WQ0005959_Final Permit_20000814

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
August 14, 2000
Eng-shaug Huang, Managing Partner
South Park Thirty Partnership
1519 Jones Ferry Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subject: Permit No. WQ0005959
South Park Thirty Partnership
Eng-shaug Huang, Managing Partner
Wastewater Spray Irrigation
Orange County
Dear Mr. Huang:
In accordance with your application for renewal received May 15, 2000, we are forwarding herewith Permit No.
WQ0005959, dated August 14, 2000, to South Park Thirty Partnership for the construction and operation of the subject
wastewater treatment and spray irrigation facilities.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until July 3I, 2005, shall void Permit No. WQ0005959
issued December 8, 1995, and shall be subject to the conditions and Iimitations 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.
This permit is renewed based on the required continuance of groundwater monitoring at the site. If the permit
applicant can provide the Division with one years worth of complete, accurate monitoring data, with no violations, the
Groundwater Section will consider the possibility of removing groundwater requirements from the permit. This request
for removal of groundwater monitoring and rescission of the permit must be done at the owner's request along with a
North Carolina Professional Engineer's certification that the facility has been properly closed.
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, 6714 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made
this permit shall be final and binding.
concerning this matter, please contact Susan Cauley at [phone]
Sinc e ,
Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Orange County Health Department
Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Raleigh Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Groundwater Section, Central Office
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit
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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
South Park Thirty Partnership
Orange County
FOR THE
continued groundwater monitoring of the wastewater spray irrigation facility that previously served South Park Thirty
(restaurant and four 1-bedroom apartments) which has now ceased operation and therefore no longer generates
wastewater, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received May 15, 2000, and
in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data subsequently filed and approved by ff
Department of Environment and Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until July 31, 2005, shall void Permit No. WQ0005959
issued December 8, 1995, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The facilities shall be effectively maintained 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 perform 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.;: "-t _ r . a+i'
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. No wastewater or residuals shall be generated from these treatment facilities.
4. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited.
II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
l . The facilities shall be properly maintained at all times.
2. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray field.

3. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and as a non -discharge system to prevent the discharge of any
wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility.
IIL 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.
2. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number [phone],
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.
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.
IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
Within 60 days of permit reissuance, monitor well MWAA shall be abandoned according to 15A NCAC
2C .0113 (Abandonment of Wells) in the 15A NCAC 2C .0100 Well Construction Standards. Within 30
days of abandonment of wells, a Well Abandonment Record (GW-30) shall be completed for each wll
abandoned and seat to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality,
Groundwater Section, Permits and Compliance Unit, 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636.
2. Within 60 days of permit issuance, one downgradient monitor well, designated as MW-3, shall be installed
to monitor groundwater quality. The well 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 the well is marked on Figure 1. Monitor well, MW-3 shall be located at the Review
Boundary, constructed in accordance with this permit and approved by the Raleigh Regional Office.
The Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number [phone], shall be notified at least forty-eight (48)
hours prior to the construction of any monitoring well so that an inspection can be made of the monitoring
well location. Such notification to the regional groundwater 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.

4. Within 30 days of completion of all well construction activities, a certification must be received from a
professional engineer or a licensed geologist certifying that the monitoring well(s) are located and
constructed in accordance with the WeII Construction Standards (a5A NCAC 2C) and this permit_ Thy
certification should be submitted with copies of the Well Completion Form (GW-1) for each well. Ma,,
this certification and the associated GW-I forms to the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources, Division of Water Quality, Groundwater Section, Permits and Compliance Unit, 1636 Mail
Service Center
5. The new monitor well, MW-3, shall be sampled initially after construction and then sample MW-2 and
MW-3 every March, July, and November for the following parameters:
Water Level pH
Chloride Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Fecal Coliforms Nitrate (NO3)
Total Ammonia
The measurement of water levels must be made prior to sampling for the remaining parameters. The depth
to water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on the top of the casing.
The measuring points (top of well casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed to provide the relative
elevation of the measuring point for each monitoring well.
The results of the sampling and analysis must be received on Form GW-59 (Groundwater Quality
Monitoring: Compliance Report Form) by the Groundwater Section, Permits and Compliance Unit, 1636
Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1636 on or before the last working day of the month following
the sampling month.
6. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15A NCAC 2I
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)(I ).
7. 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.
All wells that are constructed for purposes of groundwater monitoring shall be constructed in accordance
with 15A NCAC 2C .0108 (Standards of Construction for Wells Other than Water Supply) and any other
state and local laws and regulations pertaining to well construction.
Within sixty (60) days of completion of all monitoring wells, the permittee shall submit two original
copies of a scaled topographic map (scale no greater than V:100) signed and sealed by a professional
engineer or a state licensed land surveyor that indicates all of the following information:
(a) the location and identity of each monitoring well,
(b) the location of the waste disposal system,
(c) the location of all property boundaries,
(d) the review and compliance boundaries,
(e) the latitude and longitude of the established horizontal control monument,
(f) the relative elevation of the top of the well casing (which shall be known as the "measuring point"), to
the nearest 0.01 feet, and
(g) the depth of water below the measuring point at the time the measuring point is established.

The survey shall be conducted using approved practices outlined in North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 89C and the North Carolina Administrative Code Title 21, Chapter 56, The surveyor shall
establish a horizontal control monument on the property of the waste disposal system and determine the
latitude and longitude of this horizontal control monument to a horizontal positional accuracy of +1- 10
feet. All other features listed in a. through e. above shall be surveyed relative to this horizontal control
monument. The positional accuracy of features Iisted in a, through e. above shall have a ratio of precision
not to exceed an error of closure of I foot per 10,000 feet of perimeter of the survey. Any features located
by the radial method will be located from a minimum of two points. Horizontal control monument shall
be installed in such a manner and made of such materials that the monument will not be destroyed due to
activities that may take place on the property. The map shall also be surveyed using the North American
Datum of 1983 coordinate system and shall indicate the datum on the map. All bearings or azimuths shall
be based on either the true or NAD 83 grid meridian. If a Global Positioning System (GPS) is used to
determine the latitude and longitude of the horizontal control monument, a GPS receiver that has the
capability to perform differential GPS shall be used and all data collected by the GPS receiver will be
differentially corrected.
The maps and any supporting documentation shall be sent to the Permits and Compliance Unit,
Groundwater Section, 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC, 27699-1636.
10. Upon completion of all well construction activities, a certification must be received from a professional
engineer certifying that the monitoring wells are Iocated and constructed in accordance with the Well
Construction Standards (15A NCAC 2C) and this permit. This certification should be submitted with
copies of the Well Completion Form (GW-1) for each well. Mail this certification and the associated GW-
1 forms to the Permits and Compliance Unit, Groundwater Section, 1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh,
NC, 27699-1636.
11. For the initial sampling of the well as specified elsewhere in the permit, the permittee shall submit a copy
of the GW-1 Form (Well Completion Form) with the Compliance Monitoring Form (GW-59) for that well.
Compliance Monitoring Forms that do not include copies of the GW-1 form will be returned to the
permittee without being processed. Failure to submit these forms as required by this permit may result in
the initiation of enforcement activities pursuant to NC General Statutes 143-215.6,
12. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be provided.
V. INSPECTIONS
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to insure proper
maintenance 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 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.
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VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. 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.
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 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 exempt 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, including but not limited to applicable river buffer rules in 15A NCAC 2B .0200,
erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 15A NCAC Ch. 4 and under the Division's General
Permit NCG0100000, and any requirements pertaining to wetlands under 15A NCAC 2B .0200 and 2H
.0500.
6. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the Permittee for the
life of the project.
7. 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).
8. 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 thiVoe 10 day of August 2000.
NORT AROLINA E 7VI 0 ENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
..Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0005959