WQ0000473_Final Permit_19881004

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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environment -al Management
512 North Salisbury Street 0 Meigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
S. Thomas Rhodes, Secretary October 4, .1.988 Director
Superintendent
Currituck County Schools
P.O. Box 40
Currituck, N. C. 27929
SUBJECT: Perrnit No. WQ0000473
Currituck County Schools
Moyock Elementary School
Subsurface Wastewater Treatment Facility
Currituck County
Dear Mrs. Meiggs:
In accordance with your application received ,July 13, 1988, we are forwarding
herewith Permit No. WQ0000473, dated October 4, 1988, to the: Ciirrituck County
Schools for the construction and operation of the subject subsurface wastewater
treatment facility.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30,
1993, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
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, Post Office
Drawer 11666, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604. Unless such demands are made this
permit shall be final and binding.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to yoll. If
you need additional information concerning this matter, pleas(- contact Jack Floyd,
telephone No. 919/733-5083.
Sinter ly, y�
Paul Wilms
cc: Currituck County Health Department
Washington Regional Supervisor
Bass, Nixon and Kennedy, Inc.
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 2761i-7687 Telephone [phone]

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMiSSTnN
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DF.VE.1,011MENT
RALE IG11
P E R M I T
For the discharge of Sewage, Industrial Was Les, 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, Roles, and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Currituck County Schools
Currituck County
FOR THE,
construction and operation of a 10,000 gallon per clay subsurface_ wastewater
treatment and disposal facility consisting of a 15,000 gallon harried septic tank, a
10,000 gallon pump tank, two 2G9 GPM submersible pumps with high water alarm, a
36,225 square foot mound for ground absorption and equal replacement area, with
associated piping, force mains and appurtenances to serve Moyock Elementary School,
pursuant to the application received July .13, 1988, and in conformity with the
project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and
approved by the Department of Natural Resources and Community T)evelopment and
considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date or issuance until September 30,
1993, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
1. 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 nal►►ry qT)d volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
3. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated ii all gimes.
4. This permit its not transferable.
5. Upon the availability of a municipal or regional sewerage collection system, the
subject wastewater treatment facilities shall be abandoned and all wastewater
discharged into the municipal or regional sewerage system.

6. This permit shall become voidable in the event of failure of the soil to
adequately absorb the wastes and may be. rescinded unless the facilities are
Installed, maintained, And operated in a manner which will protect the assigner]
water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
7. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the
creation of nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take such immediate
corrective action as may be required by, this Division, including the construction
of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
8. The Washington Regional Office, phone no. 919/946-6481 shall be notified at
least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of backfilling of the installed system
so that an in-place inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional
supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours From 9:00 a.m. until 5:00
p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding State Holidays.
9. 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.
10. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment system is
prohibited.
11. 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
12. The application rates shall not exceed rate _3 gpd/ft2.
13. The Permittee shall employ a certified wastewater treatment plant operator to be
In responsible charge of the wastewater treatment facilities. Such operator must
hold a certificate of the grade at least equivalent to the classification
assigned to the wastewater treatment facilities by the Certification Commission.
14. The issuance of this permit shall not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility
for damages to surface or groundwaters resulting from th.e operation of this
facility .
15. 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.
16. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while
installation occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
17. No wastewater other than that from Moyock Elementary School shall be disposed
by the subject wastewater treatment facility.
1.8. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall he ern-Vided by the Permittee
to insure proper operation of the subject facilities.

19. An acceptable reserve area, equal in size to the approved disposal area, shall be
maintained at all times.
20. The sand media of the subsurface mound must comply with the Division's
specifications. The engineer's certification will serve as proof of this
compliance.
21, Upon completion of construction and prior, to operation of this permitted
facility, a certificate must be received from a professional engineer
certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the
requirements of this permit and the approved plans and specifications. Mail the
certification to the Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, N.C.
27611-7687-
22. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained ori file by
the permittee for a minimum of five years from the date of issuance.
23. The monitor wells must be sampled initially after construction and thereafter
every March, July, and November for the following parameters:
NO3
Total Ammonia
TDS
Water Levels
PH
TOC
Chloride
`Total Coliforms
The measurement of water level must be made prior to sampling for the
remaining parameters.
The results of the sampling and analysis shall be reported to the N.C.
Division of Environmental Management on •Form GW -59 Compliance Monitoring
Report Form] within one (1) month after sampling,
24. The mound system shall be constructed so as to provided a minimum three (3)
foot separation between the disposal lines and the mean seasonal high water table.
25. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the
Department, shall be provided.
26. Prior to beginning waste disposal operations, two (2) monitor wells, one (1.)
upgradient and one downgradient, must be installed to monitor groundwater
quality. The location and construction details for these wells must be by
approval of the Washington Regional Office, from which a well construction permit
must be obtained.

Permit issued this the 4th day of October, 1988.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAT. MANAGEMENT COMMiSS:ION
R. Paul Wilms, Director
Division of Environmentni Mnnagemnnt
By Authority of the Envirnnmentnl Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0000473
Eni"eer's Certification
I , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the
State of North Carolina, hereby certify that construction of these permitted
facilities has been completed in accordance with the requirements of this permit and
the approved plans and specifications.
Signature Registration Number----
Permit No. WQ0000473
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