WQCSD0694_Deemed Permit_20220118

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January 18, 2022

Peter O’Leary – Mayor
Email: [e-mail]
Chimney Rock Village

Subject: Change of Ownership: Deemed Permitted Collection System - Permit No. WQCSD0694
Chimney Rock Village
Rutherford County

Dear Mr. O’Leary:

In accordance with your permit change of ownership request received January 7, 2022, and the
additional information received January 11, 2022, we are sending this letter to acknowledge the
change of ownership of the deemed permitted collection system described in the Assignment and
Interlocal Agreement dated January 4, 2022, from Rutherford County to Chimney Rock Village.
Please note, since this system is under 200,000 gallons a day of flow, an individual permit is not
currently required; however, the system shall be operated and maintained, at all times, in accordance
with 15A NCAC 02T.0403.

If you have any questions or wish to discuss further, please contact Mikal Willmer, with the
Asheville Regional Office, at 828-296-4686 or via email at [e-mail].

. Sincerely,

G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Asheville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

Attachments: 15A NCAC 02T.0403

Ec: Stephan Duncan, Chimney Rock Village
Danny Searcy, Rutherford County
DocuSign Envelope ID: 079F31B4-27E5-4638-ABAD-42F67F260D1E
15A NCAC 02T .0403 PERMITTING BY REGULATION
(a) Collection systems having an actual, permitted or Division-approved average daily flow less than 200,000
gallons per day shall be deemed permitted, pursuant to Rule .0113 of this Subchapter if the system meets the criteria
in Rule .0113 of this Subchapter and all criteria required in this Rule:
(1) The collection 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.
(2) A map of the collection system shall have been developed and shall be maintained.
(3) An operation and maintenance plan, including pump station inspection frequency, preventative
maintenance schedule, spare parts inventory, and overflow response shall have been developed
and implemented.
(4) Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected by the permittee or
its representative every day, 365 days per year, unless the permittee demonstrates that daily
inspections are not necessary because the pump station has sufficient storage capacity, above the
elevation at which the pump activates, to justify a longer inspection interval. In no case shall the
inspection interval exceed seven days. Pump stations that are connected to a telemetry system
shall be inspected once per week.
(5) High-priority sewers shall be inspected by the permittee or its representative once every six-
months, and inspections shall be documented.
(6) A general observation by the permittee or its representative of the entire collection system shall be
conducted once per year.
(7) 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 G.S. 143 -
215.1C.
(8) A Grease Control Program shall be in place as follows:
(A) For publicly owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include bi-
annual distribution of educational materials for both commercial and residential users and
the legal means to require grease interceptors for new construction and retrofit and if
necessary, of grease interceptors at existing establishme nts. 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
collection systems.
(B) For privately owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include bi-
annual distribution of grease education materials to users of the collection system by the
permittee or its representative.
(C) Grease education materials shall be distributed more often than required in Parts (A) and
(B) of this Subparagraph if necessary to prevent grease -related sanitary sewer overflows.
(9) Right-of-ways and easements shall be maintained in the full easement width for personnel and
equipment accessibility.
(10) Documentation of compliance with Subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(9) of this Rule shall be
maintained by the collection system owner for three years with the exception of the map, which
shall be maintained for the life of the system.
(b) Private collection systems on a single property serving an industrial facility from which the domestic wastewater
contribution is less than 200,000 gallons per day shall be deemed permitted.
(c) The Director may determine that a collection system shall not be deemed to be permitted i n accordance with this
Rule and Rule .0113 of this Subchapter. This determination shall be made in accordance with Rule .0113(e) of this
Subchapter.

History Note: Authority G.S. 143-215.1(a); 143-215.3(a); 143-215.9B;
Eff. September 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. September 1, 2018.