NC0073814_Authorization to Construct_19890420

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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
April 20, 1989
V. E. Yarbrough, Superintendent
Buncombe County Public Schools
P. O. Box 15055
Asheville, NC 28813
Subject: Permit No. NCO073814
Authorization to Construct
Buncombe County Public Schools
North Buncombe Elementary School
Wastewater Treatment Facility
Buncombe County
Dear Dr. Yarbrough:
A letter of request for an Authorization to Construct was received January 13, 1989 by the
Division and final plans and specifications for the subject project have been reviewed and found to
be satisfactory. Authorization is hereby granted for the construction of a 11,00 GPD wastewater
treatment facility consisting of 1,110 linear feet of 8-inch gravity, dual 900 gallon grease traps, a
11,00 GPD "extended aeration" treatment plant consisting of a 6,150 gallon surge tank with dual
20 gpm grinder pumps, aeration, bar screen and cumminutor, a 11,160 gallon aeration tank, a
2,185 gallon clarifier, a 2,129 gallon sludge holding tank, two (2) 77 cfm blowers, a 229 gallon
chlorine contact tank with solution feed chlorination and all associates pipes, valves and
appurtenances to serve Buncombe County Public Schools.
This Authorization to Construct is issued in accordance with Part III, paragraph B of the
NPDES Permit No. NCO073814 issued August 15,1988, and shall be subject to revocation unless
the wastewater treatment facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions and limitations
specified in Permit No. NC0073814.
The Permittee must employ a certified wastewater operator in accordance with Part III
paragraph C of the referenced permit. This operator must be employed by the time construction of
the subject project is 50% complete.
The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
G.S. 143-215.1 and in a manner approvable by the North Carolina Division of Environmental
Management.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

�► The Asheville Regional Office, telephone number 704/251-6208 shall be notified at least
twenty-four (24) hours in advance of bacldilling of the installed system, so that an in -place
inspection can be made. Such notification to the Regional Supervisor shall be made during the
normal office hour from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State
holidays.
In event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily in meeting its NPDES permit effluent limits,
the permittee shall take such immediate corrective action as may be required by this Division,
including the construction of additional wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification
must received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in
accordance with the approved plans and specifications. Mail the Certification to the Permits and
Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611-7687.
A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Pemrittee
for the life of the permit.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you have any
questions or need additional information, please contact Mr. William Barlow, telephone number
919/733-5083.
Sincerely,
Paul Wilms
cc: Buncombe County Health Department
Asheville Regional Office
Wood and Cort P.A.
Permit No. NC0073814
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 or Location)
hereby state that, to the best of my
(Project Owner)
abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the project construction such that the
construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and intent of the approved plans
and specifications.
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