WQ0000265_Final Permit_19931221

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources r, �
Division of Environmental Management
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James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor ilk
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary ID E H N
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
December 21, 1993
William N. Stovall, P.E., Director of Engineering
NC Department of Corrections
P.O. Box 29540
Raleigh, NC 27626-0540
Subject: Permit No. WQ0000265
NC Department of C x=tions
Washington Correctional Center
Wastewater Spray Irrigation
Washington County
Dear Mr. Stovall:
In accordance with your application received August 5, 1993, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ0000265, dated December 21, 1993, to the NC Department of Corrections for the continued
operation of the subject wastewater treatment and spray irrigation facilities. Please be advised of
Condition No. I. 6 which requires installation of additional spray irrigation areas within 180 days of
issuance of this renewed permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until November 30, 1998, shall void Permit
No. WQ0000265 issued February 1, 1989, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as
specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements in this permit. Failure to
establish an adequate system for collecting and maintaining the required operational information will result
in future compliance problems.
If any parts, requirements, or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, you have the
right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of
this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Drawer
27447, Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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A. Prest Howard, r., P.E.
cc: Washington County Health Department
Washington Regional Office, Water Quality
Washington Regional Office, Groundwater
Groundwater Section, Jack Floyd
Training and Certification Unit
Facilities Assessment Unit

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SPRAY IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERMIT
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 THE
NC Department of Corrections
Washington County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 25,000 GPD spray irrigation treatment and disposal facility consisting of a
manually operated influent bar screen, a 45 GPM duplex grinder pump station with high water alarms,
approximately 1,400 linear feet of 3 inch force main, a 1.5 MG facultative lagoon, hypochlorination, an
8,170 gallon chlorine contact tank with turbine pumps and approximately twenty-three (23) acres of spray
irrigation fields to serve the NC Department of Corrections Washington Correctional Center, with no
discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received August 5, 1993, and in
conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and considered a part of this
permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until November 30, 1998, shall void Permit
No. WQ0000265 issued February 1, 1989, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and
limitations:
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1. The spray irrigation facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all tunes 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 assimilate the wastewater, the Permittee shall take immediate
corrective actions including those actions that may be required by the Division of
Environmental Management, such as the construction of additional or replacement
wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
2. 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.
3. The residuals generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.

4. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
5. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between wetted area and any residence or places of public assembly under
separate ownership,
b) 150 feet between wetted area and property lines,
c) 100 feet between wetted area and wells,
d) 100 feet between wetted area and drainageways or surface water bodies,
e50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
100 feet between wastewater treatment units and wells, and
g) 50 feet between wastewater treatment units and property lines.
Some of the buffers specified above may not have been included in previous permits for
this waste treatment and disposal system. These buffers are not intended to prohibit or
prevent modifications, which are required by the Division, to improve performance of the
existing treatment facility. These buffers do, however, apply to modifications of the
treatment and disposal facilities which are for the purpose of increasing the flow that is
tributary to the facility. These buffers do apply to any expansion or modification of the
spray irrigation areas and apply in instances in which the sale of property would cause any
of the buffers now complied with, for the treatment and disposal facilities, to be violated.
The applicant is advised that any modifications to the existing facilities will require a permit
modification.
6. The permittee shall install the additional spray irrigation areas as required by the original
permit issued February 1, 1989 within 180 days of issuance of this renewed permit. This
is necessary in order to comply with the terms and conditions of the original permit.
7. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of the additional spray irrigation
areas, a certification must be received from a professional, engineer certifying that the
permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the original permit issued February
1, 1989, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials. Mail the
Certification to the Water Quality Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh,
NC 27626-0535.
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, the Permittee shall
employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) of
the wastewater treatment facilities. The operator must hold a certificate of the type and
grade at least equivalent to or greater than the classification assigned to the wastewater
treatment facilities by the Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a
certified back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions
of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each Class 1 facility at
least weekly and each Class H, III, and 1V facility at least daily, excluding weekends and
holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the
facility and must comply with all other conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, ,0202.
3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained.
4. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a
condition that will cause runoff.
5. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray field.
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6. 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.
7. The application rate shall not exceed 0.3 inches per acre per week at an instantaneous
application rate not to exceed 0.25 inches per acre per hour.
8. No type of wastewater other than that from the NC Department of Corrections Washington
Correctional Center shall be sprayed onto the irrigation area.
9. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation
occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
10. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such
controls may include the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted at each
site.
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1. Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue analyses)
deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure surface and
ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling reporting schedule
shall be followed.
2. Adequate records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking the amount of wastewater
disposed. These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following
information:
a) date of irrigation,
b) volume of wastewater irrigated,
c) field irrigated,
d) length of time field is irrigated,
e) continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings for each
field,
f) weather conditions, and
g) maintenance of cover crops.
3. The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point prior
to irrigation every March, July and November for the following parameters:
BODS TSS
Total Coliforms pH
NH3 as N
4. Three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in condition III 2), and all
effluent monitoring data (as specified in condition IIT 3) and any other data as may be
required shall be submitted on or before the last day of the following month to the
following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
PO Box 29535
Raleigh, NC 27626-0535
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5. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Washington Regional Office, telephone
number 919/946-6481, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the
next working day following the occurrence or fust knowledge of the occurrence of any of
the following:
a. Any occurrence at the wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of
significant amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as
the dumping of the contents of a sludge digester, the known passage of a slug of
hazardous substance through the facility, or any other unusual circumstances;
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility
incapable of adequate wastewater treatment, such as mechanical or electrical failures of
pumps, aerators, compressors, etc.;
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass
directly to receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to
such station or facility; or
d. Any time that self-monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of
compliance with its permit limitations.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter
form within 15 days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline
the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
1. It is the responsibility of the Washington Regional Office to enforce all applicable
groundwater regulations and to insure appropriate notification to the permittee when
exceedances or violations are observed.
2. No land application of waste activities shall be undertaken when the seasonal high water
table is less than three (3) feet below land surface.
3. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall
be provided.
4. A fifth monitoring well (MW -5) shall be installed on the Review Boundary Northwest of
the spray application area (See Attached Figure 1). The well will be constructed such that
the water level in the well is never above or below the screened (open) portion of the well at
any time during the year. The exact location of the well shall be approved by the
Washington Regional Office and it shall be constructed in accordance with the conditions of
this permit.
5. All wells that are constructed for purposes of groundwater monitoring shall be constructed
in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C .0108 (Standards of Construction for Wells Other than
Water Supply) and any other state and local laws and regulations pertaining to well
construction.
6. The Washington Regional Office, telephone number 919/946-6481, shall be notified at
least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the construction of any monitoring well so that an
inspection can be made of the monitoring well location Such notification to the regional
groundwater 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.
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7. Within sixty (60) days of completion of all monitoring wells, the permittee shall submit two
original copies of a scaled topographic map (scale no greater than 1:100), signed and sealed
by a professional engineer or a state licensed land surveyor, that indicates all of the
following information:
a. the location and identity of each monitoring well,
b. the location of the waste disposal system,
C. the location of all property boundaries,
d. the latitude and longitude of each monitoring well,
e. the relative elevation of the top of the well casing (which shall be known as the
"measuring point"), and
f. the depth of water below the measuring point at the time the measuring point is
established.
8. Upon completion of all well construction activities, a certification must be received from a
professional engineer certifying that the monitoring wells are located and constructed in
accordance with the Well Construction Standards (15A NCAC 2C) and this permit. This
certification should be submitted with copies of the Well Completion Form (GW -1) for
each well. Mail this certification and the associated GW -1 forms to the Permits and
Compliance Unit, Groundwater Section, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
9. For the initial sampling of the well as specified elsewhere in the permit, the permittee shall
submit a copy of the GW -1 form with the Compliance Monitoring Form (GW -59) for that
well. Compliance Monitoring Forms that do not include copies of the GW -1 form will be
returned to the permittee without being processed. Failure to submit these forms as
required by this permit may result in the initiation of enforcement activities pursuant to NC
General Statutes 143-215.6.
10. In the event that the fifth monitoring well (MW -5) is not constructed and/or sampled by the
conclusion of the scheduled March 1994 sampling event, a Notice of Violation will be
issued to the Permittee.
11. The five (5) monitor wells (MW -1, MW -2, MW -3, MW -4, and MW -5) shall be sampled
every March, July, and November for the following parameters:
NO3 Ammonia Nitrogen
TDS TOC
pH Water Level
Chloride Total Coliforms
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the remaining
parameters. The depth of water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on
the top of the casing.
The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed to
provide relative elevations of the measuring point for each monitoring well.
If TQC concentrations greater than 10 mg/l are detected in any downgradient monitoring
well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify the "microorganisms,
natural organic and/or synthetic organic compounds" comprising this TOC concentration.
If the TOC concentration, as measured in the background monitor well, exceeds 10 mg/l,
this concentration will be taken to represent the naturally occurring TOC concentration.
Any exceedances of this naturally occurring TOC concentration in the downgradient wells
shall be subject to the additional sampling and analysis as described above.
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The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the N.C. Division of
Environmental Management P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, NC 27626-0535 on Form GW -59
[Compliance Monitoring Report Form] every April, August, and December.
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to
insure proper operation of the subject facilities.
2. The Permittee or his designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and disposal facilities
to prevent malfunctions and deterioration, operator errors and discharges which may cause
or lead to the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health, or a nuisance.
The Permittee shall keep an inspection log or summary including at least the date and time
of inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken
by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall be maintained by the Permittee for a period
of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available upon request to
the Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority.
3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the disposal site or facility at any reasonable time for the
purpose of determining compliance with this permit, may inspect or copy any records that
must be maintained under the terms and conditions of this permit, and may obtain samples
of groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
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1, This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the approved plans and 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. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change
ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be
submitted to the Division of Environmental Management accompanied by an application
fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting materials as may be
appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and may or may
not be approved.
4. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(a) to 143-215.6(c).
5. The issuance of this permit does not preclude the Permittee from complying with any and
all statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government
agencies (local, state, and federal) which have jurisdiction.
6. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
Permittee for the life of the project.
7. The annual administering and compliance fee must be paid by the Permittee within thirty
(30) days after being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15A NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
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8. The Perninee, 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.
9. The subject wastewater treatment and disposal facilities shall be connected to an operational
publicly owned wastewater collection system within 180 days of its availability to the
subject facilities, if the subject wastewater treatment or disposal facilities are in
noncompliance with the terms and conditions of this non -discharge permit or the governing
statutes or regulations. Prior to the initiation of these connection activities, appropriate
approval must be received from this Division.
Permit issued this the 21st day of December, 1993
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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A. Presto oward, Jr., PIE., Director
Division ofEnvironmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0000265
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Permit No, WQ0002,65
December 21, 1993
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1, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, fall time) the construction of the
project,
Project Name
Location
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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 this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment;
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
MEMORANDUM
To: Training and Certification
From: John A. Kuske III, State Engineering Review Group
Subject: Rating Sheet for Permit Number -W42 0000—';' (oS
Date: 1,:'17,Z2-?
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The subject permit is a renewal of Permit No. M20000. -I-6-5- _ , issued ;O.z / / S 1 ,
therefore, a new rating sheet is not required. The existing rating is unchan ed.
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