NC0090301_Application_20240806

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ELIZABETH S.BISER `
Secretory eR,,,�x;st`
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
August 06, 2024
Waste Management Pros of The Carolinas, LLC
Attn: Eric Swain, President
9775 Bethel Church Rd
Midland, NC 28107
Subject: Permit Application
Application No. NC0090301
Yarbrough Properties
Union County
Dear Applicant:
The Water Quality Permitting Section acknowledges receipt of your application for a new NPDES WW permit, including
supporting documentation and your check number 8009 in the amount of $1,150.00 as payment of the application fee.
These items were received in our offices on July 30, 2024. Your application will be assigned to a permit writer within the
Section's NPDES WW permitting branch. The permit writer will contact you if additional information is required to
complete evaluation of your application. Your timely and direct response to any such request will help to expedite the
review process. Please note that acceptance of the application does not guarantee a NPDES permit will be issued for the
proposed activity. A permit will only be issued following a complete review of the application, concluding the proposed
discharge is allowable per applicable statutes and rules.
Information regarding the status of your renewal application can be found online using the Department of Environmental
Quality's Environmental Application Tracker at:
https://www.deq.nc.gov/permits-rules/environmental-application-tracker
If you have any additional questions about the permit, please contact the primary reviewer of the application using the
links available within the Application Tracker.
Sincerely,
Wren edford
Administrative Assistant
Water Quality Permitting Section
cc: Melinda Greene-CDG
ec: WQPS Laserfiche File w/application
D_E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources
F Mooresville Regional Office 610 East Center Avenue.Suite 301 Mooresville.North Carolina 28115
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RECEIVED
4301 Taggart Creek Road July 22, 2024
Charlotte,NC 28208
Tel[phone] JUL 3 0 2024
Division of Water Resources
NC License No.G4973 Water Quality Permitting Section - NPDES NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
SC COA No.7171
1617 Mail Service Center
cdge.com Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject NPDES Permit Application for
Yarbrough Properties WWTP, Union County
R586823001
On behalf of Waste Management Pros of the Carolinas LLC (WMP), CDG, Inc.
(CDG)is submitting this NPDES Permit Application Package for a 100%domestic
wastewater discharge to surface waters located in Union County, North Carolina.
This package includes the following (along with 2 copies):
• Form 2A (revised March 2021);and
• Engineering Alternatives Analysis
Please feel free to contact Eric Swain, President of WMP or Melinda M. Greene
with CDG is you have any questions regarding this application package.
Sincerely,
CDG, INC.
Melinda M. Greene Meredith Brock
Project Manager Environmental Scientist
Attachment: NPDES Permit Applicatiin Package
cc: Eric Swain,WMP
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NPDES PERMIT
APPLICATION
Yarbrough Properties WWTP
Union County
May 2024
PREPARED FOR
Waste Management Pros of The Carolinas LLC
9775 Bethel Church Road
Midland NC 28107
PREPARED BY
CDG
CDG, Inc.
4301 Taggart Creek Road
Charlotte, NC 28208
cdge.com

North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality Modified Application Form 2A
Division of Water Resources Revised March 2021
Modified Application
Form 2A
Minor Sewage Facilities < 0.1 MGD
and No Pretreatment Program
NPDES Permitting Program
Note: Complete this form if your facility is a MINOR new or existing publicly owned treatment works.

NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Fonn 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP Modified March 2021
Form NC Department of Environmental Quality-Application for NPDES Permit to Discharge Wastewater
NPDES MINOR SEWAGE FACILITIES(Before completing this form,please read the instructions.Failure to follow
the instructions = result in denial of the , .
SECTION 1.BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR ALL APPLICANTS(40 CFR 122.21(j)(1)and(9))
1.1 Facility name
Yarbrough Properties Wastewater Treatment Plant
Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
Waxhaw Highway west of Hermitage Place
City or town State ZIP code
Waxhaw NC 28173
Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address
Eric Swain /1, A + `leo-matte
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Location address(street,route number,or other specific identifier)W Same as ma' address
9775 BETHEL CHURCH RD A .C�y�r n ,. )f. si
City or town State J J^ •I �W/ZIIPPJccooddee
Midland NC 28107 z• n
1.2 Is this application for a facility that has yet to commence discharge?
❑ Yes 4 See instructions on data submission ❑ No
requirements for new dischargers.
1.3 Is applicant different from entity listed under Item 1.1 above?
❑ Yes ❑� No 4 SKIP to Item 1.4.
Applicant name
Applicant address(street or P.O. box)
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City or town State ZIP code
Contact name(first and last) Title Phone number Email address
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1.4 Is the applicant the facility's owner,operator,or both?(Check only one response.)
❑ Owner ❑ Operator I Both
1.5 To which entity should the NPDES permitting authority send correspondence?(Check only one response.)
❑ FacilityFacility and applicant
❑ Applicant (they are one and the same)
1.6 Indicate below any existing environmental permits.(Check all that apply and print or type the corresponding permit
e. her rut each.)
aExisting Environmental Permits
�, ❑ NPDES(discharges to surface ❑ RCRA(hazardous waste) ❑ UIC(underground injection
water) control)
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❑ PSD(air emissions) ❑ Nonattainment program(CAA) ❑ NESHAPs(CAA)
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'n ❑ Ocean dumping(MPRSA) ❑ Dredge or fill(CWA Section ❑ Other(specify)
404)
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Applicator Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP Modified March 2021
1.7 Provide the collection system information requested below for the treatment works.
Municipally Population Collection System Type Ownership Status
Served Served (indicate percentage)
100 %separate sanitary sewer 0 Own ❑ Maintain
2 %combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
it 0 Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
C %separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
0
%combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own El Maintain
3 0 Unknown ❑ Own El Maintain
a %separate sanitary sewer CI Own ❑ Maintain
de %combined storm and sanitary sewer 0 Own 0 Maintain
6 0 Unknown ❑ Own 0 Maintain
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%separate sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
co) %combined storm and sanitary sewer ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
c 0 Unknown ❑ Own ❑ Maintain
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m Total
Population
ci Served
Separate Sanitary Sewer System Combined Storm and
Sanitary Sewer
Total percentage of each type of ° °
sewer line(in miles) 100 /° /°
Z' 1.8 Is the treatment works located in Indian Country?
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c ❑ Yes [3 No
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W 1.9 Does the facility discharge to a receiving water that flows through Indian Country?
❑ Yes 0 No
1.10 Provide design and actual flow rates in the designated spaces. Design Flow Rate
0.13 mgd
Annual Average Flow Rates(Actual)
Two Years Ago Last Year This Year
0
1 = c mgd mgd mgd
'�`L Maximum Daily Flow Rates(Actual)
o Two Years Ago Last Year This Year
mgd mgd mgd
,� 1.11 Provide the total number of effluent discharge points to waters of the State of North Carolina by type.
o _ Total Number of Effluent Discharge Points by Type
o a Combined Sewer I Constructed
r I Treated Effluent Untreated Effluent Overflows Bypasses Emergency
._ Overflows
On
o 1 0 0 0 0
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties W WTP Modified March 2021
Outfalls Other Than to Waters of the State of North Catoina
1.12 Does the POTW discharge wastewater to basins,ponds,or other surface impoundments that do not have outlets
for discharge to waters of the State of North Carolina?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.14.
1.13 Provide the location of each surface impoundment and associated discharge information in the table below.
Surface Impoundment Location and Discharge Data
Average Daily Volume Continuous or Intermittent
Location Discharged to Surface (check one)
Impoundment
O Continuous
gpd ❑ Intermittent
O Continuous
gpd ❑ Intermittent
O Continuous
0
gpd ❑ Intermittent
s 1.14 Is wastewater applied to land?
❑ Yes ❑✓ No-) SKIP to Item 1.16.
c1.15 Provide the land application site and discharge data requested below.
a.p Land Application Site and Discharge Data
0 Continuous or
o Average Daily Volume
Location Size Applied Intermittent
(check one)
acres d 0 Continuous
gp ❑ Intermittent
acres d El Continuous
o gP ❑ Intermittent
0 Continuous
acres
VD gpd ❑ Intermittent
Ta 1.16 Is effluent transported to another facility for treatment prior to discharge?
❑ Yes m No 4 SKIP to Item 1.21.
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1.17 Describe the means by which the effluent is transported(e.g.,tank truck,pipe).
1.18 Is the effluent transported by a party other than the applicant?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.20.
1.19 Provide information on the transporter below.
Transporter Data
Entity name Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
City or town State 71 P rnrhP
Contact name(first and last) Title
Phone number Email address
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP Modified March 2021
1.20 In the table below,indicate the name,address,contact information, NPDES number,and average daily flow rate of the
receiving facility.
Receiving Facility Data
Facility name Mailing address(street or P.O.box)
c City or town State ZIP code
a Contact name(first and last) Title
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Phone number Email address
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NPDES number of receiving facility(if any) ❑None Average daily flow rate mgd
c 1.21 Is the wastewater disposed of in a manner other than those already mentioned in Items 1.14 through 1.21 that do
not have outlets to waters of the State of North Carolina(e.g.,underground percolation,underground injection)?
of ❑ Yes ❑✓ No 4 SKIP to Item 1.23.
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c 1.22 Provide information in the table below on these other disposal methods.
Information on Other Disposal Methods
o Disposal Location of Size of Annual Average Continuous or Intermittent
Meth
co � Disposal Site Disposal Site I Daily Discharge (check one)
Description Volume
acres d CI Continuous
gp ❑ Intermittent
0 Continuous
acres gpd ❑ Intermittent
acres d ❑ Continuous
gp ❑ Intermittent
1.23 Do you intend to request or renew one or more of the variances authorized at 40 CFR 122.21(n)?(Check all that apply.
o a Consult with your NPDES permitting authority to determine what information needs to be submitted and when.)
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Discharges into marine waters(CWA Water quality related effluent limitation(CWA Section
g ❑ Section 301(h)) ❑ 302(b)(2))
0 Not applicable
1.24 Are any operational or maintenance aspects(related to wastewater treatment and effluent quality)of the treatment works
the responsibility of a contractor?
❑ Yes 0 No+SKIP to Section 2.
1.25 Provide location and contact information for each contractor in addition to a description of the contractor's operational
and maintenance responsibilities. _
Contractor Information
Contractor 1 Contractor 2 Contractor 3
Contractor name
(company name)
Mailing address
(street or P.O.box)
`o City,state,and ZIP
code
cContact name(first and
c.> last)
Phone number
Email address
Operational and
maintenance
responsibilities of
contractor
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NPDES Permit Number l Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP Modified March 2021
SECTION 2.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION(40 CFR 122.21U)(1)and(2))
c Outfalls to Waters of the State of North Carolina
LL g greaterq mgd?
Does the treatment works have a design flow than or equal to 0.1 m d.'
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
`0 2.2 Provide the treatment works'current average daily volume of inflow Average Daly Volume of Inflow and Infiltration
and infiltration.
gpd
Indicate the steps the facility is taking to minimize inflow and infiltration.
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2.3 Have you attached a topographic map to this application that contains all the required information?(See instructions for
t'_ specific requirements.)
❑✓ Yes ❑ No
g e2.4 Have you attached a process flow diagram or schematic to this application that contains all the required information?
(See instructions for specific requirements.)
o ❑✓ Yes ❑ No
2.5 Are improvements to the facility scheduled?
❑ Yes ❑ No 4 SKIP to Section 3.
Briefly list and describe the scheduled improvements.
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3.
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Es 2.6 Provide scheduled or actual dates of completion for improvements.
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Scheduled or Actual Dates of Com etion for Improvements
o Scheduled Affected Begin End Begin
Attainment of
Outfalls ConstructionOperational
c Improvement Construction Discharge
(list outfall ) ( Level
number)E j (from above) (MMIDD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYYMM/DD/YYYY) (MM/DD/YYYY)
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3.
4.
2.7 Have appropriate permits/clearances concerning other federal/state requirements been obtained?Briefly explain your
response.
❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ None required or applicable
Explanation:
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP I Modified March 2021
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SECTION 3.INFORMATION ON EFFLUENT DISCHARGES(40 CFR 122.21(j)(3)to(5))
3.1 Provide the following information for each outfall.(Attach additional sheets if you have more than three outfalls.)
Outfall Number Opt 1 Outfap Number °Pt 2 Outfall Number
State NC NC
County Union Union
Cityor town Waxhaw Waxhaw
IDistance from shore ft. ft. ft.
Depth below surface ft. ft. ft.
Average daily flow rate mgd mgd mgd
Latitude 34° 91' 868" 34° 91' 85"
Longitude -80° 71' 705" -80° 71' 69" • "
3.2 Do any of the outfalls described under Item 3.1 have seasonal or periodic discharges?
ci ❑ Yes El No-3 SKIP to Item 3.4.
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g. 3.3 If so,provide the following information for each applicable outfall.
s
$ Outfall Number Outten Number Outfall Number
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Number of times per year
.2
= discharge occurs
d Average duration of each
$ discharge(specify units)
oAverage flow of each mgd mgd mgd
i discharge
Months in which discharge
occurs
3.4 Are any of the outfalls listed under Item 3.1 equipped with a diffuser?
❑ Yes ❑✓ No 3 SKIP to Item 3.6.
3.5 Briefly describe the diffuser type at each applicable outfall.
S.
Outfal Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
d
SG
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S Does the treatment works discharge or plan to discharge wastewater to waters of the State of North Carolina from
o = 3.6 one or more discharge points?
3• w ❑✓ Yes 0 No-*SKIP to Section 6.
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties W WTP Modified March 2021
3.7 Provide the receiving water and related information(if known)for each outfall. _
Outfall Number owao+ Outfall Number owoox Outfall Number
Receiving water name McNeeley Creek Blythe Creek
Name of watershed,river,
o or stream system Catawba River Catawba River
t. U.S.Soil Conservation
(.5
Service 14-digit watershed
o code
Name of state
`0 Upper Catawba Upper Catawba
3 management/riverhasin
as
c U.S.Geological Survey
g 8-digit hydrologic 03050103 0305103
oc cataloging unit code
Critical low flow(acute) o.00i cfs 0.0006 cfs cfs
Critical low flow(chronic) cfs cfs cfs
Total hardness at critical mg/L of mg/L of mg/L of
low flow CaCO3 CaCO3 CaCO3
3.8 Provide the following information describing the treatment provided for discharges from each outfall.
Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
Highest Level of 0 Primary 0 Primary ❑ Primary
Treatment(check all that ❑ Equivalent to ❑ Equivalent to 0 Equivalent to
apply per outfall) secondary secondary secondary
O Secondary ❑ Secondary ❑ Secondary
❑ Advanced 0 Advanced ❑ Advanced
O Other(specify) 0 Other(specify) 0 Other(specify)
c
1 Design Removal Rates by
I Outfall
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BOD5 or CBODs % % %
0
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I TSS % % %
❑Not applicable 0 Not applicable ❑Not applicable
Phosphorus % % %
❑Not applicable ❑Not applicable ❑Not applicable
Nitrogen
Other(specify) ❑Not applicable ❑Not applicable ❑Not applicable
9/0 %
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NPDES Permit Number Faabty Name Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWI,' Modified March 2021
3.9 Describe the type of disinfection used for the effluent from each outfall in the table below.If disinfection varies by
season,describe below.
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Outfall Number 001 Outfall Number Outfall Number
Disinfection type
uv
Seasons used
Year round
Dechlorination used? ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable ❑ Not applicable
❑ Yes ❑ Yes ❑ Yes
❑✓ No ❑ No ❑ No
3.10 Have you completed monitoring for all Table A parameters and attached the results to the application package?
❑ Yes 0 No
3.11 Have you conducted any WET tests during the 4.5 years prior to the date of the application on any of the facility's
discharges or on any receiving water near the discharge points?
❑ Yes © No+ SKIP to Item 3.13.
3.12 Indicate the number of acute and chronic WET tests conducted since the last permit reissuance of the facility's
discharges by outfall number or of the receiving water near the discharge points.
Outfall Number Outfall Number Outfall Number
Acute Chronic Acute Chronic Acute Chronic
o Number of tests of discharge
water _
• Number of tests of receiving
water _
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3.14 Does the POTW use chlorine for disinfection,use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process,or otherwise have
reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in its effluent?
❑ Yes-+Complete Table B,including chlorine. 0 No 4 Complete Table B,omitting chlorine.
3.15 Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table B pollutants and attached the results to this application
package?
❑ Yes 0 No
Have you completed monitoring for all applicable Table D pollutants required by your NPDES permitting authority and
3,18 attached the results to this application package?
❑ Yes 0 No additional sampling required by NPDES
permitting authority.
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP Modified March 2021
3.19 Has the POTW conducted either(1)minimum of four quarterly WET tests for one year preceding this permit application
or(2)at least four annual WET tests in the past 4.5 years?
No 4 Complete tests and Table E and SKIP to
❑ Yes / Item 3.26.
3.20 Have you previously submitted the results of the above tests to your NPDES permitting authority?
❑ Yes 0 No 4 Provide results in Table E and SKIP to
Item 3.26.
3.21 Indicate the dates the data were submitted to your NPDES permitting authority and provide a summary of the results.
Date(s)Submitted Summary of Results
(11100NYYY)
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3.22 Regardless of howyouprovidedyour WET testingdata to the NPDES permittingauthority,did anyof the tests result in
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toxicity?
g ❑ Yes 0 No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
$ 3.23 Describe the cause(s)of the toxicity:
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3.24 Has the treatment works conducted a toxicity reduction evaluation?
0 Yes 0 No 4 SKIP to Item 3.26.
3.25 Provide details of any toxicity reduction evaluations conducted.
3.26 Have you completed Table E for all applicable outfalls and attached the results to the application package?
ID Yes a Not applicable because previously submitted
information to the NPDES •ermittin•authori .
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NP :-S Perm, lumber r'acAty Name I Modified Application Forrn 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP Modified March 2021
sec I ION b.CHECKLIST AND CERTIFICATION STATEMENT(40 CFR 122.22(a)and(d))
6.1 In Column 1 below,mark the sections of Form 2A that you have completed and are submitting with your application.For
each section,specify in Column 2 any attachments that you are enclosing to alert the permitting authority.Note that not
all applicants are required to provide attachments.
Column 1 i Column 2
Section 1:Basic Application
❑ Information for All Applicants 0
w/variance request(s) Elw/additional attachments
Q Section 2:Additional 0 wi topographic map ❑ w/process flow diagram
Information ❑ w/additional attachments
0 w/Table A 0 WI Table D
Section 3:Information on El
Effluent Discharges w/Table B ❑ wi additional attachments
E ❑ w/Table C
6 Section 4:Not Applicable
o
rSection 5:Not Applicable
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Section 6:Checklist and
❑ Certification Statement El w/attachments
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a 6.2 Certification Statement
d
v I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in
accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system,or those persons directly responsible
for gathering the information,the information submitted is,to the best of my knowledge and belief,true, accurate,and
complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,including the possibility of fine
and imprisonment for knowing violations.
Name(print or type first and last name) Official title
Eric Swain President
Signature Date signed
.,-4 2L—,6•44: —7/ao2/2 Y
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NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP 001 Modified March 2021
TABLE A.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR ALL POTWS
Maxknum DalyDhcharpe Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML or MDL
Pollutant --- -_ __
Value Units Value Unita Number Of Method' (include units)
--- Samlea ----
Biochemical oxygen demandEl Mt
0 BODs or o CBOD5 ❑MDL
re.ort one
Fecal cotiform ❑ML
❑MDL
Design flow rate
pH(minimum)
pH(maximum)
Temperature(winter)
Temperature(summer) ML
--
Total suspended solids(TSS) ❑MDL
'Sampling shall be conducted according b sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e.,methods)approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or
required under 40 CFR chapter I,subchapter N or O.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3).
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EPA Identification Number I NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP 001 Modified March 2021
TABLE B.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR ALL POTWS WITH A FLOW EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 0.1 MGD
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge
AnPollutant Number of i th icdal (IMLuor ddeMD�)
Value Units Value Units Samples _
Ammonia(as N) ❑ML
_ ❑MDL
Chlorine 0 ML
(total residual,TRC)2 ❑MDL
Dissolved oxygen ❑ML
�_ ❑MDL
Nitrate/nitrite 0 ML
❑MDL
Kjeldahl nitrogen ❑ML
❑MDL
Oil and grease ❑ML
❑MDL
Phosphorus ❑ML
❑MDL
Total dissolved solids ❑ML
o MDL
Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e.,methods)approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or
required under 40 CFR chapter I,subchapter N or O.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3).
2 Facilities that do not use chlorine for disinfection,do not use chlorine elsewhere in the treatment process,and have no reasonable potential to discharge chlorine in their effluent are not
required to report data for chlorine.
EPA Form 3510-2A(Revised 3-19) Page 12

EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP 001 Modified March 2021
TABLE C.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR SELECTED POTWS
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge
Pollutant — — Analytical ML or MDL
Value Units Value Units Number of Method' (include units)
Samples
Metals,Cyanide,and Total Phenols
Hardness(as CaCO3) o M
El MDL
Antimony,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Arsenic,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Beryllium,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Cadmium,total recoverable El ML
--�— — ❑MDL
Chromium,total recoverable ❑ML
El MDL
Copper,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Lead,total recoverable El ML
El MDL
Mercury,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Nickel,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Selenium,total recoverable ❑ML
0 MDL
Silver,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Thallium,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Zinc,total recoverable ❑ML
❑MDL
Cyanide ❑ML
-- _ El MDL
Total phenolic compounds ❑ML
0 MDL
Volatile Organic Compounds
Acrolein ❑ML
El MDL
Acrylonitrile ❑ML
0 MDL
Benzene ❑ML
--.— El MDL
Bromoform ❑ML
❑MDL
EPA Form 3510-2A(Revised 3.19) Page 13

NPDES 'ermit Number Facility Name OutfaN Number Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP 001 Modified March 2021
TABLE C.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR SELECTED POTWS
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge
Pollutant Analytical ML or MDL
Value Units Value Units Number of Methods (include units)
Samples
Carbon tetrachloride ❑ML
— _ ❑MDL
Chlorobenzene ❑ML
— _ ❑MDL
Chlorodibromomethane ❑ML
❑MDL
Chloroethane ❑ML
❑MDL
2-chloroethylvinyl ether ❑ML
❑MDL
Chloroform ❑ML
El MDL
Dichlorobromomethane ❑ML
❑MDL
1,1-dichloroethane CI ML
❑MDL
1,2-dichloroethane ❑ML
❑MDL
trans-1,2-dichbroethylene ❑ML
0 MDL
1,1-dichloroethylene D ML
❑MDL
1,2-dichloropropane ❑ML
❑MDL
1,3-dichloropropylene ❑ML
❑MDL
Ethylbenzene ❑ML
❑MDL
Methyl bromide ❑ML
0 MDL
Methyl chloride ❑ML
❑MDL
❑ML
Methylene chloride ❑MDL
1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane ❑ML
❑MDL
Tetrachloroethylene ❑ML
❑MDL
Toluene ❑ML
❑MDL
1,1,1-trichloroethane ❑ML
❑MDL
❑ML
1,1,2-trichloroethane ❑MDL
EPA Form 3510-2A(Revised 3-19) Page 14

EPA Identification Number NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outtal Number Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP 001 Modified March 2021
TABLE C.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR SELECTED POTWS
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML or MDL
Pollutant Number of Method+ (indude units)
Value Units Value Units Samples
Trichloroethylene ❑ML
❑MDL
Vinyl chloride ❑ML
— ❑MDL
Acid-Extractable Compounds
❑ML
p-chloro-m-cresol ❑MDL
2-chlorophenol ❑ML
❑MDL
2,4-dichlorophenol CI ML
❑MDL
2,4-dimethylphenol ❑ML
0 MDL
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol ❑ML
❑MDL
2,4-dinitrophenol ❑ML
❑MDL
2-nitrophenol ❑ML
❑MDL
4-nitrophenol n ML
❑MDL
Pentachlorophenol ❑ML
0 MDL
Phenol ❑ML
❑MDL
2,4,6-trichlorophenol ❑ML
❑MDL
Base-Neutral Compounds
Acenaphthene ❑ML
❑MDL
Acenaphthylene ❑ML
MDL
Anthracene ❑ML
❑MDL
Benzidine ❑ML
❑MDL
Benzo(a)anthracene ❑ML
0 MDL
Benzo(a)pyrene ❑ML
— ❑MDL
3,4-benzofluoranthene ❑ML
0 MDL
EPA Form 3510-2A(Revised 3-19) Page 15

EPA Identification Number i NPOES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP 001 Modified March2021
TABLE C.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR SELECTED POTWS
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge Analytical ML or MDL
Pollutant f I Number of Methods (include units)
Value Units Value Units Sam•les
Benzo(ghi)perylene ❑❑I MMM D ML
_ ❑ DLLDL
Benzo(k)fluoranthene ❑ML
i
Bis(2-chloroethoxy)methane ❑ML
MDL
Bis(2-chloroethyl)ether ❑ML
❑ML
❑
Bis(2-chloroisopropyl)ether D
Bis(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate 11111.. ❑MMLL
❑MDL
4-bromophenyl phenyl ether ❑ML
0 MDL
Butyl benzyl phthalate ❑ML
❑MDL
2-chloronaphthalene ❑ML
❑MDL
4-chlorophenyl phenyl ether CI ML
❑MDL
Chrysene ❑ML
❑MDL
di-n-butyl phthalate ❑ML
❑MDL
di-n-octyl phthalate ❑ML
❑MDL
Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene 0 ML
r ❑MDL
1,2-dichlorobenzene ❑ML
❑MOL
❑ML
1,3-dichlorobenzene 0 MDL
1,4-dichlorobenzene ❑ML
❑MDL
3,3-dichlorobenzidine ❑ML
❑MDL
Diethyl phthalate CI ML
❑MDL
Dimethyl phthalate ❑ML
❑MDL
2,4-dinitrotoluene ❑ML
0 MDL
2,6-dinitrotoluene ❑ML
❑MDL
EPA Form 3510-2A(Revised 3-19) Page 16

EPA Identification Number NPDFS Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP 001 Modified March2021
TABLE C.EFFLUENT PARAMETERS FOR SELECTED POTWS
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Discharge
Pollutant Analytical ML or MDL
Value Units Value Units Number of Method+ ' (include units)
Samples
1,2-diphenylhydrazine 0 ML
❑MDL
Fluoranthene ❑ML
❑MDL
Fluorene ❑ML
❑MDL
Hexachlorobenzene ❑ML
❑MDL
Hexachlorobutadiene 0 ML —
❑MDL
Hexachlorocyclo-pentadiene ❑ML
❑MDL
Hexachloroethane 0 ML
❑MDL
Indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene ❑ML
0 MDL
Isophorone ❑ML
❑MDL
Naphthalene ❑ML
❑MDL
Nitrobenzene 0 ML
❑MDL
N-nitrosodi-n-propylamine ❑ML
0 MDL
N-nitrosodimethylamine ❑ML
__ ❑MDL
N-nitrosodiphenylamine 0 ML
❑MDL
Phenanthrene 0 ML
❑MDL
Pyrene ❑ML
❑MDL.
1,2,4-trichlorobenzene ❑ML
❑MDL
1 Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e.,methods)approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or
required under 40 CFR Chapter I,Subchapter N or 0.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3).
EPA Form 3510-2A(Revised 3-19) Page 17

NPDES Permit Number Facility Name Outfall Number Modified Application Form 2A
Yarbrough Properties WWTP Modified March 2021
TABLE D.ADDITIONAL POLLUTANTS AS REQUIRED BY NPDES PERMITTING AUTHORITY
Maximum Daily Discharge Average Daily Dischar e
Pollutant Analytical ML or MDL
(list) Value Units Value Units Number of Method' (include units)
Sam les
❑✓ No additional sampling is required by NPDES permitting authority.
i—._ ❑ML
❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
0 ML
❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
L7 ML
_ ❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
0 ML
❑MDL
Li ML
❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDI
ML
❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
❑ML
_ ❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
❑ML
❑MDL
I Sampling shall be conducted according to sufficiently sensitive test procedures(i.e.,methods)approved under 40 CFR 136 for the analysis of pollutants or pollutant parameters or required
under 40 CFR chapter I,subchapter N or 0.See instructions and 40 CFR 122.21(e)(3).
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ENGINEERING
ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
FOR YARBROUGH
PROPERTIES
Submitted with NPDES Permit
Application for Discharge
May 2024
PREPARED FOR
Waste Management Pros of The Carolinas Inc.
9775 Bethel Church Road
Midland NC 28107
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 Project Description 1
2.0 Engineering Alternatives Analysis 1
2.1 Eligibility of NPDES Coverage 1
2.2 Population and Flow Projections 3
3.0 Evaluation of Alternatives 4
3.1 Connection to an Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant 4
3.2 Land Application (onsite subsurface system, irrigation) 5
3.3 Wastewater Reuse 6
3.4 Direct Discharge to Surface Waters 6
3.5 Combinations of Alternatives 7
4.0 Conclusion 7
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Low-Flow Characteristics for Point of Interest, USGS 2
Table 2. Projected Wastewater Flows 3
Table 3. Projected Flows Per Construction Phase 3
Table 4. Nearby Land Application Site Data 5
Table 5. Summary of Alternatives 7
FIGURES
Figure 1. Site Location
Figure 2. Five Mile Project Radius
Figure 3. Site Development
ATTACHMENT
Attachment 1: Local Government Review Form
Attachment 2: USGS Flow Data
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1.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
CDG,Inc. has been retained by Waste Management Pros of the Carolinas (WMPOTC) to provide engineering
services related to the treatment and disposal of domestic wastewater to be generated from a new residential
development to be located within the residential development known as Yarbrough Farms,to be located in Waxhaw,
Union County,North Carolina. The site is being developed by BRD Land and Investments and consists of
approximately 229 acres.The subject parcels of land(PINs 05087021K90,05087021J90,05087021E,05087021H,
05060006D,05087020A,05087020 on the Union County GIS website) are south of Waxhaw Highway on the western
side of the Town of Waxhaw.The development includes townhomes,single family homes and a potential for a senior
living facility and/or retail.Attached Figure 1 presents the location of the property.The Local Government Review
Form contained in Attachment 1 has been submitted to Union County along with a copy of the NPDES permit
application package with a request for completion within 15 days.
Applicant: Waste Management Pros of The Carolinas LLC Contact: Eric Swain,President
9775 Bethel Church Road Phone: [phone]
Midland,NC 28107 Email: eric.swainna,wastemanagementpros.net
Facility: Yarbrough Properties WWTP Contact: Eric Swain,President
Waxhaw Highway,west of Hermitage Place Phone: [phone]
Waxhaw,NC 28173 Email: eric.swain(a),wastemanagementpros.net
Preparer: CDG,Inc. Contact: Melinda M. Greene,Project Manager
4301 Taggart Creek Road Phone: [phone]
Charlotte,NC 28208 Email: Melinda.greene(a,cdge.com
Engineer of Record: Robert L. Griffin,PE,VP of NC Operations,CDG,Inc.
2.0 ENGINEERING ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS
In accordance the 15A NCAC 2H.0105 (c) (2), this Engineering Alternatives Analysis (EAA) has been prepared to
justify the selection of a direct discharge of non-municipal treated domestic wastewater to surface water as the most
environmentally sound alternative selected from all reasonably cost-effective options.
2.1 Eligibility of NPDES Coverage
The proposed discharge will consist of wastewater generated from residential and potential retail/commercial sources.
Stormwater will be managed through a series of structural controls and discharged separately in accordance with federal,
state,and local regulations.Wastewater will be treated and discharged to Blythe Creek(or McNeely Branch),a tributary
to TwelveMile Creek. This domestic wastewater discharge is therefore eligible for coverage under the NPDES direct
discharge program based upon the discussion below.
2.1.1 Receiving stream classification restrictions (15A NCAC 2B .0200)
There are no specific restrictions based on stream classification.The stream classification of TwelveMile Creek(11-138)
is Class C and is further discussed below. Blythe Creek and McNeely Branch are not listed as not meeting criteria for
Class C Waters.
Waters assigned a Class C classification are protected for uses such as aquatic life propagation,survival,and maintenance
of biological integrity (including fishing and fish), wildlife, secondary contact recreation, and agriculture. Secondary
contact recreation means wading, boating, other uses not involving human body contact with water, and activities
involving human body contact with water where such activities take place on an infrequent,unorganized,or incidental
basis.
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2.1.2 Basinwide WO Plans
The applicable basin water quality plan is the 2010 Catawba River Basinwide Water Quality Plan -
https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-planning/basin-planning/river-basin-
plans/catawba#2010CatawbaBasinPlan-4258. Based upon review of the Basinwide Plan, this discharge would have no
overall effect on the plan and would be allowed. The Basinwide Plan indicates the Catawba River Subbasin - HUC
03050103-water quality is influenced by land use and densely populated areas with large amounts of impervious surfaces
in the upper portion of the subbasin which includes the City of Charlotte.Recommendations for this area of the basin
were land conservation and restoration projects.
2.1.3 Endangered Species
A review of the Basinwide Plan and a search of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program database indicated that
the Waxhaw Creek watershed within the Catawba River Subbasin contains the endangered Carolina Heel Splitter
mussel.The Waxhaw Creek watershed is not located within the Twelvemile Creek watershed,and planned discharges
are not expected to impact the Carolina Heel Splitter.
2.1.4 Stream Characteristics
Twelvemile Creek is listed in the 2022 North Carolina Integrated Report and 2024 North Carolina Draft Integrated Report as
follows:
ITwelvemile Creek 11-138 C 3.0 FW Miles
1:76 From source to North Carolina-South Carolina State Line
PARAMETER IR CATEGORY CRITERIA STATUS REASON FOR RATING 303D YEAR
Fish Community(Nar,AL,FW) 5 Exceeding Criteria Fair,Poor or Severe 8iociassification
U.S. Geological Survey was contacted for low flow stream characteristics of each stream,this data is summarized below
and provided in Attachment 2.
Table la. Low-Flow Characteristics for Point of Interest-McNeely Creek, USGS
Characteristic cfs
Annual 7Q10 low-flow discharges 0.001
Annual 30Q2 low-flow discharges 0.056
Winter 7Q10 low-flow discharges 0.025
Annual 7Q2 low-flow discharges 0.025
Average annual discharge yields 1.5
Table 2b. Low-Flow Characteristics for Point of Interest- Blythe Creek. USGS
Characteristic cfs
.Annual 7Q10 low-flow discharges 0.0006
Annual 30Q2 low-flow discharges 0.024
Winter 7Q10 low-flow discharges 0.011
Annual 7Q2 low-flow discharges 0.011
Average annual discharge yields 0.66
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The discharge is proposed at either of the following locations:
Outfall Option 1: McNeely Branch Latitude: 34.91868
Longitude: -80.71705
Outfall Option 2: Blythe Creek Latitude: 34.91850
Longitude: -80.71690
2.2 Population and Flow Projections
This residential development consists of single-family, four(4) bedroom homes with approximately 284 units and two
(2) bedroom townhomes with approximately 301 units; another 9 acres of land have been set aside for commercial
development as shown on attached Figure 3. Wastewater flow projections for the residential portion of the development
are anticipated to be 0.13 MGD average with a 0.33 MGD peak as shown below:
Table 3. Projected Wastewater Flows
Number #bedrooms Subtotal
Townhomes 301 2 602 Design Peak
Design Criteria Flow Flow
Single family 284 4 1136 gal/day/bedroom MGD MGD
Total#Bedrooms 1738 75 0.13 0.33
Since this is a residential development, homes will be constructed in a phased approach, with a projection of
approximately 12 single and multi-family homes per month. In addition,the projected 20-year flow will include potential
wastewater flow from commercial development as a conservative amount.Projected flows based on time are as follows:
Table 4. Projected Flows Per Construction Phase
Construction Timeframe Estimated Projected Cumulative
Phase Equivalent Flow/Timeframe, Projected
Units/Timeframe mgd Flow, mgd
Phase 1/Phase 2 Year 2 288 0.065 0.065
Phase 1/Phase 2 Year 4 (Same as 288 0.065 0.13
(20-yr Build Out) Year 20)
Each phase of construction will adhere to Union County land development codes including the Union County 2050
Comprehensive Plan.
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3.0 EVALUATION OF ALTERNATIVES
This development will require the collection and treatment of domestic wastewater for the project toproceed,therefore
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no action is considered to be an infeasible alternative with a lost opportunity cost for the land development and local
economics.Alternatives which have been considered in accordance with 15A NCAC 02H.0105 (c) (2) and are further
discussed below,along with potential combinations of alternatives are:
1. Connection to an existing wastewater treatment plant
2. Land application(onsite subsurface system,irrigation)
3. Wastewater Reuse
4. Direct discharge to surface waters
3.1 Connection to an Existing Wastewater Treatment Plant
Connection to an existing sewer system with a collection system nearby would be the most economically feasible and
environmentally friendly alternative. Existing sewer systems within lines within a five-mile radius were evaluated and
contacted forpotential capacity availabilityamenable to the project schedule. These included Union Countyand the
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Town of Waxhaw.
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Based on inquiries of these entities, there are no known public or private systems that have existing sewer capacity
within the five-mile radius of the project. Confirmation of capacity restrictions from Union County has not been
provided. Union County has requested a submission of information as detailed in the communication included as
Attachment 3.Based on CDG's research of DEQ's files,Union County public information and verbal communications
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with Union County, capacity is not expected within the next 5 years. Therefore, this is not an alternative and the
economic feasibility cannot be considered.This site will need to plan for an alternative means of wastewater disposal.
3.2 Land Application (onsite subsurface system, irrigation)
Land application evaluation is based on 15A NCAC 02T .0500 and other applicable rules. This alternative would not
allow any discharge to surface waters. This alternative would include the design and construction of storage and spray
irrigation equipment for the land application sites in addition to a wastewater treatment facility. The availability of land
suitable for irrigation may mean spray fields in noncontiguous areas across the site tracts, taking buffers and soil
suitability into account.
At a peak rate of approximately 330,000 gallons per day and 130,000 average gallons per day, the total annual flow will
be 47.5 million gallons.Assumptions were made for this alternative analysis based on nearby currently permitted land
application systems. Table 4 below shows the average application rates for nearby land application systems found on
the NCDEQ Online GIS NPDES Non-Discharge Permits.
Table 5. Nearby Land Application Site Data
Hourly Rate Yearly Max
Permit Flow, GPD Storage Requirement ANeeS Application Application Soils
Limit, in/hr Rate. in/yr
WQ0018497 BaB-Badlin
(Union 6,750 209,440-gallon effluent 6��� 0.11 13.0 Channery,2-8%
County) storage lagoonslopes
383,073-gallon
WQ0038608 synthetically-lined
(Union 7,200 effluent storage pond ,, i i 20.5 GsB-
County) with an effective storage Goldston/Badin
volume of 262,735
gallons
WhB2-White
two wastewater holding Store
WQ0000957 PoB-Pinoka-
(Anson 175,000 ponds in series with a 1» 77 0.5 (Winter), 18 (Winter), Carbonton
County) total capacity
of 16.25 1.0 (Summer) 36 (Summer) MaB Mayodan
CrB-
Creedmoor
WQ0032548
(Union 36O 3000-gallon 0 77 0 1 22.36 ZnB-Zion
County) storage/pump tank gravelly loam
Research of nearby land application sites was used to estimate retention time based on storage requirements. The
assumed value for this alternative is an average of 53 days of storage to meet the requirements of land application
systems by NCDEQ regulations(required five day and 25%daily flow aerated equalization;minimum 30 days of residual
storage).
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The soils of the nearby land application sites are generally poor to moderately drained,and application rates vary from
13.0 to 24 inches per year.The soils in the proposed area consist of predominantly Tarrus gravelly silty clay loam soils
which are generally moderately well drained. For the purpose of this analysis, an average of the application rates of the
nearby land application sites is used as the assumed average loading rate. The various soils in the area provide for an
average loading rate of 20 inches per year. A wetted acreage to total acreage ratio of 1.6 is used to account for buffers
(stream, property lines, slopes, etc.) and poor soils, based on WQ0043559 & WQ0043559 Soil Scientist/Agronomist
Reports net usable acreage ratio average.
Using these assumptions, approximately 87 acres of land would be needed for spray irrigation of 60 minutes per day.
Incorporating the wetted acreage to total acreage ratio,approximately 140 acres of land would be needed for irrigation.
A market rate of$5,500-$11,000 per acre(for large tracts as indicated by Union County GIS) could mean an additional
$1,540,000 in land acquisition for land application. In addition, land for the footprint of 3 storage basins would be
needed along with pump stations to meet the minimum 25% flow equalization, 5-day effluent storage and 30-day
residual holding requirements of 15A NCAC 02T 0505(i), (o), and (w),increasing the required capacities. In addition,
capital costs for the design and construction of the spray irrigation fields and equipment and additional recurring costs
for the operation and maintenance of appurtenances for spray irrigation would be incurred. Onsite subsurface systems
are not feasible for the planned density and lot sizes of this development and therefore not evaluated.
3.3 Wastewater Reuse
Wastewater reuse is governed by 15A NCAC 02U,which describes the acceptable uses for reclaimed water. To meet
the "beneficial reuse" definition in the regulations,irrigation of public and private landscapes and turf sewer cleaning,
and decorative ponds and fountains are identified as potential reuse opportunities within this residential development.
The closest golf course is approximately 5.4 miles away from the site of the proposed wastewater treatment facility to
the east. As part of its operations, WMPOTC plans to incorporate reuse where feasible to reduce the volume of
discharge to the receiving stream. For a reuse opportunity to be a viable solution,it would need to accept or reduce a
significant portion of the estimated wastewater flow.Reuse would require storage capacity as discussed and calculated
above under land application alternative evaluation as well as additional capital costs for the design and construction
and additional recurring costs for the operation and maintenance of appurtenances to enable reuse. In the event
conditions do not allow for reuse,an alternative method of disposal would be needed.
3.4 Direct Discharge to Surface Waters
A direct discharge to surface water would be accomplished through the design and construction of a small wastewater
treatment plant that would be owned and operated by WMPOTC that would discharge treated wastewater to McNeely
Branch or Blythe Creek. The wastewater treatment plant would employ a hybrid fixed film-activated sludge process
with a small footprint.The treatment plant and effluent characteristics would be operated and maintained in accordance
with an NPDES permit to meet secondary treatment standards. For this alternative WMPOTC will supply,install,and
operate an AquaPoint AquaFASTM Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge (IFAS)treatment system or an AquaPoint
AquaCFI J TM aerobic moving bed biofilm reactor(MBBR)using high density polyethylene(HDPE) media designed to
treat domestic wastewater from the proposed development. Each chamber shall incorporate AquaCELL466TM high
density polyethylene media fluidized in the activated sludge process using medium bubble aeration assemblies and
positive displacement blowers. The system shall be capable of treating daily wastewater flow meeting required permit
allowances with primary and secondary treatment supplemented with Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR) as required
using modified activated sludge processes. Secondary clarification will follow the activated sludge system after which
disinfection will be accomplished using redundant UV disinfection parallel units. Costs associated with this alternative
include the capital costs of design and installation as well as recurring costs of operation and maintenance of the
treatment unit, including a potential increase in laboratory costs over land application. The treatment unit would
discharge treated effluent to McNeely Branch or Blythe Creek at an outfall located onsite.The expected capital cost for
this alternative is approximately$9 million.
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3.5 Combinations of Alternatives
As stated above,WMPOTC plans to incorporate reuse where feasible to reduce the volume of discharge to the receiving
stream in addition to the direct discharge to surface waters. While the reuse will not significantly reduce the volume of
its discharge to surface waters,reuse opportunities within the development will allow for a reduction in the discharge
volume. Another combination would be land application during dry seasons when soil is more amenable and stream
flow is lower, thereby reducing the volume of discharge to surface waters. Incorporating a land application system in
conjunction with the wastewater treatment direct discharge would require the design, construction, operation and
maintenance of both alternatives,making the capital and recurring costs not economically feasible.
4.0 CONCLUSION
Table 5 presents a summary of the alternatives which were evaluated for this project. This summary includes a 20-year
Present Value of Costs Analysis (PVCA) cost comparison using preliminary design level effort. The 2024 discount rate
used in the cost analysis was found in EPA's Appendix C of OMB Circular No. A-94 Revised December 28, 2023
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CircularA-94AppendixC.pdf). The PVCA takes into
account capital costs (including land acquisition, equipment, labor, installation, design) as well as recurring costs
(operation and maintenance,laboratory costs assuming a weekly monitoring regime for discharge systems and a monthly
regime for non-discharge systems, operator and support staff, residual disposal, connection fees and subsequent user
fees,permit and compliance fees,utilities).Based upon the analysis of feasible alternatives,a direct discharge to surface
water under an NPDES permit presents the most environmentally and economically feasible alternative for this
residential development.WMPOTC plans to incorporate reuse where feasible to reduce the volume of discharge to the
receiving stream in addition to the direct discharge to surface waters. While the reuse will not significantly reduce the
volume of its discharge to surface waters,reuse opportunities within the development will allow for a reduction in the
discharge volume.
Table 6. Summary of Alternatives
Alternative Capital Costs Recurring Costs 20-Year Present Feasibility/Environmental
Value of Costs Impact
Connection to an Not feasible—there is no
existing wastewater N/A N/A N/A
system within a 5-mile radius
treatment plant with plans to expand to the
project area
Low feasibility;large acreage,
additional design and
. Land application construction and maintenance
(onsite subsurface $13M $0.65M $21.3M costs in addition to
system,irrigation) wastewater treatment plant
design and construction
Least feasible;but may be
present with a combination of
$10M $1.OM $22.8M a direct discharge alternative;
Wastewater Reuse additional appurtenances in
addition to wastewater
treatment plant construction
Most feasible;least capital
Direct discharge to $9M $0.9M $20.5M and energy use;lowest land
surface waters footprint
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ATTACHMENT 1

CDG
4301 Taggart Creek Road July 15,2024
SS
Charlotte,NC 28208
Tel[phone] Lee Jensen,Planning Director
Union County Planning
NC License No.C-4973 500 North Main Street,Suite 70
SC COA No.7171 Monroe,NC 28112
cdge.com Dear Mr.Jensen,
CDG,Inc. has been retained by Waste Management Pros of the Carolinas to assist in
evaluating the engineering alternatives to provide sewerage service to a new residential
development in Union County.The proposed residential development will be located
on Waxhaw Highway west of Hermitage Place Drive and downtown Waxhaw.The
site,known as Yarbrough Properties,is described as follows:
SITE STATISTICS
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: PROPERTIES SOUTH O-F WAXHAW PARKWAY
PIN* 05087021K90.05087021.190.05087021E,05087021H.
05060008D.05087020A,05087020
TOTAL PROPERTY AREA i229 3 ACRES
CURRENT ZONING: R-20
PROPOSED ZONING: TBD(NC OR R-4I
PROPOSED DENSITY: 2.55 UNITS!ACRE
NUMBER OF LOTS:
TOWNHOMES: 301
SINGLE-FAMILY 40'LOTS 119
SINGLE-FAMILY 50'LOTS 185
TOTAL 585
TYPICAL LOT SIZE:
TOWNHOMES: 22'x 100'
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED 40'x 120'
50'x 130'
As part of the Engineering Alternatives Analysis required by the North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality,we are requesting your input on the application
• for an NPDES permit via the attached Local Government Review Form. A copy of the
NPDES Permit Application is also attached.We request that your agency complete the
Local Government Review Form and return the form signed and notarized to us within 15
days. If you have any questions regarding this request,please contact one of the
undersigned at(704) 394-6913.
Sincerely,
Melinda . Greene,EI Robert L. Griffin,PE
Project Manager VP—NC Operations
ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A. Local Government Review Form
General Statute Overview: North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 (c)(6)allows input from local governments in the issuance
of NPDES Permits for non-municipal domestic wastewater treatment facilities. Specifically, the Environmental Management
Commission (EMC) may not act on an application for a new non-municipal domestic wastewater discharge facility until it has
• received a written statement from each city and county government having jurisdiction over any part of the lands on which the
proposed facility and its appurtenances are to be located. The written statement shall document whether the city or county has a
zoning or subdivision ordinance in effect and(if such an ordinance is in effect)whether the proposed facility is consistent with the
ordinance. The EMC shall not approve a permit application for any facility which a city or county has determined to be inconsistent
with zoning or subdivision ordinances unless the approval of such application is determined to have statewide significance and is
in the best interest of the State.
Instructions to the Applicant: Prior to submitting an application for a NPDES Permit for a proposed facility,the applicant shall
request that both the nearby city and county government complete this form. The applicant must:
■ Submit a copy of the permit application(with a written request for this form to be completed)to the clerk of the city and
the county by certified mail,return receipt requested.
• If either(or both)local government(s)fail(s)to mail the completed form,as evidenced by the postmark on the certified mail
card(s),within 15 days after receiving and signing for the certified mail, the applicant may submit the application to the
NPDES Unit.
• As evidence to the Commission that the local government(s) failed to respond within 15 days,the applicant shall submit a
copy of the certified mail card along with a notarized letter stating that the local government(s) failed to respond within the
15-day period.
Instructions to the Local Government: The nearby city and/or county government which may have or has jurisdiction over any
part of the land on which the proposed facility or its appurtenances are to be located is required to complete and return this form
to the applicant within 15 days of receipt. The form must be signed and notarized.
Name of local government
(City/County)
Does the city/county have jurisdiction over any part of the land on which the proposed facility and its appurtenances are to be
located? Yes[ ] No[ ] If no,please sign this form,have it notarized,and return it to the applicant.
Does the city/county have in effect a zoning or subdivision ordinance? Yes [ ] No[ ]
If there is a zoning or subdivision ordinance in effect,is the plan for the proposed facility consistent with the ordinance? Yes [ ]
No[ ]
Date Signature
(City Manager/County Manager)
State of ,County of
On this day of , ,personally appeared before me,the said
name to me known and known to me to be the person described in
and who executed the foregoing document and he(or she)acknowledged that he(or she)executed the same and being duly sworn
by me,made oath that the statements in the foregoing document are true.
My Commission expires . (Signature of Notary Public)
Notary Public(Official Seal)
EAA Guidance Document Revision:October 2019
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ATTACHMENT 2

From: Cameron Farmer
To: Melinda Greene
Subject: RN: USGS response to DWR USGS Low Flows request#2024-289(dated 2023/10/04)for Blythe Creek Union
County...RE: [EXTERNAL]Low-flow request approval
Date: Wednesday,December 6,2023 7:11:01 AM
Attachments: cdglogooms 5dcc199a-9758-4a5c-b98f-35d7bde98330.onq
See below, thank you.
Cameron Farmer
Geologist
G
4301 Taggart Creek Rd., Charlotte, NC 28208
Office 704.394.6913 I Cell 704.661.0485
E-mail cameron.farmerrccdge.com
From: Weaver,John C<[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 12:54 PM
To: Cameron Farmer<[e-mail]>
Cc: Kebede, Adugna <[e-mail]>; Montebello, Michael J
<[e-mail]>; Denard, Derek<[e-mail]>; Litzenberger,
Kristin S<[e-mail]>; Dowden, Doug<[e-mail]>;Albertin,
Klaus P<[e-mail]>; Weaver,John C<[e-mail]>
Subject: USGS response to DWR USGS Low Flows request# 2024-289 (dated 2023/10/04)for Blythe
Creek Union County...RE: [EXTERNAL] Low-flow request approval
Mr. Farmer,
In response to your inquiry about the low-flow characteristics for Blythe Creek immediately
upstream from its confluence with McNeely Branch located east-southeast of Waxhaw in southwest
Union County,the following information is provided:
A check of the low-flow files here at the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center(SAWSC, Raleigh
office) does not indicate a previous low-flow determination for the point of interest on McNeely
Branch, identified by the lat/long coordinates(34.91850, -80.71690) provided via email dated
10/04/2023 from the DWR USGS Low Flows portal following your request submission.
For the record:
1. The point of interest on Blythe Creek is one of two points of interest located immediately
adjacent to each other for which low-flow characteristics were requested on the same date.
The second point of interest is on McNeely Branch at its mouth just upstream from its
confluence with Blythe Creek. The unit low-flow yields applied to this point of interest on

Blythe Creek were identical to the low-flow yields applied to the point of interest on McNeely
Branch.
2. This point of interest on Blythe Creek is also in vicinity for a nearby point of interest on
Mundys Run just upstream from its confluence with West Fork TwelveMile Creek near
Weddington in southwest Union County where low-flow characteristics were estimated in
response to a low-flow request(#2023-238, dated 2022/10/12). Because of the similarity in
location as well as the availability of index sites in southwest Union County,the approach and
unit low-flow yields used for the estimates on Mundys Run were likewise applied to the low-
flow estimates for Blythe Creek and McNeely Branch.
No USGS discharge records are known to exist for the point of interest.
In the absence of site-specific discharge records sufficient for a low-flow analysis, estimates of low-
flow characteristics at ungaged locations are determined by assessing a range in the low-flow yields
(expressed as flow per square mile drainage area, or cfsm) at nearby sites where estimates have
previously been determined.
A basin delineation completed using the online USGS StreamStats application for North Carolina
(https://streamstats.usgs.gov/ss/) indicates the drainage area for the point of interest(StreamStats
adjusted coordinates 34.91850, -80.71690 NAD83) is 0.69 sqmi, which confirms the drainage area
submitted as part of the request information.
For streams in southwest Union County, low-flow characteristics published by the USGS are
provided in the following reports:
(1) The first is a statewide report completed in the early 1990's. It is USGS Water-Supply Paper 2403,
"Low-flow characteristics of streams in North Carolina" (Giese and Mason, 1993). An online version
of the report is available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/wsp/2403/report.pdf. The report provides the low-
flow characteristics (based on data through 1988) via regional relations and at-site values for sites
with drainage basins between 1 and 400 sqmi and not considered or known to be affected by
regulation and/or diversions.
(2)The third is a statewide reportpublished in March 2015. It is USGS Scientific Investigations
P g
Report 2015-5001, "Low-flow characteristics and flow-duration statistics for selected USGS
continuous-record streamgaging stations in North Carolina through 2012" (Weaver, 2015). The
report is available online at htto://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2015/5001/. The report provides updated low-
flow characteristics and flow-duration statistics for 266 active(as of 2012 water year) and
discontinued streamgages across the state where a minimum of 10 climatic years discharge records
were available for flow analyses.
Low-flow characteristics estimated for point of interest:
There are very limited streamflow records for stream locations within the portion of southwest
Union County that drain within the Catawba River basin. Inspection of the above reports indicates

the presence of only one downstream continuous-record streamgage on Twelve Mile Creek near
Waxhaw in Union County(station id 02146900, NWIS drainage area = 76.5 sqmi, period of
continuous record from October 1986 to February 2004)within reasonable vicinity of the point of
interest ni having visually similar underlying geologic characteristics. It was judged to use this site
for the determination of the low-flow characteristics at the point of interest on Blythe Creek. Based
on the most recent published low-flow characteristics for this streamgage, the low-flow discharge
yields for the indicated flow statistics are as follows:
Annual 7Q10 low-flow yield =0.0009 cfsm
Annual 30Q2 low-flow yield =0.0353 cfsm
Winter 7Q10 low-flow yield =0.0157 cfsm
Annual 7Q2 low-flow yield =0.0157 cfsm
Average annual discharge yield =0.95 cfsm
Application of the above range in yields to the drainage area (1.59 sqmi)for the point of interest
results in the following estimated low-flow discharges:
Annual 7Q10 low-flow discharge=0.0006 cfs(rounded down to zero flow)
Annual 30Q2 low-flow discharge=0.024 cfs(rounded down to zero flow)
Winter 7Q10 low-flow discharge=0.011 cfs(rounded down to zero flow)
Annual 7Q2 low-flow discharge=0.011 cfs(rounded down to zero flow)
Average annual discharge discharge=0.66 cfs
Please note:
(1)The estimated flows are provided in units of cubic feet per second (cfs).
(2)The low-flow yields provided above are rounded to 2 significant figures. Estimated low-flow
discharges less than 1 cfs are rounded to 2 significant figures. If between 1 and 100 cfs, then
rounded to 1 decimal place; if greater than 100,then rounded to the nearest whole number(zero
decimal places).
(3)The information provided in this message is based on a preliminary assessment and considered
provisional, subject to revision pending collection of future data and further analyses.
These provisional streamflow statistics are provided via the DWR USGS Low Flows cooperative
agreement between the USGS and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water
Resources.
Hope this information is helpful.
Thank you.

Curtis Weaver
J. Curtis Weaver, PE
Assistant Director for Data - North Carolina
USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center(GA-SC-NC)
3916 Sunset Ridge Road I Raleigh, NC 27607
Mobile: [phone]
From:Albertin, Klaus P<klaus.albertinPdeq.nc.gov>
Sent:Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:12 PM
To: cameron.farmerPcdge.com
Cc: Weaver,John C<jcweaver(aJusgs.gov>;Albertin, Klaus P<klaus.albertinPdeq.nc.gov>; Kebede,
Adugna<adugna.kebedePdea.nc.gov>; Montebello, Michael J <Michael.MontebelloPdeq.nc.gov>;
Denard, Derek<[e-mail]>; Litzenberger, Kristin S
<Kristin.LitzenbergerPdea.nc.gov>; Dowden, Doug<[e-mail]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Low-flow request approval
This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links,
opening attachments, or responding.
Your request has been approved and will be forwarded to USGS. A response from USGS
usually takes 7- 10 business days.
Request Flow Statistic Approval
Request ID: 289
Requestor: Cameron Farmer
Requestor e-mail: cameron.farmer rI cdige.com
Requestor Phone: [phone]
Local Government:
Public Water Supply:
Consultant: CDG, Inc.

Contact: Cameron Farmer
Reason: Permit
River/Stream: Blythe Creek
Drainage Area (sq. mi.): 0.69
Latitude: 34.91850
Longitude: -80.71690
Other Information:
Statististics: ["7QI0","7Q10 - Winter","7Q2","Average Annual","30Q2"]
Approved by: Albertin, Klaus P
Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third
parties by an authorized state official

From: Cameron Farmer
To: Melinda Greene
Subject: FW:USGS response to DWR USGS Low Flows request#2024-288(dated 2023/10/04)for McNeely Branch Union
County...RE:[EXTERNAL]Low-flow request approval
Date: Wednesday,December 6,2023 7:10:49 AM
Attachments: cdaloaooms 5dcc199a-9758-4a5c-b98f-35d7bde98330.onq
See below, thank you.
Cameron Farmer
Geologist
CDG
4301 Taggart Creek Rd., Charlotte, NC 28208
Office 704.394.6913 I Cell 704.661.0485
E-mail cameron.farmerrii)cdge.com
From: Weaver,John C<[e-mail]>
Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 12:54 PM
To: Cameron Farmer<[e-mail]>
Cc: Kebede, Adugna<[e-mail]>; Montebello, Michael J
<[e-mail]>; Denard, Derek<[e-mail]>; Litzenberger,
Kristin S<[e-mail]>; Dowden, Doug<[e-mail]>;Albertin,
Klaus P<[e-mail]>; Weaver,John C<[e-mail]>
Subject: USGS response to DWR USGS Low Flows request# 2024-288(dated 2023/10/04)for
McNeely Branch Union County...RE: [EXTERNAL] Low-flow request approval
Mr. Farmer,
In response to your inquiry about the low-flow characteristics for McNeely Branch at its mouth just
upstream from its confluence with Blythe Creek located east-southeast of Waxhaw in southwest
Union County,the following information is provided:
A check of the low-flow files here at the USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center(SAWSC, Raleigh
h g
office) does not indicate a previous low-flow determination for the point of interest on McNeely
Branch, identified by the lat/long coordinates(34.91868, -80.71705) provided via email dated
10/04/2023 from the DWR USGS Low Flows portal following your request submission.
For the record:
1. The point of interest on McNeely Branch is one of two points of interest located immediately
adjacent to each other for which low-flow characteristics were requested on the same date.
The second point of interest is on Blythe Creek immediately upstream from its confluence
with McNeely Branch. The unit low-flow yields applied to this point of interest on McNeely

Branch were identical to the low-flow yields applied to the point of interest on Blythe Creek.
2. This point of interest on McNeely Branch is also in vicinity for a nearby point of interest on
Mundys Run just upstream from its confluence with West Fork TwelveMile Creek near
Weddington in southwest Union County where low-flow characteristics were estimated in
response to a low-flow request(#2023-238, dated 2022/10/12). Because of the similarity in
location as well as the availability of index sites in southwest Union County,the approach and
unit low-flow yields used for the estimates on Mundys Run were likewise applied to the low-
flow estimates for McNeely Branch and Blythe Creek.
No USGS discharge records are known to exist for the point of interest.
In the absence of site-specific discharge records sufficient for a low-flow analysis, estimates of low-
flow characteristics at ungaged locations are determined by assessing a range in the low-flow yields
(expressed as flow per square mile drainage area, or cfsm) at nearby sites where estimates have
previously been determined.
A basin delineation completed using the online USGS StreamStats application for North Carolina
(https://streamstats.usgs.gov/ss/) indicates the drainage area for the point of interest (StreamStats
adjusted coordinates 34.91866, -80.71690 NAD83) is 1.59 sqmi, which confirms the drainage area
submitted as part of the request information.
For streams in southwest Union County,low-flow characteristics published by the USGS are
provided in the following reports:
(1)The first is a statewide report completed in the early 1990's. It is USGS Water-Supply Paper 2403,
"Low-flow characteristics of streams in North Carolina" (Giese and Mason, 1993). An online version
of the report is available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/wso/2403/reoort.odf. The report provides the low-
flow characteristics (based on data through 1988) via regional relations and at-site values for sites
with drainage basins between 1 and 400 sqmi and not considered or known to be affected by
regulation and/or diversions.
(2)The third is a statewide report published in March 2015. It is USGS Scientific Investigations
Report 2015-5001, "Low-flow characteristics and flow-duration statistics for selected USGS
continuous-record streamgaging stations in North Carolina through 2012" (Weaver, 2015). The
report is available online at htto://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2015/5001/. The report provides updated low-
flow characteristics and flow-duration statistics for 266 active(as of 2012 water year) and
discontinued streamgages across the state where a minimum of 10 climatic years discharge records
were available for flow analyses.
Low-flow characteristics estimated for point of interest:
There are very limited streamflow records for stream locations within the portion of southwest
Union County that drain within the Catawba River basin. Inspection of the above reports indicates
the presence of only one downstream continuous-record streamgage on Twelve Mile Creek near

Waxhaw in Union County(station id 02146900, NWIS drainage area = 76.5 sqmi, period of
continuous record from October 1986 to February 2004)within reasonable vicinity of the point of
interest and having visually similar underlying geologic characteristics. It was judged to use this site
for the determination of the low-flow characteristics at the point of interest on McNeely Branch.
Based on the most recent published low-flow characteristics for this streamgage,the low-flow
discharge yields for the indicated flow statistics are as follows:
Annual 7Q10 low-flow yield =0.0009 cfsm
Annual 30Q2 low-flow yield =0.0353 cfsm
Winter 7410 low-flow yield =0.0157 cfsm
Annual 7Q2 low-flow yield =0.0157 cfsm
Average annual discharge yield =0.95 cfsm
Application of the above range in yields to the drainage area (1.59 sqmi)for the point of interest
results in the following estimated low-flow discharges:
Annual 7010 low-flow discharge=0.001 cfs(rounded down to zero flow)
Annual 30Q2 low-flow discharge=0.056 cfs
Winter 7010 low-flow discharge=0.025 cfs(rounded down to zero flow)
Annual 7Q2 low-flow discharge=0.025 cfs(rounded down to zero flow)
Average annual discharge discharge= 1.5 cfs
Please note:
(1)The estimated flows are provided in units of cubic feet per second (cfs).
(2)The low-flow yields provided above are rounded to 2 significant figures. Estimated low-flow
discharges less than 1 cfs are rounded to 2 significant figures. If between 1 and 100 cfs, then
rounded to 1 decimal place; if greater than 100,then rounded to the nearest whole number(zero
decimal places).
(3)The information provided in this message is based on a preliminary assessment and considered
provisional, subject to revision pending collection of future data and further analyses.
These provisional streamflow statistics are provided via the DWR USGS Low Flows cooperative
agreement between the USGS and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water
Resources.
Hope this information is helpful.
Thank you.
Curtis Weaver

J. Curtis Weaver, PE
Assistant Director for Data- North Carolina
USGS South Atlantic Water Science Center(GA-SC-NC)
3916 Sunset Ridge Road I Raleigh, NC 27607
Mobile: [phone]
From: Albertin, Klaus P<[e-mail]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 4, 2023 3:12 PM
To: cameron.farmerPcdge.com
Cc: Weaver,John C<jcweaver( usgs.gov>; Albertin, Klaus P<klaus.albertinPdea.nc.gov>; Kebede,
Adugna<adugna.kebedePdeq.nc.gov>; Montebello, Michael J <Michael.MontebelloPdeq.nc.gov>;
Denard, Derek<derek.denardc deq.nc.gov>; Litzenberger, Kristin S
<Kristin.LitzenbergerPdeq.nc.gov>; Dowden, Doug<doug.dowdenPdeq.nc.gov>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Low-flow request approval
This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links,
opening attachments, or responding.
Your request has been approved and will be forwarded to USGS. A response from USGS
usually takes 7- 10 business days.
Request Flow Statistic Approval
Request ID: 288
Requestor: Cameron Farmer
Requestor e-mail: cameron.farmer@a cdge.com
Requestor Phone: [phone]
Local Government:
Public Water Supply:
Consultant: CDG, Inc.
Contact: Cameron Farmer

Reason: Permit
River/Stream: McNeely Branch
Drainage Area(sq. mi.): 1.59
Latitude: 34.91868
Longitude: -80.71705
Other Information:
Statististics: ["7Q 10","7Q 10 - Winter","7Q2","Average Annual","30Q2"]
Approved by: Albertin, Klaus P
Email correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third
parties by an authorized state official