WQ0035809_Additional Information Request #1_20240705

July 5, 2024
JOHN MCDONALD – PRESIDENT
OLD NORTH STATE WATER COMPANY, INC.
POST OFFICE BOX 10127
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35202
Subject: Application No. WQ0035809
Additional Information Request #1
Stateside WWTP
High-Rate Infiltration System
Onslow County
Dear Mr. McDonald,
Division of Water Resources’ Central and Regional staff have reviewed the application package
received on April 8, 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 August 5,
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 S 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
[e-mail]. Thank you for your cooperation.
Sincerely,
Zachary J. Mega, Engineer III
Division of Water Resources
cc: Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section (Electronic Copy)
John F. Phillips, PE – Diehl & Phillips, P.A. (Electronic Copy)
Laserfiche File (Electronic Copy)
Mr. John McDonald
July 5, 2024
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A. Overall:
1. Mr. Tyler G. Benson and Mr. Geoffrey G. Kegley from the Wilmington Regional Office (WiRO)
reviewed the submitted application package and provided the following comments:
a. The Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) for the facility has stated that high-rate infiltration
Basins 3, 4, and 5 may not be assimilating waste at the permitted loading rates. Condition
III.15 of the Final Permit issued on January 30, 2023, requires the Permittee to clean the
infiltration areas at least once per permit cycle to remove deposited materials that may impede
the infiltration process. Please provide the cleaning records for these high-rate infiltration
basins pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0707(h).
b. The Division has only received two months (February 2023 and June 2023) of monitoring well
sampling data since the Permittee constructed monitoring wells MW-4, MW-5, and MW-6 on
December 5, 2018. Condition IV.13 and Attachment C of the Final Permit issued on January
30, 2023, require the Permittee to submit a Compliance Monitoring Form (GW-59) with
attached copies of laboratory analyses every February, June, and October. Please provide all
sampling data for these monitoring wells pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0105(m).
B. Cover Letter:
1. No comment.
C. Application Fee:
1. No comment.
D. Application (Form: HRIS 06-16):
1. Item IV.9 – Pursuant to Instruction P of Form: HRIS 06-16 and 15A NCAC 02T .0105(c)(10),
please provide documentation from the Department’s Natural Heritage Program demonstrating the
presence or absence of threatened or endangered species within the boundary of the wastewater
treatment, storage, and infiltration facilities. The Division requires this documentation for all new
projects and modifications regardless of scope.
2. Item V.11.e – Please add the proposed flow equalization pumps to the table.

Mr. John McDonald
July 5, 2024
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E. Property Ownership Documentation:
1. Pursuant to Instruction D of Form: HRIS 06-16 and 15A NCAC 02T .0704(f), please provide
property ownership documentation. See Comment E.2.
2. Condition II.10 of the Final Permit issued on January 30, 2023, requires the Permittee to execute
and file with the Onslow County Register of Deeds (RoD) an easement running with the la nd for
any land within the compliance boundary of the high-rate infiltration basins that the Permittee does
not own (i.e., Basins 1 and 2). The Agreement included with the Final Permit issued on March 1,
2017, which discusses the terms between the A. Sydes Construction, Inc. and Old North State Water
Company, Inc. was not filed with the Brunswick County RoD nor does it meet the requirements of
15A NCAC 02L .0107(k).
Please either:
a. Provide an executed easement document filed with the Onslow County RoD that meets the
requirements of 15A NCAC 02L .0107(k) and, if necessary, revise the previous Agreement.
b. Revise the previous Agreement to meet the requirements of 15A NCAC 02L .0107(k) and act
as an easement running with the land, and file the Agreement with the Onslow County RoD.
F. Setback Waivers:
1. No comment.
G. Soil Evaluation:
1. N/A
H. Agronomist Evaluation:
1. N/A
I. Hydrogeologic Report:
1. N/A
J. Water Balance:
1. N/A
K. Engineering Plans:
1. No comment.

Mr. John McDonald
July 5, 2024
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L. Specifications:
1. The replacement Dosatron pump (supplying sodium hydroxide [NaOH] to the membranes) that the
Engineering Plans depict is not included in Section 11-A of the Specifications. If this is not a like-
for-like replacement, please include the relevant specifications for the Dosatron pump and any other
related components of the membrane clean-in-place (CIP) system pursuant to Instruction J of Form:
HRIS 06-16 and 15A NCAC 02T .0704(c)(2).
M. Engineering Calculations:
1. No comment.
N. Site Map:
1. Please include the names of each monitoring well (i.e., MW-4, MW-5, and MW-6) on each page
of the Site Map.
O. Power Reliability Plan:
1. No comment.
P. Operation & Maintenance Plan:
1. No comment.
Q. Residuals Management Plan:
1. No comment.

Mr. John McDonald
July 5, 2024
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R. Additional Documentation:
 Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity:
1. No comment.
 Existing Permit:
1. No comment.
 Final Environmental Document:
1. N/A
 Floodway Regulation Compliance:
1. N/A
 Operational Agreement:
1. N/A
 Threatened or Endangered Aquatic Species Documentation:
1. See Comment D.1.
 Wastewater Chemical Analysis:
1. N/A
S. Recommendations (Response not required):
1. Engineering Plans –
a. Sheet 2 – Recommend removing the stray linework under “Phase I – Installation of New
Membranes in Existing Membrane Tank”.