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RECEIVED
WASHINGTON OFFICE
FEB 121990
State of North Carolina - D. E N.
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
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
February 5, 1990
Ms. Linda Sharp, Partner
Kinnakeet Shores Partnership
3003 North Croatan Highway
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina 27948
Subject: Permit No. WQ0002284
Amendment to Permit
Kinnakeet Shores Partnership✓
Kinnakeet Shores Soundside--
Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
Facilities
Dare County
Dear Ms. Sharp:
. In accordance with your request for permit amendment received September 27, 1989,
and comments to the draft permit sent on November 3, 1989, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No WQ0002284 as amended, dated February 5, 1990, to Kinnakeet Shores Partnership for the
construction and operation of a 0.220 mgd wastewater treatment and disposal facility.
This amendment includes changes requested during a meeting on September 27, 1989
to conditions in the existing permit and comments in reference to a draft of this permit which was
sent to you on November 3, 1989. Please note that condition number 35 was clarified in the
meeting and therefore remains unchanged, condition numbers 44 and 46 also remain unchanged,
condition numbers 1 and 19 have been eliminated, condition numbers 6, 14, 21, 28, 34, and 52
have been amended and two (2) new conditions included requiring construction of these additional
facilities to begin within sixty (60) days of 80 percent of the design capacity exceeded in the
existing facility and submission of a revised hydrogeological report within sixty days
demonstrating that the facility will properly function without construction and/or operation of
ponds to be interconnected on site. In addition, the expiration date has been extended because the
development will be slow and condition number 52, as included in the draft, has been amended.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until December 31, 1991, and
shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Issuance of this permit hereby
supersedes Permit No. 15514 issued December 21, 1987 and Permit No. WQ0002284 issued
August 23, 1989.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit amendment are
unacceptable to you, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request
within 30 days following receipt of this permit. This request must be in the form of a written
petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office
of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 11666, Raleigh, NC 27604. Unless such demands are
made this permit shall be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications has been previously forwarded to you.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Carolyn McCaskill at
919/ 733-5083.
George T.
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Groundwater Section
Bissell Associates
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RECEIVED
WASHINGTON OFFICE
FEB 121990
NORTH CAROLINA
D. E M.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
PERMIT
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of
North Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Kinnakeet Shores Partnership
Dare County
FOR THE
operation of existing facilities consisting of approximately 3143 linear feet of 8-inch gravity
sewers, 3362 linear feet of 4-inch force main, a 134 GPM wet well pump station equipped with
duplex submersible pump high water alarms, and an existing 0.05 mgd extended aeration
wastewater treatment facility; and construction and operation of a new 0.220 mgd extended
aeration wastewater treatment and disposal facility consisting of'a flow splitter box With bar screen,
a 55,000 gallon surge tank with 153 gpm duplex surge pumps, dual 110,000 gallon each aeration
basins, dual 24,684 gallon secondary clarifiers, a 32,912 gallon aerated sludge holding tank, 468
cfm triplex blowers, a 174 square -feet traveling bridge filter with 120 gpm backwash pumps, 3820
gallon each chlorine contact chambers with gaseous feed chlorinator, an effluent flow recorder and
totalizer, a 5000 gallon effluent dosing tank with 80 gpm duplex dosing pumps and high water
alarm, four (4) 100-foot diameter each hydraulically driven rotary distributors and all associated
valves, nozzles, pipes and appurtenances, and a standby power unit to serve Kinnakeet Shores
Soundside with no discharge to the surface waters of this State, pursuant to the application
received February 26, 1988 and the request for an amendment received September 27, 1989 and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources and considered a part
of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until December 31, 1991 and shall be
subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:

1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with the
conditions of this permit, the approved plans, specifications and other supporting data.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty (30)
days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause the
Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15 NCAC 2H .0205 (c)(4).
5. This permit is not automatically transferable. In the event the facilities change ownership, or
there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal request must be submitted and accompanied
by an application fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting
materials as may be appropriate.
6. 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 grade at least equivalent to the classification assigned to the wastewater treatment
facilities by the Certification Commission. Within thirty days after the additional wastewater
treatment facilities are 50% complete, the Permittee must submit a letter to the Certification
Commission which designates the operator in responsible charge of the new wastewater
treatment facilities.
7. 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 this permit, the approved plans and.. -
specifications. Mail the certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit-, P.O. Box 27687,
Raleigh, NC 27611-7687.
8. Upon the availability of a municipal or regional sewerage collection system, the subject
wastewater treatment facility shall be abandoned and all wastewater discharged into the
municipal or regional sewerage system.
9. This permit -shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately absorb the wastes and may be, -
rescinded unless the facilities are installed, maintained, and operated in a manner which will
protect the assigned water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
10. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as may be required by
this Division, including the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or
disposal facilities.
11. The Washington Regional Office, telephone no. 919/946-6481 shall 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.

12. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling reporting
schedule shall be followed.
13. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.
14. The permittee shall submit a sludge disposal plan in accordance with General Statute
143-215.1. A sludge disposal plan is required to be submitted and in operation within four
(4) months of the date of issuance of this permit.
15. A record shall be maintained of all sludge removed from this facility. The record shall
include but is not limited to the date the sludge was hauled, and the volume of sludge
removed.
16. Adequate measures shall be taken to divert stormwater runoff and prevent wastewater runoff
from the rotary distributor disposal area.
17. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
18. The screenings removed from the wastewater treatment plant shall be properly disposed of in
a sanitary landfill. , . .. , - -
19. The distribution field(s) shall be kept free of vegetation at all times. Vegetation must be
removed from the field(s) manually; it shall not be tilled in and left on the fields.
20. The application of chemicals to the distribution field(s) is expressly prohibited.
21. -- The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its -
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the Permit for such period of time
and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
22. The Permittee shall provide for the pump station and force main the following items:
a. Pump-on/pump-off elevations located so that 2-8 pumping cycles may he
achieved per hour in the pump station.
b. An air relief valve located at all high points along the force main.
C. A screened vent for the wet well.
d. Fillets located in the wet well at the intersection of the flooring and sidewalls.
e. Three (3) feet of cover (minimum) over the force main or the use of ferrous material
where three (3) feet cannot be maintained.

f. Sufficient devices which will protect the pump station from vandals.
g. Flood protection if the pump station is located below the 100-year flood elevation.
23. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages to
surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
24. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to
prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility.
25. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation occurs
or while normal maintenance is being performed.
26. The permittee shall shall ensure that the wastewater treatment and disposal facilities is
properly operated to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, and discharges which may cause
or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a nuisance.
The permittee shall keep an inspection log or summary including at least the date and time of
inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken by
the permittee and/or his(her) representative. This log of inspections shall be maintained by
the permittee for a period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made
available upon request to the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting
authority.
T - 27: Additional reports -on the operations of the -treatment and disposal facilities shall be submitted
to the Washington Regional Office at regular intervals and in such form and detail as may be
required by this Division.
28. Chlorine shall -be maintained in the chlorinator,at all times such -that a minimum of 0.5-mg/l of -
chlorine residual is maintained after 30 minutes of contact time.
29. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials , enter and inspect any property, premises
or place on or related to the disposal site and facility at any reasonable time for the purpose of
determining compliance with this permit; may inspect or copy any records that must be kept
under the terms and conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of groundwater, surface
water, or leachate.
30. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.6.
31. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
Permittee for the life of this project.
32. A usable green area shall be maintained for wastewater disposal. The green area shall have
the capability of accommodating the average daily flow of the facility being served without
exceeding the loading rates of the green area. A "green area" as defined in 15 NCAC 2H
.0404 (g)(7) is an area suitable for waste disposal, either in its natural state or which has been
modified by planting a vegetative cover of grasses or low growing shrubbery.

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33. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 100 feet between disposal area and any public or private water supply including wells
b) 100 feet between disposal area and "SA and SB" classified surface waters
c) 100 feet between disposal area and any stream, lake, impoundment, marsh, or coastal
waters, river or natural, drainageway
d) 50 feet between disposal area and property lines
e) 200 feet between disposal area and surface water interceptor drains or
diversions (upslope)
f) 200 feet between disposal area and surface water interceptor drains or diversions
(downslope) and groundwater drainage systems.
g) 200 feet between disposal area and groundwater lowering and surface drainage ditches
34. As an indicator of proper operation and maintenance; the facility shall produce an effluent in
compliance with the following limitations:
Parameter Monthly Averaaea Daily Maximumb
Flow -Phase 1 50,000 gpd
Flow -Phase 2 220,000gpd
BOD5 10 mg/1 15 mg/l
NH3 as N 4 mg/1 6 mg/1
TSS 20 mg/1 30 mg/1
a. Monthly average shall be the arithmetic mean of all samples collected during the reporting
period.
b. Daily maximum shall be the maximum value of all samples collected during the reporting
period.
Then the effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the permittee at
the point prior to discharge to the rotary distributor for the following parameters:
Parameter
Location of
Measurement
Sample Tvee
Sapling Points
Fr4uengy
BOD5, 5-day, 20C
Influent, Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
NH3 as N
Influent, Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
TSS
Influent, Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
Fecal Coliform
Effluent
*2/Month
Grab
pH
Influent, Effluent
Monthly
Grab
Flow
Influent or Effluent
Continuous
Recording
Settleable Matter
Effluent
Daily
Grab
Residual Chlorine
Effluent
Daily
Grab
NO3
Effluent
Monthly
Grab
TDS
Effluent
Monthly
Grab
Continued-

Total Coliforms
Effluent
Monthly
Grab
TOC
Effluent
Monthly
Grab
Chloride
Effluent
Monthly
Grab
Orthophosphate
Effluent
Monthly
Grab
TOX
Effluent
Monthly
Grab
NH4
Fluent
Monthly
Grab
*2/Month sampling frequency only during the months of May through September.
During the remainder of the year, these parameters shall be monitored monthly.
If Groundwater sampling indicates or predicts problems with the compliance with
Groundwater Standards, this permit will be .modified to include additional and/or more
restrictive limitations.
Monitoring reports shall be submitted monthly to the Water Quality Supervisor of the
Washington Regional Office, P.O. Box 1507, Washington, North Carolina, 27889. Each
report shall be due within thirty (30) days following the end of the reporting period.
35. The length of time that the standby power unit is operated shall be monitored and reported in
the monthly reports described above. The length of time that the standby power unit is
operated due to power outage shall be reported separately from the time that the standby power
is operated for the purpose of routine exercising.
36. The treatment facility shall be operated such that the treatment facility achieves a minimum of
90 percent removal of BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids and shall meet monthly average
effluent limits contained in condition number 34.
37. All treatment units described in this permit including the flow measuring and recording device,
and the automatically activated standby power generator shall remain operational at all times.
In- the event- of the failure of any unit or the bypass -or overflow of any -wastewater; the-
Permittee shall notify the Division of Environmental Management, Washington Regional
Office, within twenty-four (24) hours after the occurrence.
38. Prior to beginning operation of the 220,000 gpd disposal system, five (5) monitor wells,
one .(1) upgradient and four (4)-downgradient, shall. be installed to -monitor groundwater
quality. The location and construction details for these wells must be approved by the
Washington Regional Office, from which a well construction permit must be obtained.
Note: The monitor well locations approved by the Regional Office may be different from
the well locations indicated on the approved plans.
39. Prior to beginning operation of the 220,000 gpd disposal facility, a piezometer well shall
be installed at the center of the rotary distributor system to monitor water levels.
40. The monitor wells shall be sampled initially after construction (and prior
to waste disposal operations) and thereafter every April, July, September, and November
for the following parameters:
Continued-
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NO3 (10.0)
TDS (500.0)
Total Coliforms (1/100m1)
TOC
NH4
pH (6.5-8 standard units)
Chloride (250.0)
Orthophosphate
TOX, in November only
Water Level
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters.
Water level measurements must be taken at all five (5) monitor wells and the piezometer
well on a monthly basis from April through September, as well as in November, and
submitted to the Division with the groundwater quality monitoring data.
The numbers in parentheses represent the maximum allowable concentration in
groundwater for the various constituents as specified in 15 NCAC 2L (Groundwater
Classifications and Standards). Unless otherwise noted the units are mg/1(ppm).
4.1.: The analytical methods used for TOX must be capable of detecting the -total of all halogenated
organic compounds present at a concentration of 5.0 parts per billion (ppb) or greater.
In the event that a TOX concentration of 5.0 ppb or greater is detected, any individual
halogenated organic compound (s) present at a concentration -at or above the method detection
limit (MDL) must be identified and .quantified utilizing- EPA methods 601, 602, 604, and
611.
42: - If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/1 are detected in -any downgradient monitoring
well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify the individual
constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC concentration as measured
in the background monitor well exceeds 10 mg/l, this concentration will be taken to
represent the naturally occurring TOC concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally
occurring TOC concentration in the downgradient wells shall be subject to the additional
sampling and analysis as described above.
43. The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the NC Division of Environmental
Management on Form GW-59 [Compliance Monitoring Report Form] by the end of the
month following the month sampling is required.
44. The Compliance Boundary delineated on the attached site plan for the disposal system
is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards.
An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the Compliance Boundary is
subject to the penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143-215.6(1)a. The
sale of property, by the Permittee, which is within or contiguous to the disposal system
site may alter the location of the Compliance Boundary.
If the title to any property which may affect the location of the Compliance Boundary is
changed, the permittee shall notify the Division of Environmental Management Director
within 14 days. The Director shall then establish a modified Perimeter of Compliance
which will be done as a�modification to the Permit.

For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983, the compliance boundary is
established at the lesser of 250 feet from the edge of the rotary distributors, or 50 feet
within the property boundary.
The Review Boundary delineated on the attached site map for the disposal system is
specified by regulations in 15 NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. A
Review Boundary is established around disposal systems midway between the Compliance
Boundary and the perimeter of the waste disposal area. When the concentration of that
substance at the Review Boundary, as determined by monitoring, the permittee shall either
(i) demonstrate, through predictive calculations or modeling, that natural site conditions,
facility design and operational controls will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance
Boundary; or, (ii) submit a plan for the alteration of existing site conditions, facilit}- design
or operational controls that will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance Boundary,
and implement that plan upon its approval by the Director.
The measuring points for water levels on all wells shall be surveyed and their elevation
referenced to mean sea level. The measurements taken shall be accurate to +/- 0.01 feet.
45. If the groundwater table elevation exceeds 6.5 above mean sea level at the center of the rotary
distributor disposal site or if breakout of effluent occurs, either the loading rate must be
reduced or site modifications performed by the permittee to prevent additional water table rise
or surface breakout.
46. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall
be provided.
47. Two (2) weeks prior to system start-up, the Permittee shall notify the Division of
Environmental Management, Washington Regional Office, that operation is about to
commence.
48. The flow measurement device shall be calibrated annually by a representative of a firm which
is routinely engaged in the calibration of flow measurement devices. Records of this
calibration, including all information pertinent to the calibration, shall be available during any
inspection by the Division staff.
49: A maintenance log shall be maintained at this facility for a minimum of five (5) years,
including but not limited to the following items:
a. All sampling results
b. Visual observations of the plant and plant site
c. Record of preventative maintenance (changing of filters, adjusting belt tensions, etc.)
d. Date of calibration of flow measurement device
e. Date and results of power interruption testing on alternate power supply
f. Dates field(s) were raked and arms inspected
g. Record of sludge activities as required by condition number 16
50. The thirty (30) day average of 220,000 gpd shall not be exceeded.

51. The permittee shall begin construction of this upgraded facility within sixty (60) days of the
thirty (30) day average exceedance of 80 percent of the design capacity of the plant currently
in operation. Eighty (80) percent of the design capacity is 40,000 gpd, therefore, 83
bedrooms at 120 gallons/bedroom is the allowable connections to be made once 40,000 gpd
is reached. Any additional connections made to this facility will be a violation of North
Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and is enforceable by the Environmental Management
Commission.
52. Within 90 days of receipt of this permit and prior to any increase in the wastewater flow rate
beyond 50,000 gpd, the permittee shall submit a hydrogeologic report, based on site specific
data and utilizing computer modeling or predictive calculations, demonstrating that the facility
will function properly with the existing ponds which interconnect to form a line sink. This
evaluation shall be conducted without the ponds constructed after September, 1989 or any
proposed addtional ponds that have not been constructed. This report will then be evaluated
and the permittee advised of any further actions and /or alternate wastewater disposal options
that must be investigated or pursued. Please be advised that issuance of this permit does not
relieve the permittee of any responsibility of enforcement for construction of any additional
ponds without appropriate approval at this site. Representatives of Kinnekeet Partners were
advised in the meeting of September 29, 1989 by Ms. Debra Sawyer of the Washington
Regional Office that construction in and/or excavation of wetlands could not be continued.
Permit issued this the 5th day of February, 1990
CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
George T. Evere Dir t
Division of Environm Management
By Authority of the En nmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0002284
Amendment
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I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of
North Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction
of the project,
Project Name or Location
for the
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the
observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature,
Date
Registration