WQ0000819_Final Permit_19990624

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Wayne McDevitt, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
June 24, 1999
Mr. Albert J. McCarthy, Jr., President
Plantation Harbor Property Owners Association
100 Antebellum Drive
Havelock, North Carolina 28532
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Permit No. WQ0000819
Plantation Harbor Property Owners Association
Plantation Harbor
Wastewater Spray Irrigation
Craven County
Dear Mr. McCarthy:
In accordance with your application received March 31, 1998 and the additional material received March 29,
I999, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0000819, dated June 24, 1999, to the Plantation Harbor Property
Owners Association for the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment and spray irrigation facilities. This
permit has been modified to reduce the permitted flow from 72,000 to 41,600 gallons per day, and to reduce the number
of permitted individual homes from 200 to 115 due to the reduction in the size of the spray irrigation area. The allowable
irrigation rates have also been modified based on the most recent soil evaluation.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until May 31, 2004, shall void Permit No. WQ0000819
issued December 14, 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 mzintaining 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.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contac s. Joni Cardin at [phone]
extension 509.
Sincer ,
IV,/ -Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Craven County Health Department
Thomas E. Cadwallader, P.E. — McKim & Creed Engineers, P.A.
Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Washington Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Bob Cheek, Groundwater Section, Central Office
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
PO Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] Fax[phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT 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
Plantation Harbor Property Owners Association
Craven County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 41,600 -GPD spray irrigation treatment and disposal facility consisting of 115 individual
septic tank effluent pump systems, each consisting of a 1,200 -gallon baffled septic tank, a 44 -gallon pump tank with a
10 -GPM submersible pump and a high-water alarm, and approximately 11,655 linear feet of 2 -inch, 2.5 -inch, and 3 -
inch force main, a 2.6-millon-galIon treatment lagoon, a 3.8-millon-gallon storage lagoon, a pump station for the sprav
irrigation system consisting of dual 225 -GPM pumps with high-water alarms, a gas -feed chlorination system with du
contact chambers and 30 minutes of detention, a 35.9 -acre spray irrigation field, and all associated piping, valves, and
appurtenances to serve 115 individual homes in Plantation Harbor (35°31'42" N, 76032'39" W), with no discharge of
wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received March 31, 1998 and the additional material received
March 29, 1999, and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed
and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until May 31, 2004, shall void Permit No. WQ000819
issued December 14, 1993, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
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 perforin 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 Water Quality (Division), 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.
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 Division.
4. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited.

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.
II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification
Commission (WPCSOCC), 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 WPCSOCC. The Permittee must also employ a certified back-up operator of the
appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions of 15A NCAC 8A .0202. The ORC of the
facility must visit each Class I facility at least weekly and each Class Il, 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 15A NCAC 8A.0202.
A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained on the spray irrigation field.
Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that will
cause runoff.
Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray field.
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.
The application rate shall not exceed a cumulative loading of 22.0 inches over any twelve-month period at
an instantaneous application rate not to exceed 0.1 inches per hour.
No type of wastewater other than that from Plantation Harbor shall be sprayed onto the irrigation area.
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 and storage lagoons shall not be less than two feet at any time.

III
12. The subject wastewater facility shall be managed so that after spray irrigation, a portion of the field shall
have a minimum of six days with no wastewater sprayed upon it.
13. Once the 12 -acre spray irrigation field reaches 80% of its disposal capacity (15,714 gpd 1 44 homes), the
Permittee must begin preparing and equipping the remaining 23.9 acres of permitted irrigation Iand R
spray irrigation. Once the 12 -acre spray irrigation field reaches 90% of its disposal capacity (17,679 gpd /
49 homes), the total permitted acreage of 35.9 acres shall be equipped and usable for spray irrigation.
14. No crops for direct human consumption shall be irrigated with the treated wastewater from this system.
MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue analyses) deemed necessary by
the Division to insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling
reporting schedule shall be followed.
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,
L 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:
BODS TSS
Fecal Coliform pH
NH3 as N
4. Three (3) copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in Condition II1 2) on Form NDAR-1
shall be submitted on or before the last day of the following month. Three (3) copies of all effluent
monitoring data (as specified in Condition III 3) on form NDMR-1 shall be submitted on or before the
last day of the following month. All information shall be submitted to the following address:
NC Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
Post Office Box 29535
Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535
A representative annual soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted on each spray
field and the results maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years, The Standard Soil
Fertility Analysis shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following parameters:
Acidity Manganese Potassium
Calcium Percent Humic Matter Sodium
Copper pH Zinc
Magnesium Phosphorus
Cation Exchange Capacity Base Saturation (by calculation)

6. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Washington Regional Office, telephone number (252) 946-
6481, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the
occurrence or first 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 abnorrnal 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.
Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render 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.
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 five
(5) 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.
N. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
Within 60 days of permit reissuance, monitoring wells MW -1, MW -2, MW -3, MW -4, and MW -5 shall be
abandoned according to 15A NCAC 2C .0113 (Abandonment of Wells) in the l 5A NCAC 2C .0100 Well
Construction Standards, as shown on Attachment A.
Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be provided.
The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in I5A NCAC 2L,
Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary is for the disposal system
constructed after December 31, 1983 is established at either (1) 250 feet from the waste disposal area, or
(2) 50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is closest to the waste disposal area. An exceedance
of Groundwater Quality Standards at or beyond the Compliance Boundary is subject to immediate
remediation action in addition to the penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143-
215.6A(a)(1).
In accordance with 15A NCAC 2L, a REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around the disposal systems
midway between the Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the waste disposal area. Any exceedance
of standards at the Review Boundary shall require remediation action on the part of the Permittee.
V. INSPECTIONS
Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure proper
operation of the subject facilities.

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 ar,
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 or other permitting authority.
3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division 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
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.
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 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 in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-
215.6C.
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.
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).
The Operation Agreement between the Permittee and the Environmental Management Commission is
incorporated herein by reference and is a condition of this permit. Noncompliance with the terms of the
Operational Agreement shall subject the Permittee to all sanctions provided by North Carolina General
Statute 143-215.6 for violation of or failure to act in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
permit.
9. 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 limitation
as it may deem appropriate.

10. 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 ttwenty-fourth day of June, 1999
NORTH ROLINA E VI N NTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
7, Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WAKE
OPERATIONAL. AGREEMENT
Permit No. WQO000819
THIS AGREEMENT made pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1(dl) and
entered into this Ist
day
of February
,
19 c, -a , by and between
the North
Carolina Environmental
Management Commission, an agency of the
State of North
Carolina,
hereinafter known
as the
COMMISSION1
and
�antation Harbor ProRerty owners Assn, a
non-profit
corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue
of the laws
of the State
of North
Carolina, hereinafter known
as the ASSOCIATION.
WITNESSETH;
1. The ASSOCIATION was f,3rmed for the purpose, among
others, of handling the property, affairs and business of the
development known as Plantation Harbor (hereinafter
the Development) ; 'of operat ng, maintaining, re -constructing and
repairing the common elements of the lands and improvements
subject to unit ownership, including the Disposal System; and of
collecting dues and assessment to provide funds for such
operation, maintenance, re -construction and repair.
2. The ASSOCIATION desires, to construct and/or operate a
wastewater collection system with pumps, wastewater treatment
works and/or disposal facilities (hereinafter Disposal System) to
provide sanitary sewage disposal to serve the Development on said
lands.
3. The ASSOCIATION has applied to the COMMISSION for the
issuance of a permit pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1 to construct,
maintain, and/or operate the Disposal System.
4. The Development was created subject to unit ownership
in the dwellings units, other improvements and lands through
filing of a Declaration of Unit ownership (hereinafter
Declaration), pursuant to Chapter 47C of the North Carolina
General Statutes.
B. The COMMISSION desires to assure that .the Disposal
System of the Development is properly constructed, maintained and
operated in accordance with law and permit provisions in order to
protect the quality of the waters of the State and the public
interest therein.

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6. Recognizing that it would be contrary to the public
interest and to the public health, safety and welfare for the
ASSOCIATION to enter into voluntary dissolution without having
made adequate provision for the continued proper' maintenance,
repair and operation of its Disposal System, the ASSOCIATION
shall provide in the ASSOCIATION Bylaws that the ASSOCIATION
shall not enter into voluntary dissolution without first having
transferred its said system and facilities to some person,
corporation or other entity acceptable to and approved by the
COMMISSION by the issuance of a permit.
7. The ASSOCIATION shall not transfer, convey, assign or
otherwise relinquish or release its responsibility for the
operation and maintenance of its Disposal System until a permit
has been reissued to the ASSOCIATION's successor,
8. The agreements set forth in numbered paragraphs 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 above shall be conditions of any permit issued
by the COMMISSION to the ASSOCIATION for the construction,
maintenance, repair and operation of the Disposal System.
9, A copy of this agreement shall be ,filed at the Register
of Deeds in the County(ies) where the Declaration is filed and in
the offices of the Secretary of State of North Carolina with the
Articles of Incorporation of the Association.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement was executed in duplicate
originals by the duly authorized representative of the parties
hereto on the day and year written as indicated by each of the
parties named below:
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL _ Anthony Monaco
MANAGEMENT COMMISSION ame f ASSOCIATION President
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A. Pie , ar7 1Aok,)ct]r, P� B :
Ge6rg Everett,
Diector 5 gna,ture
Division of Environmental
Management
(Date) (Authorized by ASSOCIATION Boar
of Directors)
(Date)