WI0500918_Correspondence_20210428

ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
April 27, 2021
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 0190 0000 1635 3504
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Brian & Claire Preston-Hrudka
205 Collinson Dr.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Subject: Notice of Expiration (NOE)
Geothermal Water Return/Open-Loop Injection Well
Permit No. WI0500918
Orange County
Dear Brian & Claire:
The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program of the North Carolina Division of Water
Resources (DWR) is entrusted to protect the groundwater quality and resources of the State of
North Carolina, and is responsible for the regulation of injection well construction and operation
activities within the state. Our records indicate that the above -referenced operating permit for the
geothermal injection well system located on your property at the above referenced address was
issued on June 16, 2016, and expires on May 31, 2021. Per permit conditions and requirements
per 15A NCAC 2C .0224(c), the renewal application must be submitted at least 120 calendar days
prior to expiration of the permit if you wish to continue operating the injection well on your
property. Our regional office staff will contact you to sample the well and you can also submit the
completed and signed form with them when they are at the site.
If Your Geothermal Water Return Well is Still Currently Being Used for Injection:
In order to comply with the regulatory requirements listed under North Carolina Administrative
Code (NCAC) Title 15A, Subchapter 2C, Section .0211, you must submit the enclosed renewal
application (Application for a Permit to Construct or Operate Injection Wells — Geothermal
Heating/Cooling Water Return Wells). The form is also available on-line at our website NC DEQ:
Forms, Permit & Application Tracking
If Your Geothermal Water Return Well is NO LONGER Being Used for Injection:
If the well is no longer being used for injection, you do not have to renew your permit. Check the
box in Part A of the attached renewal application that you wish to rescind the permit and indicate
the current status of the well (i.e., used as water supply well, irrigation well, inactive, plugged and
abandoned, etc.). If it is no longer being used for any purpose, it must be permanently abandoned
according to the regulatory requirements listed under NCAC Title 15A, Subchapter 2C,
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NORTH CAROLINA
Department of Environmental fluality\ de.'
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636
919.707.9000

Section .0240. When the well is plugged and abandoned, a well abandonment record (Form GW-
30) must be submitted to our office to certify that the abandonment was properly conducted.
If There has been a Change of Ownership of the Property:
If there has been a change of ownership of the property, an "Injection Well Permit
Name/Ownership Change" Form must also be submitted in addition to the renewal application.
This form is not enclosed but can be found at the website listed above. Please submit the applicable
forms to:
Division of Water Resources
UIC Program
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
Failure to submit the applicable forms 30 days before the expiration of the permit may result in
the assessment of civil penalties in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 87-94. Thank
you in advance for your cooperation and timely response. If you have any questions, please contact
me by phone at [phone] or by email at [e-mail].
Regards,
Shristi Shrestha
Hydrogeologist
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section