WQ0035353_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018

Beverly Eaves Perdue
Governor
Mr. Barry D. Shearin., P.E_, Chie:
City of Charlotte
Charlotte -Mecklenburg Utilities
51.00 Brookshire Boulevard
Charlotte. North Carolina 28216
Dear Mr. Sheari.n:
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North CaroIina Deoarlment of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Coleen H. Sullins
Director
Jul
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Subject: I errnit No. VVQ0035353
Charlotte -Mecklenburg Utilities
I ow Pressure Sewer System
l .averwood Subdivision Sewer E.
Mecklenbu.rgCounty
In accordance with your permit application received May 4, 2011, and additional information
received by the Division of Water Quality (Division), we are forwarding herewith Pern.it No.
WQ003535 3 dated. July 2 , 2f111, to Charlotte -Mecklenburg. Utilities for the construction and.
operation of the subject wastewater collection system.
This Per shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded, and shall be subject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 adju.dicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt
of this permit. This request must. be in the Corm of a written petition, conforming to Chapter
15018 of North Carolina [General Statutes, and tiled with the Office of Administrative Hearings,
6714 MailServiceCenter, Raleigh, NC27699-671.4. Unless such demands are made this permit
shall be final and binding.
Upon completion t. f` 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 the approved plans and specifications. Mail the
Certil.cation to the Construction Grants & Loans Section, 1633 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27699-1633. (Engineer's Certification Form is attached.)
One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you.
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Mr. Harry Shearin
July 28, 2011
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If you need additional info rnnation concerning this matter, please contact Adrian Eaton, State
Review Engineer, at (919) 715-328'3 or Seth Robertson, PI,. at [phone].
Sincerely,
Coleen H. Sullins
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cc: Mr. Hy V. Nguyen, P.E., DPR Associates, Inc., 420 l Hawthorne Lane. Charlotte,
North Carolina 28204
Mecklenburg County Health Department
DWQ Mooresville Regional Office, Surface Water Protection Section (Perrnit No. NC0024970)
Permit Application File WQ0035353

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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 THE
CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG TJTILITIES
Mecklenburg County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a low pressure sewer system extension consisting of:approximately
1,640 linear feet of 2-inch pressure sewer and47 simplex pump stationswith on -site audible and
visual high water alarms to serve 47 3-bedroom single family residential unitsas a part of
Riverwood Subdivision,and the additionaldischarge of 11,750GPD of collected wastewater into
the City of Charlotte McAlpineWWTF (NC0024970)pursuant to the permit application received
on May 4, 2011, and subsequent additional information received by the Division, and in
conformity with the project plans, 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 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
.0400. If an individual permit is not required, the following performance criteria shall be met
as provided in 15A NCAC 2T .0400:

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(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.
(h) A map of the sewer system shall be developed and actively maintained,
(c) An operation and maintenance plan including pump station inspection frequency,
preventative maintenance schedule, spare parts inventory and overflow response shall
be developed and implemented.
(d) Purnp stations that are not connected to a telemetry system (Le., remote alarm system)
shall he inspected by the perrnittee or its representative 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.
(c) High -priority seers shall be inspected by the perrnittee or its representative at least
once every six -months and inspections are documented.
(f) A general observation, by the permittee or its representative of the entire sewer system
shall he conducted at least once per year.
(g) Overflows and bypasses shall be reported to the appropriate Division regional office
in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0506(a), and public notice shall be provided as
required by (LS. 143-215.1C.
(h) A Grease Control Program shall he established as follows:
(i) For publicly owned collection systems, the Grease Control, Program shall
include at least hi -annual distribution of educational materials for both
commercial and residential users and the legal means to require grease
interceptors for new construction and retrofit, if necessary,. of grease
interceptors at existing establishments: The plan shall also includelegal 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.
(ii) For privately owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall
include at least hi -annual distribution of grease education :materials to users of
the collection system by the perrnittee or its representative.
(iii) Grease education„materials shall be distributed more often than required in
Parts (i) and (ii) of this Subparagraph if necessary to prevent grease -related
sanitary sewer overflows.
(i) Right-of-ways and easements shall be maintained in the full casement width for
personnel and equipment accessibility.
(j) Documentation shall be kept for Subparagraphs (a) through (i) for a minimum of
three years with exception of the map, which shall be maintained for the life of the
system.
4. The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the City of Charlotte
McAlpineWWTF (NC0024970) sewerage system prior to being discharged.

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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 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, pump station(s) 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.
7. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee
for the life of the wastewater collection facilities.
8. 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 Construction Grants & Loans
Section, 1633 MailServiceCenter, Raleigh, North Carolina27699-1633. (Engineer's
Certification Form is attached.)
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 exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all
statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies
(i.e., local, state, and federal) having jurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable river
buffer rules in 15A NCAC 2B .0200, soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements in
15A NCAC Chapter 4 and under the Division's General Permit NCG010000, and any
requirements pertaining to wetlands under 15A NCAC 2B .0200 and 15A NCAC 2H .0500.
11. The Permittee shall provide for the pump station and force main the following items:
(a) Pump Station Reliability:
(i) Pump stations, except when exempted by Subparagraph (j)(2) of 15A NCAC
02T.0305, shall be designed with multiple pumps such that peak flow can be
pumped with the largest pump out of service.
(ii) A standby power source or pump is required at all pump stations except for
those pump stations subject to Subparagraph (j)(2) of 15A NCAC 02T.0305.
Controls shall be provided to automatically activate the standby source and
signal an alarm condition.
(iii) As an alternative to Part (ii) for pump stations with an average daily design
flow less than 15,000 gallons per day as calculated using 15A NCAC
02T.0114, a portable power source or pumping capability may be utilized. It

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shall be demonstrated to the Division that the portable source is owned or
contracted by the permittee arid is compatible with the station.. IT the portable
power source or pump is dedicated to multiple pump stations, an evaluation of
all the pump stationsstorage capacities and the rotation schedule of the
portable power source or pump, including travel ti„meframes, shall be provided
in the case of a multiple station power outage..
(iv) As an alternative to Part (ii) for pump or vacuum stations eonnecting a single
building to an alternative sewer system.„ wet well storage requirements shall be
documented to provide 24-hours worth of wastewater storage or, exceed the
greatest power outage over the last three years or the documented response
.time to replace a failed pump, .whichever is greater. Documentation shall be
required pursuant to the permit application.
(v) All pump stations designed for two pumps or more shall have a telemetry
system to provide remote notification of a problem condition to include power
failure and high water alarm.
(vi) High water audio and visual alarm.,
(h) Pump stations shall have a pernianent weatherproof sign stating the pump station
identifier, 24-hour emergency number and instructions to call in case of emergency.
Simplex pump or vacuum stations serving a single-family residence shall have a
placard or sticker placed inside the control panel with a 24-hour emergency contact
number.
(c) Screened vents for all wet wells,
(d) 'The public shall be restricted access to the site and equipment.
(e). Air relief valves shall be provided at all high points along force mains -where the
vertical. distance exceeds ten feet,
12, In the event that the facilities fail to perform. satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, the Perniittee 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.
1.3„ 'The facilities shall be constructed in accordance with the requirements of the North Carolina
Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.
14. If applicable, the Operational Agreement between the .Permittee and the Environmental
Management Commission is incorporated herein by referenceand is made a condition of this
Pertnit. Noncompliance with the terms of the Operational Agreement may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute 143-215.6A to 1.43-215.6C.A copy of the Articles of Incorporation,
Declarations, and Bylaws that have been properly filed shall be submitted with the engineer's
certification prior to operation.
15. Any abandoning of the existing facilities must be done in accordance with the requirements
of the Division's MooresvilleRegional Office.

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16. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall verbally report to a water quality staff member at the Mooresville
Regional Office, telephone number [phone], 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.
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 Part I of Form CS-SSO (or the most current Division
approved form), within five days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This
report shall outline the actions taken or proposed to ensure that the problem does not
recur. Per Condition 1(2), Part II of Form CS-SSO (or the most current Division
approved form) can also be completed to show that the SSO was beyond control.
17. The Permittee shall maintain on hand for immediate installation a supply of spare, fully
operational pump units of each type used in the pressure sewer system. The number of
pumps on hand shall not be less than 10 percent of the number of installed units or one unit,
whichever is greater.
18. No flow shall be made tributary from the subject sewer system permitted herein until the
receiving downstream sewers (Charlotte -Mecklenburg Permit No. 207-612 and Permit No.
308-609) have been constructed and the engineer's certification has been received by the
Division.
Permit issued this the 28th Day of July 2011
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Coleen H. Sulls, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0035353

Charlotte-N/leckienburg Utilities
Pel snit No. WQ00353 53
Riverwood Subdivision
Low Pressure Sewer System Extension
Issued July 28, 2011
ENGINEER'S CERTIFI :A ON
I, , as a duly re ,istered Professional Engineer in. the State of North Carolina, having been
authorized to observe (periodically)"weekly/full time) the construction of thelow pressure sewer
systetnextension serving the Riverwood Subdivision, located in ColumbusC'ounty, hereby state
that to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the
following construction:
a low pressure seiner system extension consisting of: approximately 1,640 linear feet of 2-inch,
pressure sewer and 47 simplex pump stationswith on -site audible and visual high water alarms to
serve 47 3-bedroom single family residential units as a part of Riverwood Subdivision, and in
conformity with the project plans, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed
and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
I certify that the construction of the above referenced project was observed to be built within
substantial compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature Registration No.
Date
Mail this C'ertifcation to:
Attn: Adrian A. Eaton
DENR/DWQ
Construction Grants & Loans Section.
1633 MailServiceCenter
Raleigh, North Carolina27699 1623.