WQ0011313_Final Permit_19951004

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Environmental Management
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
October 4, 1995
Mr. Wayne Kinser
Peppertree Resort Villas, Incorporated
P.O. Box 6319
Asheville, N.C. 28816
Subject: Permit No, WQ0011313
Peppertree Resort Villas, Incorporated
Peppertree Resorts Villas I and II
Wastewater High -Rate Drip Irrigation Facilities
Carteret County
Dear Mr. Kinser:
In accordance with your application received July 14, 1995, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ0011313 dated October 4, 1995, to Peppertree Resort Villas, Incorporated, for the construction
and operation of the subject wastewater collection and high -rate drip irrigation facilities. This permit is
also for the operation of the existing wastewater collection and treatment facilities.
Please be advised of condition 13, which states that the new wastewater collection lines permitted
herein shall not be made tributary to the wastewater treatment facility until the existing subsurface disposal
system has been properly abandoned and the new drip irrigation facilities have been completed, certified
and put into operation. Obviously, it follows that no wastewater shall be made tributary to the new
collection lines until they can be properly connected to the treatment facility.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30, 2000, 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, 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, P.O. Drawer
27447, Raleigh, NC 27611-7447. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need additional
information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Ray Cox at [phone], extension 549.
Sincerely,
A. Prest I Howard, Ir., P.E.
cc: Carteret County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Wilmington Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Bob Cheek, Groundwater Section, Central Office
Training and Certification Unit
Facilities Assessment Unit
P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, North Carolina 27626-0535 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
HIGH -RATE DRIP 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
Peppertree Resort Villas, Incorporated
Carteret County
FOR THE
the construction and operation of a wastewater collection system consisting of approximately 1,175 linear
feet of 8-inch gravity sewer, and for the continued operation of an existing wastewater collection system
and an existing 0.05 MGD dual -train extended aeration wastewater treatment plant (previously approved as
a subsurface system) consisting of an influent lift station, a 16,000 gallon flow equalization basin, dual
25,000 gallon aeration tanks, dual 125 cfm blowers, dual clarifiers, dual tertiary filters, dual chlorinators
with one contact chamber, a dosing chamber and an onsite emergency generator. Permission is also
granted for the construction and operation of a 0.075 MGD wastewater high -rate drip irrigation facility
consisting of screens added to the existing dosing chamber, a Netafim Arkal Model 40 drip irrigation
control and filter unit, and all appurtenant screens, filters, pumps and distribution lines providing a drip
irrigation area of 12,600 ft2. The entire system shall serve 34 existing one bedroom units, 18 proposed
one bedroom units, 97 existing two bedroom units, 51 proposed two bedroom units and 9 existing three
bedroom units in Peppertree Resort Villas I and II, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters,
pursuant to the application received July 14, 1995, 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 September 30, 2000, and shall be
subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of these permitted facilities, a
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted
facilities have been installed in accordance with this permit, the approved plans and
specifications, and other supporting materials. Mail the Certification to the Water Quality
Permits and Engineering Unit, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC 27626-0535.
2. The Wilmington Regional Office, telephone number [phone], shall be notified at
least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of operation of the installed drip irrigation facilities
so that an in -place inspection can be made. Such notification to the regional 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.

3. The new wastewater collection lines permitted herein shall not be made tributary to the
wastewater treatment facility until the existing subsurface disposal system has been
properly abandoned and the new drip irrigation facilities have been completed, certified and
put into operation.
4. Within six (6) months of permit issuance, the permittee shall submit a design package and
permit modification request for the expansion of the existing treatment system to a capacity
of 0.075 MGD. When average daily flows reach 80% of the current permitted capacity
(0.05 MGD), the treatment plant expansion shall be performed.
5. In the event that the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of
nuisance conditions, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions, including those
actions that may be required by this Division, such as the construction of additional or
replacement wastewater treatment or disposal facilities.
6. This permit shall become voidable if the soils fail to adequately assimilate 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. The ponding of wastewater on the surface of the distribution field when the dosing
cycle commences shall be considered as evidence of failure of the soils to adequately
assimilate the wastewater. Additionally, such failure shall be interpreted as a violation of
this permit condition..
7. 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.
8. The residuals generated from these treatment facilities must be disposed in accordance with
General Statute 143-215.1 and in a manner approved by the North Carolina Division of
Environmental Management.
9 _ The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 100 feet between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and any habitable residence or
place of public assembly under separate ownership or which is to be sold,
b) 200 feet between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and any private or public water
supply source and any streams classified as WS or B,
c) 100 feet from mean high water between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and any
"SA" or "SB" classified surface waters,
d) 50 feet from normal high water between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and any
other stream, canal, marsh, or coastal waters,
e) 200 feet from normal high water between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and any
Class I or Class II impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water,
f) 200 feet between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and any other lake or
impoundment,
g) 25 feet between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and any Drainage systems
(ditches, drains, surface water diversions, etc.) and from any groundwater lowering
and surface drainage ditches,
h) 50 feet between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and property lines,
i) 50 feet between treatment units and property lines, and
j) 50 feet between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and other treatment units and
public right of ways.
k) 10 feet between high -rate irrigation wetted perimeter and any building foundation
10. A usable green area shall be maintained for wastewater disposal. The green area shall have
the capability of accommodating the average daily flow of the facility being served without
exceeding the loading rates of the green area. A "green area", as defined in 15A NCAC 2H
.0404 (g)(7), is an area suitable for waste disposal, either in its natural state or which has
been modified by planting a vegetative cover of grasses or low growing shrubbery.
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II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the facility by the 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 the facility at least five
days a week, 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.
During the period from April through October, inclusive, the ORC's five visits each week
shall be on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, including holidays. Once
the facility is classified, the Permittee must submit a letter to the Certification Commission
which designates the operator in responsible charge within thirty days after the wastewater
treatment facilities are 50% complete.
3. The application rate for the high -rate drip system shall not exceed 6.0 GPDIft2.
4. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to
prevent the discharge of any wastewater outside of the high -rate drip irrigation disposal
area, which result from the operation of this facility.
5. A suitable vegetative cover shall be maintained for the high -rate drip irrigation disposal
area.
6. No type of wastewater other than that from Peppertree Resort Villas I and II shall be
distributed onto the irrigation area.
7. If mulch is utilized on the drip irrigation area, the drip irrigation lines shall be covered with
no more than 2 to 4 inches of mulch to enhance evaporation potential.
The drip irrigation lines shall be staked in place to prevent shifting from the designed
location.
9. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent freezing of the drip irrigation lines in cold
weather.
10. Adequate measures shall be taken to divert stormwater from the high -rate drip irrigation
area and to prevent wastewater runoff.
11. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
12. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation
occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
13. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such
controls may include fences and the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted
at each site. The drip irrigation area shall be fenced as indicated on the approved plans.
14. The screenings removed from the wastewater treatment plant shall be properly disposed in
a sanitary landfill or by other means which have been approved by this Division.

15. An automatically activated standby power source shall be on site and operational at all
times. If a generator is employed as an alternate power supply, it shall be tested weekly by
interrupting the primary power source.
16. The flow measurement device shall be calibrated annually by a representative of a firm
which is routinely engaged in the calibration of flow measurement devices. Records of this
calibration, including all information pertinent to the calibration, shall be available during
any inspection by Division staff.
18. Diffusers shall be cleaned as needed to ensure that adequate aeration is provided. Records
of this maintenance shall be maintained by the permittee.
19. The chlorine tablets used in the disinfection facility shall be of the kind and type specified in
the plans and specifications approved by the Division.
MONITORING__AND REPORTING RE_QIUIREMENTS
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. As an indicator of proper operation and maintenance, the facility shall produce an effluent
in compliance with the following limitations:
Parameter Monthly Averaeea Daily Maximumb
Flow 0.05 MGD
BOD5 (5-day, 20°C) 10 mg/l
NH3 as N 4 mg/l
TSS 20 mg/l
Fecal Coliform 14 per 100 ml 43 per 100 ml
a Monthly average shall be the arithmetic mean of all samples collected during the
reporting period.
b Daily maximum shall be the maximum value of all samples collected during the reporting
period.
The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored, by the Permittee, at a point prior
to application to the soil by the high -rate drip irrigation system for the following
parameters:
Parameter Samplin.g Pint Sampling "gencyT f am 1
Flow
BOD5 (5-day, 20°C)
NH3 as N
TSS
Fecal Coliform
Settleable Matter
Residual Chlorine
NO3
TDS
TOC
Chloride
Influent or Effluent
Continuous
Recording
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
Effluent
�`2/Month
Grab
Effluent
Daily
Grab
Effluent
Daily
Grab
Effluent
**Trian.nually
Grab
Effluent
'�*Triannually
Grab
Effluent
**Triannually
Grab
Effluent
**Triannually
Grab
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The effluent pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard
units.
* 2/Month sampling frequency only during the months of April through October. During
the remainder of the year, these parameters shall be monitored monthly.
** Triannually, sampling shall be conducted during February, June and October.
If Groundwater sampling indicates or predicts problems with compliance with of the
Groundwater Standards, this permit will be modified to include additional and/or more
restrictive limitations.
3. Three (3) copies of all effluent monitoring data (as specified in condition III 2) on Form
NDMR-1 shall be submitted on or before the last day of March, July and November. All
information shall be submitted to the following address:
NC Division of Environmental Management
Water Quality Section
Facility Assessment Unit
Post Office Box 29535
Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0535
4. A record shall be maintained of all residuals removed from this facility. The record shall
include the name of the hauler, the permit authorizing the disposal or a letter from a
municipality agreeing to accept the residuals, the date the residuals were hauled, and the
volume of residuals removed_
5. A maintenance log shall be maintained at this facility including, but not limited to, the
following items:
a. Daily sampling results including residual chlorine, settleable matter, and dissolved
oxygen in the aeration basin and at the clarifier weir;
b . Visual observations of the plant and plant site;
c . Record of preventative maintenance (changing of filters, adjusting belt tensions, alarm
testing, diffuser inspections and cleanings, etc.);
d. Date of calibration of flow measurement device;
e. Date and results of power interruption testing on alternate power supply; and
f. Dates fields were raked and arms inspected.
6. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Wilmington 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 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 renders 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; or

d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility is not in 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.
IV. GROJINDWATER RE0111REMENTS
1. Within 90 days of permit issuance, three (3) monitor wells, one (1) upgradient and two (2)
downgradient, shall be installed to monitor groundwater quality. The wells shall be
constructed such that the water level in the well is never above or below the screened
(open) portion of the well at any time during the year. The general location and name for
each well is marked on Attachment A. Each monitoring well shall be located at the review
boundary, constructed in accordance with this permit, and approved by the Wilmington
Regional Office.
2. 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.
3. The Wilmington Regional Groundwater Supervisor, 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 sixty (60) days of completion of all monitoring wells, the permittee shall subm' it two
original copies of a scaled topographic map (scale no greater than 1":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 latitude and longitude of the established horizontal control monument,
e. the relative elevation of the top of the well casing (which shall be known as the
"measuring point"), and
f. 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 listed in a. through e. above shall have a ratio of precision
not to exceed an error of closure of 1 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 Groundwater Section,
N.C. Division of Environmental Management P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-
0535.
5. Within thirty (30) days of completion of all well construction activities, a certification must
be received from a professional engineer certifying that the monitoring wells are located 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, P.O. Box 29535, Raleigh, NC, 27626-0535.
6. 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.
7. Monitor wells MW-1, MW-2 and MW-3 shall be sampled initially after construction (and
prior to waste disposal operations), and thereafter every February, June and October for the
following parameters:
TOC Chloride
TDS pH
NO2-N Water Level
NO3-N Fecal Coliforms
Ammonia Nitrogen
Volatile Organic Compounds - In October only (EPA Method 6230D)
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.
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.
If any volatile organic compounds are detected by Method 6230D, then the Wilmington
Regional Office Groundwater Supervisor, telephone number [phone], must be
contacted immediately for further instructions regarding any additional follow-up analyses
required. The results of all initial and follow-up analyses must be submitted
simultaneously.
The results of the sampling and analysis shall be sent to the Groundwater Section, Permits
and Compliance Unit, P.O. Box 29535 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0535 on Form GW-59
(Compliance Monitoring Report Form] every March, July and November.
8. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall
be provided.
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9. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in
15A NCAC 2L, 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)(1).
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.
V . INSPECTIONS
1. 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 maintain 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 to the
Division of Environmental Management or other permitting authority, upon request
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 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.
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.
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 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 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. 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.

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 15A 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 143-215.6(a) to 143-215.6(c).
7. 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.
8. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the
Permittee for the life of this project.
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 fourth day of October, 1995
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Viz,
A. Presto# Howard, Jr., .E., Director
Division bf Environmental Management
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0011313

Permit No. WQ0011313
October 4, 1995
MM"100101114 IMORM61910141000391
I, , as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of North
Carolina, having been authorized to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the construction of the
project,
Project Name
Location
for the
Permittee hereby state that, to the best of my abilities, due care and diligence was used in the observation
of the construction such that the construction was observed to be built within substantial compliance and
intent of this permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials_
Signature Registration No.
Date
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RATING SCALE FOR CLASSIFICATION OF WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS
Narns' of Facility: Q
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County: (12-•1,71 t Telephone: `Y LQ,6- 1 l
Present Classification: 114 New facility Existing Facility
NPDES Per. No. NC00 Nondisc. Per. No.WQ Health Dept.Per No.
Rated by: , E�wL-&_ Telephone: 35-3 500 Date:Id45-
Reviewed by: Health Dept. Telephone:
f` w Regional Office Telephoners 35'-D
Central Office
ORC: Grade:
Check Classification(s): Subsurface Spray Irrigation
Wastewater Classification: (Circle One) I II �' lit IV
Telephone:
;telephone:
Land Application
Total Points:
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IN -Pt.Ar T PROCESSES AND RELATED CONTROL E9)IPMENT WH1CH ARE AN WTEGRAL PART OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTfON S
NOT a CONSIDERED WASTE TREATMENT FOR THE PURPOSEEOFCI,ASSIFICATTON ALSO SEF7TIC TANK SYSTEMS CONSISTING
ONLY OF SE ^ TAW AND ,RAVITY NITRIFICATION LINES ARE EXEMPT FROM CLASS4FICATION,
SUBSURFACE CLASSIFICAMCN
(check all units that apply)
1. seplic tanks
2. pump tanks
3. siphon or pump -dosing systems
4. sand fillers
5. grease trapAnlerceplor
6. oiUwaler separators
7- gravity subsurface treatment and disposal;
a. pressure subsurface treatment and disposal;
SPRAY IRRIGATION CLASSIFICATION
(check al( units that apply)
1.
preliminary treatment (definition no. 32 )
2.
lagoons
3.
septic tanks
4.
pump tanks
5.
pumps
6.
sand fillers
7.
grease traprinterceptor
8.
oil/water separators
9.
disinfection
10.
chemical addition lot nutrient/algae control
11.
spray irrigation of wastewater
In addition to the above classifications, pretreatment of wastewater 1n excess of these
components shall be rated using the point rating system and will require an operator with an
appropriate dual certification.
LAND APPLICATION/RESIDUALS CLASSIFICATION (Applies only to permit holder)
1. Land application of biosolids, residuals or conlaminaled soils on a designated site.
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WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY CLASSIFICATION
The following systems shall be assigned a Class I classification, unless the flow is of a significant quantity or the lechnoiogy is
unusually complex, to require consideration by the Commission on a case -by -case basis: (Check it Appropriate)
1. Oil/water Separator Syslems consisting only of physical separation, pumps and disposal;
2. Septic Tank/Sand Filler Systems consisting only of septic tanks, dosing apparatus, pumps,sand fillers, disinfection
and direct discharge;
3. Lagoon Systems consisting only of preliminary treatment, lagoons, pumps, disinfection, necessary chemical
treatment for algae or nutrient control, and direct discharge;
4. Closed400p Recycle Systems;
5. Groundwater Remediation Systems consisting only of pumps, air -stripping, carbon adsorption, disinfection and
disposal;
6. Aquaculiure operations with discharge to surlace waters;
7. Water Plant sludge handling and back -wash water lrealmr:r';
B.—Seafood processing consisting of screening and disposal.
9. -Single-family discharging systems, with the exception of Aerobic Treatment Unils, will be classified if permitted
alter July 1, 1993 or it upon inspection by the Division, it is found That the system is not being adequately operated
or maintained. Such systems will be nolilied of the classification or reclassification by the Commission, in visiting.

ITEM POINTS
(t } Industrial Preirealmen Units or Industrial Pretreatment Program (see definition No, 33).........................I........................4
(2) DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN gpd (not applicable to non-ccnlaminaled cooling waters, sludge handling
facilities for wafer purification plants, totally ciosed cycle sysierra(see definition No. 11), and facilities
consisting only of Item (4)(d) or Items (4)(d) and (11)(d))
0 - 20,000.................. ........................................................... ............................... .............................1
20,001 60,000 ................................................................................................................................ 2
50,001 100.000 ...................................»................................................................................„..........,.
100,001 250,000.............................................................................................................................4
250,001 - 500,000...........................................................................................................I.....................5
5 00,001 11000,000........................................................................................I............ .................8
1.000.001 • 2.000,000.... ..... ........ ............................... .................... t o
2,000,001 (and up) rate 1 point additional for each 200,000 gpd capacity up to a
aximumof..............................................„........................3 0
Design Flow (gpd) � _'�� 4i3� m
(3) PRELIMINARY UNITSrPROCESSES (see defirAiortj:�.32)
(a) Bar Screens ..... .............. »............................ .................„.................................„.......„......................(,�i
or
(b) Mechanical Screens, Static Screens or Comminuting Devices....„„....».» .............. ......................................
(C) GrR Removal..............................................................................................................................................1
or
(d) Mechanical or Aerated Grk Removal.............................................................................................................2
(e) Flow Measuring Device................................................................................................................................1
or
(1) Instrumented Flow Measurement...........................................................................................................
WPreaeralion.................................... ..................................................... ».................................................
(h) Influent Flow Equalization..........................................................................................................
(i) Grease or Oil Separators Gravity ...... ................ ........................................... .„................... ............. ..... ....2
Mechanical....................................................................................................................................3
Dissolved Air Flotation...............................................................................................................................8
( ) ) Prechlorinalion..........................................................................................................................................5
(4) PRIMARY TREATMENT UNITS+PROCESSES
(a) Septic Tank (see definition No. 43)............................................................................................................2
(b) Imhoff Tank .. ....................................................................................................................................5
(c) Primary Clarifiers..' ...... .... ........................5
(d) Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for Inorganic Non -toxic Materials (sludge handling facilities for
wafer purification plants, sand, gravel, stone, and other mining operations except recreational
amivilies such as gem or gold mining)........................................................................................................2
(5) SECONDARY TREATMENT LNITSrPSIOCESSES
(a) Carbonaceous Stage
(i) Aaration-High Purity Oxygen System.............................................................................
DiffusedAir System...................................................................................................... t 0
Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating or rotor) ................. .................................... ,........
Separate Sludge Reaeraiion............................................................................................3
(ii) Trickling Finer
HighRate...................................................................................... . ...............I.........7
Swidard Rate...............................................................................................................5
Packed Tower....................:.............................................,.............................................5
(ill) Biological Aerated Filter orAerated
Biological Flter.............................................................................................................1 0
(fv) Aerated Lagoons..........................................................................................................10
MRotating Biological Contactors..........................................................................„..........10
(0) Sand Fillers-Intermilient biological..................................................................................2
Recirculating biological ................. »..................................................................................
(vii) Slabilizalion Lagoons.....................................................................................................5
(viii) Ctarifier........................................................................................................................0
(ix) Single stage system for combined carboneceous removal of SOD and nitrogenous
removal by nitrification (sea deRnilion No. 12)(Poinls for this item have 10 be in
addition to items (5)(a)[i) through (5)(a)(viii),
utilizing the extended aeration process (see definition No.3a).........................................(P2
utilizing other than the extended aeration process..........................................................-6
(x) Nutrient additions to enhance 800 removal......................................................................5
(xi) Biological Culture (-Super Bugs')addition........................................................................5
(b) Nitrogenous Stage
0) Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System ..................................... ................................... ._,.20
DiffusedAir System., ...... ...' .......................... ... ............... I ........... I .............................. ­10
Mechanical Air Systen (fixed, floating or rotor) .................... .............................................. a
Separate Sludge Roaeration.............................................................................................3
(ii) Trickling Filter -Nigh Rate...................................................................................................7
Standard Rate.........................................................................................I..._..................5
PackedTower.. ..........................................................................5
Biological Aerated Filter or Aerated Biological titer.................
(rt�) ....1 0
........................................
(iv) Rotating Biological Conlaclors......................................................................................10
(v) Sand Filler - intermittent bidogical...................................................................................2
Recirculating bioiogicas...................................................................................,.................3
(vi) Claftr..........................................................................................................................5
(61 TERIVRYORADVANCED TREATMENTUNrrS+PPOCESSES
(a) Activated Carbon Beds -
withoul carbon:egeneration....................................................................................................5
withcarbon regeno:aiion.......................................................................................................t 5
(a) Powdored or Granular Ac0vatad Carbon Foed-
witlmut carton rogenoraiion.....................................................................•...........................5
withcarbon regeneration.....................................................................................................1 5
(c ) Air stripping ............... ............
(�) Doniwlicalion Process .......................... .................................................................................................1 0
(nl Electrodialysis. 5
(1) roam Separation ........... ..

- ... , "I.................................................. ...................................................... I.. ..5
() )
Phosphorous Removal by Biological Processes (See delinitlon No. 26).........................................................20
(k)
Polishing Ponds - without aerallon.............................................................................................................2
withaeration .................................................................................................................5
•
(I)
Post Aeration - cascade........................................................................................................I.................. D
diffusedor mechanical...................................................................................................... 2
(m)
Reverse Osmosis........................................................................................................................................
(n)
Sand or Mixed -Media Filters - low rate ............................................. .................................. ....................... ..
highrate.................................................................
(o)
Treatment processes for removal of rnalat or cyanide...................................................................................1 5
(p)
treatment processes for removal of toxic materials other than metal or cyanide..............................................15
(7)
SUI;)GETREATMENT
(a)
Sludge Digestion Tank - Heated (anaerobic)...............................................................................................10
Aerobic...................................................................................................................................5
Unhealed(anaerobic)................................................................................................................................3
(b)
Sludge Stabilization (chemical or thermal)...................................................................................................5
(c)
Sludge Drying Beds -Gravity.......................................................................................................................2
•
Vacuum Assisted ..............
(d)
Sludge Elulriation.....................................................................................................................................5
(a)
Sludga Conditioner (chemical orthermal)............................ .5
(1)
Sludge Thickener(gravity)...................................... ...5
(9)
Dissolved Air Flotation Unit (not applicable to a unit rated as(3)(1)j.............................................................6
( h)
Sludge Gas Utilization (including gas slorage).............................. :............ ....... ...................... ..... ................
(1)
Sludge Holding Tank - Aerated ........................................... ..................................................................... S
Norseral ed ........ .. ..... ... ........................,......_.......................................................2
(j)
Sludge Incinerator (not including activated carbon regeneration), .............................................. ................ 10
(k)
Vacuum Filter, Centrfiuge, or Filler Press or other similar dswalering devices...................................................10
(B)
RESIDUALS
UTILl2ATIONIDISPOSAL [including )ncfneraled ash)
(a)
Lagoons ................. .....................................................................................................2
(b)
Land Application (surface and subsurface) (see delinitlon 22a)
by contracting to a land application operator or landfill operator who holds the land
application parmil or landfill permit .................. ............. .................................................... I ........................ �
(c)
Dedicated Landlill(burial) by the permities of the wastewater treatmentfacility........ ...................................... 5
(9)
DI.SINFECiX�N
(a)
Chlorination.............................................................................................................................................
(b)
Dechlorination.................................................. ......... 5
(c)
Ozone.......................................................................................................................................................5
(d)
Radiation................................................................
(10)
CHEMICAL
ADDITION SYSTEM(S) ( see definition No. 9) (not applicable to chemical additions rated as Item
(3)(j),
(5)(a)(xi), (6)(a), (6)(b), (7)(b), (7)(e), (9a), (B)(b) or (9)(c) 5 points each:'
List.......................................................................................
.....5
...................................................................................................................................5
............................... .................................. ...... I .............5
.........................................................................................................................5
(1 1)
MISCELLANECUS UNrT&PROCESSES
(a)
Hulding Ponds, Holding Tanks or Settling Ponds for Organic or Toxic Materials Including wastes
from mining operations containing nitrogen or phosphorus compounds in amounts significantly
greater than Is common for domestic wastewater.........................................................................................4
(b)
Ellfuent Ftcw Equalization (not applicable to storage basins which are Inherent in land application
systems) ...................................................................................................................................................2 ._
(c)
Stage Discharge (.lot applicable to storage basins inherent in land application systems) ..................................
(d)
Pumps.................................................................................................................................................... �.
(a)
Sland•Sy Power Svpply .......................................................... ....,.............. .................................... ..........
(1)
Thermal Pollution Controt Device.................................................................................................................3
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TOTAL POINTS .................:
CLASS IFICATICN
ClassI ................. ............................................................. ............................ 5-25 Points
ClassII........................................................................................................rp5.50 Points
ClassIll ...................................................... ................... .................. ........._:..51.65 Pafnl
Class IV ................................. ................ orals
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Facilities having a raring of one through four points, inclusive, do not requite a cenilied operator.
`racillies having an activated sludge process will be assigned a minimum classilicalfon of Class If.
Facilities having treatment processes for the removal of metal or cyanide will be assigned a minimum classification of Class II.
Facilities having trealmenf processes for the biological rer;oval of phosphorus will be assigned a minimum classification of Class III.
.00014 DEFIHPTIONS
Tho 1011OMnq definitions shall apply throughout qNs Subchapte(.
It) Activaled Carton Sods. A physicolichemicol method to! redsring tot,&!@ organic malarial from wastewater Woont; The colurrvrtype beds used in this mothotfwill have
I liow rate varying rrom two 10 eight gallons per minute per squari fool and may bo either upflow w downflow carbon beds. Carbon may or may not be regenerated on the
was14walar treatment plant silo;
12) Aerated Lagoons. A basin in which all solids are maintained in suspension and by which biological oxidation w organic matter is reduced fvw9h artificially accolwaled
transfer of oxygen on a flow -through basis;
,3) Aeration• A process of 1tinging about intimate contact betweei air or Ngh purity oxygen in a liquid by spraying, agitation or ditsion�3a) Extended ALerstion. An
sc6valed sfudgc process utilizing a r"nrurn hydraulic detention oms of ifs hocxs,
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Ag Hculttxauy managed site. Any silo orb which i crop is prw xvd, m2nxged, and harveslod (Crop includes grasses, gra)ns, trees, etc.);
'S) Air Stripping. A prucoss by which the ammortiunt ion is Aest ro^ orted to cissoivod ammonia (pH adiustmem) with the arrmona a -,in raiiasod to rte aenosphare by
ahysical moans: cx other sirrOar processo. _Nch removu pred+as such as b4n2elw, lolvene, and xyteno;
,rl Carbon Regoneration The r4g rnota hon of exhausled'ca:bLn t: sett wo of a lurnate to provide extremely high tomperatures which votatli24 and oxid;2a the absarbud
+npwilios:
r) Carbanacaaus Slago. A slags of wasluwater voaonunt diS jnid to srh:evo 'socondary- olnueni limits;
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AREAS WITHIN THE PE PPE RTREE RE SORT VILLA TRACT
Atlantic Beach West Area - Carteret County - North Carolina
Suitable soils for on-sibe waste treatment Deep sandy ridgelsideslope
soils with no restrictive shatas to +100". Estimated seasonal high water
table +50-120" from the surface. Estimated permeability +20 inAu
(<3miniin} Newhan soil types. (-78055 sq fF, -38%)
Provisionallyy sortable Soils for on3ite waste treatment. Deep sandy
low ridgefsideslope soils with no restrictive strat:as to +100".
Estimated seasonal high water table +30 - 70" from the surface.
Estimated permeability +20 inihr (<3 mintjn} Corolla and Newhan sail
types. (53927 sq t -26116)
Provisionally suitable soils for oniite waste treatment with fill site
sandy soils that are someOf rwhat poorly ric tofill
poorly drained.
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seasonal high static water table +28 - 40 from the present surface.
Estimated permeability +5 -15 inihr (4 _ 12 mini' Pactolusawet phase
and Duckston-dry phase soil types with historic fil6 (41315 sq ft, -30%)
Unsuitable soils for on -site waste treatment Flats of shallow, variable
historic fill 12 - 24'thick 0uer nahrral soils that are poorly to very poorly
drained. Estimated seasonal high state water table 10 - 2T'from the
rpresent surface. Estimated permeabil0.5 - 5 inlhr (12 - 30 minln}
Duckston soil types with historic till. 711142 sq il•, '-G%)
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