WQ0005753_Final Permit_19920702

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
512 North Salisbury Street • Raleigh, North Carolina 27611
James G. Martin, Governor A. Perston Howard, Jr., P.E.
William W. Cobey, Jr., Secretary Director
July 2, 1992
Mr. Norris Wright and Mr. Douglas Tysinger
Stamey Funeral Home, Incorporated
Post Office Box 243
Fallstop, North Carolina 28042
Subject: Permit No. WQ0005753
Stamey Funeral Home, Incorporated
Subsurface Disposal System
Cleveland County
Dear Mr. Wright and Mr. Tysinger:
In accordance with your application received October 25, 1992, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ0005753, dated July 2, 1992, to Stamey Funeral Home, Incorporated for the continued operation
of a 101 GPD gravity subsurface wastewater disposal system that was previously permitted by the
Cleveland County Health Department.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded, and shall be subject to the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 maintaining the
required operational information will result in future compliance problems.
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 forth of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of 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.
Regional Offices
Asheville Fayetteville Mooresville Raleigh Washington Wilmington Winston-Salem
704/251-6208 919/486-1541 704/663-1699 919[733-2314 919/946-6481 919/395-3900 919/761-2351
Pollution Prevention Pays
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone]
An Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer

Mr. Norris Wright and Mr. Douglas Tysinger
Stamey Funeral Home, Incorporated
July 2, 1992
Page Two
One set of approved as built plans is being forwarded to you. If you need additional information
concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Dana J. Bolden at 9191733-5083.
Siri�erely,
Perston How , Jr., P. .
cc: Cleveland County Health Department
Mooresville Regional Office, Water Quality
Mooresville Regional Office, Groundwater
Groundwater Section, Jack Floyd
Training and Certification Unit
Facilities Assessment Unit

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL 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
Stamey Funeral Home, Incorporated
Cleveland County
FOR THE
continued operation of an existing 101 GPD subsurface wastewater disposal system (previously permitted
by the Cleveland County Health Department) consisting of a 900 gallon septic tank, a 15 foot by 40 foot
subsurface nitrification area, and a 15 foot by 61.5 foot subsurface nitrification area to serve Stamey
Funeral Home, Incorporated with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application
received October 25, 1992 and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data
subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources and
considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded, and shall be subject to the
following specified conditions and limitations:
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1. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective action, including those as may be
required by this Division, such as construction of additional or replacement wastewater
treatment or 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.
3. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail 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.
4. Adequate measures shall be taken to divert storm water from the disposal area and prevent
wastewater runoff from the subsurface disposal field.

5. The sludge generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed of in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.. Written approval of the septage disposal method must be
obtained fromthe Division's Mooresville Regional Office prior to any septage disposal
activities.
6. A usable reserve area shall be maintained for wastewater disposal. The reserve area shall
have the capability of accommodating the average daily flow of the facility being served
without exceeding the loading rates of the reserve area while meeting all required buffer
requirements.
7. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
8. The following buffers shall be maintainedt:
a) 100 feet between disposal area and any public or private water supply including
wells
b) 100 feet between disposal area and "SA and SB" classified surface waters
C) 50 feet between disposal area and any stream, lake, river or natural drainageway
d) 50 feet between disposal area and property lines
e) 10 feet between disposal area and surface water interceptor drains or diversions
(upslope)
f) 25 feet between disposal area and surface water interceptor drains or diversions
(downslope) and groundwater drainage systems.
T - These buffers were not included in the permit issued by Cleveland County for this waste
treatment and disposal system. Therefore, they are not intended to require modification of
existing facilities to obtain compliance. They do however apply to any modification of the
waste treatment facilities, any new construction within the area of influence of these buffers,
and the sale of property that would cause any of the buffers now complied with to be
violated.
IL OPERATIQN AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the Certification Commission, 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 Certification Commission. The Permittee must also employ a certified
back-up operator of the appropriate type and grade to comply with the conditions of Title
15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. The ORC of the facility must visit each Class I facility at least
weekly and each Class 11, III, and W 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 Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202.
3. The application rates to the disposal field shall not exceed 0.4 GPDIft2.
4. 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.
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5. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation
occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
6_ A suitable cover shall be maintained on the disposal area and the disposal area shall be
routinely mowed. The clippings shall be periodically removed to prevent the build-up of
thatch.
1. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Management to insure
surface and ground water protection will be established and an acceptable sampling
reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. The nitrification lines shall be maintained as necessary (including purging of the lines) in
order to ensure that they remain free of obstructing materials. Adequate records showing all
maintenance shall be maintained by the Permittee.
3. A record shall be maintained of all residuals removed from this facility. This record shall
include the name of the hauler, permit authorizing the disposal or a letter from a
municipality agreeing to accept the residuals, date the residuals were hauled, and volume of
residuals removed.
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Mooresville Regional Office, telephone no.
(704)663-1.699, 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 basin or tank; 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 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 15 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.
IMPENUff' 1 !\i i 'a :M 1914 DECLUd I Biel
Any groundwater quality monitoring as deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental
Management shall be provided.
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2. The Compliance Boundary for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15 NCAC
2L, Classifications and Water Quality Standards applicable to the groundwater of North
Carolina. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards beyond the Compliance
Boundary is subject to penalty provisions applicable under General Statute 143.215.6A.
The sale of property, by the Permittee, which is within or contiguous to the disposal system
site may alter location of the Compliance Boundary.
For facilities permitted on or after December 30, 1983, the Compliance Boundary is
established at the lesser of 250 feet from the subsurface disposal system, or 50 feet within
the property boundary.
If the title to any property which may affect the location of the Compliance Boundary is
changed, the Permittee shall notify the Division Director within 14 days. The Director shall
then establish a modified Compliance Boundary which will be done as a modification to the
Permit.
The REVIEW BOUT MARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15
NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. A REVIEW BOUNDARY is
established around disposal systems midway between the Compliance Boundary and the
perimeter of the waste disposal area. When the concentration of any substance equals or
exceeds the maximum allowable concentration of that substance at the REVIEW
BOUNDARY, as determined by monitoring, the Permittee shall either (i) demonstrate,
through predictive calculations or modeling, that natural site conditions, facility design and
operational controls will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance Boundary; or,
(ii) submit a plan for the alteration of existing site conditions, facility design or operational
controls that will prevent a violation of standards at the Compliance Boundary, and
implement that plan upon its approval by the Director.
Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure
proper operation of the subject facilities.
2. 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 any 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 of Environmental Management or other permitting authority.
3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Environmental
Management may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect any property,
premises or place on or related to the disposal site and facility at any reasonable time for the
purpose of determining compliance with this permit; may inspect or copy any records that
must be kept under the terms and conditions of this permit; or may obtain samples of
groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
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1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the approved plans, specifications and other supporting data.
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2. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data.
3. This permit is not transferable. In the event there is 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 of Environmental Management 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. A set of approved as built plans for the subject project must be retained by the applicant for
the life of the project.
5. 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 15 NCAC 2H .0205
(c)(4).
6. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the
Permittee to an enforcement action by the Division of Environmental Management in
accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143.215.6A to 143-215.6C.
7. 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.
S. 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.
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 limitations as it may deem appropriate.
Permit issued this the 2nd day of July, 1992
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
A. Perston How r., P. Acting Director
Division of Enviro e agement
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0005753

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RATING SCALE fOR CLASSIFICATION OF FACILITIES
Name of Plant: Sam Pel �r1P�/ i%art�E
Owner or Contact Person: VIP, r
Mailing Address:
County: J- _ Telephone:
NPDES Permit No NCOO Nondisc. Per. Na. L-�Q0e:50s'25:9
IssueDate: Expiration Date:
Existing Facility!✓ New Facility
Rated By: lJe Date: �✓ 7 Z
Reviewed (Train. & Cert.) Reg. Office
Reviewed (Train. & Cert.) Central Office
ORC
Plant Class: (circle one)
ITEM POINTS
(1) Industrial Pretreatment Units and/or
Industrial Pretreatment Program
(see definition No. 33)
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(2) DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN GPD
(not applicable to non -contaminated cooling waters, sludge
handling facilities for water purification plants, totally
closed cycle systems (def. No. 11), and facilities
consisting only of Item (4) (d) or items (4) (d) and (11)
(d)L
0 20,000 ..........................
20.001 -- 50,000 ...... . ...................
2
50,001 -- 100,000 ..........................
3
100.001 250,000 ..........................
4
250.001 500,000 ..........................
5
500,041 -•1,000,000 ..........................
a
1,000,001 -- 2,00D,000 ........................
10
2,000,001 (and up) - rate 1 point additional for each
200,000 gpd capacity up to a
maximum of 30
Design Flow (gpd)
(3) PRELIMINARY UNITS (see definition no. 32)
(a) Bar Screens.... ............................
i
or
(b) Mechanical Screens, Static Screens or
Comminuting Devices ........... .............
2
(c) Grit Removal......... ......................
1
or
(d) Mechanical or Aerated Grit Removal ...........
2
(e) Flaw Measuring Device .......................
i
or
(f) Instrumented Flow Measurement ..............
2
(g) Preaeralion................................
2
(h) Influent Flow, Equalization ...................
2
(i) Grease or Oil Separators - Gravity ..........
2
Mechanical ..........
3
Dissolved Air Flotation.
8
6) Prechlorinalion .................. . ...........
5
(4) PRIMARY TREATMENT UNITS
(a) Septic Tank (see definition no. 43) ..............
(b) Imhoff Tank .................................. 5
(c) Primary Clarifiers ............................ 5
(d) Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for Inorganic
Non•loxic Materials (sludge handling facilities
for +nater purification plants, sand, gravel,
stone, and other mining operations except
recreational activities such as gem or gold
Grade
ll Ili IV Total Points
(5) SECONDARY TREATMENT UNITS
(a) Carbonaceous Stage
(i)Aeralion - High Purity Oxygen System .... .
Diffused Air System ...........
Mechanical Air System (fixed,
floating or rotor) ..............
Separate Sludge Reaeration .... .
(ii) Trickling Filler
High Rate ................. . .
Standard Rate ...............
Packed Tower ...............
(iii) Biological Aerated Filler or Aerated
Biological Filter ......................
(iv) Aerated Lagoons .....................
(v) Rotating Biological Contactors ..........
(vi) Sand Filters-
inlermittent biological
recirculating biological .... .
(vii) Stabil:zalion Lagoons ...................
(viii)Clarifier ..............................
(ix) Single stage system for combined
carbonaceous removal of BOD and
nitrogenous removal by nitrification
(see dei. No. 12) (Points for this item
have to be in addition to items (5) (a)
(i) through (5) (a) (viii) .................
(x) Nutrient additions to enhance 130D
femoval ...............................
(xi) Biological Culture ('Super Bugs') addition
to enhance organic compound removal . , .. .
(b) Nitrogenous Stage
(i) Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System .... .
Diffused Air System ...........
Mechanical Air System (fixed,
floating, or rotor) ...... ......
Separate Sludge Reaeration .... .
(ii) Trickling Filler -
High Rale ..............
Standard Rate .......... I .
Packed Tower............
(iii) Biological Aerated Filler or Aerated
Biological Filter .........................
(iv) Rotating Biological Conlaclors ........... .
(v) Sand Filler -
intermittent biological ........
recirculating biological ... _ ... .
(vi) Clarifier ........ ... . ......... .
20
10
8
3
7
5
5
10
10
10
2
3
5
8
5
5
20
10
8
3
7
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(6) TERTIARY OR ADVANCED TREATMENT UNIT
(10) CHEMICAL ADDITION SYSTEM (S) (See definition No. 9)
(a) Activated Carbons Beds -
(not applicable to chemical additions rated as ilem
without carbon regeneration .................. 5
(3) (j), (5) (a) (xi), (6) (a), (6) (b), (7) (b), (7) (e),
with carbon regeneration .................... is
(g) (a) (9) (b), or (9) (c) 5 points each: List:
(b) Powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed -
5
without carbon regeneration ........ . ........ 5
5
with carbon regeneration .. . . .. . ..... . .... 15
. . . . .
5
(G) Air Stripping ........ , .. _ _ .......... ... . ... 5
. _ . . .
5
(d) Denitrification Process (separate process) .. 10
(e) Electrodialysis ...... . ............... . . . .. . . . 5
(11) MISCELLANEOUS UNITS
(o Foam Separation ....... . . .................... 5
(a) !-folding Ponds, Holding Tanks or Settling Ponds
(g) ion Exchange ........ . . . . ........ . ... . ....... 5
for Organic or Toxic Materials including wastes
(h) Land Application of Treated Effluent
from mining operalions containing nitrogen and/or
(see definition no, 22b) (not applicable for
phosphorous compounds In amounts significantly
sand, gravel, stone and other similar mining
greater than is common for domestic wastewater ..........
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operations)
(b) Effluent f=low Equalization (not applicable to storage
(i) on agriculturally managed sites (See def,
basins which are inherent in land application systems).
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No. 4) .... . . . ... . ............ . .... . . . ... . 10
(c) Stage Discharge (not applicable to storage basins
(ii) by high rale infiltration on non -agriculturally
inherent in land application systems .......................................
5
managed siles (includes rotary distributors
(d) Pumps ......... :.......... ...... .._._._.._.___._........_................,_......
3
and similar fixed nozzle systems) _ ......... , 4
(e) Stand -By Power Supply ........ _........................................................
3
(ifl) by subsurface disposal (includes low pressure
(f) Thermal Pollution Control Device :............................................
3
pipe systems and gravity systems except a!
Stant consisting of ,_septic tank and. nilrifica ,
,'tiob lines only; ..... . . . ........... . ... . ... 4
TOTAL POINTS
(i) Microscreens.................................. 5
(j) Phosphorus Remoial by Biological Processes
CLASSIFICATION
(See def. No_ 26) ........ . . . . ................ 20
(k) Polishing Ponds - without aeration _ . _ _ ... 2
Class I .......................... _............ __ 5 - 25 Points
with aeration .. _ ....... 5
Class 11...... .................................................. 26- 50 Points
{[) Post Aeration - cascade .............. 0
Class llf................................................. ...... 51- 65 Points
diffused or mechanical ... 5
Class IV ................................ 66- Up Points
(m) Reverse Osmosis .... . .... . ................... . . 5
(n) Sand or Mixed -Media Filters - low rate ...... _ _ . _ . 2
Facilities having a rating of one through four points, inclusive,
high rale .......... 5
do not require a certified operator, Classification of all other
;o) Treatment processes for removal of metal or
facilities requires a comparable grade operator in responsible
cyanide .................................... 15
charge.
(p) Treatment processes for removal of toxic
materials other than metal or cyanide ......... 15
Facilities having an activated sludge process will be assigned
a minimum classification of Class It,
I SLUDGE TREATMENT
Facilities having treatment processes for the removal of metal
(a) Sludge Digestion Tank - Healed .. . ............
10 or cyanide will be assigned a minimum classification of Class Il.
Aerobic ......... . . . ...
5
Unheated ...... .......
3 Facilities having treatment processes for the biological removal
(b) Sludge Stabilization (chemical or lhermal) .......
5 of phosphorus will be assigned a minimum classification of Class
(c) Sludge Drying beds - Gravity .............. . ..
2 l l 1,
Vacuum Assisted .......
5
(d) Sludge EluHalion .... . .. . .....................
5 In -plant processes and related control equipment which are an
(e) Sludge Conditioner (chemical or thermal) ........
5 integral part of industrial production shall not be considered waste
(f) Sludge Thickener (gravity) ......................
5 treatment_ Ukewise, discharges of wastewater from residences
(g) Dissolved Air Flotation Unit
having a design flow of 1,000 gpd or less, shall not be subject to
(not applicable to a unit rates as (3) (1) .........
8 rating.
(h) Sludge Gas Utilization (including gas storage) ....
2
(i) Sludge Holding Tank - Aerated ................
5 ADDITIONAL QQMMFNTS:
Non-aerated , ...........
2
(j) Sludge Incinerator - (not including activated
carbon regeneration) .....
10
(k) Vacuum Filler, Centrifuge or Filler Press or other
similar dewalering devices . . . . ................
10
(8) SLUDGE DISPOSAL (including incinerated ash)
(a) Lagoons._......_.-........_....... .............
2
(b) Land Application (surface and subsurface)
(see definition 22a)
-where the facility holds the land app. permit ..
10
-by contracting to a land application operator who
holds the land application permit .......... . .....
2
-land application of sludge by a contractor who does
not hold the permit for the wastewater treatment
facility where the sludge -is generated .. _ _ _ ....
10
(c) Landfilled (burial) . . ... . . . . . ... . .......... • ....
5
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(9) DISINFECTION
(a) Chlorination .... . . . ....... . ........... . ..
5
(b) Dechlorinalion ..... . . . . ............ . . .
5
(c) Ozone ..............................
5
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[A) Qariinl;n .. . .. . . ... . ..... . . ...
5