HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0001716_Final Permit_19890605State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street - PaIcigh, North C,%• :ina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary
R. Paul Wilms
Director
June 5 , 1989
Mr. J. Kent Messick
Alberti investments
8 Jacksonville Road
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Subject: Permit No. WQ0001716
Alberti Investments
Jordan Lake Farms, Lot No. 6
Spray Irrigation Wastewater
Treatment Facility
Chatham County
Dear Mr. Messick:
In accordance with your application received May 17, 1959 , we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. WQ0001716 , dated f1!ne. 5, 1989, to Alberti Investments for the subject
spray irrigation wastewater treatment and disposai system.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 1990, and shall
be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. Issuance of this permit shall void
Permit No. 14488, issued April 16, 1987.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable to
you, you have the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days
following receipt of this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming
to Chapter 150B of North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative
Hearings, P.O. Box 11666, Raleigh, NC 27604. Unless such demands are made this permit shall
be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need
additional information concerning this matter, please contact Ms. Rosanne Barona at 919/
733-5083.
Sincerely,
6a`ul�W�ilms
cc: Chatham County Health Department
Raleigh Regional Office
Younts and Associates
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 'telephone 919-733-7015
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer
NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
PERMIT
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Wastes, or Other Wastes
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North
Carolina as amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Alberti Investments
Chatham County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a 480 GPD spray irrigation wastewater treatment and disposal facility
consisting of a 1,200 gallon baft;ed septic tank;.µ 498' square foot subsurface sand filter, a tab;Gt
chlorinator, a 3,000 gallon storage/pump tank with a single 15.6 GPM submersible pump, a 12,744
square foot of irrigation area and related pipes and appurtenances to serve Jordan Lake Farms, Lot
No.6, pursuant to the application received May 17 ,1989 and in conformity with the project plan,
specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until April 30, 1990, and shall be
subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the approved plans, specifications, and other supporting data.
2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in
the application and other supporting data.
3. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. This permit is not transferable.
5. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility,
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted
facility has been installed in accordance with the approved plans and specifications. Mail
the certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, NC
276117687.
6. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the
Permittee for the life of the project.
7. The Raleigh Regional Office, phone no. 919/733-2314 shall be notified at least forty-eight
(48) l -_urs in advance of backfilling of the installed facility so that an in-placr: nspection
can be made. Such notification to the regional supervisor shall be made during the
normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday,
excluding State Holidays.
8. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approvable by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.
9. The spray irrigation facility shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so that
there is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground waters which
will render them unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that the facilities fail to perform
satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions or failure of the irrigation area to
adequately absorb the wastewater, the Permittee shall take such immediate corrective action
as may be required by the Division. of Environmental Management.
10. A suitable vegetative cover shall be maintained.
11. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a
condition that will cause runoff.
12. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runcff from the spray field.
13. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the Permit for such period of time
and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
14. The application rates shall not exceed 21.8 inches/year or 4.42 inches/week.
15. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages to
surface or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
16. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to
prevent the discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility.
17. No type of wastewater other than that from Jordan Lake Farms, Lot No. 6 shall be sprayed
onto the irrigation area.
18. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation occurs
or while normal maintenance is being performed.
19. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure
proper operation of the subject facilities.
20. In any future transfer of this land, a notice shall be given to the new owner that gives full
details of the materials applied or incorporated at this site.
21. Issuance of this permit shall void Permit No. 14488, issued April 16, 1987.
22, T he Permittee is responsible for the operation and maintenance of tJ e entire treatment and
disposal system: including, but not limited to, the following items:
a. The septic tank shall be checked every six (6) months and pumped out as required.
b. The tablet chlorinator shall be checked every week until the actual usage rate is
established and thence on a monthly basis. Tablets shall be added so as to provide
proper chlorination.
C. The storage system, pump system, and alarm system shall be
inspected monthly. The scum layer shall be removed at the same interval as the septic
tank is cleaned out.
d. The spray system shall be inspected monthly to make certain of
the sprayers proper operation, that the vegetative growth allows proper spray pattern,
that the soil is absorbing the disposed treated wastewater with no
surface runoff, and that no objectionable odors are being generated.
23. The sand media of the sand filter must comply with the Division's specifications. The
eng'ineer's certification will serve as proof of this compliance.
24. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring as dt �med necessary by the Department, shall
be provided.
25. The spray irrigation field shall be fenced with at least a two -strand wire fence.
26. The permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance fee within thirty (30) days
after being billed by the Division. Failure to timely pay the fee in accordance with 15 NCAC
2H .0205(c)(4) may cause the Division to initiate action to revoke the permit.
27. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a. 400 feet between the wetted area and any residence.
b . 150 feet between the wetted area and property lines.
C. 100 feet between the wetted area and potable wells, septic tanks, and drainageways.
d. 50 feet between the wetted area and public right-of-ways.
28. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment and disposal facilities
is prohibited.
29. Monitoring wells shall be constructed and sampling schedules arranged as required by the
Division of Environmental Management and constructed in accordance with 15 NCAC 2C
.0100_
30. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
surface and groundwater protection will be established and an acceptable sampling reporting
schedule shall be followed.
31. Upon the availability :of a municipal or regional sewer�ge collection system, the subject
wastewater treatment system shall be abandoned and all wastewater discharged into the
municipal or regional sewerage system.
32. The deed from Lot No. 6 should be amended to show that a portion (appropriately identified)
of Lot No. 6 is being utilized as an easement for the necessary buffer distance from the
wastewater spray irrigation field located on Lot No.7.
Permit issued this the 5th day of June ,1989
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0001716
Eigineer's Certification
I, , as a duly registered Professional. Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
project, , for the
Project Name or Location
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the
observation of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature Registration No.
Date
OPFRAT[ON AND MAINTJ.NAN(F Af1RERMFNT FOR THE
1 I11Vi5I()N Or FNV1R6NMI%W'A1. MANAGEMENT
PF-.rrni.t: No. 14411
ApriI.16, 1987
Mr. Robert N. Alhnr-Li
.JorrlAn 1 nkr?. Fn rnis, I oL 9
Wastownter. "Treatment. SysWn
Final Disposal by Spray ir.ri.gntion
Ghatham GotnnLy
1, Rnbert N- Marti, Agrer. to opernt;e and mKPLAW the Wnstewatnr treatment system as
f0)1ows:
] . The: Fermi rtee is rQspansibin for the opnr.at ion and mnintanance of the entire
treatment and disposal system, including but not limited to, the following items:
A. The septic_ tank shalt be checker{ every six (6) months and pumped out as
req&Ted, but no less frequently than once per year.
h. The tablet chlorinator shall be' checkers every week until the actual usnage
raLe is esr.abUshed and thence on a monthly basis. Tablets shall he added so
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es to provide p par chi.^rinati.nn.
c. The storage and pump system shall be inspected monthly. The scam layer shall
be removed at the same DuRrval as the septic tank is cleaned out. The alarm
system Shall be checked. The pump operation shall be checked.
d. The sprny system shall be inspected monthly to make certain of the sprayers'
proper operation, the vegetative growth allows proper spray patterns, that the
soil is absorbing the disposed treated wastewater with no surface runoff, and
that no object:ionnble odors are being generated.
2. 1'nilure of the Permittee to properly operated this system is subject to a penalty
up- to 10,000 per day.
3. Failing to meet permit conditions or by violation of thr State's surface or
gr.oundwoUnr reRnnl.ations will. require cessation of or.cupnncy of the residence.
I understand rhst failure to comply with thesQ conditions along with the permit
conditions may result in voiding the permit.
Notary Seal and Siguature
Etlzabe(ll D. Eley
Notary Pubkc of NcYN Jersey
MY Commission Expires S-eptember 17. 1990
Mr. Robert 2`1- AiberLi.
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