WQ0013027_Final Permit_19970204

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment,
Health and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Jonathan B. Howes, Secretary
A. Preston Howard, Jr., P.E., Director
February 4, 1997
L. Wayne Yarbrough, Managing Member
Plantation Builders, LLC
Post Office Box 5007
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27113-5007
Dear Mr. Yarbrough:
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Subject: Permit No. WQ0013027
Plantation Builders, LLC
Sea Isle Plantation North
Wastewater Rotary Distributor Facilities
Carteret County
In accordance with your application received October 15, 1996, we are forwarding herewith Permit
No. WQ0013027, dated February 4, 1997, to Plantation Builders, LLC for the construction and operation
of the subject wastewater rotary distributor facilities.
Please be advised of Condition No. 11 14 which states, "An application for a sludge disposal
permit shall be submitted within six (6) months of permit issuance to include Sea Isle Plantation North as a
source to an appropriate sludge hauling contractor."
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until December 31, 2001, 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. Michael D. Allen at [phone] extension 547.
Sincerely,
reston ' , Jr., P.E.
cc: Carteret County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Wilmington Regional Office, Groundwater Section
Bob Check, 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 INFILTRATION 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
Plantation Builders, LLC
Carteret County
FOR THE
construction and operation of a 40,000 GPD wastewater treatment with disposal by rotary distributor
facility consisting of;
a 10,000 gallon flow equalization basin with dual 50 GPM pumps and one (1) 27 CFM blower, a
manually cleaned bar screen, flow splitter box, two (2) 20,000 gallon coarse bubble aeration basins, two
(2) 3,333 gallon clarifiers, one (1) 7,500 gallon aerated sludge holding tank, dual 194 CFM blowers, two
(2) 14 square foot teritary filters with dual 209 GPM backwash pumps, dual 50 GPM mudwell pumps,
and one (1) 28 CFM blower, a 834 gallon chlorine contact chamber, tablet chlorinator, flow meter, a
4,870 gallon effluent dosing tank with dual 100 GPM pumps, propane fueled stand-by generator, and two
(2) 4,071 square foot, 72 foot diameter rotary distributors, to serve;
sixty-six (66) units, ten (10) off -site units, seventy-four (74) boat slips, and a swimming pool in Sea Isle
Plantation North, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the application received
October 15, 1996, 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 December 31, 2001, and shall be
subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a
certification must be received from a professional engineer certifying that the permitted
facility has 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 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. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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
Water Quality.
b. Adequate measures shall be taken to divert stormwater from the high rate infiltration area
and to prevent wastewater runoff.
7. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is
prohibited.
8. 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.
9. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any habitable residence or place of public
assembly under separate ownership or which is to be sold,
b) 200 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any private or public water supply
source and any streams classified as WS or B,
c) 200 feet from mean high water between high rate infiltration unit and any "SA" or "SB"
classified surface waters,
d) 200 feet from normal high water between high rate infiltration unit and any other
stream, canal, marsh, or coastal waters,
e) 200 feet from normal high water between high rate infiltration unit and any Class I or
Class iI impounded reservoir used as a source of drinking water,
f) 200 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any other lake or impoundment,
g) 200 feet between high rate infiltration unit and any Drainage systems (ditches, drains,
surface water diversions, etc.) and from any groundwater lowering and surface
drainage ditches,
h) 100 feet between high rate infiltration unit and property lines,
i) 50 feet between treatment units and property lines, and
j) 50 feet between high rate infiltration unit and other treatment units and public right of
ways.
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.
11. The rotary distributors shall be installed at elevation 12 feet MSL or above as stated in the
application package. The engineer's certification to be submitted upon completion of
construction will serve as evidence that this specification has been met.
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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 each Class I facility at
least weekly and each Class II, III, and IV facility at least daily, excluding weekends and
holidays, and must properly manage and document daily operation and maintenance of the
facility and must comply with all other conditions of Title 15A, Chapter 8A, .0202. 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 rates for the high rate infiltration system shall not exceed 5.0 GPD/ft2.
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 infiltration disposal area,
which result from the operation of this facility.
5. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation
occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed.
6. The rotary distribution fields shall be raked twice weekly during the months April through
October and once a week during the months of November through March.
7. 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.
8. Vegetative growth must be kept out of the rotary distribution areas at. all times. All
vegetation must be removed manually so that minimal disturbance will occur to the disposal
area.
9. The application of chemicals to the distribution field(s) is expressly prohibited.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Diffusers shall be cleaned as needed to ensure that adequate aeration is provided. Records
of this maintenance shall be maintained by the permittee.
13. 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.

14. An application for a sludge disposal permit shall be submitted within six (6) months of
permit issuance to include Sea Isle Plantation North as a source to an appropriate sludge
hauling contractor.
MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1. Any monitoring deemed necessary by the Division of Water Quality 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 Monthlv AveraL-ea Daily Maximumb
Flow 40,000 GPD
BOD5 (5-day, 20°C) 10 mg/l
NH3 as N 4 mg/1
TSS 20 mg/1
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 the point
prior to discharge to the rotary distributor for the following parameters:
Parameter
Sampling Point
Sampling Frequency
Tyne of Sample
_
Flow
Influent or Effluent
Continuous
Recording
BOD5 (5-day, 20°C)
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
NH3 as N
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
TSS
Effluent
*2/Month
Composite
Fecal Coliform
Effluent of first pond
*2/Month
Grab
Settleable Matter
Effluent
Daily
Grab
Residual Chlorine
Effluent
Daily
Grab
NO3
Effluent
* *Triannually
Grab
TDS
Effluent
* *Triannually
Grab
TOC
Effluent
**Triannually
Grab
Chloride
Effluent
"Triannually
Grab
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 March, July, and November.
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.
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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 April, August, and December. All
information shall be submitted to the following address:
NC Division of Water Quality
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 five (5) days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must
outline the actions taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.

IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
Prior to beginning waste disposal operations, three (3) monitor wells, one upgradient and
two 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. The monitoring wells shall be constructed in
accordance with this permit and approved by the Wilmington Regional Office.
2. The Wilmington Regional Office, telephone number [phone], shall be notified at
least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the construction of any monitoring well so that an
inspection can be made of the monitoring well location. Such notification to the regional
groundwater supervisor shall be made during the normal office hours from 8:00 a.m. until
5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays.
3. 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.
4. The new monitor wells MW-1, MW-2 and MW-3, shall be sampled initially after
construction (and prior to waste disposal operations) and thereafter every March, July, and
November for the following parameters:
NO3 Chloride
Ammonia Nitrogen TDS
TOC Water Level
pH Fecal Coliforms
Volatile Organic Compounds - In November only by Method 6230D below
Method 6230D (Capillary - Column), "Standard Methods For The Examination of
Water and Wastewater", 17th ed., 1989
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, or the equivalent Method
502.2, 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.
(continued on next page)
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The results of the sampling and analysis must be received on Form GW-59 (Groundwater
Quality Monitoring: Compliance Report Form) by the Groundwater Section, Permits and
Compliance Unit, P.O. Box 29578 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0578 on or before the last
working day of the month following the sampling month.
5. 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-I 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.
6. 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 29578, Raleigh, NC, 27626-0578.
7. Within sixty (60) days of completion of all monitoring wells, the permittee shall summit M-o
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 +/- 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 Water Quality P.O. Box 29578 Raleigh, N.C. 27626-0578.
The monitor wells must have identification plates and locks securing the wells against
unauthorized access and use (15A NCAC 2C .0108).
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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.
10. No water supply wells (including irrigation wells) shall be constructed or operated within
the compliance boundary of a disposal system individually permitted or repern- tted after
January 1, 1993 [15A NCAC 2L .0107 (d)]. Any active or inactive wells within the
compliance boundary should be properly abandoned in accordance with 15A NCAC 2C.
11. Within sixty (60) days of permit issuance, please provide two (2) copies of a written signed
document (deed), depicting the ownership of the lots within the compliance boundary,
delineated on the attached site map (Attachment A). Mail one set of the documents to the
Groundwater Section, Permits and Compliance Unit, P.O. Box 29578 Raleigh, North
Carolina 27626-0578 and the other set of the documents to the Wilmington Regional Office
Groundwater Section (Attention: Bruce Parris) at 127 Cardinal Drive Extension,
Wilmington, North Carolina 28405-3845.
12. Any additional groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall
be provided.
V. INSPECTIONS
1. Adequate inspection, maintenance, and cleaning shall be provided by the Permittee to
insure proper 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 Pern-ittee for a
period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be made available to the
Division of Water Quality or other permitting authority, upon request.
3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division of Water Quality
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
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 Water Quality 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 Water Quality 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 (Iocal, 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.
10. The Operational Agreement between the Permittee and the Environmental Management
Commission is incorporated herein by reference and is a condition of this Permit.
Noncompliance with the terms of the Operational Agreement shall subject the Permittee to
all sanctions provided by North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6(a) to 143-215.6(c) for
violation of or failure to act in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Permit.
Permit issued this the fourth day of February, 1997
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
i A Freston ward, Jr., P.E., Director
Division of Whter Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0013027

Permit No. WQ0013027
February 4, 1997
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
1, , 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
Date
Registration No.
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SUBSURFACE CLASSIFiCATK:N
(check all units that apply)
1- septic tanks
2. pump tanks
3. siphon or pump -dosing systems
4. sand filters
5- grease trapl'interceptor
&. Oil/water separators
7. gravity subsurface treatment and disposal:
a. pressure subsurface treatment and disposal:
SPRAY IRRIGATON CLASSIFfCAIICN
(check all units that apply)
1.
preliminary treatment (definition no. 32 )
2-
lagoons
3,
septic tanks
4.
pump tanks
5.
pumps
6.
sand filters
7.
grease trapfirite rceptot
S.
oil/water separators
9.
disinfection
ID. -chemical
addition for nutrient/alaae control
11. spray irrigation of wastewater
In addition to the above ciassiflcstlons, pretreatment of wastewater in excess of these components shell
be rated using the point rating system and will require an operator with an appropriate dual certification.
LANE] APPLICATION/RESIDUALS CLASSIFICATION (Applies only to permit holder)
1. Land application of biosolids, residuals or contaminated soils on a designated site,
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY CLASSIFICATION
The following systems shall be assigned a Class I classification, finless the flow is of a significant quantity or !.`e technology is unusually
complex, to require consideration by the Commission on a case -by -rasa basis: (Check if Appropriate)
1. OK/water Separator Systems consisting only of physical separation, pumps and disposal:
2. Septic Tank/Sand Filter Systems consisting only of septic tanks, dosing apparatus, pumps sand fiYa s, disinfection
and direct discharge;
3- Lagoon Systems consisting only of preliminary treatment, lagoons, pumps, disinfection, necessary c:,emical treatment for
algae or nutrient control, and direct discharge;
4. Closed -loop Recyde Systems;
5. Groundwaler Remedfaiion Systems consisting only of ciVwater separators, pumps, air -stripping, ca,-;vn adsorption, disinfection
and dispo .J;
6. Aquaculture operations with discharge to surface waters,
7. Water Plant sludge handling and back -wash water treatment;
B. Seafood processing consisting of screening and disposal.
9. Single-family discharging systems, wish the exception of Aerobic Treatment Units, will be classified :i permitted afierJuly 1,
1993 or if upon inspection by the Division, it is found that the system is not being adequately operated or maintained- Such
systems will be notified of the classification or reclassification by the Commission, in writing.

The following scale is used for rating wastewater treatment facilities: (circle appropriate points)
ITEM POINTS
( 1 ) Industrial Pretreatment Units or Industrial Pretreatmenn Program (see definition No. 33)...................................................4
(2) DESIGN FLOW OF PLANT IN gpd (not applicable to non -contaminated cooling waters, sludge handling facilities for
water purification plants, totally closed cycle systems(see dolinition No. 11). and facilities consisting only of Rem
(4)(d) or
Items (4)(d) and (11)(d))
0 - 20.000..........................................................................................................,........_........................../..�
20.001 - 50,000...................................................................................................................................tom
50,001 - 100.000.................................... ............................... ................ —............................................ 3
100,001 - 250.000..................................................................................................................................A
250,001 - 500.a00_........................... -_..................................................................................................5
500,001 1,000,1300..............................................................................
1,000,001 - 2,000,000.......................... _...................... ......................... ...................................... ......... 10
2.000.001 (and up) rate 1 point additional for each 200.000 gpd capacity up to a maximum of .................30
Desfgn Flow (gpd)
(3) PRELIMINARY UNI7S/PROCESSES (sae cfelinhOn No.32)
(a) Barscreerts........................................... ._.................. ............................................................................
1�1
or
(b)
Mechanical Screens. Static Screens or Comminuting Devices ................................. .._..............._..._...........2
(c)
Grit Removal ........................................... .................................................
...1
or
(d)
Mechanical or Aerated Grit Removal.............................................................................................................2
(e)
Flow Measuring Device ............................. ................................... .............. .................. ............... ...............
1
(1)
or
Instrumenied Flow Measurement.................................................................................._..........................
(g)
Preaeration...............................................................................................................
(h)
Influent Flow Equalization ............................. ........ .... .................. ......................... .... I.............................
(i)
Grease or Oil Separators - Grav€ty......-.........._..............„...._...„.........»..__._......._......-.._.......„...........
Mechanical............................................. _..........................._......_........_....................................................3
DissolvedAir Fictalfon............................. .................................................. ...........................................
_.-5
{J]
Prechlorknatlon........................................................................................................_......_._.._....................5
(4) PFUMARYTREATMWT
UNITSrPROCFSSES
(a)
Septic Tank (see definition No. 43).... _............. _................................. ...................................... ._.._.___.....2
(b)
Imhoff Tank .............................................. ......_.._......._.............__............................................_........_.........5
(c)
Primary Clariilars..................................................... ...5
(d)
Settling Ponds or Settling Tanks for Inorganic Non-laxic Materials (sludge handling facilities for water
purification plards, sand, gravel, stone, and Miter mining operations except recraxional activities such as gem
or gold mining) ... ............ ........ „.......... ._............. ...................................... ... ............. ............................
2
(5) SECONDARYTREfi.TMENTLNnSIPROC€ SSES
(a)
Carbonaceous Stage
(1) Aeration -High Purity Oxygen System .......... _..................._....................._.................
DiffusedAir System .... --.............. ................ .................. --....... ....... ....................... Q-9)
Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating or rotor) ..._._...___.__......_..._...... ...-........_...9
Separate Sludge Reaerallon............................................................. ........................
(II) Trickling Filter
HighRata................ „................................. _............... ......... .....................................
7
StandardRate............................................................. .............................. ..............
5
PackedTower .......... ....................................... ................. .............................................
(III) Biological Aerated Filter or Aerated Biological Filter .........____ ............... _.... ....... ..............
1 0
(Iv) Aerated Lagoons.....__..............................................................................................10
(v) Rotating Biological Contactors; .......................... _............•._............__.............................10
(vi) Sand Filters -Intermittent biological ...... _..... _._................. _........... ................. ............. 2
Recirculating biological....................................................................................................3
-
(v€1) Stabiilzatlon Lagoons ..... .................................. :..................................... ............
(viit) Clarifier ....................................................................................................... ...............&j
(ix) Single stage system for combined carbonaceous removal of SOD and nitrogenous removal by
nitrification (sea definition No. 12)(Points for this item have to be in addition to items
(5)(a)(i) through (5)(a)(viil),
utlltzing the extended aeration process (see definition No.3a).......................
utilizing other than the extended aeration process ...... _.-_..................... .....................
...
(x ) Nutrient additions to enhance BOD removal ..... ................ ..._............ ...............................
(XI) Biological Culture ('Super Bugs')addRion......... „............... .................................. .........
5
(b)
Nitrogenous Stage
(I) Aeration - High Purity Oxygen System___ . ......................... ...................... .......
,20
DiffusedAir Sysiem.--_..-----------------------------......_............__................................_.....1 0
Mechanical Air System (fixed, floating or rotor) ......................................................
.8
Separate Sludge ReaeraWn............................................................................................3
(11) Trickling Fllter-Nigh Fiala ................ ........... _.... ........................... .....................................
7
StandardRate, .......... .................................. ...............................................................5
PackedTower .......... ----.................... .......... ........... _................................................
4
(111) Biological Aerated Filter or Aerated Biological FYer. .. __..._. ._.....„_„_......_.1 0
(Iv) Rotating Biological Contactors.........................„_..................................,.......................10
(v} Sand titer - Intermilter>t blaoglcal..................................................................................2
Recirculating biological._.............................................................................. ... ...
....3
(VI) CWirar...................... _...................... .... ...................... ............. ..... ..... ....� ......5
(6) TERTIARYORAI:rilANCEBTRFATMENTLNTWFK)CtSSES
(a)
Actlated Carbon Sods -
without carbon regeneration................................................................... .............................._5
withcarbon regeneration ...... ................................... .................... _......... ..._............... ........ 15
(b)
Powdered or Granular Activated Carbon Feed -
without carbon regeneration....................................................-_....„...--........................:....5
-with carbon regeneral€on.... ................................................................... .............................1
5
( c )
Air airipp€rrg......... .............................. ..... ................. ................ .................... ............. ......... ....... :_....... 15
(d)
Denlirificatlon Process ............................. ........................... 1 0
(a)
Electrodialysls........... - .........................................................-_,............._...............___............5
(1)
Foam Separation......................_............._._......................................_
5
(g)
[on Excriange....................................... ..................... ....... ............................ —........ .................................
(h)
Larxi Appiicatlon of Treated Effluerrr (sea deltnitlon No. 22b) (rat applicable for sand, gravel, stone
and other similar mining operations) by high rate Infiltration. .__-._-----------------_____-...._.------._.._,--.....____--,.._-d
(i)
Microscreens................................................ .................................. 5
(JJ
Phosphorous Removal by Biological Processes (Soo da0nftlon No. 26) ................. .................. .....................20
(k)
Polishing Ponds - wlthaul aerallon..................._.............-___.............._.............._..........2
withaeration .................. ............................................... ._............................... ........... 5

(1)
Post Aerallon - cascade ... .................................................................................................................. .........0
diffusedor mechanical ................ ................................. ............................ ...........................
2
(m)
Reverse Osmosis ........................... ............... ..............................................................................................5
(n)
Sand or Mixed -Media Filters - low rate ...... ...................... ............................... .._......................................
highrate................................................................... 5
(0)
Treatment processes for removal of metal or cyanide................................................................................... 5
(p)
treatment processes for removal of loxic materials other than metal or cyanide.... . .................................... .... 15
(7)
SLUDGETREATMENT
(a)
Sludge Digestion Tank . Heated (anaerobic).... ......................................... ............ ....................................
10
Aerobic..................................................................................... ........................... ..............................
Unheated(anaerobic)........................................................................................................._............_...__.
(b)
Sludge Stabilization (chemicai or thermal) ....................... 5
(c)
Sludge Drying Beds - Gravity .................... ........... ........................ ......................... _... ................................
VacuumAssisted................................................................................„..........................................._...__...5
(d)
Sludge Elutriation.............................................. .................................................................................._...5
.
(a)
Sludge Conditioner (chemical or thermal) ....................................................................................................5
(1)
Sludge Thickener (gravity).. .............................. ............................ ................... ........................................
5
(g)
Dissolved Air Rotation Unit (not applicable to a unit rated as(3)(i)).............................................................6
(h)
Sludge Gas Utilization (Including gas storage)........................................................................................
(1)
Sludge Holding Tank - Aerated .......................................... ......................................................................
.5
Non -aerated .................................................................................................................................... .........
(f }
Sludge Incinerator (not Including activated carbon regeneration)................................................................1 0
(k)
Vacuum Fitter, Centrifuge, or Filter Press or other similar dewatering devices ........... ....... .........................
1 0
(8)
RESIDUALS LMLf7ATION/DISPOSAL (including incinerated ash)
(a)
Lagoons. ....... .. ... ........ ..........................................,........................._....2
(b)
land Application (surface and subsurface) (see definition 22a)
by cantracting to a land application operator or landfill operator who holds the land application permit
orlandfill permit........................................................................................................................--...........q
(c)
Dedicated Landfll[(burial) by the permftlee of the wastewater treatment facility ......................................... ___.5
(9)
D�CT1�f
(a)
Chlorinalfon.............................. ...........................................................,...._..........................,.................
(b)
Dechlorinadon......................................... .................................................................. ..... ..........................
(c)
Ozone ..................................................... .... ................................-............._....- .......5
(d)
Radiation..................................................................................................................................................5
(1 0 J
CHEMICAL ADDITION SYSTEM(S) ( see definition No. 9) [not appllca.ble to chemical addh[orss rated as hem (3)0),
(6)(a), (6)(b), (7)(b), (7)(e), (9a). (8)(b) or (9)(c) 5 points each:
List.............................
............................................. .............. ...................................
...........I...................................................... ................... I ................. I ..........
5
............. .................. ............................................................. ........................................
...5
.........................................................................................................................5
(1 t)
MISCELLANECUS UNITS/PFOCESSES
(a)
Holding Ponds, Holding Tanks or Settling Ponds for Organic or Toxic Maieria€s including wastes from mining
operations containing nitrogen or phosphorus compounds in amounts significantly greater than Is common
for domestic wastewater ................................................ ............................... ...... ......................................
4
(b)
Effluent Row Equalization (not applicable to storage basins which are inherent In land application systems)„ 2
(c)
Stags Discharge (not applicable to storage basins Inherent in land application systems) ........................
r51
(d)
Pumps........................................................................................---........---.............................................
(a)
Stand-8y Power Supply ............... ............................................................................. —... ......................
.-
(I)
Thermal Pollution Control Device ................................................... ........... ...................................................
3
TOTALPOINTS..........................................................................
� r
CLASS IFIC-ATCtN
Cass I ... ........................................................................................................ 5-25 Points
Class I1................................................................. ...._..... ...........26-50 Points
Ctmslu..................................................................... ...................................51-65 Points
C.assIV............... ......... ....................................... ........................................ 66-Up Points
Facilhiss having a rating of one through four points, Inclusive, do not require a certified operator.
Facilities having an activated rJudge process wig be assigned a minimum classification of Class [L
Facilities having treatment processes for the removal of metal or cyanide will be assigned a minimum classification of Class 11.
Facilities having treatment process*& for the biological removal of phosphorus will be assigned a minimum classification of Class Ill.
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.0044 DEFINITiONS
The following definitions shall apply throughout this Subchapter.
(1) Activated Carbon Beds. A physicaVchemica] method for reducing soluble organic material from wastewater effluent; The =tumn-type beds used In this
method will have a flow rate varying from two to eight gallons per minute per square loot and may be either upilow or downffow carbon beds. Cartxon may or
may not be regenerated on the wastewater treatment plant site;
(2) Aerated Lagoons. A basin in which all solids are maintained in suspension and by which biological oxidation or organic manor is reduced through artificially
accelerated transfer of oxygen on a flow -through basis;
(3) Aerallon. A process of bringing about intimate contact between air or high purity oxygen in a liquid by spraying, agitation or dltfuslon;(3a) Extended
Aeration. An activated sludge process utilizing a minimum hydraufic detention time of ill hours.
(4) Agriculturally managed site. Any site on which a crop is produced, managed, and harvested (Crop Includes grassas, grains, tress, etc.);
(5) Air Stripping. A process by which the ammonium Ion is first converted to dissolved ammonia (pH adjustment) with the ammonia then released to the
atmosphere by physical means; or other similar processas which remove petroleum products such as benzene, toluene, and xyiene;
(6) Carbon Reganaradom The regeneration of exhausted carbon by the use of a furnace to provide extremely high temper—atures which volatilize arxt oxidize lr-.a
absorbed Impurities-,
(7) Carbonaceous Stage. A stage of wastewater treatment designed to achieve 'secondary allluent limns;
'8) Centrifuge. A machanfeal device In which centrifugal force is used to separate solids from liquids or to separate liquids of eNerenl densi:as;
,3) Chemicat Addition Systems The addltlon of chemicat(s) to wastewater at an applicatlon point for purposes of Improving sends removal, pit adjustment,
alkalinity control, etc-; the capability to experiment with d'terem chemicals and different application points to achieve a specific result will be conslderad one
systam; the capability to add chemical(s) to dual units will be rated as one system; capabitlty 10 add a chemical at a different appllcation points far different
purposes will rasuft In the systems being rated as separate systems;
(10) Chemical Sludge Conditioning. The addtion of a chemical compound such as lime, lerrfc chloride, or a polymer to wet sludge to coalesce the mass prior to
Ns application to a dewatering device;
(11) Closed Cycle Systems. Use of holding ponds or holding tanks for containment of wastewater containing inorganic• non•t:.xic materiate from sand, gravel,
crushed stare or other similar operations- Such systems shall carry a maximum of two points regardless of pumping facilities or any other appurtonancos;
(12) Combined Removal of Carbonaceous B^D and Wrogancus Removal by Nit licalbn- A singio stage system required to ac,;iave permit effluent limits on BOD
and ammonia nitrogen within the same bioicjira[ reaC;3,,
(13) Dechlorination- The panfaf or complete redulion of residual chlorine In a liquid lr, any chemicsl or physical orocsss;
1145 Prn. T6 - M- -- --

(15) Electrod[alysis. Process for removing Ionized salts from water through the use of [on -selective Ion -exchange membranes;
(16) Filter Press- A process operated mechanically for partially dawatering sludge;
(17) Foam Separation- The planned frothing of wastewater or wastewater effluent as a means of removing excessive amounts of detergent materials through
the introduction of air In the lorrrl of fine bubbles; also called loam fractionation;
it a) Grit Removal. The process of removing grit and other heavy mineral matter from wastewater;
(19) hrntwft Tank- A deep two story wastewater tank consisting of an upper sedimentation chamber and a lower sludge digestion chamber.
(20) instrumented Flow Measurement. A device which Indicates and records rate of flow;
(21) Ion Exchange. A chemical process in which ions from two different molecules are exchanged;
(22) Land application:
(a) Sludge Disposal. A final sludge disposal method by which wet sludge may be applied to land either by spraying on the surface or by subsurface injection
(I.e., chisel plow); [not applicable for types of sludge described In (11) of this Ruie);
(b) Treated Effluent. The process of spraying treated wastewater onto. a land area or other methods of application of wastewater ores a land area as a
means of final disposal or treaimerx;
(23) Microsaiaen. A low speed, continuously back -washed, rotating drum tiher operating under gravity conditions as a polishing method for removing
suspended solids from effluert;
(24) Nitrification Process- The biachemical conversion of unoxidized nitrogen (ammonia and organic nitrogen) to oxidized nitrogen (usually nitrate);
(25) Nitrogenous Stage, A separate stage of wastewater treatment designed for the specific purpose of converting ammonia nitrogen to nitrate nitrogen;
(26) Phosphate Removal, BiWcgical. The removal of phosphorus from wastewater by an oxiclanoxic process designed to enhance luxury uptake of phosphorus
by the microorganisms;
(27) Pollshing Pond- A holding pond following secondary treatment whh sutticient detention time to allow settling of finely suspended solids;
(28) Past Aeration- Aeration following conventional secondary treatment emits to increase effluent D.O. or for any other purpose;
(29) Post Aeration- (Cascade) A polishing method by which dissolved oxygen Is added to the effluent by a nonmachanical, gravity means of flowing down a
series of steps or weirs; The flow occurring across the steps or weirs moves in a fairly thin layer and the operation at the cascade requires no operator
adjustment; thus, zero points are assigned even though this is an essential step to meeting the limits of the discharge permit;
(30) Powdered to Granular Activated Carbon Feed. A biophysical carbon process that utilizes biologlcaJ activity and arganic absorption by using powdered or
granular activated carbon; Virgin or regenerated carbon is lead controlled into the system;
(31) Preaeratlon. A tank consiructed to provide aeration prior to primary treatment;
(32) Preliminary Units. Unit operations in the treatment process, such as screening and comminution, that prepare the liquor for subsequent major operations;
(33) Industrial Pretreatment.
(a) Pre-treatment Unit, Industrial. The conditioning of a waste at its source before discharge, to remove or to neutralize substances injurious to sewers and
treatment processes or to eflect a partial reduction in load on the treatment process which is operated by the same goveming body as the wastewater
treatment plant being rated;
b) Pre-treatment Program, Industrial - must be a State or EPA required program to receive points on the rating sheet;
(34) Primary Clarifiers. The first settling tanks through which wastewater Is passed In a treatment works for the purpose of removing settleable and suspended
solids and BOO which Is associated with the solids;
(25) Pumps- All influent, effluent and in -plant pumps;
(36) Radiation- Disinfection or sterilization process utilizing devices emitiing ultraviolet or gamma rays;
(37) Reverse Osmosls. A treatment process In which a heavy contaminated liquid Is pressurized through a membrane forming nearly pure liquid free from
suspended solids;
(38) Rotating Biological Contractors. A fixed biological growth process in which wastewater flows through tanks In which a series of partially submerged circular
surfaces are rotated;
(39) Sand Filters:
(a) Intermittent Biological. Filtration of effluent following septic tanks, lagoons, or some other treatment process In which further biodecomposhion is
expected to produce desired ahluersts; Hydraulic loading rates on these filters are computed In gpolac and have a resulting Sow gprnlsf (less than one);
b) Recirt:ui=ing biologicaf - the same type of sand [!her as defined in Subparagraph (30) (a) of this Rule with the added capability to recycle effluent back
through the sand fiber,
(40) Sand or Mixed -Media Fitters. A polishing process by which affluent limits are achieved through a further reduction of suspended solids;
(a) low rate -- gravity, hydraulleally loaded filter with loading rates In the one to three gprrVsf range;
(b) high rate — a pressure, hydraulically loaded filter with loafing rates in the five gprnJsf range; At any rate, the loading rate will exceed three gpm+sf;
(41) Secondary Clarifiers. A tank which follows the biological unit of treatment plant and which has the purpose of removing sludges associated with the
biological treatment units;
(42) Separate Sludge Reaer--ion. A part of the contact slabfiization process where the activated sludge Is transferred to a lank and aerated before retuming it
to the contact basin;
(43) Septic Tank A single -story settling tank In which settled !;Ndga is In contact with the wastewater flowing through the tank; shall not be applicable for
septic tank systems serving single family residences having rapacity at 2,000 gallons or less which discharge to a nitrification field;
(44) Sludge Digestion Tile process by which organic or volatile matter and sludge is gasified, liquefied mineralized or convened into more stable organic matter
through the activity of hiving organisms, which includes aerated holding tanks*,
(45) Sludge Drying Beds. An area comprising natural or arilticial layers of porous materials upon which digested sewage sludge Is dried by drainage and
evaporation-
(46) Sludge �Elvtriation. A process of sludge conditioning In which certain constituent; are removed by successive washings with fresh water or plant effluent;
(47) Sludge Gas Lhlllzaticn. The process of using sewage gas for the purpose of heating buildings, driving engines, etc,;
(48) Sludge Holding Tank (Aerated and Ncnaeraled). A tank wilhzed for small wastewater treatment plants not containing a digester In which sludge may be
kept fresh, and supernatant withdrawn prior to a drying method (i.e. sludge drying beds); This may be done by adding a small amount of air simply to Keep the
sludge fresh, but not necessarily an amount that would be required to achieve stabilization of organic matter. A nonaerated tank would simply be used to
decant sludge prior to dewatering and would not allow long periods (several days of detention) without resulting odor problems;
(49) Sludge Incinerators- A lumace designed to bum sludge and to remove ail moisture and combustible materials and reduce the sludge to a sterile ash,
(50) Sludge Stabilization (Chemical or Thermal), A process to make treated sludge less odorous and pulrescibfa, and to reduce the pathogenic organism.
content; This may be done by pH adjustment, chlorine dosing, or by heat treatment;
(51) Sludge Thickener. A type of sedimentation tank In which the sludge Is permitted to settle and thicken through agitation and gravity;
(52) Stabilisation Lagoon. A type of oxidation lagoon in which biological oxidation of arganfc matter is affected by natural transfer of oxygen to the water from
air (not a polishing pond);
(53) Stand -By Power Supply. On site or portable electrical generating equipment;
(54) Static Screens- A stationary screen designed to remove solids, including non -biodegradable particulate (floatable solids, suspended solids and BOB
reduction) from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment systems:
(55) Tertiary Treatment. A stage of treatment following secondary which is primarily for the purpose of effluent polishing; A settling lagoon or sand or coal filter
might be employed for this purpose;
(56) Thermal Pollution Control Device. A device providing for the transfer of heat from a fluid flowing In tubas to another livid outside the tubes, or vice versa;
or other means of regulating liquid temperatures;
(57) Thermal Sludge Condlticner. A conditioning process by which heat is added for a protracted period of lime to Improve the dewaterablllty of sludge by the
sciubilizing and hydraulizing of the smaller and more highly hydrated sludge panicles;
(58) Toxic Materials, Those wastes or conmbinatlons of wastes, Including disease -causing agents which after discharge and upon exposure, Ingestion, Inhalation
or assimilation into any organism, either directly from the environment or indirectly by ingestion through food chains, will cause death, disease, behavioral
abnon7whies, cancer, genetic mutations, physiological malfunctions (Including malfunctions In reproduction) or physical deformations, In such organisms or their
offspring; ToxL— materials Imiude, by way of illustration and not limitation: lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, vanadium, arsardc, zinc, ortho-nftro-cNorobenzene
(ONCE), polychlorinated blphenyls (PCBs) and dlchlorodiphenyl trichloraethane (DDT); and any other materials that have or may hereafter be dolermined to have
toxic propertles-
(59) Trickling Filter. A biological trowmerx unit consisting of a material such as brokan,stona or rack over which wastewater is distn'buted; A high rate trickling
Pillar Is one which operated at between 10 and 30 mgd per acts. A low rate trickling hider Is one which is designed to operale at one to four mgd per acra;
(60) Trickling Fifter (Packed Tower)- A plug pow type of operation in which wastewater (lows dawn through successive layers of media or filtrate malarial; Organic
material is removed continually by the aciiwe bloicglcat lixed growth In each successlve layer. This method may produce 'secondary" quality effluent, or may be
adapted to produce a nhrilied alftuent;
(61) Vacuum Filfter, CentrflupRs, or 1=ihor presses. Devices which are designed to remove excess water from either dtaesied or undigested sludge prior to disposal
or further treatment.

1-23-1 997 4 = 26AM FROM VISION PROPERTIES 91 O72S&8S3 P. 2
ULM--F' )� t Fax t 919-7j-�--W 19 Jan 7 197 IS: 19 P. o2/03
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COL.NrTY.OF _ C6,2-TEZC--T Pcraait No. o0130 2,7
This AGREENLENT made pursuant to G,S_ 143-215.1 (dl) and mtesr.d into this 1 dsy of
_ January 19 97 , by and borween the Nonh C=Iina ErPironmcntal Managc=nt
C*mmission, an agency of the Slat -of North Carolina, hc=inaftet known as rbe COMMISSION; AM
Plantation > u i l d e r 5 .. LL C , a carporadorS/gane� ai sraicztup rcgist ere�lllicu►sed to dQ
business in the State of Ncnh Carolina, hcr*a.ftar known as the DEVF-MPFA
WII7NES5ETH-
7'bt; DEYTJ-OPER is the. owner of the curtain lands lying in ,_ c a r t e,p t; t _ County, Upon it is tsrcting and will erect dwelling units and otbt r improvemncats, said devc4opmem to t+c known as
Sea ls1.e.elantati.on Iorth--(h=inaf=the Developtocnt).
2. The DE.YEL,OPER dcsucs, to construct a wastewater collection system with pttmps, wastewater n1,r-ab=t
works and/or disposal facUi'tics (hereinafter Disposal System) to provide sanitary sewagc disposal to save
the Devclopmcnt on said Lands—
S
. nc DEVEL.OTyER has applied to the COt.QvnSSION for the issuance of a permit puMant to G.S. 143-
215.1 to construct, maintain, and operate the Disposal System.
4, The DEVELOPER has cx-t.ate4 of shall =ate unit owncrsl ip in said dwellings tuts, other improvements
and lzizds :iuough Fling of a Declaration of Unit Ownership (hereinaftcs Declaration), pursuant to Chapter
47C of the North Carolina General Statutes.
The DEVELOPER has caused to be farmed or wM cause to be formed at the time of fling of the Declaration,
the Mnii Sea Isle Plantation North Hod goners As`SRatinew
Association) a non-profit corporation organized and existing under and by the virtue of the laws lof rite State
of North Carolina, for the putposC, among others. of handling the property, affairs and business of the
Development; of operating, Maintaining, re, -constructing and repairing the common elements of the lands
and improvements subject to unit ownership, including the Disposal System; a.nd of Collecting dues and
msessrj:,estts to provide, funds far such operadon, maintenance, re -construction and repair.
6. nc COMI`IISSION dcsims to ass= that the Disposal System of the DerveIopu ent is properly const;u etc&
maintained and operated in accord"oe with law and permit provisions in order W p=ot,cct the quality of the
waters of the Sratc and the public interest therein.
NOW, REFORE, in considcmtion ofthc piva6rs and the benefits to be derived by each of the parties
hareto, the COMMISSION and DEVFI.OISR do hereby mutually agree tLS follows:
T%t DEVELOPER shag construct the 1?i$posal System in ac=dance with the permit and plans and
specifications hereafter issued and appmvcd by the COIvMSSION; and shall Lhcmafter properly opmta
and maintain such systems and facilities in accordance with applicable permit provisions and law.
2. The DEVELOPER shall not transfer owntr&Np and/or control of the Disposal System to the Associadon
until construction has been completed in accordancc witlti the pcirnit and approvod plans, and the staff of the
Division of �Envimrtmentai Managcrncnt has inspected and approved of the facilities. In order to chxnge the
name of the permit holder, the DEVELOPER must rtqucst that the pe=r l be reissuui to the Assx'iat4on.
The requtst must include a copy of the Association Bylaws and Declaration.
3, The I)EVI;LOPER shall not t-ansfer, eonvcy, assign or ochenvisc relinquish or release its responsibility for
the operadon and maisntenancc of its Disposal System unoi a peru,it has been reissued to the DEVELOPF-KS
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4. The Dl~VELOPrER shall psc vide in ittc Dcchu2don anti Also Tjon Bylaws that the DirposaI syst m and
appustr-nances thexcto are part of the cocxxson electents and shall dv=Aef be propcxiY Mai3]Waed and
operated in conformity with taw and the providom of tit: p rnxit forwnsmxCtion, op=tioN repair. and
maintenance of the system a w fatuities. The Detlaration and Bylaws shall icicntafy the entitt wastewater
trca=ant, collection and disposal system as a common dczxat whiCh WiU recaive the highest pli r y for
expenditures by tht Association cxccpx for Pedexal, State and local taxes, &M insamnce.
S. Thr DEVFL.OPBR shall pmvi k is the DxlarBtinn and Assod&a oc Bylaws that the Disposal System will to
maintained out of the common expenses. In tinnier to assure that there shall be &Ws rosdily available to
repair, coal udn or consmuaz tlnc Disposal 5ysteu, beyond tho routvae operatiorn aad maintenancc exp,;wcs,
the DwJz anion and Association Rylawr shall provide that a fund be cued out of the x,azttmxxn a xpenscs.
Such fund sha21 be separate from the routine maintenance allocated for the fatality aM ,hall be pan of site
yearly budget
6. In the event the common expenst anocar;on and wparaw fund we mot adequate for the construction, repair_
and maintenance of the DispoW System, the Declaration and Association Bylaws sha;_S provide for spwW
Lssessments Lo wver such necessary costs. There shall be no limit on the amount of Such assessments, and
the Doclaradgn and Bylaws shall provide that such special asscssmoms can be made w nomssary ax any
time_
7. if a wastewater collection system and waStcwamT treatment and/or disposal facility provided by any city,
tAwxk village, county, vrazr.; and sewer authmiuCs, or other unit of gcvcmment shall hereinafscr t e'come
available io serve the Development, the ]DEVELOPER shall takc such action as is no-oessvy to cause the
existing and future wastcwattf of the Development to be accepted and discharged into said governmental
sysl= and shall convoy or tzansfer as much of the Disposal System, and such necessary easements as the
govc=ental urdt may requim as con&don of wogtirng the Dcvelapmc-ni s wastewater.
8. Recogniz g that it would be contrary to Lbe public intct-est and to the ppublic health, safety and welfare for
the Association to enter unto voluntary dissolution without having rnadt adequate provisiop for the continued
Popxx,maintenance, repair arrd op=r on of its Disposal Systrzr, the DI;VM0FF-k sha11 prvride in the
Assodanon Bylaw; that the Association shall not enter into vxaluittazy diSsoiurion withotat f Mt having
nasfmci Its said sy5tem and faeiliuts to s=e pemn, corporation or other entity acceptable to and
approved by rhe. C:OMM3SSION by the issuance of a pescnit.
9. The a,gsaements set forth in riumbered paragraphs 1, 7, 3, d, S, 6, 7, knd 8 above shall be conditions of any
permit issued by the COMMISSION to the DEVELOPI R for the construction, maintertance, repair and
aperadon of thelAsposal System.
I0. A copy of this agreement shall filed at the Register of Deeds in the County(ies) where the De-laradon is filed
and in the offices of the Secretary of State of Norris Carolina with the Articles of Incorporation of the
Assgciatign-
W WfI�, 'ESS V TMREQF, this agreement wac executed in duplicate oti&als by the duly authorizxd
rmpresomativ6 of the parries hereto on the day and year %,4Tirwn as indicated by each of the pardes named below:
FOR THM ENV-,r {.ONM, � AL
MAN C7H4=,Jr.,
COMMA S SION
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A. Prt:stF.E., Di.rcctor
Division of Eta - a=ntal Menagcment
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Plantation Builder's, WC
Name of-Developer/Company
A.
Prinz Nuane and Ti e lo
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(Date)