renewal
Minor Modification Major Modification
a. Date of Inspection: 09/16/2020
b. Person contacted and contact information: Hooman Ghashghaei & Annemette Olufsen, 919-362-5887
c. Site visit conducted by: Brion N. Byers; Physical site visit not completed due to the Covid-19 virus.
d. Inspection Report Printed from BIMS attached: Yes No
e. Physical Address of Site including zip code: 1308 Carpenter Pond Road, Raleigh, NC
f. Driving Directions if rural site and/or no physical address:
g. Latitude: 35.957658° Longitude: -78.723729°
Source of Lat/Long & accuracy (i.e., Google Earth, GPS, etc.): Google Earth
II. DESCRIPTION OF INJECTION WELL(S) AND FACILITY
1. Type of injection system:
Geothermal Heating/Cooling Water Return
In situ Groundwater Remediation
Non-Discharge Groundwater Remediation
Other (Specify: )
2. For Geothermal Water Return Well(s) only
a. For existing geothermal system: Samples not collected due to the Covid-19 virus stay at home orders.
Were samples collected from Influent/Effluent sampling ports? Yes No.
Provide well construction information from well tag:
b. Does existing or proposed system use same well for water source and injection? Yes No
If No, please provide source/supply well construction info (i.e., depth, date drilled, well contractor,
etc.) and attached map and sketch location of supply well in relation to injection well and any other
features in Section IV of this Staff Report.
3. Are there any potential pollution sources that may affect injection? Yes No
What is/are the pollution source(s)?
4. What is the distance of the injection well(s) from the pollution source(s)?
5. What is the minimum distance of proposed injection wells from the property boundary? ________
6. Quality of drainage at site: Good Adequate Poor
7. Flooding potential of site: Low Moderate High
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8. For Groundwater Remediation systems, is the proposed and/or existing groundwater monitoring program
(number of wells, frequency of monitoring, monitoring parameters, etc.) adequate? Yes No. If No,
attach map of existing monitoring well network if applicable and recommend any changes to the groundwater-
monitoring program.
9. Does the map included in the Application reasonably represent the actual site (property lines, wells, surface
drainage)? Yes No. If No, or no map, please attach a sketch of the site. Show property boundaries,
buildings, wells, potential pollution sources, roads, approximate scale, and north arrow.
10. For Non-Discharge groundwater remediation systems only:
a. Are the treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal system? Yes No N/A.
If no, please explain:
b. Are the site conditions (soils, topography, depth to water table, etc.) consistent with what was reported by
the soil scientist and/or Professional Engineer? Yes No N/A. If no, please explain:

III. EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Do you foresee any problems with issuance/renewal of this permit? Yes No. If yes, explain.
2. List any items that you would like WQROS Central Office to obtain through an additional information request.
Make sure that you provide a reason for each item:
Item Reason

3. List specific special conditions or compliance schedules that you recommend to be included in the permit when
issued. Make sure that you provide a reason for each special condition:
Condition Reason

4. Recommendation
Deny. If Deny, please state reasons:
Hold pending receipt and review of additional information by regional office
Issue upon receipt of needed additional information
Issue
5. Signature of report preparer(s):
Signature of WQROS Regional Supervisor:
Date:
Brion N. Byers Digitally signed by Brion N. Byers
Date: 2020.10.26 13:49:48 -04'00'
10/26/2020
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IV. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW COMMENTS/ATTACHMENTS (If Needed)=

• Owner (Hooman Ghashghaei & Annemette Olufsen) applied for open-loop geothermal permit renewal
(WI0500204), on March 21, 2020. The geothermal well is used as for heating and cooling purposes only.
Previous analytical results indicate 15A NCAC 02L .0202 Groundwater Standards exceedances for lead. In
a June 20, 2014 NCDEQ letter to the homeowner stated that “the evaluation has recommendations that the
well water use is restricted and that the well should be resampled”, I am unable to find the analytical results
for the recommended resampling.
• Based on the historical analytical data and the recommended “well water use is restricted” sampling should
be completed on the well. Due to the current Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, sampling was not completed
during this renewal period, and should be completed when pandemic has ended or restrictions lifted.