WQ0038359_Permit (Issuance)_20160415

DEQ/DWR
APR 2 0 2016
PAT MCCRORY
Governor
WQROS
FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL DUALITY
April 15, 2016
Jay Meyers, Public Utilities Director
Town of Fuquay-Varina
401 Old Honeycutt Road
Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
Subject: Permit No. W00038359
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Summerdale Phases 5 & 6
Wastewater Collection System Extension Permit
Wake County
Dear Mr. Meyers:
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
In accordance with your application received February 19, 2016, and additional information received on
April 14, 2016, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. Wg0038359 dated April 15, 2016, to the Town of
Fuquay-Varina (Permittee) for the construction and operation upon certification 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 This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and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.
Please pay particular attention to the following conditions contained within this permit:
Condition 11.1: This permit shall not be automatically transferable; a request must be made and
approved.
Condition 11.4:
Requires that the wastewater collection facilities be properly operated and maintained in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2T .0403 or any individual system -wide collection system
permit issued to the Permittee.
It shall be the responsibility of the Permittee 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.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations 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 must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150E of North Carolina General
Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-
6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding.
Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Operations Section
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Location: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
www.ncwaterquality.org
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Town of Fuquay-Varina
Permit No. WQ0038359
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Jason Robinson at (919) 791-
4249 or via e-mail at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
for S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G.
Director, Division of Water Resources
by S. Daniel Smith, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Daniel W. Blackburn of Blackburn Consulting Engineering: 305 East Main St., Clayton, NC 27520
Steve Ward, Director, Harnett Co. Dept. of Public Utilities, P.O. Box 1119, Lillington, NC 27546
Wake County Environmental Services: P.O. Box 550, Raleigh, NC 27602
Raleigh Regional Office Files
Water Resources Central Files
PERCS (electronic copy)
Trent Allen of DWR Fayetteville Regional Office: 225 Green Street, Suite 714, Fayetteville, NC
28301-509
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM EXTENSION 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 to the
Town of Fuquay-Varina
Wake County
for the construction and operation of approximately 1,465 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewer to serve 41
four -bedroom homes as part of the Summerdale Phases 5 & 6 project, and the discharge of 12,300 gallons
per day of collected domestic wastewater into the Town of Fuquay Varina's existing sewerage system, and
to Harnett County's existing wastewater treatment facility, pursuant to the application received February
19, 2016, and additional information received on April 14, 2016 and in conformity with 15A NCAC 2T; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 and updated in March 2008,
as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and
Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 and updated March 2008, as applicable; and other supporting data
subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environmental Quality and considered a part of this
permit.
This permit shall be effective ff o • 'e datesyance until rescinded and shall be subject to the specified
conditions a.Cllimitations cd ined ther
S. Jay Zimmerman, P.G.
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of The Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number: WQ0038359
Permit Issued: April 15, 2016
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SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
Town of Fuquay-Varina is hereby authorized to:
Construct, and then operate upon certification the aforementioned wastewater collection extension. The
sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the Harnett County Wastewater
Treatment Facility in accordance with Permit Number NC0021636.
Permitting of this project does not constitute an acceptance of any part of the project that does not meet
15A NCAC 2T; the Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 and
updated March 2008, as applicable; and the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track
Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 and updated March 2008, as applicable,
unless specifically mentioned herein. Division approval is based on acceptance of the certification provided
by a North Carolina -licensed 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.
Construction and operation is contingent upon compliance with the Standard and Special Conditions
identified below.
I. SPECIAL CONDITIONS
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between Town of Fuquay-Varina and Harnett
County for the collection and final treatment of wastewater is in full force and effect. [15A NCAC
02T.0304(h)]
II. STANDARD CONDITIONS
1. 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. [15A NCAC 02T.0104; G.S 143-215.1(d3)]
2. This permit shall become voidable unless the wastewater collection facilities are constructed in
accordance with the conditions of this permit; 15A NCAC 2T; the Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum
Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 and updated March 2008, as applicable; the Division's
Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June
1, 2000 and updated March 2008, as applicable; and other supporting materials unless specifically
mentioned herein. [15A NCAC 02T.0110)
3. This permit shall be effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data. [15A NCAC 02T .0110]
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4. The wastewater collection facilities 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 2T .0403. If an individual permit
is not required, the following performance criteria shall be met: [15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)]:
a. The sewer system shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times to prevent discharge to
land or surface waters, and to prevent any contravention of groundwater standards or surface
water standards.
b. A map of the sewer system shall be developed and shall be actively maintained.
c. An operation and maintenance plan including pump station inspection frequency, preventative
maintenance schedule, spare parts inventory and overflow response has been developed and
implemented.
d. Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected every day (i.e. 365
days per year). 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 -months and inspections are
documented.
f. A general observation of the entire sewer system shall be conducted at least once per year.
g.
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.
h. A Grease Control Program is in place as follows:
1. For public owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include at least biannual
distribution of educational materials for both commercial and residential users and the legal
means to require grease interceptors at existing establishments. The plan shall also include
legal means for inspections of the grease interceptors, enforcement for violators and the legal
means to control grease entering the system from other public and private satellite sewer
systems.
2. For privately owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include at least bi-
annual distribution of grease education materials to users of the collection system by the
permittee or its representative.
3. Grease education materials shall be distributed more often than required in Parts (1) and (2)
of this Subparagraph if necessary to prevent grease -related sanitary sewer overflows.
i. Right-of-ways and easements shall be maintained in the full easement width for personnel and
equipment accessibility.
j. Documentation shall be kept for Subparagraphs (a) through (i) of this Rule for a minimum of three
years with exception of the map, which shall be maintained for the life of the system.
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5. The Permittee shall report by telephone to a water resources staff member at the Raleigh Regional
Office, telephone number [phone], as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours,
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 wastewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, line
blockage or breakage, etc.; or
b. Any SSO and/or spill over 1,000 gallons; or
c. Any SSO and/or spill, regardless of volume, that reaches surface water
Voice mail messages or faxed information is permissible, but this shall not be considered as the initial
verbal report. Overflows and spills occurring outside normal business hours may also be reported to
the Division of Emergency Management at telephone number [phone] or [phone].
Persons reporting any of the above occurrences shall file a spill report by completing and submitting
Part I of Form CS-SSO (or the most current Division approved form) within five days following first
knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline the actions taken or proposed to be taken to
ensure that the problem does not recur. Part 11 of Form CS-SSO (or the most current Division approved
form) can also be completed to show that the SSO was beyond control. [G.S. 143-215.1C(a1)]
6. Construction of the gravity sewers, pump stations, and force mains 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. [15A NCAC 02T.0108(b)]
7. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of these permitted facilities, the completed
Engineering Certification form attached to this permit shall be submitted with the required supporting
documents to the address provided on the form. A complete certification is one where the form is fully
executed and the supporting documents are provided as applicable. 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.
If the permit is issued to a private entity with an Operational Agreement, then a copy of the Articles of
Incorporation, Declarations/Covenants/Restrictions, and Bylaws that have been appropriately filed with
the applicable County's Register of Deeds office shall be submitted with the certification.
A complete certification is one where the form is fully executed and the supporting documents are
provided as applicable. Supporting documentation shall include the following:
a. One copy of the project construction record drawings (plan & profile views of sewer lines & force
mains) of the wastewater collection system extension. Final record drawings should be clear on
the plans or on digital media (CD or DVD disk) and are defined as the design drawings that are
marked up or annotated with after construction information and show required buffers, separation
distances, material changes, etc.
b. One copy of the supporting applicable design calculations including pipe and pump sizing, velocity,
pump cycle times, and level control settings, pump station buoyancy, wet well storage, surge
protection, detention time in the wet well, and force main, ability to flush low points in force mains
with a pump cycle, and downstream sewer capacity analysis. If a portable power source or pump
is dedicated to multiple stations, an evaluation of all the pump stations' storage capacities and the
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rotation schedule of the portable power source or pump, including travel timeframes, shall be
provided.
c. Changes to the project that do not result in non-compliance with this permit, regulations, or the
Minimum Design Criteria should be clearly identified on the record drawings, on the certification
in the space provided, or in written summary form.
Prior to Certification (Final or Partial): Permit modifications are required for any changes resulting in
non-compliance with this permit (including pipe length increases of 10% or greater, increased flow,
pump station design capacity design increases of 5% or greater, and increases in the number/type of
connections), regulations, or the Minimum Design Criteria. Requested modifications or variances to
the Minimum Design Criteria will be reviewed on a case -by -case basis and each on its own merit. Please
note that variances to the Minimum Design Criteria should be requested and approved during the
permitting process prior to construction. After -construction requests are discouraged by the Division
and may not be approved, thus requiring replacement or repair prior to certification & activation. [15A
NCAC 02T .0116]
8. Gravity sewers installed greater than ten percent below the minimum required slope per the Division's
Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria shall not be acceptable and shall not be certified until
corrected. If there is an unforeseen obstacle in the field where all viable solutions have been examined,
a slope variance can be requested from the Division with firm supporting documentation. This shall be
done through a permit modification with fee. Such variance requests will be evaluated on a case -by -
case basis. Resolution of such request shall be evident prior to completing and submitting the
construction certification. [ 15A NCAC 02T.0105(n)]
9. A copy of the construction record drawings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the life of
the wastewater collection facilities. [15A NCAC 02T .0116]
10. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit; 15A NCAC 2T; the Division's
Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 and updated March 2008,
as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Station and
Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 and updated March 2008 as applicable; and other supporting
materials may subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division, in accordance with North
Carolina General Statutes §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. [15A NCAC 02T .0104; 15A NCAC 02T .0108(b-c)]
11. 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. [15A NCAC
02T .0110; 15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)]
12. 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 the Division any other Federal, State, or Local
government agencies which have jurisdiction or obtaining other permits which may be required by the
Division or any other Federal, State, of Local government agencies. [G.S. 143-215.1(b)]
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FAST TRACK SEWER ENGINEERING CERTIFICATION
PERMITTEE: Town of Fuquay-Varina
PERMIT#: WQ0038359
PROJECT: Summerdale Phases 5 & 6
ISSUE DATE: April 15, 2016
This project shall not be considered complete nor allowed to operate in accordance with Condition 7 of this
permit until the Division has received this Certification and all required supporting documentation. It
should be submitted in a manner that documents the Division's receipt. Send the required documentation
the Regional Supervisor, Water Quality Regional Operations Section at the address at the bottom.
Any wastewater flow made tributary to the wastewater collection system extension prior to completion of
this Certification shall be considered a violation of the permit and shall subject the Permittee to appropriate
enforcement actions. The Permittee is responsible for tracking all partial certifications up until a final
certification is received. A Final Certification shall be a complete set of record drawings and design
calculations regardless of whether partials have been submitted.
PERMITTEE'S CERTIFICATION
I, the undersigned agent for the Permittee, hereby state that this project has been constructed pursuant
to the applicable standards & requirements, the Professional Engineer below has provided applicable
design/construction information to the Permittee, and the Permittee is prepared to operate & maintain
the wastewater collection system permitted herein or portions thereof.
Printed Name, Title
Signature Date
ENGINEERS 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
name and location as referenced above for the above Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my
abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the construction such that the construction
was observed to be built within substantial compliance of this permit; 15A NCAC 02T; the Division of Water
Resources' (Division) Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 and updated
March 2008, as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump
Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 and updated March 2008, as applicable; and other
supporting materials.
North Carolina Professional Engineer's Seal w/signature & date:
❑ Final ❑ Partial (include description)
Certification Comments/Qualifiers (attach if necessary):
Division of Water Resources, Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Operations Section
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628
Location: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609
www.ncwaterquality.org
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]