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State of North Carolina
Department of Natural Resources and Community Development
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, forth Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor R. Paul Wilms
April 17, 1989, ].989
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
Mr. Ivo Wortman, Superintendent
Harnett County Schools
P.Q. Box 1029
Lillington, NC 27546
SUBJECT: Permit No. WQ0001345
Harnett County Schools
Western Harnett Middle School
Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Facility
Harnett County
Dear Mr. Wortman:
In accordance with your application received March 10, 1989, we are
forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0001345, dated April 17, 1989, to Harnett County
Schools for the construction and operation of the subject wastewater treatment and
disposal facility.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until May 1, 1994, 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 150E 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 banding.
One (1) set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. if
you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Jack
Floyd, telephone No. 919/733-5083, ext. 547.
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Fayetteville .Regional Supervisor
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
RALEIGH
P E R M I T
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
Harnett County Schools
Harnett County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a .16,500 GPD wastewater treatment and disposal
facility consisting of 1.3,500 gallon baffled septic tank with dosing chamber, three
(3) 94• GPM triplex submersible pumps with highwater alarms, and approximately 14,000
linear feet of nitrification trench (three fields with thirteen. 120 foot lines each),
and equal replacement area to serve the Western Harnett Middle School with no
discharge of wastewater to the surface waters pursuant to the application received
March 10, 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 May 1, 1994, and
shall. be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted
facility, a 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 27611-7687,
2. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in
accordance with the approved pians, specifications, and other supporting data.
3. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes
described in the application and other supporting data.
4. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
5. This permit is not transferable.

} 6. Upon the availability of a municipal or regional sewerage collection system, the
subject wastewater treatment facility shall be abandoned and all wastewater
discharged into the municipal or regional sewerage system.
7. 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 assigned
water quality standards of the surface waters and ground waters.
8. 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.
9. The Fayetteville Regional Office, phone no. [phone] 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 notificatioii 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.
10. 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.
11. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facility
is prohibited.
12. 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.
13. The application rates shall not exceed 1.2 GPD per square foot.
14. 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.
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. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee
to insure proper operation of the subject facilities.
18. An acceptable reserve area, equal in size to the approved disposal area, shall be
maintained at all, times.
p 19. A set of approved pians and specifications for the subject project must be
retained by the applicant for the life of the project.

20. Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be
provided.
21. The Western Harnett Middle School shall install water conservation devices to
reduce wastewater volume tributary to the subject treatment and disposal facility.
Permit issued this the 17th day of April, 1989.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
R. Paul Wilms, Director I"
Division of Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit No. WQ0001345
Engineer's Certification
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,
(Prosect)
(Name or Location)
for the
hereby state that, to the best of my
(Project Owner)
abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation of the project
construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial
compliance and intent of the approved plans and specifications.
Signature
Date
Registration No.