WV0300115_Final Permit_20210225

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Curtis Gatt (via email)
372 Sutro Forest Dr. NW
Concord, NC 28027
Dear Mr. Gatt:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 25, 2021
RE: Variance Request to Rule 15A NCAC 2C .0107(a)(2)(P) and
(a)(2)(X) — Separation distance between an Irrigation well and
Building and a Storm Drain
372 Sutro Forest Dr. NW, Concord
Cabarrus County
Well Variance Permit #WV0300115
On February 24, 2021, the Mooresville Regional Office received the completed written request for a
variance to the well construction rules, specifically rule 15A NCAC 2C.0107 (a)(2)(P), which specifies a
25-foot separation from "Building perimeters, including any attached structures..." The rule also
requires separation between a well and "All other potential sources of groundwater contamination."
The variance request is for the construction of an irrigation water supply well on Sutro Forest Dr. NW,
Concord, Cabarrus County.
The existing building, located at the property on Sutro Forest Dr. NW, along with site conditions, limit
the well location at the property. In order to provide protection for the groundwater resource, the new
well shall be sited as shown on the submitted map at approximately 16 feet from the building and 16
feet from the storm drain. Based upon the information that has been submitted, a variance to the
above -cited rule is granted. The variance will be effective from the date issued until February 25, 2022.
Since the well will not meet the regulatory requirements, the following minimum additional
construction requirements will be necessary to mitigate any potential problems that could affect public
health, the ground water resource and/or the well's effective operation:
1. Galvanized steel casing with drive shoe shall be used, or PVC casing may be used if fitted
with appropriate shoe.
2. The casing shall extend into consolidated bedrock in accordance with the following table:
Depth to Consolidated Bedrock
Minimum Depth of Casing
Less than 50 feet
15 feet into bedrock
50 to 100 feet
10 feet into bedrock
More than 100 feet
5 feet into bedrock
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Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704,663.1699

3. The entire length of the casing shall be grouted. A drill bit that is at least 4 inches greater
than the outside diameter of the casing shall be used to drill the cased portion of the well.
Grout shall be installed using a pump and tremmie pipe. The annular space to be grouted
shall be free of obstructions; if not, the grout must be placed to the maximum achievable
depth of the annular space and a well liner with packer must be installed 10 feet below the
casing and fully grouted. The final construction method shall be shown on the GW-1 Well
Construction Record
4. The well shall be used for irrigation purposes only and shall not be used as a potable water
supply.
5. The well shall not be plumbed into connection with municipal water currently serving the
property.
6. The well driller shall be certified by the North Carolina Well Contractor Certification
Commission as required by General Statutes 87-98.4, Title 15A NCAC 27.0101 and .0110.
7. The well shall be located approximately as shown on the provided map. The well is to be set
in a location no closer than 50 feet to existing sanitary sewer.
It is my finding that the factors specified above are sufficient to satisfy the conditions for approval of a
variance as defined in 15A NCAC 2C.0118. A copy of this variance shall be attached to the required Well
Construction Record (GW-1). The granting of this variance is for the location of the well only, and in no
way relieves the owner or agent from other requirements of the North Carolina Well Construction
Standards, or any other applicable law, rule or regulation that may be regulated by other agencies. If
you are dissatisfied with this decision, you may commence a contested case by filing a petition under
G.S. 150-23 within sixty (60) days after receipt of the decision.
If you have any questions regarding this variance, please contact Edward Watson at 704-663-1699 ext.
2198 or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources
CC: Laserfiche File
Christopher Morgan, Morgan Well and Pump, Inc. (via email)