NCG550041_Permit (Issuance)_19941010

State of North Carolina _ �t
Department of Environment, x. ` •
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor ® � I
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
October 10, 1994
Benjamin B. Thomas, EIT
c/o Paul Baker Residence
405 S. Sterling St.
Morganton, NC 28655
Subject: General Permit NCG550000
Cert. of Coverage NCG550041
Paul Baker Residence
Burke County
Dear Mr. Thomas:
In accordance with your application for an NPDES discharge permit received November 19, 1993
by the Division, we are herewith forwarding the subject Certificate of Coverage under the state-NPDES
general permit for the Paul Baker residence. Authorization is hereby granted for the construction and
operation of 360 GPD wastewater treatment system consisting of the following minimum criteria, a 1000
gallon septic tank, 318 squarefoot primary sandfilter with a loading rate of not more than 1.15
GPD/squarefoot, 162 squarefoot secondary sandfilter with a loading rate of not more than 2.30
GPD/squarefoot, tablet chlorinator, chlorine contact tank and cascade aeration with a discharge of treated
wastewater into an unnamed tributary to Silver Creek in the Catawba River Basin. Certification of
treatment design shall be provided prior to initiation of construction to the Asheville Regional Office This
Certificate of Coverage is issued pursuant to the requirements of North Carolina and the US
Environmental Protection Agency Memorandum of Agreement dated December 6, 1983 and as
subsequently amended.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this general permit
are unacceptable to you, you have the right to submit an individual peiiuit application and letter requesting
coverage under an individual permit. Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and
binding. Please take notice this permit is not transferable. Part II, E.4. addresses the requirements to be
followed in case of change of ownership or control of this discharge.
The Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III, Paragraph 2 of NPDES
Permit No. NCG550000, and shall be subject to revocation unless the wastewater treatment facilities are
constructed in accordance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit No. NCG550000.
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.
The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number 704/251-6452, 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.
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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, the Certificate of Coverage, this Authorization to Construct and the
approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box
29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
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 sandfilter must comply with the Division's sand specifications. The
engineer's certification will be evidence that this certification has been met.
A leakage test shall be performed on the septic tank and dosing tank to insure that any exfiltration
occurs at a rate which does not exceed twenty (20) gallons per twenty-four (24) hour per 1,000 gallons-of
tank capacity. The engineer's certification will serve as proof of compliance with this condition.
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 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and all
statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be required by the Division of Environmental
Management or permits required by the Division of Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or
any Federal or Local other governmental permit that may be required.
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Mack Wiggins, telephone
number 919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
Original Sighed By
Oaved A. Goodrich
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E.
cc: Burke County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office,Water Quality
Training and Certification Unit
Benjamin B. Thomas, EIT, Consulting Engineer

Engineer's Certification
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, , for the
Project Name Location
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 Registration No.
Date

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE
GENERAL PERMIT NO. NCG550041
TO DISCHARGE DOMESTIC WASTEWATERS FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES AND OTHER
DISCHARGES WITH SIMILIAR CHARACTERISTICS UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and
regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act,as amended,
Paul Baker
is hereby authorized to construct and operate of a 360 GPD wastewater treatment facility consisting of a septic tank,
primary sand filter,secondary sandfilter,chlorinator,contact chamber,cascade aeration and associated appurtenances
with the discharge of treated wastewater from a facility located at the
Baker Residence
2191 South Fork Drive
Burke County
to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Silver Creek in the Catawba River Basin
in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements,and other conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III
and IV hereof.
This certificate of coverage shall become effective October 10, 1994
This Certificate of Coverage shall remain in effect for the duration of the General Permit.
Signed this day October 10, 1994
Original Signed By
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®avid A Goodrich
A. Preston Howard,Jr.,P.E., Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT FACILITIES
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, , f o r
the Project Name Location
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 Registration No.
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Date

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