WQ0023693_Additional Information Request_20220831

August 31, 2022
JOHN NICHOLS, PE – DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
BRUNSWICK COUNTY
POST OFFICE BOX 249
BOLIVIA, NORTH CAROLINA 28422
Subject: Application No. WQ0023693
Additional Information Request
West Brunswick Regional WRF
Reclaimed Water Generation,
Dedicated Utilization,
Distribution, High-Rate
Infiltration System
Brunswick County
Dear Mr. Nichols:
Division of Water Resources’ Central and Regional staff has reviewed the application package
received June 3, 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 September 30, 2022.
Please be aware that you are responsible for meeting all requirements set forth in North Carolina
rules and regulations. Any oversights that occurred in the review of the subject application package are
still the Applicant’s responsibility. In addition, any omissions made in responding to the outstanding items
in Sections A through N, or failure to provide the additional information on or before the above requested
date may result in your application being returned as incomplete pursuant 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), with an
electronic response submitted 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,
Lauren Raup-Plummer, Engineer III
Division of Water Resources
cc: Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)
Mr. John Nichols, PE
August 31, 2022
Page 2 of 3
A. Cover Letter:
1. Within the cover letter and provided process description, it was indicated that the previously
permitted jet aeration modifications are to be removed from the permit. Please note that once
removed, a modification application including engineering documents must be submitted to add
the jet aeration system back to the permit. Please confirm that all references to the jet aeration
modifications are to be removed from the permit.
B. Application Fee:
1. Not applicable.
C. Application (HRIS-R 02-21):
1. Within Section VI – Open-Atmosphere Structures, the first structure listed does not appear to
correspond to the Upset Pond (the second structure listed) or the Wet Weather Storage Pond (which
was missing from this table), and the provided coordinates are incorrect. Please provide the correct
coordinates for the first structure in this table, clarify which structure is being identified, and add
the Wet Weather Storage Pond to the application.
D. Application (RWS-R 02-21):
1. Section IX – Utilization Fields lists the area for Field RC/A as 44.26 acres. The previous permitted
area for Field RC/A is 44.25 acres. Has the acreage been increased based on a higher quality survey
of the site, or is this in error? Please provide additional information.
E. Site Map:
1. Please provide updated site maps that meet the requirements outlined in Condition I.6 of the permit
issued on October 28, 2019.
F. Signature Authority Delegation:
1. No comment.
G. Flow Reduction:
1. No comment.
H. Demonstration of Future Wastewater Treatment Capacities:
1. No comment.

Mr. John Nichols, PE
August 31, 2022
Page 3 of 3
I. Property Ownership Documentation (Easement, Encroachment, and Lease Agreements):
1. Please provide appropriate property ownership documentation for the following:
a. The Mercer Mill high-rate infiltration sites MM/1 and MM /2 and the irrigation field MM are
located on Parcel No. 10619959 owned by The Town of Oak Island. Please provide a copy of
the lease agreement between Brunswick County and The Town of Oak Island that meets the
requirements of 15A NCAC 02T .0704 (f)(3).
b. The reclaimed water dedicated utilization sites RC/A, RC/B, MC/A, and MC/B are listed on
the application as being on parcels owned by The Clubs at St. James Plantation, LLC.
However, a review of the deed records indicates that these properties are currently owned by
Troon St. James, LLC. Please update the property ownership on the application and provide a
copy of the contractual agreement between Brunswick County and Troon St. James, LLC that
meets the requirements of 15A NCAC 02L .0107 and 15A NCAC 02U .0201(e)
c. The reclaimed water dedicated utilization sites WR/A and WR/B are currently owned by
Carolina National Golf Course (CNGC LLC). Please provide a copy of the contractual
agreement between Brunswick County and CNGC LLC that meets the requirements of 15A
NCAC 02L .0107 and 15A NCAC 02U .0201(e).
J. Affiliations:
1. No comment.
K. Compliance Schedules:
1. Condition I.8 of the existing permit issued on October 28, 2019, requires an updated Final
Operation and Maintenance Plan be submitted for review prior to operation of the modifications
(including the high-rate infrastructure at Clemmons Tract). Please provide an updated Operation
and Maintenance Plan to satisfy this compliance schedule.
L. Civil Penalties and Outstanding Violations:
1. Not applicable.
M. Setback Waivers:
1. No comment.
N. Existing Permit
1. The irrigation sites at the IP tract and Mercer Mill site were originally permitted March 3, 2008
under 15A NCAC 02T .0912(b). For reclaimed utilization under 15A NCAC 02T .0912(b),
beneficial reuse of the irrigation sites is required otherwise the sites are to be permitted as
wastewater irrigation (application rate of 91 inches per year or less). Beneficial reuse is defined in
15A NCAC 02U .0103(2). Please provide additional information regarding the beneficial reuse of
the above referenced irrigation sites.