WQ0007026_Return_20220815

August 15, 2022
B.S COTT H ANCOX M AINTENANCE D IRECTOR
S ANFORD H EALTH AND R EHABILITATION C O.
2702 F ARRELL R OAD
S ANFORD, N ORTH C AROLINA 27330
Subject: Application No. WQ0007026
Permit Application Return
Sanford Health and
Rehabilitation WWTF
Wastewater Irrigation System
Lee County
Dear Mr. Hancox:
This letter is in reference to your permit renewal request received April 18, 2022.
In a letter dated June 28, 2022, Leah Parente -
Discharge Branch asked you to provide additional information (copy of letter attached) no later than the
close of business on July 28, 2022. As of today, this information has not been received, therefore, the
Division of Water Resources must return your application as incomplete in accordance with 15A NCAC
02T .0107(e)(2).
Please be advised that operation of the subject facilities without a valid permit is a violation
of G.S. 143-215.1, and may subject you to appropriate enforcement actions pursuant to G.S. 143-
215.6A., 6B., and 6C. Civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day per violation may be assessed for failure
to secure a valid permit.
Therefore, it is imperative that the requested additional information and associated renewal
application be submitted within 30 days of receipt of this letter. Failure to provide the requested additional
information and the associated renewal application shall result in a Notice of Violation and may include a
civil penalty assessment.
If you need additional information concerning this letter, please contact me at [phone] or
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
Nathaniel D. Thornburg, Branch Chief
Division of Water Resources

Mr. B. Scott Hancox
August 15, 2022
Page 2 of 2
Enclosure
cc: Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)

June 28, 2022
B.S COTT H ANCOX M AINTENANCE D IRECTOR
S ANFORD H EALTH AND R EHABILITATION C O.
2702F ARRELL R OAD
S ANFORD,N ORTH C AROLINA 27330
Subject:Application No. WQ0007026
Additional Information Request
Sanford Health and Rehabilitation
WWTF
Wastewater Irrigation System
LeeCounty
Dear Mr. Hancox:
edthe application package
received on April 18, 2022. However, additional information is required before the review may be
completed. Please address the items on the attached pages no later than the close of business on July 28,
2022.
Please be aware that you are responsible for meeting all requirementsset forth in North Carolina
rules and regulations. Any oversights that occurred in the review of the subject application package are
In addition, any omissions made in responding to the outstanding items
in SectionsA through N,or failure to provide the additional information on or before the above requested
date may result in your application being returned as incompletepursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0107(e)(2).
Please reference the subject application number when providing the requested information. All
revised and/or additional documentation shall be signed, sealed and dated(where needed), withan
electronic responsesubmitted to my attention at:https://edocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NonDischarge-Branch-
Submittal-Form-Ver2.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at [phone]or
[e-mail]. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Leah Parente, Geologist/Hydrogeologist
Division of Water Resources
cc: RaleighRegional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)

Mr. B. Scott Hancox
June 28, 2022
Page 2 of 4
A. Application (WWIS-R 02-21):
1. No comments.
B. Attachment A Site Map:
1. Not applicable.
C. Attachment B Signature Authority Delegation:
1. The person who signed the Wastewater Irrigation System Renewal Application (Form WWIS-R
02-21), B. Scott Hancox, has not be delegated as a signature authority for this site. Please submit a
delegation letter pursuant to 15A NCAC 0T .0106(c) authorizing Mr. Hancox to sign this
application or resubmit the application signed by a signature authority for this site.
D. Attachment C Flow Reduction:
1. Not applicable.
E. Attachment D Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity:
1. Not applicable.
F. Attachment E Operational Agreement:
1. Not applicable.
G. Attachment F Demonstration of Future Wastewater Treatment Capacities:
1. Not applicable.

Mr. B. Scott Hancox
June 28, 2022
Page 3 of 4
H. Attachment G Easement, Encroachment, and Lease Agreements:
1. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0504(f), the Permittee has a lease agreement with Ammons Farmland,
LLC for wastewater treatment and irrigation on Parcel No. 9666-31-7056-00. The current
agreement will expire May 31, 2025, which will be within the next permitted renewal cycle.
Accordingly, please provide the following information:
a. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0504(f)(3), an agreement to lease the property that is written,
notarized, and signed by both parties, indicating the intended use of the property, accompanied
by a plat or survey map. Lease agreements shall adhere to the requirements of 15A NCAC 02L
.0107.
b. Pursuant to 15A NCAC 02L .0107(k), if at the time a permit is issued after January 1, 1993,
the permittee is not the owner of the land within the compliance zone, it shall be a condition of
the permit issued or renewed that the landowner of the land within the compliance zone, if
other than the permittee, execute and file in the Register of Deeds in the county in which the
land is located, an easement running with the land that contains either a notice of the permit,
including the permit number, a description of the type of permit, and the name, address and
telephone number of the permitting agency; or a reference to a notice of the permit with book
and page number of its recordation if such notice is required to be filed by statute. The Director
shall, upon request by the landowner, file a document terminating the easement with the
appropriate Register of Deeds once the following conditions have been met:
(1) all required groundwater remediation has been completed;
(2) groundwater monitoring is no longer required pursuant to 15A NCAC 02L .0110(f); and
(3) monitoring wells have been abandoned pursuant to 15A NCAC 02C .0113.
I. Attachment H - Affiliations:
1. No comments.
J. Attachment I Compliance Schedules:
1. Not applicable.
K. Attachment J Civil Penalties and Outstanding Violations:
1. Not applicable.
L. Attachment K Industrial Wastewater:
1. Not applicable.
M. Attachment L Setback Waivers:
1. Not applicable.

Mr. B. Scott Hancox
June 28, 2022
Page 4 of 4
N. Recommendations: (Response not required)
1. No recommendations.