NC0003441_Waiver of Monthy Reporting Requirement_20170831

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ROY COOPER
Governs
MICHAEL S REGAN
Secretaw
S JAY ZIMMERMAN
Du ecls
August 31, 2017
Mr. Neal Willard
Wise Developments, LLC
P.O Box 804
Mount Airy, NC 27030-0804
Subject: Waiver of Monthly Reporting Requirement
Wise Storage Solutions
NPDES Permit NC0003441
Stokes County
Dear Mr Willard:
As stated by 15A NCAC 02B 0506(a)(1)(E), permittees must continue to submit monthly Discharge Monitoring Reports
(DMRs) to the Division, even when there is no discharge from the facility during the reporting period The Director may
waive this requirement during extended periods of no discharge
Your request to cease submission of DMRs stated that you have "installed a septic tank to handle this location as it will be
used for warehousing from this point forward" You statement was confirmed by the recent inspection report from Justin
Henderson of the Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO)
After reviewing your request and considering the recommendation of the staff of the WSRO, I have agreed to waive the
requirement to submit monthly DMRs for the subject facility, effective September 1, 2017 The DMRs up through August
2017 should be submitted as usual
Please be aware that your firm remains liable for any wastewater discharge from the facility. Should any discharge occur, the
discharge must be monitored as required by permit NC0003441 Notify the WSRO of any pertinent developments that anse
regarding wastewater treatment at this facility, especially if the treatment system is reactivated We strongly recommend that
you plug the outfall line from the lagoon, and maintain the lagoon & dam as noted in Mr Henderson's inspection report
[attached] Until the lagoon is emptied and properly deactivated, it remains a potential liability to you as the facility owner.
Please note while requirements for operator visitation, monitoring and reporting are being waived during the period of no
discharge, your firm [as permittee] is still required to pay the Annual Administering and Compliance Monitoring Fee that is
associated with this and all NPDES permits
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact Joe Corporon at 919-807-6394, or
via email Doe.corporon@ncdenr gov]
S
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Director, Division of Water Resources
cc• Central Files
Winston-Salem Regional Office / Justin Henderson
NPDES file
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https.//deq nc gov/aboubdivisions/water-resources/water-resources-permits/wastewater-branch/npdes-wastewater-permits

NPDES ydmo/day Inspection Type (Cont)
31 NC0003447 111 12 17108101 117 ^18 I o I
Serhnn n• summary of Rndino/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
WSRO was notified by Mr Neil Willard that the subject facility's wastewater needs were now being
served by a subsurface wastewater system on July 11, 2017, and that he would like to pursue inactive
status for the subject permit WSRO staff person Justin Henderson meet Neil Willard on-site July 25,
2017 and dyed restroom facilities In an attempt to verify that all wastewater had now been diverted to
the subsurface system for treatment. Mr. Henderson informed Mr. Willard at that time that the outlet
assoicated with the treatment lagoon also needed to be "plugged" to eliminated future potential
discharges On Aug 2, 2017 Mr. Henderson performed a follow-up visit at the subject facility. There
was no evidence of dye in the treatment lagoon, which appears to verify that all wastewater has now
been diverted to and treated by the subsurface system. Mr. Henderson noted at this time that the outlet
to the treatment lagoon had not been "plugged". The WSRO regional office is satisfied that all
wastewater generated by the subject facility has now been diverted away from all treatment
components of the subject NPDES permit, and therefore do not have any objections to the permit
being placed in "inactive" status. However, the Permittee should be aware that failure to "plug" the
lagoon outlet pipe may lead to future discharges which would invalidate the "Inactive" status. The
WSRO regional office also highly recommends that the dam/dike assosciated with the treatment
lagoon be properly maintained to reduce risk of bypasses. Mr. Henderson observed some woody
vegetation currently on the subject dam, which may compromise the dam's integrity Increasing the
potential for a bypass event. The Permittee may send request for offical "inactive" status by email Joe
Corporon (NPDES permitting) atjoe.corporon@ncdenr. gov.
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