WQ0035809_Additional Information Request_20221003

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
October 3, 2022
JOHN MCDONALD — MANAGING MEMEBER
OLD NORTH STATE WATER COMPANY, LLC
POST OFFICE BOX 10127
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35202
Subject: Application No. WQ0035809
Additional Information Request
Stateside WWTP
High -Rate Infiltration System
Onslow County
Dear Mr. McDonald:
Division of Water Resources' Central and Regional staff has reviewed the application package
received July 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 November 2, 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 D, 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: hllps://edocs.deg.nc.gov/Forms/NonDischarge-Branch-
Submittal-Form-Vert.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at [phone] or
[e-mail]. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
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Erick Saunders, Engineer
Division of Water Resources
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Mr. John McDonald
October 3, 2022
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A. High -Rate Infiltration System — Renewal (FORM: HRIS-R 02-21):
1. The open -atmosphere structure in Section VI was not completed for the five open -atmosphere high -rate
infiltration basins. This information shall be provided in an updated application to verify their locations.
2. Section VIII — Monitoring Wells lists MW-4, MW-5 and MW-6. The Attachment C of the previous permit
includes MW-1, MW-2 and MW-3 as well. This section shall be updated in a revised application form.
3. The sites in Section IX — Infiltration Sites only mention basins 4 and 5. The Attachment B of the previous
permit includes sites 1, 2 and 3. This section shall be updated in a revised application form.
4. The deeded owners to the sites in Section IX are listed as Old North State Water Company, LLC, but the
deeded owner according to the Onslow County GIS website is A Sydes Construction, Inc. This section shall
be updated with this revised information.
B. Attachment G — Easement, Encroachment, and Lease Agreements:
1. See Item A.5. It is indicated in this section that the Permittee owns all land associated with the system, but
the Deeded Owners listed in Section IX is not the Permittee. A copy of all easements, lease agreements, and
encroachment agreements allowing the Permittee to operate and maintain the system on property not owned
by the Permittee shall be provided in accordance with 15A NCAC 02T .0116(c).
C. Attachment I — Compliance Schedules:
1. Attachment I requests documentation that compliance schedules in Section I of the most recently issues
permit have been met. It was indicated that there were no compliance schedules, but the following compliance
schedules were included in the previous permit and documentation was not found verifying they were
completed:
a. Condition I.3. -A Residuals Management Plan that meets the requirements of I5A NCAC 02T .07046)
and .0708 shall be prepared and available for review by the Division prior to facility startup.
The Operation and Maintenance Plan was furnished as required by Condition I.2., but this plan didn't
appear to include a section for residuals management.
b. Condition I.5. — Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of the high -rate infiltration
basins, each basin shall be inspected by a licensed Professional Geologist (PG) to veri that the
constructed basins will be capable of receiving the wastewater at the permitted loading rates.
There was one evaluation by a licensed PG found for Basin 4 which certifies that the basin will
accommodate 75,000 gallons per day. However, these evaluations are not included for basins 3 and 5.
Documentation verifying that these compliance schedules have been met shall be provided.
D. Existing Permit:
1. Condition IV.11. of the previous permit required the Permittee to submit a Well Construction Record Form
(GW-1) for initial sampling of monitoring wells. Please provide the GW-1 for any monitoring well that has
been constructed and is actively sampling.