WQ0000265_Final Permit_19950421

4 State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Healthand Natural Resources �
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Division of Environmental Management JpA
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary � C
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director C
April 21, 1995
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
William N. Stovall, P.E., Director of Engineering
North Carolina Department of Corrections
Post Office Box 29540
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0540
Dear Mr. Stovall:
Subject: Permit No. WQ0000265
NC Department of Corrections
Washington Correctional Center
Wastewater Spray Irrigation
Washington County
Upon review of the renewed permit for the subject facility, the Division discovered that a permit
condition had been omitted from the renewed permit and another permit condition needed to be updated.
Therefore, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0000265 as amended, dated April 21, 1995, to the
North Carolina Department of Corrections for the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment
and spray irrigation facilities.
Permit Condition No. H 11 which states that freeboard in the treatment/storage lagoon shall not be
less than two (2) feet at any time, has been incorporated into the permit_ This condition was in the original
permit dated February 1, 1989 and was inadvertently omitted when the permit was renewed.
Permit Condition No. 117 has been amended to limit application to 15.6 inches per acre per year
rather than 0.3 inches per acre per week. The Division has amended this condition to allow higher rates of
irrigation during the dryer, summer months and less during the wetter, winter months. However, at no
time shall the instantaneous application rate exceed 0.25 inches per acre per hour.
This permit shall be effective sixty (60) days from the date of issuance until November 30, 1998,
shall void Permit No. WQ0000265 issued December 21, 1993, 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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Sincirely,
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A. Preston Howard, Jr. E.
cc: Washington County Health Department
Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Washington Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Jack Floyd, Groundwater Section, Central Office
Training and Certification Unit (no revised rating)
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 sixty (60) days from the date of issuance until November 30, 1998,
shall void Permit No. WQ0000265 issued December 21, 1993, and shall be subject to the following
specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The spray irrigation facilities 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 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,
e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
f) 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 the renewed permit issued
December 21, 1993. 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.
II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
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 I facility at
least weekly and each Class H, III, and IV 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 15.6 inches per acre per year at an instantaneous
application rate not to exceed 0.25 inches per acre per hour.
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.
11. Freeboard in the treatment/storage lagoon shall not be less than two (2) feet at any time.
III. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
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.
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:
BOD5 TSS
Total Coliforms pH
NH3 as N
4. Three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in condition 1112), and all
effluent monitoring data (as specified in condition III 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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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.
V. INSPECTIONS
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.
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
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 -nay cause
the Division to initiate action to revoke this permit as specified by 15A NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
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S . 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.
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 twenty-first day of April, 1995
NORTH
AL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P. �Z,,&irector
Division of Environmental. Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0000265
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Permit No. WQ0000265
April 21, 1995
EI GINEEWS CERTIFICA,IJON
1, , 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,
Project Name
Location
for the
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.
Signature
Date
Registration No.