NCG551771_Permit (Issuance)_20211221

N. C. Division of Water Resources / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us
Phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
DEQ Customer Service Center: 1 800 623-7748

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director

Mr. William Hunter
140 Rose Garden Lane
Waynesville, North Carolina 28786

Subject: Issuance to Certificate of Coverage (COC)/
Authorization to Construct (ATC)
NPDES General Permit NCG551771
under General Permit NCG550000
Single Family Residence (SFR)
140 Rose Garden Lane, Waynesville
Haywood County
Dear Permittee:

In accordance with your application for discharge under the subject NPDES General Permit, the Division of
Water Resources (DWR) herewith forwards a Certificate of Coverage (COC) and Authorization to Construct
(ATC) permit for new facilities. We issue this permit pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina General
Statue 143-215 .1, the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) dated October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).

Your permit package includes:
Certificate of Coverage (COC) /Authorization to Construct (ATC)
Operation & Maintenance Instructions
A copy of Wastewater Discharge General Permit NCG550000
A copy of the approved plans and specifications
Engineer’s Certification form (to be returned to DWR upon project completion).

To maintain your Certificate of Coverage (COC), you must remit an annual fee of $60, due each year on the
date of this letter, to the Division of Water Resources. Please include the COC number NCG551771 on your
check. Mail your annual fee to:

NCDEQ / DWR / NPDES / SFR Permitting
Attn.: Wren Thedford
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

DWR understands that the subject property has been “unsuitable” by the Haywood County Health Department.
Therefore, your authorized consultant, Lash Engineering [Michael Lash, PE], intends to upgrade/install a
wastewater treatment system designed to discharge to Surface Waters of the State in accord with plans and
specifications signed by the engineer. Compliance under General Permit NCG550000 restricts discharge flow, not
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to exceed 1,000 gallons per day. This ATC covers treatment facilities for a residential three (3) bedroom facility,
estimated to discharge 360 gpd (120 gallons per bedroom).

Please note that you must provide regular treatment-system operation, maintenance and inspections in accord with
manufacturer’s recommendations and this ATC; all records, water analyses, and logs to be kept onsite available
for DWR inspection [NCG550000, Section A. (2.)].

Operation and Maintenance. The Permittee is responsible to maintain all components of the approved
treatment system, designed to meet Surface Water-Quality Standards. Compliance includes following the
manufacturer’s guidelines, conducting and documenting inspections, establishing sources for OEM spare parts
and supplies, taking samples for analyses, making necessary repairs, and documenting said maintenance for the
duration of the permit. Please note that the receiving stream is currently classified and governed as B; Trout
(Primary Recreation, Fresh Water; Trout Waters).

If DWR determines that your discharge contributes to future degradation or impairment of this waterbody, an
individual NPDES permit may be mandatory. Upon DWR’s request, the Permittee must provide records and
demonstrate regular efforts to maintain the approved treatment system. The Division recommends that the
Permittee solicit manufacture-certified training, or a qualified contractor or service to regularly inspect and
maintain this treatment system.

Authorization to Construct (ATC) Permit. This ATC details the conditions of installation and operation.
Before startup, activation requires notice to the Asheville Regional Office (828-296-4500), attention Landon
Davidson, a minimum of three (3) days in advance of discharge. Such notification shall be made during normal
office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding State holidays. The attached
Engineer’s Certification form, must be returned to DWR by the Engineer, documenting compliance “as built” in
accord with this ATC and approved plans and specifications submitted to DWR. No changes may be made
without prior approval.

Therefore, in accord with the application and the attached approved plans and specifications, DWR hereby
authorizes the installation of a new surface-water discharge treatment system described as:

 UV Disinfection
 Aqua-Safe AS500L EZ Pretreat Unit

Compliance with the above shall include a leakage test performed on reused tanks and proposed new tanks, or
leak-certified new by the manufacture not to exceed an exfiltration rate of twenty (20) gallons per twenty-four
(24) hours per 1,000 gallons of tank capacity. The Engineer's Certification shall serve as proof of compliance with
this condition. Mail the completed Engineer’s Certification to:

DEQ / DWR/ NPDES Program
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

 The Permittee shall, for the life of the treatment facility, maintain on site a copy of the
approved plans and specifications available for DWR inspection.
All elbow piping must conform to the long-sweeping type. All cleanouts must be housed in meter boxes below
grade. This treatment system shall be located at least 15 feet away from a dwelling, at least 100 feet from any
water-supply well either on- or off-site. The system shall also be located and constructed above any applicable
100-year flood line; 50-ft setback from property lines. Upon completing construction and prior to operating
this permitted facility, a North Carolina-registered engineer shall sign and submit to DWR the attached
Engineer’s Certification form, thereby certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with
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the NPDES Permit, this Certificate of Coverage, this Authorization to Construct, and the approved plans and
specifications.

This ATC permit is issued in accordance with Part III, Paragraph 2 of NPDES General Permit NCG550000, and
is subject to revocation unless wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions
and limitations specified in this General Permit. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily,
including creating nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action as may be required by
this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment(s) or disposal facilities.
Failure to abide by the requirements of this ATC permit may subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by
the Division of Water Resources in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.

If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this General Permit are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an individual permit by submitting an individual permit
application. Unless such demand is made, the certificate of coverage shall be final and binding.

This COC is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may modify or revoke and reissue
this COC. This COC does not affect your legal obligation to obtain other permits that may be required by the
Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act, or any other Federal or Local government.

NPDES Contact. If you have any questions concerning the requirements of this Certificate of Coverage or
Authorization to Construct (ATC) permit, please email Emily Phillips [[e-mail]].

Sincerely,

for S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources

Attachments: COC; Engineer’s Certification form (to be signed and returned to DWR)

hc: ARO
NPDES General Permit Files

ec: ARO
Lash Engineering [Michael Lash, PE]

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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE - NCG551771

Under GENERAL PERMIT NCG550000
TO DISCHARGE 100%-DOMESTIC AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS
UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)

In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,

William Hunter

is hereby authorized to operate a wastewater treatment facility consisting of UV Disinfection,
and Aqua-Safe AS500L EZ Pretreat Unit from facilities located at

140 Rose Garden Lane
Waynesville, Haywood County

to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary (UT) to Richland Creek [stream segment 5-16-(1)], a
waterbody currently classified B; Trout located within sub-basin 04-03-05 of the French Broad River Basin, in
accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, and
III of General Permit NCG550000 as attached.

This Authorization to Construct (ATC) shall become effective

This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.

Signed this day

__________________________________________
for S. Daniel Smith
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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December 21, 2021
January 1, 2022