WQ0004230_Correction_20060329

Cf$ \NA��RQG Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Q C Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
March 29, 2006
.TAMES I. TAYLOR — PRESIDENT
A PLACE AT THE BEACH III HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
POST OFFICE BOX 877
ATLANTIC BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA 28512
Subject: Permit No. WQ0004230 Correction
A Place at the Beach III WWTP
Wastewater Treatment and High Rate
Infiltration Facilities
Carteret County
Dear Mr. Taylor:
In accordance with a written request received on February 21, 2006, we are forwarding herewith the
corrected pages 1 and 3 of Permit No. WQ0004230, issued January 12, 2006, for the subject facility.
The following corrections have been made to the permit:
1. The permit description has been updated to show the correct infiltration area for each bed as 2,827
square feet (ft).
2. Condition II(3) has been corrected to read 6.5 gallons per day per square foot (gpolft).
Please replace Pages 1 and 3 with the corrected Pages I and 3 into Permit No. WQ0004230, issued
,January 12, 2006.
If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Nathaniel Thornburg at
[phone]. Thank you for your cooperation.
-P,lan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Jim Bushardt --- Wilmington Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section
Charles A. Donnell, PE — McKim and Creed
Permit File WQ0004230
NorthCarolina
Aquifer Protection Section 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 Phone [phone] Customer Service
Internet: www-ncwaterquality.org 2728 Capital Boulevard Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
HIGH RATE INFILTRATION 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
A Place at the Beach Homeowners Association, Inc.
Carteret County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a 60,000 gallon per day (GPD) wastewater treatment facility consisting of a
13,700 gallon settling tank with two baffles and four (4) effluent filters, an 8,000 gallon flow equalization
basin connected in series with a 9,000 gallon flow equalization basin, a flow equalization pump station
with two (2) 170 gallon per Minute (GPM) pumps and audible/visual high water alarms, dual train ReCip
biological reactors with each train consisting of two (2) 22,440 gallon (20 ft x 15 ft x 10 ft) cells
containing dual 160 GPM recirculation pumps and aggregate media and one (1) 44,880 gallon (40 ft x 15
ft x 10 ft) cell containing four (4) 160 GPM recirculation pumps and aggregate media, a 9,000 gallon
pressure filter / ultraviolet (UV) dosing chamber with dual 83 GPM pumps, tertiary filters consisting of an
eight (8) unit bank of 100 micron (µm) pressure filters and an eight (8) unit bank of 20 µm pressure
filters, a totalizing flow meter, and a dual train UV disinfection system;
abandonment of the existing 55,000 GPD wastewater treatment facilities consisting of a bar screen, flow
splitter box, flow measuring device, an 18,500 gallon flow equalization tank with 80 GPM surge pumps,
dual 43,500 gallon aeration tanks, dual clarifiers, dual aerated sludge holding tanks, a tertiary filter with
dual beds, a chlorine contact tank with tablet chlorinator, a dosing tank with dual pumps;
continued operatioin of the 55,000 GPD high rate infiltration facilities consisting of three (3) high rate
infiltration beds each with approximately 2,827 square feet (ft'`) of bed area, a stand-by generator, and a
145 GPM influent pump station with dual submersible pumps and high water alarms; and
the continued operation of a 500,000 gallon storm water collection and disposal facility consisting of a
354 GPM wet well pump station with duplex pumps, thirteen full circle impact sprinklers, approximately
1,260 linear feet of 6-inch subsurface gravity drain pipe, 1,450 linear feet of 8-inch force main and all
related valves, piping and appurtenances
to serve A Place at the Beach III, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the
application received August 4, 2005, and subsequent additional information received by the Division, 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 December 31, 2006, shall void
Permit No. WQ0014569 issued January 11, 2002, and shall be subject to the following specified
conditions and limitations:

10. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a. 400 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any habitable residence or place of public
assembly under separate ownership or which is to be sold,
b. 10 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any on -property residential units that are to be
sold (e.g., condominiums, subdivisions),
c. 500 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any impounded public surface water supply or
public shallow (less than 50 feet deep) ground water supply,
d. 100 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any private or public water supply source,
e. 200 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any streams classified as WS or B,
f. 200 feet from mean high water between high rate infiltration unit and any "SA" or "SB"
classified surface waters,
g. 200 feet from normal high water between high rate infiltration unit and any other stream,
canal, marsh, or coastal waters,
h. 200 feet from normal high water between high rate infiltration unit and any Class I or Class II
impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water,
i. 200 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any other lake or impoundment,
j. 200 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any Drainage systems (ditches, drains, surface
water diversions, etc.) and from any groundwater lowering and surface drainage ditches,
k. 50 feet between high rate infiltration unit and property lines,
1. 50 feet between treatment units and property lines, and
in. 50 feet between high rate infiltration unit and public right of ways.
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 high rate infiltration 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
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the Water Pollution Control System Operator 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 8G .0202.
The ORC of the facility must visit each Class I facility at least weekly and each Class II, 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 8G .0202. The daily visits by the ORC shall be done on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, including holidays during the months of April
through October.
3. The application rates for the high rate infiltration system shall not exceed 6.5 gpd/ft'.