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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Pat McCrory Charles Wakild, P.E.
Governor Director
March 29, 2013
MR. RICHARD WOODRUFF — CITY MANAGER
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE
PO Box 128
JACKSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28541-0128
Dear Mr. Woodruff -
John E. Skvarla, III
Secretary
Subject: Permit No. WQ0009267
Jacksonville WWTF
Wastewater Irrigation System
Onslow County
In accordance with your permit renewal and modification request received January 7, 2013, we
are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0009267 dated March 29, 2013, to the City of Jacksonville for
the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities. Modifications to the
subject permit include a significant reduction in monitoring requirements as follows:
• All influent parameter monitoring except flow monitoring has been removed from PPI 001;
• Monitoring of secondary aerated basin effluent (PPI 002) has been removed from the permit;
+ pH limits have been removed from PPI 003 (Effluent from Irrigation Storage Ponds). This
PPI will serve as the single effluent compliance point and groundwater monitoring will
determine compliance with pH groundwater standards of 6.5 -- 8.5 standard units;
• pH limits have been removed from surface water monitoring points PPI 004, PPI 005,
PPI 006, PPI 007, and PPI 009; and
• Monitoring of effluent from the primary basin (PPI 008) has been removed from the permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until February 28, 2018, shall void Permit
No. WQ0009267 issued July 9, 2008 and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified
therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements listed in Attachments A and C for
the have changed from previous permit issuance as noted above. Failure to establish an adequate system
for collecting and maintaining the required operational information will result in future compliance
problems.
For your convenience, customized electronic copies of your facility's NDMR and NDAR-1
reporting forms are available for download at: http://portaLncdenr.org/web/wqlaps/lau/reporting.
Please note the following new permit conditions and/or those of particular interest:
➢ Condition 1.1 Requires an appropriately scaled updated site map to be submitted to the
Division within 60 days of this permit's issuance;
➢ Condition II.10 —Requires an easement to be established for any property not owned by the
permittee within the compliance boundary;
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➢ Condition II.12 — Now includes a more exhaustive list of setback distances in accordance
with 15A NCAC 02T. 0506;
➢ Condition 111.3 — References the 2011 Review of the Jacksonville LTS, Summary of
Recommendations for the Jacksonville LTS and 2012 External Review of the Jacksonville LTS
as guidance sources on proper operation and maintenance practices to support spray field
health and function and directs the permittee to implement measures, as necessary, to
maintain crop health and document observed results annually;
➢ Condition III.4 — Specifies a Forester to be designated for forest management activities rather
than a tree farm manager as previously permitted;
➢ Condition 111.13 — Allows for heavy machinery on irrigation sites for maintenance and
logging purposes provided that compaction is minimized and also requires repair of damage
to irrigation sites immediately following these activities;
➢ Condition TV.8 — Requires a record of all residuals removed from the facility to be
maintained for a period of five years;
➢ Condition IV.9 — Requires a facility maintenance log to be maintained for a period• of five
years; and
➢ Condition IV.12 — Requires the results of the annual soil fertility test to.be reviewed by a
North Carolina licensed agronomist and directs the permittee to perform any work
recommended by the agronomist as necessary to maintain the health and function of tree
crops.
If any parts, requirements or limitations contained in this permit are unacceptable, the Permittee
has the right to request an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within 30 days following receipt of
this permit. This request shall 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 at 6714 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made, this permit shall be final and
binding.
If you need additional information concerning this permit, please contact Cory Larsen at (919)
807-6362 or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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S. Z'11/Wakild, P.E.
cc: Onslow County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section
Permit File WQ0009267
Notebook File WQ0009267

NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL. RESOURCES
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER 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
City of Jacksonville
4nslow County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 9 million gallon per day (GPD) wastewater treatment and spray irrigation facility
consisting of:
hydrogen peroxide storage and feed facilities for chemical pretreatment to provide raw -influent odor control;
magnetic influent flow meter; a Huber Technology dual train stepper screen with dual screw auger conveyors
and a ram press; auxiliary mechanical bar screen; oil/grease separation and dual 200 gpm, 3 HP grit pumps
and a new grit classifier system at the headworks structure; three -train mechanically aerated, multi -cellular
biological treatment lagoons, each made up of a 4.5 MG aerated cell with 50 HP floating mixers followed by
a 3.0 MG cell with 10 HP floating mixers, separated by curtain baffle, and constructed with fabriform-type
slope protection and compacted clay liners with low permeability not exceeding 10-6 cm/sec; a combined
East/West Storage Lagoon of approximately 362 MG, constructed with compacted in -situ clay bottoms,
clay/bentonite perimeter slurry wall, and synthetically lined (HDPE) side slopes with permeability not
exceeding 10-6 cm/sec an approximately 360 MG South Storage Lagoon, with inside berm walls Iined with
60 mil HPDE liner and clay liner on the lagoon bottom with surrounding slurry wall keyed into top of
bedrock with solar -powered floating mixers in each lagoon; effluent splitter box; effluent irrigation pump
station with six (6) 350 HP, 4,800 GPM vertical turbine pumps (variable speed) and dual self-cleaning
traveling screens to remove debris prior to pumping; chlorine disinfection facilities including dual 110 GPM,
15 HP chlorine booster water pumps and associated chlorine feed piping; isolation valves for effluent
distribution; administration/maintenance building; generator facilities for emergency stand-by power for
chlorine scrubbers, administration/maintenance building; and
a wooded spray irrigation land treatment system of approximately 2,331 wetted acres (7,400 acres totaI),
grouped into well -drained soils, moderately well -drained soils, and seasonal soils; main irrigation and lateral
piping consisting of approximately 5,225 linear feet of 30-inch buried pipe, 2,943 linear feet of 24-inch buried
pipe, 3,488 linear feet of 20-inch buried pipe, 3,056 linear feet of 16-inch buried pipe, 5,232 linear feet of 12-
inch buried pipe, 10,842 linear feet of 10-inch buried pipe, 12,138 linear feet of 8-inch buried pipe, 15,925
linear feet of 6-inch buried pipe, 4,487 linear feet of 4-inch buried pipe, 1,314 linear feet of 3-inch buried
pipe, 830 linear feet of 2-inch buried pipe, 315 linear feet of 12-inch exposed pipe, 6,230 linear feet of 10-
inch exposed pipe, 20,724 linear feet of 8-inch exposed pipe, 21,628 linear feet of 6-inch exposed pipe,
41,209 linear feet of 4-inch exposed pipe, 57,625 linear feet of 3-inch exposed pipe, 134,152 linear feet of 2-
inch exposed pipe, stick-up sprinkler heads; and all associated site work and appurtenances;
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to serve the City of Jacksonville, with no discharge of wastes to surface waters, pursuant to the application
received January 7, 2013, and in conformity with the project plans, 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 February 28, 2018, shall void Permit No.
WQ0009267 issued July 9, 2008, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. SCHEDULES
1. Within 60 days of issuance of this permit, the Permittee shall submit two original copies of a site
map with scale sufficient to illustrate the information below. At a minimum, the map shall include
the following information:
a. The location and identity of each monitoring well.
b. The location of major components of the waste disposal system.
c. The location of property boundaries within 500 feet of the disposal areas.
d. The latitude and longitude of the established horizontal control monument.
e. The elevation of the top of the well casing (i.e., measuring point) relative to a common datum.
£ The depth of water below the measuring point at the time the measuring point is established.
g. The location of compliance and review boundaries.
h. The date the map is prepared and/or revised.
Control monuments shall be installed in such a manner and made of such materials that the
monument will not be destroyed due to activities taking place on the property. The map and any
supporting documentation shall be sent to the Division of Water Quality, Aquifer Protection Section.,
1636 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1636.
2. No later than six months prior to the expiration of this permit, the Permittee shall request renewal of
this permit on official Division forms. Upon receipt of the request, the Division will review the
adequacy of the facilities described. therein, and if warranted, will renew the permit for such period of
time and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate. Please note Rule 15A
NCAC 02T .0105(d) requires an updated site map to be submitted with the permit renewal
application.
H. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The subject non -discharge facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so there
is no discharge to surface waters, nor any contravention of groundwater or surface water standards.
in the event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions
due to improper operation and maintenance, or failure of the irrigation areas to adequately assimilate
the effluent, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including Division required actions,
such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or irrigation facilities.
2. This permit shall not relieve the Permittee of their responsibility for damages to groundwater or
surface water resulting from the operation of this facility.
3. AlI wells constructed for purposes of groundwater monitoring shall be constructed in accordance with
15A NCAC 02C .0108 (Standards of Construction for Wells Other than Water Supply), and any other
jurisdictional laws and regulations pertaining to well construction.
4. Effluent quality shall not exceed the limitations specified in Attachment A.
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5. Application rates, whether hydraulic, nutrient or other pollutant, shall not exceed those specified in
Attachment B.
The compliance boundary for the disposal system shall be specified in accordance with 15A NCAC
02L .0107(b). This disposal system was individually permitted on or after December 30, 1983;
therefore, the compliance boundary is established at either 250 feet from the effluent disposal area, or
50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is closest to the effluent disposal area. An
exceedance of groundwater standards at or beyond the compliance boundary is subject to remediation
action according to 15A NCAC 02L .0106(d)(2) as well as enforcement actions in accordance with
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A through 143-215.6C.
7. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0108, the review boundary is established midway between the
compliance boundary and the effluent disposal area. Any exceedance of groundwater standards at the
review boundary shall require action in accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0106.
8. The Permittee shall apply for a permit modification to establish a new compliance boundary prior to
any sale or transfer of property affecting a compliance boundary.
9. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02L .0107(d), no wells, excluding Division approved monitoring
wells, shall be constructed within the compliance boundary except as provided for in 15A NCAC 02L
.0107(g).
10. Except as provided for in 15A NCAC 02L .0107(g), the Permittee shall ensure any landowner who is
not the Permittee and owns land within the compliance boundary shall execute and file with the
Onslow County Register of Deeds an easement running with the land containing the following items:
a. A notice of the permit and number or other description as allowed in 15A NCAC 02L .0107(f)(1);
b. Prohibits construction and operation of water supply wells within the compliance boundary; and
c. Reserves the right of the Permittee or the State to enter the property within the compliance
boundary for purposes related to the permit.
The Director may terminate the easement when its purpose has been fulfilled or is no longer needed.
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11. The facilities permitted herein shall be constructed according to the following setbacks:
a. The setbacks for irrigation sites shall be as follows (all distances in feet):
i. Any habitable residence or place of public assembly under separate ownership:
400
ii. Any habitable residence or place of public assembly owned by the Permittee:
200
iii. Any private or public water supply source:
100
iv. Surface waters:
100
v. Groundwater lowering ditches:
100
vi. Surface water diversions:
25
vii. Any well with exception of monitoring wells:
100
viii. Any property line:
150
ix. Top of slope of embankments or cuts of two feet or more in vertical height:
15
x. Any water line from a disposal system:
10
xi. Subsurface groundwater lowering drainage systems:
100
xii. Any swimming pool:
100
xiii. Public right of way:
50
xiv. Nitrification field:
20
xv. Any building foundation or basement:
15
xvi. Impounded public water supplies:
500
xvii. Public shallow groundwater supply:
500
b. The setbacks for storage and treatment units shall be as follows (all distances in feet):
i. Any habitable residence or place of public assembly under separate ownership: 100
ii. Any private or public water supply source: 100
iii. Surface waters: 50
iv. Any well with exception of monitoring wells: 100
v. Any property line: 50
III. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. 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. The Permittee shall maintain an Operation and
Maintenance Plan pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0507, which at a minimum shall include operational
functions, maintenance schedules, safety measures and a spill response plan.
2. Upon the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission's (WPCSOCC)
classification of the subject non -discharge facilities, in accordance with 15A NCAC 08G .0200 the
Permittee shall designate and employ a certified operator in responsible charge (ORC) and one or
more certified operator(s) as back-up ORC(s). The ORC or their back-up shall visit the facilities in
accordance with 15A NCAC 08G .0200, and shall comply with all other conditions specified in the
previously cited rules.
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3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained at all times, such that crop health is
optimized, allows for even distribution of effluent and allows inspection of the irrigation system.
For guidance on operation and maintenance practices to support crop health, refer to the 2011
Review of the Jacksonville LTS, Summary of Recommendations far the Jacksonville LTS and 2012
External Review of the Jacksonville LTS documents attached to this permit. The permittee shall
implement measures from these reports as necessary to maintain the health and function of all
sprayfield crops. Steps taken and observed results shall be documented annually and available
to the Division for inspection.
4. A Forester (or similar professional) shall be designated for all forest management responsibilities.
The name of this person shall be provided to the Division of Water Quality Wilmington Regional
Office. Any changes in the assignment of crop management responsibilities shall be promptly
reported to the Wilmington Office.
5. Blocks receiving post -harvest irrigation during the second and third years following tree planting
activities shall be irrigated at rates not exceeding 113 design rate and 2/3 design rate, respectively.
6. The Emergency Action Plan must be adhered to in the following emergency situations:
a. Loss of electrical power to the effluent pump station for an extended period of time,
b. Landfall of a major tropical storm predicted for the Jacksonville area while storage lagoon water
levels are close to maximum permitted levels,
c. Lagoon water level in one of both lagoons exceeding permitted maximum level (ix, minimum
freeboard is not present),
d. Embankment stability issue on either the East/West or South Storage Lagoon which requires the
rapid drawdown of the affected lagoon.
Upon activation of the Emergency Action Plan, the Wilmington Regional Office, telephone number
[phone], must be notified as soon as possible, but in no cases more than 24 hours or on the
next working day. Note that under special circumstances (see Section 4 of the Emergency Action
Plan), increased surface water monitoring will be required. Any changes to the Emergency Action
Plan must be approved by the Wilmington Regional Office prior to their activation.
7. Connection or disconnection of any sewer piping or equipment shall be made in a manner to maintain
continuous flow. Where flow must be interrupted, no diversion or overflow of sewage to a storm
drain, ditch, or surface waters shall be permitted.
Mounding of groundwater shall not occur to the point where the water table is in the active soil
treatment zone (about one foot below the ground surface) for periods longer than two days between
irrigation events.
9. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent effluent ponding in or runoff from the irrigation sites
listed in Attachment B.
10. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that
will cause ponding or runoff
11_ All irrigation equipment shall be tested and calibrated at least once per permit cycle. Calibration
records shall be maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made
available to the Division upon request.
12. Only effluent from the Jacksonville WWTF shall be irrigated on the sites listed in Attachment B_
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13. No automobiles or heavy machinery shall be allowed on irrigation sites except during equipment
installation or while maintenance is being performed. Adequate steps shall be taken to prevent
compaction of irrigation sites during maintenance and Iogging activities and any damage to irrigation
sites that occurs during logging operations (ex. rutting, compaction, erosion, etc.) shall be repaired
immediately following completion of logging activities.
14. Public access to the irrigation sites and wastewater treatment facilities shall be prohibited.
15. The residuals generated from the wastewater treatment facilities shall be disposed or utilized in
accordance with 15A NCAC 02T .l 100. The Permittee shall maintain a residual management plan
pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T .0508.
16. Diversion or bypassing of untreated or partially treated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
17. Freeboard in treatment and effluent storage lagoons shall not be less than two feet at any time.
18. A gauge to monitor waste levels in treatment and effluent storage lagoons shall be provided.
19. A protective vegetative cover shall be established and maintained on all earthen embankments (i.e.,
outside toe of embankment to maximum allowable temporary storage elevation on the inside of the
embankment), berms, pipe runs, erosion control areas, and surface water diversions. Trees, shrubs,
and other woody vegetation shall not be allowed to grow on the earthen dikes or embankments.
Earthen embankment areas shall be kept mowed or otherwise controlled and accessible.
IV. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any Division required monitoring (including groundwater, plant tissue, soil and surface water
analyses) necessary to ensure groundwater and surface water protection shall be established, and an
acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Per I5A NCAC 02H .0800, a Divisioncertified laboratory shall conduct all laboratory analyses for
the required effluent, groundwater or surface water parameters.
3. Flow through the treatment facility shall be continuously monitored, and daily flow values shall be
reported on Form NDMR.
The Permittee shall install and maintain an appropriate flow measurement device to ensure the
accuracy and reliability of flow measurement consistent with accepted engineering and scientific
practices. Selected flow measurement devices shall be capable of measuring flows with a maximum
deviation of less than ten percent from true flow; accurately calibrated at a minimum of once per year;
and maintained to ensure the accuracy of measurements is consistent with the selected device's
accepted capability. The Permittee shall maintain records of flow measurement device calibration on
file for a period of at Ieast five years. At a minimum, documentation shall include:
a. Date of flow measurement device calibration,
b. Name of person performing calibration, and
c. Percent from true flow.
4. The Permittee shall monitor the effluent from the subject facilities at the frequencies and locations for
the parameters specified in Attachment A.
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5. The Permittee shall maintain adequate records tracking the amount of effluent irrigated. At a
minimum, these records shall include the following information for each irrigation site listed in
Attachment B:
a. Date of irrigation;
b. Volume of effluent irrigated;
c. Site irrigated;
d. Length of time site is irrigated;
e. Continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (incheslacre) loadings;
f. Continuous monthly and year-to-date loadings for any non -hydraulic parameter specifically
limited in Attachment B;
g. Weather conditions; and
h. Maintenance of cover crops.
6. Freeboard (i.e., waste level to the lowest embankment elevation) in the treatment and effluent storage
lagoons shall be measured to the nearest inch or tenth of a foot, and recorded weekly. Weekly
freeboard records shall be maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall
be made available to the Division upon request.
7. Three copies of all monitoring data (as specified in Conditions IV3. and TVA.) on Form NDMR for
each PPI and three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in Conditions IV.5. and
IV.6.) on Form NDAR-I for every site in Attachment B shall be submitted on or before the last day of
the following month. If no activities occurred during the monitoring month, monitoring reports are
still required documenting the absence of the activity. All information shall be submitted to the
following address:
Division of Water Quality
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
8. A record shall be maintained of all residuals removed from this facility. This record shall be
maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the
Division upon request. At a minimum, this record shall include:
a. Name of the residuals hauler;
b_ Non -Discharge permit number authorizing the residuals disposal, or a letter from a municipality
agreeing to accept the residuals;
c. Date the residuals were hauled; and
d. Volume of residuals removed.
9. A maintenance log shall be maintained at this facility. This log shall be maintained at the facility for
a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request. At a
minimum, this log shall include:
a. Date and results of power interruption testing on alternate power supply;
b. Date of calibration of flow measurement device;
c. Visual observations of the plant and plant site; and
d. Record of preventative maintenance (e.g., changing of equipment, adjustments, testing,
inspections and cleanings, etc.).
10. Monitoring wells shall be sampled thereafter at the frequencies and for the parameters specified in
Attachment C. All mapping, well construction forms, well abandonment forms and monitoring data
shall refer to the permit number and the well nomenclature as provided in Attachment C.
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11. Two copies of the monitoring well sampling and analysis results shall be submitted on a Compliance
Monitoring Forth (GW-59), along with attached copies of laboratory analyses, on or before the last
working day of the month following the sampling month. The Compliance Monitoring Form (GW-
59) shall include this permit number, the appropriate well identification number, and one GW-59a
certification form shall be submitted with each set of sampling results. All information shall be
submitted to the following address:
Division of Water Quality
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
12. An annual representative soils analysis (i.e., Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted on
each irrigation site listed in Attachment B. These results shall be maintained at the facility for a
period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request. At a
minimum, the Standard Soil Fertility Analysis shall include the following parameters:
Acidity
Exchangeable Sodium Percentage
Phosphorus
Base Saturation (by calculation)
Magnesium
Potassium
Calcium
Manganese
Sodium
Cation Exchange Capacity
Percent Humic Matter
Zinc
Copper
pH
The results shall he reviewed by a North Carolina licensed agronomist annually. The permittee
shall perform any work recommended by the agronomist as necessary to maintain the health
and function of all sprayfield crops.
13. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Wilmington Regional Office, telephone number (910)
796-7215, 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 facility resulting in the treatment of significant amounts of wastes that is
abnormal in quantity or characteristic, including the known passage of a hazardous substance.
b. Any process unit failure (c_g., mechanical, electrical, etc.), due to known or unknown reasons,
rendering the facility incapable of adequate wastewater treatment.
c. Any facility failure resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving surface waters.
d. Any time self -monitoring indicates the facility has gone out of compliance with its permit
limitations.
C. Ponding in or runoff from the irrigation sites.
Any emergency requiring immediate reporting (e.g., discharges to surface waters, imminent failure of
a storage structure, etc.) outside normal business hours shall be reported to the Division's Emergency
Response personnel at telephone number [phone], [phone], or [phone].
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 shall outline the actions taken or
proposed to be taken to ensure the problem does not recur.
V. INSPECTIONS
1. The Permittee shall provide adequate inspection and maintenance to ensure proper operation of the
wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities.
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2. The Permittee or their designee shall inspect the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities to
prevent malfunctions, facility deterioration and operator errors resulting in discharges, which may
cause the release of wastes to the environment, a threat to human health or a public nuisance. The
Permittee shall maintain an inspection log that includes, at a minimum, the date and time of
inspection, observations made, and any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken. The
Permittee shall maintain this inspection Iog for a period of five years from the date of the inspection,
and this log shall be made available to the Division upon request.
3. Any duly authorized Division representative may, upon presentation of credentials, enter and inspect
any property, premises or place on or related to the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities
permitted herein at any reasonable time for the purpose of determining compliance with this permit;
may inspect or copy any records required to be maintained under the terms and conditions of this
permit, and may collect groundwater, surface water or Ieachate samples.
VI. GENERAL CONDITIONS
1. Failure to comply with the conditions and limitations contained herein may subject the Permittee to
an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes 143-
215.6A to 143-215.6C.
2. This permit shall become voidable if the permitted facilities are not constructed in accordance with
the conditions of this permit, the Division approved plans and specifications, and other supporting
documentation.
3. This permit is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the permit
application, Division approved plans and specifications, and other supporting documentation. No
variances to applicable rules governing the construction or operation of the permitted facilities are
granted, unless specifically requested and approved in this permit pursuant to 15A NCAC 02T
.0105(n).
4. 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 jurisdictional government agencies
(e.g., local, state, and federal). Of particular concern to the Division are applicable river buffer rules
in 15A NCAC 02B .0200; erosion and sedimentation control requirements in ISA NCAC Chapter 4
and under the Division's General Permit NCG010000; any requirements pertaining to wetlands under
15A NCAC 02B .0200 and 02H .0500; and documentation of compliance with Article 21 Part 6 of
Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.
5. In the event the permitted facilities change ownership or the Permittee changes their name, a formal
permit modification request shall be submitted to the Division. This request shall be made on official
Division forms, and shall include appropriate property ownership documentation and other supporting
documentation as necessary. The Permittee of record shall remain fully responsible for maintaining
and operating the facilities permitted herein until a permit is issued to the new owner.
6. The Permittee shall retain a set of Division approved plans and specifications for the life of the
facilities permitted herein.
7. The Permittee shall maintain this permit until all permitted facilities herein are properly closed or
permitted under another permit issued by the appropriate permitting authority pursuant to 1SA NCAC
02T .0105(j).
&. This permit is subject to revocation or unilateral modification upon 60 days notice from the Division
Director, in whole or part for the requirements listed in 15A NCAC 02T .0110.
9. Unless the Division Director grants a variance, expansion of the permitted facilities contained herein
shall not be granted if the Pennittee exemplifies any of the criteria in 15A NCAC 02T .0120(b).
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10. The Permittee shall pay the annual fee within 30 days after being billed by the Division. Failure to
pay the annual fee accordingly shall be cause for the Division to revolve this permit pursuant to 15A
NCAC 02T .0105(e)(3)_
Permit issued this the 29th day of March 2013.
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
r arles 6Vakild, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0009267
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ATTACHMENT A W LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PPI 001 — WWTF Influent
Permit Number: WQ0009267 Version: 3.0
INFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
INFLUENT LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PCS
Code
parameter Description
Units of
Measure
Monthly
Average
Monthly Geometric Mean
Daily
Daily Maximum
Measurement
Sample
Minimum
Frequency
Type
50050
Fiow, in conduit or thru treatment
plant
9,000,000
GPD
Continuous
Recorder
WQ0009267 Version 3.0 Attachment A Page I of 4

PPI 003 — Effluent from Irrigation Storage Ponds
EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS
PCS Code Parameter Description
p
EFFLUENT LIMITS
Units of Monthly
Measure Average Monthly Geometric Mean Daily Minimum Daily Maximum
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
Measurement Sample
Frequency Type
� y yp
01002
Arsenic, Total (as As)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
00310
01022
BOD, 5-bay (20 Deg. C)
Boron, Total (as B)
mg/L
mg/L
60
3 X week
Annually
Grab
Grab
01027
Cadmium, Total (as Cd)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
00916
Calcium, Total (as Ca)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
00680
Carbon, Tot Organic (TOC)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
00940
Chloride (as Cl)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
50060
Chlorine, Total Residual
mg/L
3 X week
Grab
01034
Chromium, Total (as Cr)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
31616
Coliform, Fecal MF, Broth, 44.5C
#/100 mL
200
3 X week
Grab
00094
Conductivity
umhos/cm
Quarterly
Grab
01042
Copper, Total (as Cu)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
01051
Lead, Total (as Pb)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
00927
Magnesium, Total (as Mg)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
01055
Manganese, Total (as Mn)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
71900
Mercury, Total (as Hg)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
01067
Nickel, Total (as Ni)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
00610
Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N)
mg/L
Monthly
Grab
00625
Nitrogen, Kjeldahl, Totai (as N)
mg/L
Monthly
Grab
00620
Nitrogen, Nitrate Total (as N)
mg/L
Monthly
Grab
00615
Nitrogen, Nitrite Total (as N)
mg/L
Monthly
Grab
00400
pH
s.u,
3 X week
Grab
00665
Phosphorus, Total (as P)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
00937
Potassium, Total (as K)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
01077
Silver, Total (as Ag)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
00929
00530
Sodium, Total (as Na)
Solids, Total Suspended
mg/L
mg/L
90
Quarterly
3 X week
Grab
Grab
00945
Sulfate, Total (as SO4)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
01092
Zinc, Total (as Zn)
mg/L
Annually
Grab
WQ0009267 Version 3.0 Attachment A Page 2 of 4

PPI 004 — SWBI Southwest Creek; PPI 005 — SWNI Southwest Creek; PPI 006 — SWD1 Deep Creek; PPI 007 — SWD2 Southwest Creek; and
PPI.009 — SWD3 Harris Creek
SURFACE WAFER CHARACTERISTICS
SURFACE WATER LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
i
PCS
Code
Parameter Description
Units of
Measure
Monthly Average
Monthly Geometric Mean
Daily Minimum
Daily Maximum
Measurement
Frequency
Sample
Type
00094
Conductivity
umhos/cm
Quarterly
Grab
00400
pH
S.U.
Quarterly
Grab
31616
Coliform, Fecal MF, M
#/100 mL
Quarterly
Grab
00600
Nitrogen, Total (as N)
ing/L
Quarterly
Grab
70295
Solids, Total Dissolved
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
00340
COD, Oxygen Demand, Chem. (High
Level
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
00945
Sulfate, Total (as SO4)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
00300
DO, Oxygen, Dissolved
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
00940
Chloride (as Cl)
mg/L
Quarterly
Grab
00665
Phosphorus, Total (as P)
tng/L
Quarterly
Grab
Footnotes (All PPIs):
1. Monthly averages for all but fecal coliform shall be the arithmetic mean of all samples collected during the reporting period.
2. Monthly average for fecal coliform shall be the geometric mean of all samples collected during the reporting period.
3. Quarterly sampling shall be conducted during February, May, August, and November.
4, Annual sampling shall be conducted during December.
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ATTACHMENT B - APPROVED LAND APPLICATION SITES AND LIMITATIONS Permit Number: WQ0009267 Version: 3.0
City of Jacksonville - Jacksonville WWTF
IRRIGATION AREA INFORMATION
APPLICATION LIMITATIONS
Zone
Owner
County
Latitude
Longitude
Net
Acreage
Parameter
Hourly
Rate
Yearly
Max
Units
1
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34048'39"
77035'57"
106.15
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
49.06
Inches
2
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34048'25"
77035'29"
51.26
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
59.08
Inches
3
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34048'38"
77035'04"
117.37
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
51.86
Inches
4
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34048'39"
77034'40"
45.21
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
47.53
Inches
5
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
3404842"
77034'10"
77.33
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
41.85
Inches
6
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34048'20"
77034'02"
53.79
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
45.92
.inches
7
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34047'52"
77°36'27"
90.20
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
54.19
Inches
8
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34048'02"
77035'52"
96.91
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
59.61
Inches
9
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34°48'06"
77035'32"
34.65
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
62.64
Inches
10
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34047'56"
77035'05"
88.55
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
48.3
Inches
I l
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34°47'29"
77034'54"
76.78
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
55.41
inches
12
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34047'14"
77035'15"
100.32
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
58.31
Inches
13
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34047'02"
77034'57"
64.68
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
59.53
Inches
14
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34047'11"
77034'38"
74.14
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
52.84
Inches
15
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
341147'12"
77034'07"
76.56
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
43.65
inches
16
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34046'57"
77034TT'
68.09
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
52.32
Inches
17
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34°46'23"
77034'26"
78.76
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
52.56
Inches
18
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34°46'24"
77034'11"
73.04
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
57.4
Inches
19
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34°46'39"
77033'46"
78.10
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
52.78
Inches
20
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34046'06"
77034W"
84.70
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
57.08
Inches
21
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34045'51"
77033'49"
90.42
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
59.49
Inches
22
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34045'32"
779342"
121.44
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
56.63
Inches
23
City Of Jacksonville
Onslow
34°45'46"
77035'09"
102.85
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
55.96
Inches
24
City Of. Jacksonville
Onslow
34045'30"
77035'18"
95.81
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
50.17
Inches
25
City of Jacksonville
Onslow
34045'06"
77035'06"
89.87
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
56.71
Inches
26
City of Jacksonville
Onslow
34°44'53"
77035'31"
70.29
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
49.85
Inches
27
City of Jacksonville
Onslow
34044`35"
77035'40"
107.36
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
53.85
Inches
28
City of Jacksonville
Onslow
34044'12"
77036-17"
117.04
01284 - Non -Discharge Application Rate
0.12
56.14
Inches
Totals
2,331.67
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WQ0009267 Version 3.0 Attachment B Page 2 of 2

ATTACHMENT C — GROUNDWATER MONITORING AND LIMITATIONS Permit Number: WQ00009267. Version: 3.0
Monitoring wells: MW-1 through MW-17
GROUNDWATER CHARACTERISTICS
GROUNDWATER STANDARDS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
PCs Code
Parameter Description
Daily Maximum
Frequency Measurement
Sample Type
Footnotes
82546
Water level, distance from measuring point
feet
4 X year
Calculated
1, 2, 3
31616
Coliform, Fecal MF, M
#/100 mL
4 X year
Grab
1
70300
Solids, Total Dissolved
500.00
mg/l
4 X year
Grab
I
00403
pH, lab
6.5 - 8.5
s.u.
4 X year
Grab
I
00680
Carbon, Tot Organic (TOC)
mg/1
4 X year
Grab
1,6
00945
Sulfate, Total (as SO4)
250.00
mg/1
4 X year
Grab
1
00610
Nitrogen, Ammonia Total (as N)
1,500.00
mg/l
4 X year
Grab
1
00620
Nitrogen, Nitrate Total (as N)
10.00
mg/l
4 X year
Grab
1
00530
Solids, Total Suspended
mg/l
4 X year
Grab
i
Presence of
78732
Volatile Compounds, (GC/MS)
condition: Yes = 1,
4 X year
Grab
1, 4, 5
No=0.
1, 4 X year monitoring shall be conducted in March, June, September and December.
2. The measurement of water levels shall be made prior to purging the wells. The depth to water in each well shall be measured from the surveyed point on the top of the casing. The measurement
of pH shall be made after purging and prior to sampling for the remaining parameters.
3. 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 measuring points (top
of casing) of all monitoring wells shall be surveyed relative to a common datum.
4. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) - In November only, analyze by one of the following methods:
a. Standard Method 6230D, PQL at 0.5 µg/L or less
b. Standard Method 6210D, PQL at 0.5 µg/L or less
c. EPA Method 8021, Low Concentration, PQL at 0.5 µg/L or less
d. EPA Method 8260, Low Concentration, PQL at 0.5 µg/L or less
C. Another method with prior approval by the Aquifer Protection Section Chief
Any method used must meet the following qualifications:
a. A laboratory must be DWQ certified to run any method used.
b. The method used must, at a minimum, include all the constituents listed in Table VIII of Standard Method 6230D.
c. The method used must provide a PQL of 0.5 µg/L or less that must be supported by laboratory proficiency studies as required by the DWQ Laboratory Certification Unit. Any constituents
detected above the MDL but below the PQL of 0.5 µg/L must be qualified (estimated) and reported.
5. If any volatile organic compounds (VOC) are detected as a result of monitoring as provided in Attachment C, then the Wilmington Regional Office Aquifer Protection Supervisor, telephone
number [phone], must be contacted immediately for further instructions regarding any additional follow-up analyses required.
WQ00009267 Version 3.0 Attachment C Page 1 of 2

6. If TOC concentrations greater than 10 mg/L are detected in any downgradient monitoring well, additional sampling and analysis must be conducted to identify the individual constituents
comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC concentration as measured in the background monitor well exceeds 10 mg/L, this concentration will be taken to represent the naturally occurring
TOC concentration. Any exceedances of this naturally occurring TOC concentration in the downgradient wells shall be subject to the additional sampling and analysis as described above.
7. Monitoring wells shall be reported consistent with the nomenclature and location information provided in permit attachments.
WQ00009267 Version 3.0 Attachment C Page 2 of 2

CITY OF JACKSONVILLE PERMIT NO. WQ0009267
MONITORING WELL MAP
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wilstinmiller r Stantec
2012 External Review of the Jacksonville LTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2012 EXTERNAL REVIEW OF THE JACKSONVILLE LAND TREATMENT SYSTEM
In February 2011, the City of Jacksonville convened an expert review of its wastewater treatment plant
and associated Land Treatment System (LTS), in order to assess loblolly pine tree vigor and isolated
areas of pine mortality. The purpose of the 2011 expert review was primarily diagnostic, since the
cause(s) for tree decline were unclear at the time. The team of experts collectively identified a number of
inter -related factors that contributed to sub -optimal loblolly growing conditions, and produced a report that
made recommendations for improving tree vigor and reducing tree mortality (Wilson Miller-Stantec, 2011).
Between March 2011 and March 2012, the City implemented a number of the team's 2011
recommendations, and subsequently sought an external review of the progress to date, operational
issues, and any positive or negative changes in the status of the LTS. Dr. Douglas Frederick (Forester)
and Dr. Bruce Johnson (Soil Scientist) were tasked with conducting the 2012 external review, which
occurred onsite at the LTS on March 8-9, 2012. In addition to their direct observation of site conditions
and data, the reviewers were provided information and assistance from the City Manager's Office, City
Wastewater Department professionals, City Information Technology Services professionals, and
consulting forester Seth Ward (Premier Forestry).
This report provides a review of progress made over the past year, an assessment of current and ongoing
operations, and updated recommendations for 2012-2013. In general, the external review found
significant and commendable progress in several key areas that are making observable improvements in
stand health and wastewater treatment. Forest management operations, revised pre-treatment
operations, and deployment of Information Technology / Geographic Information Systems are three
important activities that have been implemented in the past year. These activities should be
continued/expanded and will provide continued benefits for enhanced LTS functioning. The reviewers
noted that the implementation of one key 2011 recommendation requires immediate improvement: the
delineation, assessment, and rehabilitation of ponded areas, which continue to compromise irrigation
uniformity and limit full utilization of the LTS irrigation system.
The 2011 report made clear that the emphasis for 2011-2012 was to focus on activities that provided
immediate site management improvements, especially where the activities were relatively inexpensive
and simple to implement. To a large extent, this advice has been followed. The 2011 report also
acknowledged that many other recommendations were less urgent, were associated with long-term goals,
and/or required significant capital expenditures. The 2011 recommendations therefore should be re-
evaluated on an annual basis, and specific recommendations should be sequentially incorporated into
each annual plan according to urgency, costs, and logistics.
Specific new/updated recommendations for the period March 2012-March 2013 include the following:
Forest Management
• Continue prioritizing stands for thinning and final clearcut harvesting, and contract the cutting on
as many sites as feasible.
• Continue the prescribed burning program in both thinned and unthinned stands as "good burning
days" allow.
• Continue implementing fire -line construction and boundary line marking.
• Install recommended species -site trials for alternative species. Larger trials should be established
orthogonal to (across) environmental gradients (topography, soil drainage classes) to establish
relationships between species vigor and variable site conditions.
• Plant the clearcut harvested areas with the "best -adapted" species, including recommended
hardwoods and cypress that are known to do well on specific soil types.

2012 External Review of the Jacksonville LTS
MWnMiller
Stantec
Work closely with Premier Forestry and outside consultants to identify operational and/or site
problems in "real time," and develop strategies for implementing solutions in reasonable
timeframes without waiting for an Annual Review.
Pre -Treatment Operations
• Contract with Joe Greeley, P.E. to review progress on pre-treatment operations; develop detailed
cost estimates and schedules for potential capital improvements; and provide updated
recommendations for treatment plant and operational improvements.
+ Continue coordination between the Wastewater and the Information Technology (IT) departments
to develop customized electronic formats for wastewater data entry. These efforts facilitate record
keeping, analysis, and reporting, while simultaneously building a relational database.
+ Continue to operate the West Lagoon to maximize the operating water level; continue the
increased use of ultrasonic transducers and mixers; explore the feasibility of installing an overflow
pipe between the west and east storage lagoons (in coordination with Joe Greeley, P.E.)
Sprayfield Operations
• Coordinate/communicate closely with Premier Forestry to ensure that irrigation blocks are not
sprayed while forest management operations are ongoing within those blocks.
• Immediately delineate all ponded areas with a GPS unit and upload the data into a GIS. All field
staff should do a QA/QC check of GIS maps to make sure all ponded areas are captured.
• LTS staff should prioritize ponded areas according to several factors: the degree to which they
affect irrigation operations; the difficulty of rehabilitating each area; and the cost of rehabilitating
each area. Rank each attribute as "high," "medium," or "low" and include in the GIS database.
Include the types of remedial measures required to rehabilitate each area and include in the GIS
database (e.g., soil ripping, surface outlets for microtopographic depressions, ditch maintenance,
low-water crossing gravel fill, etc.)
• Identify a fixed number of prioritized ponded areas to be rehabilitated each year (e.g., 8-15
areas), and submit a corresponding request for funding every fiscal year until all ponded areas
are rehabilitated.
• Identify any ponded areas that require evaluation by a professional stormwater/drainage engineer
to achieve adequate drainage. Utilize a City engineer or consulting engineer to evaluate each of
these areas, and evaluate the feasibility of various remedial measures to eliminate ponding.
Information Technology and Geographic Information Systems
• Continue ITS coordination with LTS staff to develop electronic data forms and other technology
assistance for daily operations.
• Develop specifications and obtain cost estimates for georeferenced true color aerial photography,
color infrared imagery, and LIDAR data collection. For the LIDAR data, determine acquisition and
data processing costs for a) ground -level returns only; and b) ground -level returns plus vegetation
structure data.
• Coordinate with Premier Forestry to ensure that all available data sets are mutually shared
between ITS and the consulting forester. Determine if the consulting forester has GIS needs that
can be supplied by ITS.
• Input mapping data from Nutter & Associates into GIS as soon as it is delivered to the City.
Rectify known positional errors in the soil mapping polygons via control points and/or techniques
such as "rubber sheeting."

Ali%nmiller
2012 External Review of the Jacksonville LTS
5tantec
• Work with external reviewers and the consulting foresters on an as -needed basis to provide GIS
analyses and graphics in support of site operations and tree species trials.
This 2012 external review concludes that considerable progress has been made in the past year, and that
observable improvements in forest health, pretreatment operations, and irrigation practices are evident.
Implementation of the updated recommendations will result in even greater LTS site management
benefits. Therefore, we encourage decision -makers to continue their support for these efforts, as
highlighted by this statement from the 2011 report:
The Land Treatment Site (its land, water and vegetation) is a critical component of the
City's wastewater infrastructure. To protect the City's considerable financial and
infrastructural investment in the LTS, adequate funds and personnel must be allocated to
maintain the LTS in optimal operating condition.
With prompt, proactive, sustained, and appropriately funded efforts, the City of Jacksonville Land
Treatment System will support a healthy and sustainable forest cover that performs its wastewater
renovation functions, and will continue to meet surface water and groundwater quality standards
throughout its operational life cycle.
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WI-Isonmiller Stantec
2011 Review of the Jacksonville LTS
SECTION 8
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE JACKSONVILLE-LTS-..._."
Overview -
The ur pose of this re ort section is srm l to consolidate ,
p p p - p y the recommendations-frorri indiGidual report
sections into an. gosily accessible format.The recommendations ,are grouped, together under their
respective section headings,_ and include only the basic recommendation statement.: The rationale(s)
andlor any explanatory notes -for' -a given recommendation are provided in the corresponding report
section. - ._ ..... .
Section 2 - Wastewater Chemistry
1. Operate the storage lagoons to maximize the operating water level.
2. When west and east storage. lagoon levels are sufficiently deep, employ the ultrasonic transducers
and mixers..:._...,. �, �..._..,.
3. Install an overflow pigs i between the west storage lagoon and the east storage lagoon.
4. install a storage lagoon transfer'pumping station.
5. Modify the aerated _Eagaon .plater box to allow the overflow (upper level) of effluent to the south
storage lagoon without oper4fng1he bottom interconnection valves.
6. Install a chlorine feed pipe from theexisting chlorine feed system to the aerated lagoon effluent
splitter box to allow chlorination of eff„ luert prior to entry into the storage lagoons.
7. install cycle timers on specific treatment lagoon aerators.
Section 3 - Soil Hydrology and Water 9614nce Analysts
1. To the degree practicable, keep the fulf extent of irrigation areas (i.e., .all sprinklers within.. all 28
- zones) open for irrigation.
2. - Minimize the use of heavy equipment for maintenance in open areas (mainly along the irrigation lines)
to prevent damage to the soil surface_
3. Till (plow, disc, andlor rip) the ground surface along the irrEgation:lines to increase infiltration and
reduce ponding.
4: Monitor, to the extent practicable, the soil water content ar d,preaence of shallow water table=across
-: the site:
5. Reduce the volume of stored effluent in tlie'storage lagoons to the maximum extenf'p�adticable by
-November of each year, within the operating recommendations provided In Section 2 of this report.
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2011 Review of the Jacksonville LTS
Section_ 4-- Spray#ield Operational Assessment
t. Develop a program'to alleviate water ponding in irrigation lanes.
2. Perform tree thinning and uhderstory management as a means to maximize evapotranspiration and
increase distribution uniformity.
p ient opportunities for irrigation system
_ 3. Consider- additional--staffin at the LTS to provide soffit
maintenance. --=
4. Enhance, irrigationuniformity:-periodically collect pressure readings at the highest and most distal
portions of the zones of the irrigation system.
5. Evaluate soil fertility for forestry uses.
6. Optimize irrigation--schedulin'g-to-insure that soils are allowed adequate time between irrigation events
to drain and re -aerate.
Section 5 — Soil Properties and LTS Operations
1. Develop a, prograr) to alleviate ponding1h—irrigation lanes.
2. Optimize hydraulic loadings across the LTS site, and within individual irrigation zones, to decrease
the frequency of soil saturation and increase soil drying time.
3. Prioritize and perform soil and plant tissue sampling at the direction of consulting foresters; apply
amendments as needed to correct soil pH and nutrient deficiencies or imbalances.
Section 6 — Forestry Issues and Management
General Forestry Recornmendatin"s
1. Identify all the areas, zones/pods that- will be the basis for forest management planning and
activities, and update forest and'site conditions using GPS and GIS technologies.
2. For all areas subject to forest management, prioritize the stands sequentially for implementation
of management operations.In particular,"address'tree thinning and harvesting; according to tree
health status, need, and financial issues. `
- 1 Wherever forest management activities such as clear si fling atid,selective Chinn ng_ailaw, areas
- with compacted soil and/or a predisposition to ponding should.. undergo -deep -tillage ("ripping") to
- decrease soil bulk density and increase soil infiltrationlpernZeabiliiy_ - - -. -
4. Integrate existing and new --information- (stand - boundaries, -aerial imagery -:topography, soils,
hydraulic loading, etc.) into GIS, to assist with prioritizing.§tands-for forest=rnanagemen#.- -
5. Identify and track harvested areas for species -site "experithohtal planting of alternative tree
species. These planting areas may be used to test alternative tree'species, spray regimes, or
combinations of factors.
6. Establish a plan to monitor stand health, and integrate this LTS_ operationsand forest
management planning.
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2011 Review of the Jacksonville LTS
Specific Forestry Recommendations
7. Proceed with' tree thinning operations immediately. Thinning operations will have a positive
impact on stand health, understory vegetation, evapotranspiration, and soil -water balances for the
thinned stands.
B. Systemafically clear-cut. harvest the oldest stands and/or those stan s e ermine of --be at
highest risk for def6rlora`fl6h'. Subsequent site preparatign should include deep tillage (sail ripping)
to break up compacted; resfrictive layers (pans) in the soil.
9. Prescribed fire activities-should'commence on the LTS as soon as possible. Fire is a major forest
management tool' and reduces the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
10. As forest management activities proceed over time, transition the stands from loblolly pines to
alternative tree species that are better adapted to the existing soil and water conditions on the
LTS site. --- ---
Section 7 — Information TechholddIT and LTS Operations
1. Maintain an ongoing dialogue. between LTS staff and IT staff.
2. Upload/integrate all existing spatial data into a GIS as soon as practicable.
3. Inventory the existing GIS datasets and determine if critical data needs are apparent.
4. Explore options for periddically-acquiring high -resolution, multi -spectral imagery.
5. Provide a means for LTS staff to'routinely use GPS technology for collecting onsite data.
As noted in each section of the report,. all.of these recommendations vary in their degree of urgency,
expense, complexity, timeframe, and cost -benefit expectations. The most urgent areas of need, requiring
immediate action, can be distilled into the following three categories:
➢ Implementing forest management (thinning, prescribed burning, and clear-cut harvesting)
➢ Managing pre-treatment operations to minimize effluent pH
➢ Rehabilitating areas prone to ponding within irrigation lateral lanes
:.If..the urgent issues. at..the LTS site are immediately addressed, and If lower -priority recommendations are
implemented over time, the LTS site will continue to operate in an effective and sustainable manner.

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FORM: NDMR 08-11 NON -DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT (NDMR) rage of
Sampling Person(s) Certified Laboratories
Name: Name:
Name: Name:
Does all monitoring data and sampling frequencies meet the requirements in Attachment A of your permit? ❑compliant ❑ Non -compliant
If the facility is non -compliant, please explain in the space below the reason(s) the facility was not in compliance. Provide in your explanation the date(s) of the non-compliance and describe the corrective
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Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) Certification
Permittee Certification
0RC:
Permittee:
Certification No.:
Signing Official:
Grade: Phone Number:
Signing Official's Title:
Has the ORC changed since the previous NDMR? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Phone Number: Permit Expiration:
Signature Date
Signature Date
By this signature, I certify that this report is accurrate and compEete to the best of my knowledge.
I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision In
accordance with a system designed to assure that all quallfiied personnel properly gathered and evaluated the information
submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for
gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am
aware that there are signircant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and Imprisonment for
knowing violations,
Mail Original and Two Copies to:
Division of Water Quality
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617