WQ0014421_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018

ate of North Carolina
epartment of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Mr, C. Sherwin Speight, Owner
10 21st Avenue Northwest Suite 201
Hickory, North Carolina 28601
Dear Mr. Speight:
September 18, 1997
Subject: Permit No, WQ0014421
C. Sherwin Speight
Forrest Creek Estates
Wastewater Collection System
Catawba County
In accordance with your application received September 15, 1997, attached is Permit No.
WQ0014421, dated September 18, 1997, to the C. Sherwin Speight for the construction and operation of
the subject wastewater collection extension,
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and you shall be subject to
the conditions and limitations as specified in the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted
February 12, 1996 and the attached permit.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina
as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations, permission is hereby granted for the
construction and operation of approximately 5,350 linear feet of 8 inch gravity sewer to serve 48-three
bedroom homes at Forest Creek Estates, and the discharge of 17,280 GPD of collected domestic
wastewater into the City of Hickory's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the application received
September 15, 1997, and in conformity with the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Design Criteria.
The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the City of Hickory
Wastewater Treatment Facility (NPDES Permit No. NC0020401) prior to being discharged into the
receiving stream.
This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between the City of Hickory and Mr. C.
Sherwin Speight for the collection and final treatment of wastewater is in full force and effect.
Please note condition number five below which states that this permit is not transferable. In the
event there is a desire for the facilities to change ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a
formal permit request must be submitted to the Division of Water Quality accompanied by an application
fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be appropriate. If tbe
City of Hickory does not assume ownership of the subject sewer and submit a written request and
appropriate fee for a name change, Mr. C Sherwin Speight is required by North Carolina General Statute
(G.S.) 143-215.1 (di) to form a homeownersassociation and enter into an operational agreement with
the Environmental Management Commission (EMC). Failure to do so is considered a violation of this
permit and is enforceable through the EMC. The City of Hickory is being notified by copy of this permit
that the transfer of this permit andJor the transfer of ownership of the subject sewer system is a violation of
G.S. 143-215.3(a)(1) unless a formal permit request and application fee are submitted to the Division of
Water Quality,
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If and parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this pe it are unacceptable, you have the
right to request an adjuclicatory hearing upon written request within thirty it days following receipt of
this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer 27447,
Raleigh, NC 711-7417. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and all
statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government agencies (local,
state, and federal) which have jurisdiction:
If you need additional information cone in this utter, please contact 1 , Thelma Williams at
(919) ) 733-5083 extension 524.
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NORTH. CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
GRAVITY SEWER COLLECTION SYSTEMS PERMIT
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the
following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This perrnit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with the
conditions of the Division of Water Quality Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12,
1996.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data.
3. The facilities must be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. This permit is not transferable, In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change ownership, or
there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be submitted to the Division of
Water Quality accompanied by an application fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other
supporting materials as may be appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its
merits and may or may not be approved.
5. Construction of the gravity sewers shall be scheduled so as not to interrupt service by the existing
utilities nor result in an overflow or bypass discharge of wastewater to the surface waters of the State.
6. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification
and a copy of the record drawings (i.e., as constructed plans) must be received from a professional
engineer certifying that the pern-uitted facility has been installed in accordance with the Division of
Water Quality Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, and other supporting
materials. Mail the Certification and one (1) copy of the "Record Drawings" to the Water Quality
Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
7. A copy of the Record Draw.ings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five
years from the date of the completion of construction.
8. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this general sewer permit or the North
Carolina Gravity Sewer Design Criteria may subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the
Division of Water Quality, in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(a) to 143-
215.6(c).
9. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions. the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be required by
this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater collection facilities.

0, Noncompliance Notification:
The Perrnittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone number
() 663-1699, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day,
followin..g the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of either of the following:
Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility incapable of
adequate wastewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, line blockage or
breakage, etc,; or
b. Any failure of a sewer line resulting in a by-pass directly to
all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a wrig
five () days followingfirst knowledge of the occurrence. This repor
or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur,
Permit Issued this the 1 th day of September, 1
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. Preston Howard, r., P.E, director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental
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Permit No, WQ0014421
September 18. 1997
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
project, for the
Project Name Location
Perm:itteee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in theobservation
of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance of this
permit, the certificate of coverage, the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Manual, and other
supporting materials.
Signature Registration No.
Date
The above Engineer's Certification must be completed and submitted to the address below with one (1)
copy of the "Re ord Drawin s" (i.e., as -constructed plans) of the wastewater collection system This
project shall not be considered complete and allowed to operate until this Engineer's Certification and the
"Record Drawings" plans have been submitted. Any wastewater flow made tributary to the wastewater
collection system prior to completion of this Engineer's Certification shall be considered a violation of the
permit and shall subject the Permittee to appropriate enforcement actions,
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
WATER QUALITY SECTION
PERMITS AND ENGINEERING UNIT
POST OFFICE BOX 29535
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27626-0535