WQ0016295_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
January 7, 1999
Mr. Thomas Vendeventer, P.E. Chief Engineer
Charlotte Mecklenburg Utility Department
5100 Brookshire Boulevard
Charlotte, North Carolina 28216
Dear Mr. Vendeventer:
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Subject: Permit No. WQ0016295
Kunkleman. Business Park
Pressure and Gravity Sewer
Extension
Mecklenburg County
In accordance with your application received December 21, 1998, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ0016295 dated January 7, 1999, to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Utility Department for the construction
and operation of the subject wastewater collection 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This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded, and shall be subject to the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.
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 150B of North. Carolina General
Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer 27447, Raleigh, NC 27611-7447.
Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
One set of approved plans is being forwarded to you. If you need addiinformation concerning
this matter, please contact Mr. Mark Craig at (919) '733-5083 extension 362.
Sincerely
A. Preston Howard, .lr., P.E.
cc: Mecklenburg County Health Department
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Patterson Brewer and Associates
Pa Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER COLLECTION 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
Charlotte Mecklenburg Utility Department
Mecklenburg County
FOR THE
construction and operation of approximately 210 linear feet of 8 inch gravity sewer and approximately 847
linear feet of 2 inch force main to serve Kunkleman Business Park, and the discharge of 27,000 GPD of
collected domestic wastewater into the City of Charlotte's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the
application received December 21, 1998, and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other
supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
and considered a part of this 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 permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions
• of this permit, the approved plans and specifications and other supporting data.
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. The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the McDowell Creek Wastewater
Treatment Facility prior to being discharged into the receiving stream.
5. 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 (Division) 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.
6. Construction of the sewers and force main 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.
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7. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification must be
received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in
accordance with this permit, the approved plans and specifications, 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. Mail the Certification to the Non -Discharge Permitting
Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
8. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a
minimum of five years from the date of the completion of construction.
9. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the Permittee to
an enforcement action by the Division, in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A
to 143-215.6C.
10. 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.
11. The Permittee shall provide for the force main(s) the following items:
a. Three feet of cover (minimum) over the force main or the use of ferrous material where three feet
cannot be maintained.
b. An air relief valve located at all high points along the force main.
12. 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 that may be required by this
Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater collection facilities.
13. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone no. (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 render the facility incapable of
adequate wastewater transport such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, line blockage or
breakage, etc.
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.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within five (5)
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.
Permit issued this the .eventh day ofJanuary, 1999
NORTH C OLINA E ; IRNTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0016295
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Permit No. WQ0016295
January 7, 1999
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
Partial Final
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,
Project Name Location and County
for the 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 and intent of this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature Registration No.
Date
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