HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0024720_More Information (Requested)_20230112ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
CODY AND JOY PARKER
2357 BARWICK DRIVE
DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA 27704
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Parker:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 12, 2023
Subject: Application No. WQ0024720
Additional Information Request
10311 Rougemont Rd. SFR
Single -Family Residence
Wastewater Irrigation System
Durham County
Division of Water Resources' Central and Regional staff has reviewed the application package
received on November 4, 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 February
13, 2023.
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 P, 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:Hedocs.deq.nc.gov/Forms/NonDischarge-Branch-
Submittal-Form-Ver2.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at (919) 707-3658 or
zachary.mega@ncdenr.gov. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Docuftned by:
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Zachary J. Mega, Engineer II
Division of Water Resources
cc: Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Gary S. MacConnell, PE — MacConnell & Associates, P.C. (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)
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Mr. Cody Parker and Mrs. Joy Parker
January 12, 2023
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A. Cover Letter:
1. No comment.
B. Project Narrative:
1. The 15A NCAC 18A .900 Rules have been last amended on August 1, 2000. Please update the rule
reference in this section.
C. Application Fee:
1. No comment.
D. Application (FORM: SFRWWIS 06-16):
1. Item V.14. — A rain or moisture sensor is required per 15A NCAC 02T .0605(o). There is a
paragraph for a rain sensor in the Operation and Maintenance Plan, but nothing is listed here. Please
list the details for the rain sensor under this item and add information for it to the Specifications
and Equipment sections.
2. Item V.19. —There are setback parameters within 500 feet of the treatment/storage units with field
observed distances not listed in the table (i.e., proposed on -site habitable residence, proposed well,
and surface waters). Please fill out the missing values from this table. [ 15A NCAC 02T .0606]
3. Item VI.2.b. — The referenced Specifications page is incorrect for the recirculation tank. Please
revise.
4. Item VI.2.d. — The listed effective storage does not match the provided calculations and the
referenced Specifications page is incorrect. Please revise.
5. Item VI.2.e. —
a. The plan sheet reference for the field dosing tank pump is incorrect. Please revise.
b. The field dosing tank pump is mentioned in the Specifications section. Please add this page
reference.
E. Property Ownership Documentation:
1. No comment.
F. Engineering Plans (Irritation Site):
1. Please provide a higher -quality full electronic copy of the irrigation plans and calculations from
Duane K. Stewart & Associates, Inc. if possible.
Mr. Cody Parker and Mrs. Joy Parker
January 12, 2023
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G. Engineering Plans (Treatment System):
1. Sheet C-103 —
a. Please relabel the "Permitted Drainfield" callout as "Permitted Spray Irrigation Site".
b. The setback in Note 4 should be 50 feet instead of 10 feet as per 15A NCAC 02T .0606(b).
Please revise.
2. Sheet C-104 — The setback in Note 4 should be 50 feet instead of 10 feet as per 15A NCAC 02T
.0606(b). Please revise.
3. Sheet D-102 — There is no section label shown at the effluent bypass valve to correspond with
Section A on Sheet D-104. Please add one.
4. Sheet D-104 —Section B is shown as Section A on Sheet D-102. Please correct.
5. Sheet D-106 —
a. On Detail 2, there is a callout for a "30-in Dia. E-Z Set Riser", but nothing is shown at the
leader. There is also a "Min. 6-in" dimension on the bottom of the unit that points to nothing.
What should be in these locations?
b. On Detail 2, please shift the 4-in label on the left incoming pipe to the left for clarity.
H. Specifications:
1. No comment.
J. Engineering Calculations:
1. Tank SizingNolume Calculations —
a. The header of this spreadsheet refers to the system as "Drip" in the "Project' and "Subject"
lines. Please revise it to "Spray".
b. For all volume calculations, the specified tank length, width, and depth do not match the
provided dimensions on FORM: SFRWWIS 06-16 Page 5 or the tank detail sheets in the
Equipment section. Please verify and revise.
2. Treatment Calculations —
a. The header of this spreadsheet refers to the system as "Drip" in the "Project' line. Please revise
it to "Spray".
b. Under the "Effluent Limits" heading, Total Nitrogen (TN) is listed as a limit. Per 15A NCAC
02T .0605(b), there is no limit for TN. Please remove this line.
c. How is the UV dosing rate of 25 GPM higher than the provided unit flow of 10 GPM?
Mr. Cody Parker and Mrs. Joy Parker
January 12, 2023
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3. Buoyancy Calculations — For all calculations, the specified tank length, width, and depth do not
match the provided dimensions on FORM: SFRWWIS 06-16 Page 5 or the tank detail sheets in the
Equipment section. Please verify and revise.
K. Equipment•
1. There is a duplicate cover sheet and table of contents for the UV Installation and Maintenance
Guide. One cover sheet says "Maintenance only. Installation is in Equipment Section" and the other
says "Installation Only. Maintenance is in O&M Section". There is no maintenance guide included
for the UV unit in the Operations & Maintenance Plan. Please add this.
N. Operation & Maintenance Plan:
1. There is a paragraph for a rain sensor, which specifies a brand and model, but is not mentioned
anywhere else in the application. See the previous comment under Section D.1.
O. Operation & Maintenance Agreement (FORM: SFRWWIS-O&M 09-18):
1. No comment.
P. Additional Documentation:
➢ Existing Permit:
1. No comment.
➢ Floodway Regulation Compliance:
1. Please provide a document of higher quality clearly showing the flood zones.
➢ Threatened or Endangered Aquatic Species Documentation:
1. No comment.