WM0701304_Application Attachment_20230601

Preliminary Well Site Approval Letter
February 9, 2023
Town of Maysville
Attn: Wayne Sayland, Mayor
PO Box 265
Maysville, NC 28555
Re: Preliminary Well Site Approval
Town of Maysville
Water System No.: NC0452010
Jones County
Dear Mr. Sayland:
On February 8, 2023, I met with Mr. Schumata Brown, Mr. Jason Barker, and Mr. Ethan Gartin,
PE and conducted a preliminary investigation of the proposed well site listed below. The
proposed well has been assigned a Water System Facility (WSF) Identification Number and
Sampling Point Code as indicated below.
WSF
ID No.
Sampling
Point Code
Description of Well Site
Preliminary Latitude and
Lon itude
100' radius around the proposed
Well # 2 location approximately
34.9121290
W02
RW2
700' NNW of the intersection of
Bynum Ave. and First Street,
-77.2301960
Maysville, NC.
This letter is provided by the Public Water Supply (PWS) Section, in accordance with Rule
.0305(b) of the Rules Governing Public Water Systems (15A NCAC 18C), to provide permission
to drill a well at the listed site in order to establish the quality and quantity of water and the
suitability of the well as a source for a public water system.
The orouosed well must be drilled within 24 months of the date of this letter. If not drilled
within this 24-month period, this Preliminary Well Site Approval letter is void and
permission to drill the well is no longer valid. To regain permission to drill the well, PWS
Section staff must revisit the proposed site to conduct an investigation and issue a new
preliminary well site approval letter before the well may be drilled.

In addition, this "Preliminary Well Site Approval" is to acknowledge that according to the
information and documentation provided, we understand that the proposed well is located on a
lot so that the area within 100 feet of the well will be owned or controlled by the person
supplying the water and that the supplier of water will protect the well lot from potential sources
of pollution and construct landscape features for drainage and diversion of pollution as required
in 15ANCAC 18C .0203(a)(1).
The Town of Maysville does not currently own or control the area within a 100-foot radius of
proposed Well # 2 (W02). Preliminary well site approval to drill Well # 2 is given with the
provision that the Town will own or control the area within a 100-foot radius of the well, as
required in rule .0203(1), before the wells can receive final approval. Final approval to use the well
will not be given if the Town fails to obtain ownership or control of the area within a 100-foot
radius of the well.
Furthermore, we understand that Ethan Gartin, PE (TRC engineering firm), per letter/email dated
February 9, 2023, has determined that the proposed well location satisfies the minimum
horizontal separation distances specified in 15A NCAC 18C .0203(a)(2) and summarized in the
following table:
Distance (in
Potential Source of Pollution
feet
100
• From any sanitary sewage disposal system, sewer, or sewer pipe (unless sewer is
constructed of water main materials and joints, in which the sewer pipe shall be at
least 50 feet from the well.
• From buildings, mobile homes, permanent structures, animal houses or lots, cultivated
areas to which chemicals are applied.
• From surface water.
• From a chemical or petroleum fuel underground storage tank with secondary
containment.
• From any other potential source of pollution not listed in this table.
200
• From a subsurface sanitary sewage treatment and disposal system designed for 3,000
or more gallons of wastewater a day, unless your well water source is a confined
aquifer.
300
• From any cemetery or burial ground.
500
• From a septage disposal site.
• From a chemical or petroleum fuel underground storage tank without secondary
containment.
• From the boundary of a ground water contamination area.
• From a sanitary landfill or non -permitted non -hazardous solid waste disposal site.
1,000
From a hazardous waste disposal site or in any location which conflicts with the
North Carolina Hazardous Waste Management Rules cited in NCAC 13A.
We also understand that the owner will ensure that the lot is graded or sloped so that surface
water is diverted away from the wellhead and that the well shall not have greater than a 1 percent
annual chance of flooding in accordance with 15A NCAC 18C .0203(a)(4).

PWS Section "Authorization to Construct" and "Final Approval'
Subsequent to well drilling and evaluating water quality and quantity (i.e., collecting and
analyzing samples and performing a 24-hour well drawdown test) the owner must submit an
"Application for Approval of Engineering Plans and Specifications For Water Supply Systems"
to document proposed well completion (i.e., selected pump, wellhead and well house details) and
associated transmission lines, treatment and/or storage facilities and other critical information
about the public water system. In accordance with 15A NCAC 18C .0305(a) no construction
shall be undertaken until the PWS Section issues an "Authorization to Construct" letter. In
addition, in accordance with 15A NCAC 18C .0309(a) the new well and all associated treatment,
storage or transmission/distributions lines shall not be placed into service until the PWS Section
has issued a "Final Approval." These steps are described in the Engineering Planning and
Development Guidance Document available at
https://files.nc.gov/nedeq/Water%2OResources/files/ows/planreview/EPD Guidance July20l9.p
df
Be aware that plans, specifications and reports for the new Well must be certified by a
Professional Engineer. Therefore, it is recommended that a Professional, Engineer or Licensed
Geologist (or their designated representative) experienced in the construction of water supply
wells; conduct on -site monitoring of well construction. At a minimum, certain critical phases of
well construction such as installation and grouting of casing should be monitored. In many
situations it may be necessary to go beyond the minimum requirements in order to protect the
public health and ground water resources.
Other Agency Approvals Required
This PWS Section "Preliminary Well Site Approval" letter does not address other agency
applicable rules and requirements pertaining to well construction and registration.
Local county well construction rules and ordinances may include additional requirements.
Well construction must meet the standards specified in the Well Construction Standards (15A
NCAC 2C). Be aware that these rules require a permit to be obtained from the Water Quality
Regional Operations Section of the Division of Water Resources before the well is constructed if
it is anticipated that the new well will be part of a water system with a design capacity of
100,000 gallons per day or greater. In addition, these rules require that wells be constructed by a
properly certified well driller. For more information, call 919-707-3668 or go to:
htt-os:Hdcq.nc. gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-
branch/ground-water-protection/well-program#largecWwell
If the well, to be located in the Central Coastal Plain Capacity Use Area, is projected to supply
more than 100,000 gallons per day, it must be permitted prior to construction by the
Groundwater Management Branch of the Division of Water Resources. For more information,
call 919-707-9008 or go to:
http://www.ncwater.org/Permits and Registration/Capacity Use/Central Coastal Plain/

If you have questions regarding this preliminary well site approval letter or the NC Rules
Governing Public Water Systems, please contact me at 252-948-3893.
Sincerely,
Clif Whitfield, PG
Assistant Regional Engineer
Public Water Supply Section
Washington Regional Office
Cc: Jamie Midgette, Regional Engineering Supervisor
Regional Files — Public Water Supply Section
Central Files — Public Water Supply Section
Jones County Health Department
Ethan Gartin, TRC Engineering
David May, Water Quality Regional Operations Supervisor
Karen Higgins, Groundwater Resources Acting Section Chief