WQ0019130_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018

ate of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
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November 27, 2000
MICHAEL SCOTT CARPENTER
WHITE OAK MANOR HOMEOWNERSASSOCIATION
2617 WHITE OAK COURT EXTENSION
CLAREMONT, NC 28610
Dear Mr. Carpenter:
Subject: Permit No, WQ0019130
White Oak Manor Homeowners' Association
White Oak Manor
Wastewater Collection System -Extension
Catawba County
In accordance with your application received October 3, 2000, we are forwarding herewith Permit No.
WQ0019130, dated November 27, 2000, to White Oak Manor Homeowners' Association for the construction and
operation of the subject wastewater collection system extension. This permit shall be effective from the date of
issuance_ until rescinded and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. This cover
letter shall be considered a part of this permit and is therefore incorporated therein by reference.
1.3Iease pay' particular attention to Permit Condition 3 which requires that the wastewater collection
facilities be properly operated and maintained in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0227 or any individual
system -wide collection system permit issued to the Permittee.
Permitting of this project does not constitute an acceptance of any part of the project that does not meet
15A NCAC 2H .0200; the Division of Water Quality's (Division) Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria
adopted February .12, 1996 as applicable; and the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track
Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1. 2000 as applicable, unless specifically mentioned
herein. Division approval is based on acceptance of the certification provided by a North Carolinalicensed
Professional Engineer in the application. It shall be the Permittee's responsibility to ensure that the as -
constructed project meets the appropriate design criteria and rules. Failure to comply may result in penalties in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute §143-215.6A through §143-215.6C, construction of additional or
replacement wastewater collection facilities, and/or referral of the North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer
to the licensing board,
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 to White Oak Manor
Homeowners' Association for the construction and operation of approximately 199 linear feet of 6-inch gravity
sewer to serve 15 two -bedroom units as part of the White Oak Manor project, and the discharge of 3,600
gallons per day of collected domestic wastewater into the City of Claremont's existing sewerage system,
pursuant to the application received October 3, 2000, and in conformity with 15A NCAC 2H .0200; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's
Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000
as applicable; and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment and
Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall he treated in the City of Claremont
Wastewater Treatment Facility (NPDES Permit No. NCOO1370) prior to being discharged into the receiving'
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This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between White Oak Manor Ho
Association and the City of Claremont for the collection and final treatment of astevaate is in full force and
effect,
The Operational Agreement between the Permittee and the Env Management Con fission is
incorporated herein by reference and shall be a condition of this permit. Noncompliance with the te:.. as of the
Operational Agreement shall subject the Permittee to all sanctions provided by North Carolina General Statutes
143-21 .6A to § 1 3-215.6C for violation of or failure to act in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
permit:
If any parts, requirernents, ear lima Cations contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the right to
request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This
request roust be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150I of North Carolina General
Statutes, and filed with the Office of Adraainistratise Hearings. 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 276 9-
(714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning
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please contact Kristin F. 1iguez a!
cc Catawba County Health Department
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section ( 'W TF Permit No. NC0081 70)
R. Carroll Williams, PE
City of Oatentont-PC lox 446, Clarealt, NC 2 610

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM EXTENSION PERMIT
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the follow'
specified conditions and limitations:
1, This permit shall become voidable unless the wastewater collection facilities are constructed in accordance
with the conditions of this permit; 15A NCAC 214 ,0200; the Division of Water ality's (Division) Gravity
Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design.
Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as
applicable: and other supporting materials unless specifically mentioned herein.
2. This permit shall be effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data,
3. The wastewater collectionfacilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times, The Permittee
shall maintain compliance with an individual system -wide collection system permit for the operation and
maintenance of these facilities as required by 15A NCAC 2114 .0227. If an individual permit is not required,
the following performance criteria shall he met as provided in 15A NCAC 211 .0227.
a. The sewer system shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times to prevent discharge to land
or surface waters, and any contravention of the groundwater standards in 15A NCAC 21_, .0200 or the
surface water standards in ..15.A NCAC 2B .0200.
b. A map of the sewer system shall be developed prior to January 2004 and shall be actively
maintained,
c. An operation and maintenance plan shall be developed and implemented.
d. Purnp stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected at least three times per
week until July 1, 2000; thereafter, pump stations shall be inspected at least daily, as defined in .15A
NCAC 28 .0503(5), until July 1. 2001; and thereafter, pump stations shall be inspected every day,
Pump stations that are connected to a 'telemetry system shall be inspected at least once per week.
e. High -priority sewer lines shall be inspected at least once per every six-month period of titne..
f. A general observation of the entire sewer system shall be conducted at least once per year,
g. inspection and maintenance records shall be tn.aintained for a period of at least three years.
h. Overflows and bypasses shall be reported to the appropriate Division regional office in accordance
with .15A NCAC 2B .0506(a.), and public notice shall. be provided as required by North Carolina
General Statute §.143-215.1C,

4.. This permit shall not be transferable. In the event there is a desire for the wastewater collection facilities to
change ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request shall be submitted to
the Division accompanied by documentation from the parties involved., and other supporting materials as
may be appropriate.. The approval of this request shall 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 these permitted facilities, a certification, a copy
of the construction record drawings_ as —well as supporting design calculationsfor any pump stations
permitted as part of this project shall be received from a North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer
certifying that the facilities have been installed in accordance with this permit; 1.5A NCAC 2H .0200; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's .Minimum
Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Station and Force Main adopted June 1, 2000 as
applicable; and other supporting materials. If this project is to be completed in phases and partially
certified. you shall retain the responsibility to track further construction approved under the same permit,
and shall provide a final certificate of completion once the entire project has been completed. A copy of the
construction record drawings, indicating the facilities constructed in the phase being certified, shall be
submitted with each partial certification. Mail the Engineer's Certification. one copy of the -Construction
Record Drawings-, and one copy of the supporting design calculations to the Non -Discharge Permittint,7
Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
A copy of the construction record drawings shall be m.aintainedon file by the Permittee for the life of the
wastewater collection facilities.
8. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit; 15A NCAC 2H .0200; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted. February 12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's Minimum
Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Station and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as
applicable; and other supporting materials may subject the Permittee to an enforcementaction by the
Division, in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes §143-215.6A through §143-215.6C.
9. In the event that the wastewater collection 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 facilities.
10. The issuance of this permit shall not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes, rules,
regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (local, state and federal)
which have jurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable river buffer rules in 1.5A NCAC 2B .0200,
erosion and sedimentation control requirements in I.5A NCAC Ch. 4 and under the Division's General
Permit NCG0100000, and any requirements pertaining to wetlands under 1.5A NCAC 2B .0200 and 15A
NCAC 2H .0500.
11. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone number (704) 663-
1699, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day, following the
occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of either of the following:
a. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility incapable of
adequate wa.stewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps,. line blockage or
breakage, etc.; or
b, Any failure of a pumping station or sewer line resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving waters without
treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
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Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within five
days following first knowledge of the occuiTence. This report must outline the actions taken or proposed to
be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
Permit issued this the twenty-seventh day of Nos,enther, 1000
NORTH ROLINA 1NVIRO MENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
--/tKen T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Cominission
Permit Number WQ0019130
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Permit No, WQ0019130
November 27, 2000
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
Partial
Final
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,
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Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence s used in the observation of` the
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance of this permitt;.
15A NCAC ?,H ,0200: the Division of Water Quality's (Division) Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria
adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Tract Permitting
of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June .1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting materials.
North Carolina Professional Engineer's seal, signature, and date:
The above Engin er"s Certification all be completed and submitted to the address below with one copy of the
°'Constructi ri I cord Drawings" o the wastewater collection system extension as well as supporting design
calculations for any pump stations permitted as part of this project. This project shall not be considered complete
nor allowed to operate until this Engineer's Certification and all required supporting documentation have been
received by the Division. Any wastewater flow made tributary to the wastewater collection system extension
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
NON -DISCHARGE PERMITTING UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27699-1617

NORTH CAROLiNA
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OPERATIONAL AGREEMENT
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This AGREEMENT made pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1 (di) and entered into this day of
by and between the North Carolina Environmental Management
Commission, an agency ofthe State of North Carolina, hereinafter known as the COMMISSION; and
WA("-7- cRx MAI/4R H6n4E Qjg , gs,) 47/ Q a nonprofit corporation organized
and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of North Carolina, hereinafter 'mown as the
ASSOCIATION._.._
WIThES SETH:
1. The ASSOCIATION was formed for the purpose, among others, of handling the property, affairs and
business of the development known as _
(hereinafter the Development); of operat
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aintaining, re -constructing and repairing the common
elements of the lands and improvements subject to unit ownership, including the wastewater collection
system with pumps, wastewater treatment works, andlor disposal facilities (hereinafter Disposal System
and of collecting dues and assessment to provide funds for such operation, maintenance, re -construction
and repair.
The ASSOCIATION desires, to construct andlor operate a Disposal System de sanitary sewage
disposal to serve the Development on said lands.
The ASSOCIATION has applied to the COSSION for the issuan
215.1 to construct, maintain, and/or operate the Disposal System,
The Development was created subject to unit ownership in the dwellings u
lands through filing of a Declaration of Unit Ownership (hereinafter Declaration), p
of the North Carolina General. Statutes,
5. The COhiMI[SSION desires to assure that the Disposal System of the Development is prop
constructed, maintained and operated in accordance with law and permit provisions in order to protect the
quality of the waters of the State and the public interest therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the benefits to be derived by each of the parties
hereto, the COMMISSION and ASSOCIATION do hereby mutually agree as follows:
1. The ASSOCIATION shall construct the Disposal System andlor make any additions or modifications to the
Disposal System in accordance with the permit and plans and specifications hereafter issued and approved
by the CON/MISSION, and shall thereafter properly operate and maintain such systems and facilities in
accordance with applicable permit provisions and law,
?. The ASSOCIATION shall provide in the Declaration and Association Bylaws that the Disposal System and
appurtenances thereto are part of the common elements and shall thereafter be properly maintained and
operated in conformity with law and the provisions of the permit for construction, operation, repair, and
maintenance ofthe system and facilities. The Declaration and Bylaws shall identify the entire wastewater
treatment, collection and disposal system as a common element which will receive the highest priority for
expenditures by the Association except for Federal, State, and local taxes and insurance.
S. 143-
ments and.
Chapter 47C

The ASSOCIATION shall provide in the Declaration and Association Bylaws that the Disposal Syste
be maintained out of the common expenses. In order to assure that there shall be funds readily available to
repair, maintain, or construct the Disposal System beyond the routine operation and maintenance expenses,
the Declaration and Association Bylaws shall provide that a fund be created out of the common expenses.
Such fund shall be separate from the routine maintenance fund allocated for the facility and shall be part of
the yearly budget.
4. In the event the common expense allocation and separate fund(s) are not adequate for the construction,
repair, and maintenance of the Disposal System, the Declaration and Association Bylaws shall provide for
special assessments to cover such necessary costs. There shall be no limit on the amount of such
assessments, and the Declaration and Bylaws shall be provided such that special assessments can be made
as necessary at any time.
5. If a wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment and/or disposal facility provided by any city,
town, village, county, water and sewer authorities, or other unit of government shall hereinafter become
available to serve the Development, the ASSOCIATION shall take such action as is necessary to cause the
existing and future wastewater of the Development to be accepted and discharged into said governmental
system, and shall convey or transfer as much of the Disposal System and such necessary easements as the
governmental unit may require as condition of accepting the Development's wastewater.
6. Recognizing that it would be contrary to the public interest and to the public health, safety and welfare for
the ASSOCIATION to enter into voluntary dissolution without having made adequate provision for the
continued proper maintenance, repair and operation of its Disposal System, the ASSOCIATION shall
provide in the ASSOCIATION Bylaws that the ASSOCIATION shall not enter into voluntary dissolution
without first having transferred its said system and facilities to some person, corporation or other entity
acceptable to and approved by the COMMISSION by the issuance of a permit.
7. The ASSOCIATION shall not transfer, convey, assign or otherwise reiinquish or release its responsibility
for the operation and maintenance of its Disposal System until a permit has been reissued to the
ASSOCIATION's successor.
8. The agreements set forth in numbered paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 above shall be conditions of any
permit issued by the COMMISSION to the ASSOCIATION for the construction, maintenance, repair and
operation of the Disposal System,
9. A copy of this agreement shall be filed at the Register of Deedsin the County(ies) where the Declaration is
filed and in the offices of the Secretary of State of North Carolina with the Articles of Incorporation of the
Association.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement was executed in duplicate originals by the duly authorized
representative of the parties hereto on the day and year written as indicated by each of the parties named below:
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Division of Water Quality
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