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TO: NPDES UNIT
WATER QUALITY SECTION
ATTENTION: Sergei Chernikov
DATE: March 29, 2010
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
McDowell COUNTY
PERMIT NUMBER NC0088901
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Miller Apartment Complex
2041 US Hwy 70, Marion, North Carolina 28752 -8749
Mailing: Mr. Larry Miller, GEM Constructors, Inc.
2024 Nix Creek Road, Suite A
Marion, NC 28752
2. Date of Investigation: March 24, 2010
3. Report Prepared By: Janet Cantwell/ ARO
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Mr. Larry Miller: Office # 828-659-1441/ Ext. 15
Cell # 828-442-6007
5. Directions to Site: From ARO: I-40 E to Exit 81 toward Marion. Turn left onto Sugar Hill Road and
go 2.2 miles. Sugar Hill Road becomes W. Henderson St. Go 1.2 miles and turn left onto S. Main
St/ US 221. Go @ 500„ and turn right onto E. Court St./ US Hwy 70 and go @ 2.1 miles. The
apartment complex is on the left past “The Attic.”
6. Discharge Point(s), List for all discharge points: N/A: Facility has not been built.
Latitude: …. degrees .... minutes …. seconds
Longitude: …. degrees …. minutes …. seconds
Attach a USGS map extract and indicate treatment facility site and discharge point on map.
U.S.G.S. Quad No.: E11NW4 U.S.G.S. Quad Name
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application?
Yes _X_ __ No If No, explain:
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): It appears the sand filter will be located about
50 or so feet from Forsyth Creek.
9. Location of nearest dwelling: Onsite apartment building; home on property adjacent to E side.
10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Forsyth Creek
a. Classification: “C” UT ……… Creek
b. River Basin and Sub basin No.: CTB30 Stream Index: 11-25
c. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: secondary recreational
and wildlife propagation.
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PART II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of wastewater to be permitted : 1,920 gpd.
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the Wastewater Treatment facility?
c. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (c urrent design capacity):
d. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater
treatment facilities: The facility has not been constructed.
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme:
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated all of the non -discharge options available.
Please provide regional perspective for each option evaluated.
Spray Irrigation: No land available
Connection to Regional Sewer System: none close
Subsurface: Site not suitable
Other disposal options: Apparently none
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
The region concurs with the issuance of this permit.
One note of interest: The well house for the apartments‟ d rinking water will be located about
30 feet from the sand filter.
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Janet Cantwell
Signature of Report Preparer
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Roger C. Edwards
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
_March 29, 2010_____________________
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