WQ0029945_Additional Information Request_20240606

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
June 6, 2024
JEFFREY T. LOHR, P.E. — ENGINEERING MANAGER
ONSLOW COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY
228 GEORGETOWN ROAD
JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28540-4146
Subject: Application No. WQ0029945
Additional Information Request #1
Summerhouse Wastewater
Reclamation WWTP
High -Rate Infiltration System
Onslow County
Dear Mr. Lohr,
Division of Water Resources' Central and Regional staff have reviewed the application package
received on April 18, 2024. However, the Division requires additional information before completing our
review. Please address the items on the attached pages no later than the close of business on July 8, 2024.
Please be aware that the Applicant is responsible for meeting all requirements set forth in North
Carolina rules and regulations. The Applicant is also responsible for any oversights that occur during the
review of the subject application package. The Division may return the application as incomplete pursuant
to 15A NCAC 02T .0107(e)(2) if any omissions are made when responding to the outstanding items in
Sections A through R or the Applicant fails to provide the additional information on or before the above -
requested date.
Please reference the subject application number when providing the requested information. The
Applicant shall sign, seal, and date (where applicable) all revised and/or additional documentation and
submit an electronic response to my attention via the Non -Discharge online portal.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please contact me at [phone] or
erickson.saundersgdeq.nc.gov. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Erick Saunders, Engineer
Division of Water Resources
cc: Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
Carle Scharfe, PE — The Wooten Company (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)
E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
512 North Salisbury Street 1 1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
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Mr. Jeffrey T. Lohr
June 6, 2024
Page 2 of 4
A. Overall:
1. The 8-inch effluent force main on parcel 747-13.75 which contains the storage lagoon and spray
fields associated with the Holly Ridge WWTP (Permit No. WQ0019907) shall be permitted in that
application because it is adding flow and a new source to that facility. The 8-inch line permitted in
this application shall terminate at the property line for this parcel. A response to this item is not
needed.
B. Cover Letter:
1. No comments.
C. Application Fee:
1. No comments.
D. Application (Form: HRIS 06-16):
1. The signature authority in Item I.3. Mr. Jeffrey T. Lohr is not listed in our system as an authorized
signature authority to sign on behalf of the Permittee. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02T .0106(a),
permit applications shall be signed by a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-
president or other authorized employee. To meet permit application submission requirements, one
of the following actions shall be taken:
a. Provide an updated application form signed by an authorized permission pursuant to 02T
.0106(b).
b. Mr. Lohr shall be provided authority to sign permit applications in accordance with 15A NCAC
02T .0106(c). This delegation of authority shall be provided in writing to the Division by an
authorized person, in this case a principal executive officer of at least the level of vice-president
pursuant to 02T .0106(b). A copy of a signature authority delegation letter is provided with this
letter.
2. The pump mechanical equipment information in Item V.1 Le was not completed for the new
reclaimed water pumps. Please provide this information in an updated HRIS form.
E. Property Ownership Documentation:
1. No comments.
F. Setback Waivers:
1. N/A.
G. Soil Evaluation:
1. N/A.

Mr. Jeffrey T. Lohr
June 6, 2024
Page 3 of 4
H.
Agronomist Evaluation:
1. N/A.
I.
Hydroaeoloaic Report:
1. N/A.
J.
Water Balance:
1. N/A.
K.
Engineering Plans:
The engineering plans provided are the full Contract I bid plans which include certain items not
covered in this modification, such as the two new raw wastewater influent pump stations at this
facility and the Holly Ridge WWTP (WQ0019907), and the new 12-inch and 18-inch force mains
for raw wastewater transmission. As the Non -Discharge Branch will approve a certain plan set for
construction, the final engineering plans shall only contain the items that are being modified in the
application. Please update the plans to include only relevant information to this application,
including the changes at the existing reclaimed water pump station and the 8-inch treated effluent
line up to parcel 747-13.75.
Please note that this plan set shall be different than the one submitted to the Division of Water
Infrastructure, and any changes in this plan set may not change the plan set submitted to their group.
2. There are several 90-degree bends braced by restrained joint piping depicted on Sheets C-2.03, C-
2.04 and C-2.09. Please provide an explanation demonstrating that restrained joint pipe is
satisfactory in lieu of thrust blocking.
L. Specifications:
1. See Item A. 1.
2. See Item K.2. Any equipment specifications for the raw wastewater pump stations and force main
shall be removed.
M. Engineering Calculations:
1. No comments.
N. Site Map:
1. No comments.

Mr. Jeffrey T. Lohr
June 6, 2024
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O. Power Reliability Plan:
1. No comments.
P. Operation & Maintenance (O&M Plan:
1. No comments.
Q. Residuals Management Plan:
1. N/A.
R. Additional Documentation:
➢ Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity:
1. N/A.
)0- Existing Permit:
1. No comments.
➢ Final Environmental Document:
1. N/A.
➢ Floodway Regulation Compliance:
1. No comments.
➢ Operational Agreement:
1. N/A.
➢ Threatened or Endangered Aquatic Species Documentation:
1. No comments.
➢ Wastewater Chemical Analysis:
1. N/A.