WQ0015586_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20240814

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Water Resources | Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive | 1628 Mail Service Center | Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
919.791.4200

August 14, 2024

Neeraj K. Surana and Gita N. Mody
102 Strowd Ln.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
901 Old Fayetteville Rd. SFR
Wastewater Irrigation System
Permit Number: WQ0015586
Orange County

Dear Neeraj Surana and Gita Mody,

On August 5, 2024, Staff of the Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office
conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of the wastewater treatment system located at 901 Old
Fayetteville Rd. in Chapel Hill. The purpose of this inspection was to ensure compliance with the subject
permit.

This compliance evaluation inspection consisted of the following:
•Review of the permit;
•Review of the owner/facility information;
•On-site inspection of treatment and storage components

The current permit was issued August 28, 2018 and expired on July 31, 2023.

Our records indicate the treatment system is permitted to consist of a 1,200 gallon baffled septic tank, a
distribution box, dual parallel 210 square-foot (ft2) subsurface sand filters, a tablet chlorinator, two 1,200
gallon storage/pump tanks with a 9.9 gallon per minute (GPM), and high-water alarm, a 0.30 acre spray
irrigation area with three non-overlapping, full-circle, 74-foot-diameter sprinkler heads, and all associated
piping, valves, controls, and appurtenances.
Non-Discharge Permit WQ0015586 authorizes the operation of up to 480 gallons per day (GPD). The
authorized irrigation is in accordance with the effluent limits and monitoring requirements established
within the Non-Discharge Permit. The items below show what conditions were noted at your facility:
• At the time of the inspection, the system had not been constructed.
Non-Discharge permit WQ0015586 requires the permittee to “pay the annual administering and
compliance monitoring fee within thirty days after being billed by the Division.” Division records
indicate the required annual fees ($60 per year) for the period ending July 31, 2025 and due August 15,
2024 has been paid. There are no overdue fees for the subject Non-discharge permit.
Docusign Envelope ID: 63446164-910A-4A3D-9E1B-485C9F5F2843
WQ0015586
Orange
August 14, 2024
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality | Division of Water Resources | Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive | 1628 Mail Service Center | Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
919.791.4200

If you have any questions about this inspection or this letter, please contact Chris Smith at
[e-mail] or 919-791-4257.

Sincerely,

Michael Hall, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ

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Docusign Envelope ID: 63446164-910A-4A3D-9E1B-485C9F5F2843