NC0059200_Authorization to Construct_19910415

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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor George T. Everett, Ph.D.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
April 15, 1991
Mr. Joseph L. Zehr, President
Carolina Investment Group
Post Office Box 877
Cashiers, North Carolina 28717
Subject: Permit No. NC0059200
Authorization to Construct
Communities of Signal Ridge
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Jackson County
Dear Mr. Zehr:
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received August 21, 1990 by the
Division and final plans and specifications for the subject project have been reviewed and found to
be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the construction of a 40,000 GPD wastewater
treatment facility consisting of a bar screen, a 6,000 gallon flow equalization tank with a 40 cfm
blower and dual 85 gpm submersible pumps with high water alarms, a 6,000 gallon aerated sludge
holding tank, dual 20,000 GPD package type wastewater treatment plants each consisting of a
24,860 gallon aeration tank with two 116 cfm blowers, a 3,395 gallon hopper type clarifier, dual
tertiary filter units each with two filters with an area of 7 square feet each, a 1,060 gallon clear well
with dual 105 gpm backwash pumps, a 2,600 gallon mudwell with dual 10 gpm pumps, a 12 cfm
blower, and a 520 gallon chlorination tank with a tablet type chlorinator, an 830 gallon post
aeration tank, a continuous recording totalizing flow meter, a refrigerated composite effluent
sampler, an effluent pump station with dual 69 gpm pumps, and approximately 2,350 linear feet of
3 inch force main with discharge of treated wastewater into an unnamed tributary to Thorpe Lake
classified B waters.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III paragraph B of
NPDES Permit No. NC0059200 issued February 27, 1990, and shall be subject to revocation
unless the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and
limitations specified in Permit No. NC0059200.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
G.S. 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be
required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater
treatment or disposal facilities.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

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Mr. Zehr
April 15, 1991
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The Asheville Regional Office, phone no. [phone] be notified at least forty-eight
(48) hours in advance of operation of the installed facilities so that an in -place inspection can be
made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours
from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has
been installed in accordance with the NPDES Permit, this Authorization to Construct and the
approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit,
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611.
Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge of the
wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and grade at least
equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification
Commission. Once the facility is classified, the Permittee must submit a letter to the Certification
Commission which designates the operator in responsible charge within thirty days after the
wastewater treatment facilities are 50% complete.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee
for the life of the facility.
The sand media of the tertiary filter units must comply with the Division's sand
specifications. The engineer's certification will be evidence that this certification has been met.
The Permittee shall provide adequate erosion control devices at the outfall to insure the
integrity of the receiving stream.
Failure to abide by the requirements contained in this Authorization to Construct may
subject the Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6.
The issuance of this Authorization to Construct does not preclude the Permittee from
complying with any and all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by
other government agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you have
any questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. Mark Hawes, telephone number
919/733-5083.
cc: Jackson County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office
Training and Certification Unit