WQCS00213_Varience Request_20180410

ROY COOPER
'-4 Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER,
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Interim Director
April 10, 2018
William H. Edmundson, Mayor
Town of Stantonsburg
P.O. Box 10
Stantonsburg, NC 27883
Subject: Variance Request Approval
Sanitary Sewer Replacement (State Reserve Project Grant No. E-SRP-W-17-0036)
Town of Stantonsburg
WQCS00213
Dear Mr. Edmundson:
The Division of Water Resources (Division) has reviewed the submitted variance request
received on February 27, 2018 for the subject project. The Division will grant the variance
request for the installation of gravity sewer below the minimum required slope and within the
minimum vertical separations from storm drains and water mains, in accordance with the
provisions for alternative design under 15A NCAC 02T.0105(n):
1. Pursuant to the variance request received February 27, 2018 from Municipal
Engineering Services Co., PA, on behalf of the Town of Stantonsburg, a variance is
granted for the construction and operation of approximately 870 linear feet of 8-inch
gravity sewer between Manholes MH#T-110, MH#T-109, MH#T-108, and MH#T-107
at a slope of 0.30%, as indicated on the provided plans, specifications, and supporting
documents, and subject to the following requirements:
a. The sections of gravity sewer as described above shall be designated as "high-
priority sewer" in accordance with 15A NCAC 02T.0402.
b. High-priority sewers shall be inspected by the permittee or its representative at
least once every six-months in accordance with the permittee's individual
system-wide collection system permit (WQCS00213).
2. Pursuant to the provided plans, at locations where the proposed replacement/rehabbed
gravity sewer line crosses with an existing water main or an existing storm drain with
less than 6-inches of vertical separation between the gravity sewer and the other pipe,
both pipes shall be surrounded with flowable fill.
Nothing Compares:.--,
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617
919-807-6300

Town of Stantonsburg
W QCS00213
Regardless of the variance approval, 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.
All other elements of this project shall be constructed in accordance with all applicable rules
and statues including, 15A NCAC 2T;the Division of Water Resources' (Division) Gravity Sewer
Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; and the Division's Minimum
Design Criteria for the Fast-Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1,
2000 as applicable. Approval of the variance request does not constitute approval of the
permit.
If you have any questions, please contact Christyn Fertenbaugh, P.E. at 919-807-6312 or via
email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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for Linda Culpepper
Interim Director, Division of Water Resources
by Deborah Gore, PERCS Supervisor
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Michael S. Acquesta, P.E., Municipal Engineering Services Co., PA
([e-mail])
Steve Tsadwa, Project Manager, DWI ([e-mail])
Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section Regional Operations
Water Quality Central Files—WQCS00213
PERCS Files (electronic copy)