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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Cesar Correa, City Manager
City of Locust
186 Ray Kennedy Drive
Locust, NC 28097
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 19, 2024
Subject: Change of Ownership Approval
Permit No. WQ0039619
Locust Grove Apartments
Stanly County
Dear Cesar Correa:
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your permit modification request for Permit No.
WQ0039619. This modification is to change ownership from the Locust Grove Apartments, LLC to
the City of Locust, and City of Locust is now responsible for the continued operation and
maintenance of the subject wastewater collection extension. Our database has been revised to
reflect the ownership change. This cover letter shall be considered a part of this permit and is
therefore incorporated therein by reference.
The Permittee shall maintain compliance with its individual system -wide collection system permit
for the operation and maintenance of these facilities as required by 15A NCAC 2T .0400 and G.S
143-215.913. If you have any other questions regarding this matter, please contact Matthew Nevills
at [phone] [email: Matthew. [e-mail]].
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NPDES Branch Chief, Division of Water Resources, DEQ
enclosures: Permit No. WQ0039619
cc: Bradley E. Parker, Manager
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Municipal Permitting Unit Files (electronic copy)
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WaterResources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
January 25, 2018
Mr. Bradley E. Parker
Locust Grove Apartments, LLC
14120 Ballentyne Corporate, Suite 575
Charlotte, NC 28227
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ROY COOPER
L Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
Subject: Permit No. WQ0039619
Locust Grave Apartments, LLC
Locust Grove Apartments
Wastewater Collection System Extension Permit
Stanly County
Dear Mr. Parker:
In accordance with your application received November 15, 2017, with additional information received
January 11, 2018, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0039619 dated January 25, 2018 to Locust
Grove Apartments, LLC (Permittee) for the construction and operation upon certification of the subject
wastewater collection system extension. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until
rescinded and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. This cover Ietter shall
be considered a part of this permit and is therefore incorporated therein by reference.
Please pay particular attention to the following conditions contained within this permit:
Condition II.1: This'permit shall not'be automatically transferable; a request must be made and approved.
Condition IIA: Requires that the wastewater collection facilities be properly operated and maintained in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2T .0403 or any individual system -wide collection system
permit issued to the Permittee.
It shall be the responsibility of the Permittee to ensure that the as -constructed project meets the appropriate
design criteria and rules. Failure to comply may result in penalties in accordance with North Carolina
General Statute §143-215.6A through §143-215.6C, construction of additional or replacement wastewater
collection facilities, and/or referral of the North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer to the licensing
board.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, 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 150E of North Carolina General
Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and binding.
State of North Catolfua j Eavimnmental Quality I Water Resources I Water Quality Regional operations
Mooresville Regional office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville, North Carolina 281 L5
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Environmental
Quality
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM EXTENSION PERMIT
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 the
Locust Grove Apartments, LLC
Stanly County
for the construction and operation of approximately 1,353 linear feet of 6 inch gravity sewer to serve
the Locust Grove Apartments, and the discharge of 19,770 gallons per day of collected wastewater into
the West Stanly WWTP existing sewerage system, pursuant to the application received November 15,
2017 and additional information received January 11, 2018, and in conformity. with 15A NCAC 2T; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, as applicable; the
Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains
adopted June 1, 2000, as applicable; and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the
Department of Environment and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the specified
conditions and limitations contained therein.
by W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
By authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number: WQ0039619
Permit Issued: January 25, 2018
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b. A map of the sewer system shall be developed and shall be actively maintained.
c. An operation and maintenance plan including pump station inspection frequency, preventative
maintenance schedule, spare parts inventory and overflow response has been developed and
implemented.
d. Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected everyday (i.e. 365
days per year). Pump stations that are connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected at least
once per week.
e. High -priority sewer Iines shall be inspected at least once per every six months and inspections
documented.
f. A general observation of the entire sewer system shall be conducted at least once per year.
g. Overflows and bypasses shall be reported to the appropriate Division regional office in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2B .0506(a),' and public notice shall be provided as required by
North Carolina General Statute § 143-215.1C.
h. A Grease Control Program is in place as follows:
1. For public owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include at least
biannual distribution of educational materials for both commercial and residential users and
the legal means to require grease interceptors at existing establishments. The plan shall also
include legal means for inspections of the grease interceptors, enforcement for violators and
the legal means to control grease entering the system from other public and private satellite
sewer systems.
2. For privately owned collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include at least bi-
annual distribution of grease education materials to users of the collection system by the
permittee or its representative.
3. Grease education materials shall be distributed more often than required in Parts (1) and (2)
of this Subparagraph if necessary to prevent grease -related sanitary sewer overflows.
L Right-of-ways and easements shall be maintained in the full easement width for personnel and
equipment accessibility.
j. Documentation shall be kept for Subparagraphs (a) through (i) of this Rule for a minimum of
three years with exception of the map, which shall be maintained for the life of the system.
5. The Permittee shall report by telephone to a water resources staff member at the Mooresville Regional
Office, telephone number [phone], as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours
following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of either of the following:
a. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures of
pumps, line blockage or breakage, etc.; or
b. Any SSO and/or spill over 1,000 gallons; or
c. Any SSO and/or spill, regardless of volume, that reaches surface water
Voice mail messages or faxed information is permissible, but this shall not be considered as the initial
verbal report. Overflows and spills occurring outside normal business hours may also be reported to
the Division of Emergency Management at telephone number [phone] or [phone].
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discouraged by the Division and may not be approved, thus requiring replacement or repair prior to
certification & activation. (I5A NCAC 02T .0116]
8. Gravity sewers installed greater than ten percent below the minimum required slope per the Division's
Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria shall not be acceptable and shall not be certified until
corrected. If there is an unforeseen obstacle in the field where all viable solutions have been
examined, a slope variance can be requested from the Division with firm supporting documentation.
This shall be done through a permit modification with fee. Such variance requests will be evaluated
on a case -by -case basis. Resolution of such request . shall be evident prior to completing and
submitting the construction certification. [ 15A NCAC 02T.0105(n)]
9. A copy of the construction record drawings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the life
of the wastewater collection facilities. [15A NCAC 02T .0116]
10. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit; 15A NCAC 2T; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, as applicable; the Division's
Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Station and Force Mains adopted
June 1, 2000, as applicable; and other supporting materials may subject the Permittee to an
enforcement action by the Division, in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes § 143-215.6A
through § 143-215.6C, construction of additional or replacement wastewater collection facilities,
and/or referral of the North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer to the licensing board. [15A
NCAC 02T .0104;15A NCAC 02T .0108(b-c)]
11. In "the event that the wastewater collection 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 facilities.
[ 15A NCAC 02T .0110; 15A NCAC 02T .0108(b)]
12. The issuance of this permit shall not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by the Division any other Federal, State, or
Local government agencies which have jurisdiction or obtaining other permits which maybe required
by the Division or any other Federal, State, of Local government agencies. [G.S. 143-215. 1 (b)]
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