WQ0005233_Correction_20020225

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O� QG Michael F_ Easley, Governor
�William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
' n - North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D., Acting Director
O r Division of Water Quality
February 25, 2002
MR. GEORGE W. RADFORD, JR., SUPERVISORY ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER
MCOLF ATLANTIC -MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CHERRY POINT
CIO ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
PSC BOX 8006
CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA 28533-0006
Subject: Permit No. WQ0005233 Correction
MCOLF Atlantic-MCAS, Cherry Point
Enlisted Men's (E.M.) Barracks
Wastewater Treatment and Spray
Irrigation Facilities
Carteret County
Dear Mr. Radford:
In accordance with a telephone conversation on February 4, 2002 with Mr. Glenn Hartzog of your
staff, we are forwarding herewith a corrected Page 4 of Permit No. WQ0005233, issued on December 14,
2001, for the subject wastewater treatment and spray irrigation facilities.
The following corrections have been made to this permit:
Condition M. 6. requires that the results of all self -monitoring be submitted to the Division of
Water Quality (Division) on Form NDAR-1 and Form NDMR-1. When this permit was
renewed, language in this condition stated that Form NDAR-1 was to be submitted quarterly,
while Form NDMR-1 was to be submitted only annually. Note that it is current Division
policy to require that both forms be submitted monthly, regardless of whether or not
irrigation has occurred. Note also, that current Division policy does not require the
submission of any results from the annual soil testing required to be performed on each field
of the spray irrigation facilities. Rather, the results of the annual soil testing, following
review and any action required by the Permittee; must be maintained on file by the Permittee
and made available to the Division for review upon request. We regret the confusion that
occurred with respect to these submittal requirements, and we appreciate Mr. Hartzog's
diligence in reviewing this permit thoroughly and calling these issues to our attention.
Please replace Page 4 with the corrected Page 4 into Permit No. WQ0005233, issued on
December 14, 2001.
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Gregory J. Thorpe, Ph.D.
cc: Mr. Glenn Hartzog, MCAS Cherry Point
Carteret County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
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6. Three copies of all operation and irrigation records (i.e., as specified in Condition IV. 2.) shall be
submitted on Form NDAR-1 MONTHLY on or before the Iast day of the month following the irrigation
event. Three copies of all monitoring data (i.e., as specified in Condition IV. 3. and Condition IV. 4.) shall
be submitted on Form NDMR-1 MONTHLY on or before the last day of the month following the
monitoring/sampling month. All information shall be submitted to the following address:
NC Division of Water Quality
Water Quality Section
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
7. Noncompliance Notification_
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Wilmington Regional Office, telephone number (910) 395-
3900, 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 abnormal 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;
b. 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; or
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
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.
IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
I. Well Construction / Abandonment Criteria:
a) Within 90 days of permit issuance, one upgradient monitor well, MW-4, and one downgradient
monitor well, MW-5, shall be installed to monitor groundwater quality. The well(s) shall be
constructed such that the water level in the well is never above or below the screened (open) portion
of the well at any time during the year. The general location and name for each well is marked on
Figure 2. The monitor wells shall be Iocated at the Review boundary, constructed in accordance with
this permit, and approved by the Wilmington Regional Office.
b) The wells must be constructed by either a North Carolina Certified Well Contractor, the property
owner, or the property lessee according to North Carolina General Statutes 87-94.4(b)(2). If the
construction is not performed by a certified well contractor, the property owner or lessee must
physically perform the actual well construction activities, and the well(s) must be constructed
according to the North Carolina Well Construction Standards (15A NCAC 2C .0108) and the local
county rules.
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