WQ0034880_Final Permit_20220726 (2)

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Mr. Sam McEwen (via email)
Director, Environment
Colonial Pipeline
P.O. Box 1624
Alpharetta, GA 30009-9934
Dear Mr. McEwen:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 25, 2022
RE: Recovery Well Permit
Permit # WR0300125
Colonial Pipeline
Huntersville Release Site
Mecklenburg County
In accordance with your application received on July 25, 2022, we are forwarding herewith
Recovery Well Construction Permit Numbered WR0300125 for the construction of thirty-five
(35) recovery wells to be incorporated within the existing recovery well system associated with
subject site in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County. The total number of permitted recovery wells
associated with this network is now two hundred twenty-one (221) recovery type wells.
This permit will be effective for one year from the date of issuance and shall be subject to the
conditions and limitations as specified therein.
Should you have any questions, please contact Edward Watson at [phone] or by email
at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G.,
Assistant Regional Supervisor
Mooresville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
CC: WQROS, Central Office (via Laserfiche)
Andrew Street, Apex (via email)
Ron Taraban, NCDEQ DWM (via email)
Jeff Morrison, Colonial Pipeline (via email)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663.1699

NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RECOVERY WELL
In accordance with the provisions of Article 7, Chapter 87, North Carolina General Statutes, and other applicable
Laws, Rules and Regulations.
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Colonial Pipeline (Apex Companies as Agent)
FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RECOVERY WELL SYSTEM consisting of thirty-five (35) additional recovery
wells owned by Colonial Pipeline and located near the subject site in Huntersville, Mecklenburg County. This Permit
is issued in accordance with the application received on July 25, 2022, in conformity with specifications and
supporting data, all of which are filed with the Department of Environmental Quality and are considered integral parts
of this Permit.
This Permit is for well construction only and does not waive any provision or requirement of any other applicable
law or regulation. Construction of any well under this Permit shall be in strict compliance with the North Carolina
Well Construction Regulations and Standards (15A NCAC 02C .0100), and other State and Local Laws and
regulations pertaining to well construction.
If any requirements or limitations specified in this Permit are unacceptable, you have a right to an adjudicatory
hearing upon written request within 30 days of receipt of this Permit. The request must be in the form of a written
petition conforming to Chapter 150B of the North Carolina General Statutes and filed with the Office of Administrative
Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714. Unless such a demand is made, this
Permit is final and binding.
This Permit will be effective for one year from the date of its issuance and shall be subject to other specified
conditions, limitations, or exceptions as follows:
1. Issuance of this Permit does not obligate reimbursement from State trust funds, if these wells are being installed
as part of an investigation for contamination from an underground storage tank or dry cleaner incident.
2. Issuance of this Permit does not supersede any other agreement, permit, or requirement issued by another
agency.
3. The well(s) shall be located and constructed as shown on the attachments submitted as part of the Permit
application.
4. Each well shall have a Well Contractor Identification Plate in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0108(o).
5. Well construction records (GW-1) for each well shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information
Processing Unit within 30 days of the well completion.
6. When the well is discontinued or abandoned, it shall be abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC 02C .0113 and
a well abandonment record (GW-30) shall be submitted to the Division of Water Resources' Information
Processing Unit within 30 days of the well abandonment.
7. Temporary wells must be permanently abandoned or converted to a permanent well within seven days (168
hours) of completion of drilling the borehole.
8. Adequate permits shall be obtained from Mecklenburg County Groundwater and Wastewater Services.
Permit issued the 25th day of July 2022
FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA EIVIRQM,M,I.epTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Andrew H. Pitner, F1,61-WrgPgl4PRegional Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. # WR0300125
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663.1699