WQ0013502_Final Permit_20061201

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December 1, 2006
Dale D. Faulkner, General Partner
Chapel Hill West
3107 Jones Ferry Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
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Subject: Permit No. WQ0013502
Tower Apartments
Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
Chatham County
Dear Mr. Faulkner:
In accordance with your permit renewal request received February 11, 2005, and subsequent
additional information received October 2, 2006, we are forwarding herewith Permit No. WQ0013502,
dated December 1, 2006, to Dale D. Faulkner, Gloria P. Faulkner, Robert N. Kessler and Kelly A.
Faulkner for the continued operation of the subject wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until November 30, 2011, shall void
Permit No. WQ0013502 issued November 24, 1997, and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations
as specified therein. Please pay particular attention to the monitoring requirements in this permit,
including new conditions requiring the use of approved chlorine tablets (Condition II.10) and the
continuous monitoring of influent flow (Condition I1I.2). 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, 6714 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-6714. Unless such demands are made this permit shall be final and binding.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact David Goodrich at (919)
715-6162.
Sincerely a
..Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Chatham County Health Department
Raleigh Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
APS Central Files
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Gloria P. Faulkner
Robert N. Kessler
Kelly A. Faulkner
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
INFILTRATION BASIN 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
Dale Da Faulkner, Gloria P. Faulkner,
Robert N. Kessler and Kelly A. Faulkner
Chatham County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 1,080 GPD wastewater treatment and disposal facility consisting of two 1,200-
gallon septic tanks, an intermittent sand filter, chlorine dosing chamber and a chlorine contact tank/ pump
tank with inside dimensions of 10.5 feet by 5 feet, duplex 13 GPM pumps with high water alarms, a 30-
foot by 94-foot-constructed wetlands with a 45 mil EDPM liner, a flow splitter box for even distribution
over the infiltration fields, 4 infiltration fields each being 6 feet by 175 feet for a total area of 4,200 square
feet, to serve 8 apartments at Tower Apartments, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters,
pursuant to the application received February 11, 2005, and subsequent additional information received
by the Division, and in conformity with the project plan, specifications, and other supporting data
subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and
considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until November 30, 2011, shall void Permit
No. WQ0013502 issued November 24, 1997, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions
and limitations:
L PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The constructed wetlands and infiltration fields facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated
at all times so that there is no discharge to the surface waters, nor any contamination of ground
waters, which will render them unsatisfactory for normal use. In the event that the facilities fail to
perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions or failure of the irrigation area to
adequately assimilate the wastewater, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including
those actions that may be required by the Division of Water Quality, such as the construction of
additional or replacement wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
2. The issuance of this permit sball not relieve the Permittee of the responsibility for damages to surface
or groundwaters resulting from the operation of this facility.
3. 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 Division.

4. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited.
5. The following buffers shall be maintained:
a) 400 feet between wetted area and any residence or places of public assembly under separate
ownership,
b) 150 feet between wetted area and property lines,
c) 100 feet between wetted area and wells,
d) 100 feet between wetted area and drainage ways or surface water bodies,
e) 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways,
i) 100 feet between treatment/storage units and any wells, and
g) 50 feet between treatment units and property lines.
6. Tower Apartments shall maintain a two -strand barbwire fence around the wetland system and the
infiltration basins to prevent any unauthorized access.
H. OPERATION AND _MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times.
2. Upon classification of the wastewater treatment and irrigation facilities by the Water Pollution
Control System Operators Certification Commission (WPCSOCC), the Permittee shall designate and
employ a certified operator to be in responsible charge (ORC) and one or more certified operator(s) to
be back-up ORC(s) of the facilities in accordance with 15A NCAC 8G .0201. The ORC shall visit
the facilities in accordance with 15A NCAC 8G .0204 or as specified in this permit and shall comply
with all other conditions specified in these rules.
I A suitable year round vegetative cover in the wetlands shall be maintained.
4. The facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated as a non -discharge system to prevent the
discharge of any wastewater resulting from the operation of this facility.
5. The application rate shall not exceed a cumulative loading of 150.6 inches over any twelve (12)
month period Q94,200 gallons per year).
6. No type of wastewater other than that from Tower Apartments shall be applied to the constructed
wetlands or the infiltration fields.
7. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation occurs or while
normal maintenance is being performed. Any vegetation removal required in either the wetland
system or the infiltration basins shall be completed by hand.
Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such controls
may include two -strand barbwire or other similar means.
9. Freeboard in the wetland system and infiltration fields shall not be less than two feet at any time.
10. 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.
M. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Any monitoring (including groundwater, surface water, soil or plant tissue analyses) deemed
necessary by the Division to insure surface and ground water protection will be established and an
acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.

2. Influent flow shall be continuously monitored and daily average flow values shall be reported on
Forth NDMR, Flow may be estimated from water use records provided water use is metered. Daily
average values shall be calculated by dividing monthly flow volume by the number of days in the
month.
3. The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at the point after the
wetland system and prior to the infiltration basins every March, July, and November for the following
parameters;
BODS
TSS
NO2-NO3
Fecal Coliform
NH3 as N
TKN
pH
Total Phosphorous
Chloride
TOC
TDS
NO3 as N
4. The Permittee tracking the amount of wastewater disposed shall maintain adequate records. These
records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following information:
a. Date of application onto the constructed wetland or the infiltration fields,
b. Volume of wastewater applied,
c. Wetland or field irrigated,
d. Length of time field is irrigated (not required for the constructed wetland),
e. Continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings for each field or
wetland area,
f. Weather conditions, and
g. Maintenance of cover crops.
5. Three (3) copies of all monitoring data [as specified in Conditions III (2) and III (3)] on Form
NDMR-1 and three (3) copies of all operation and disposal records [as specified in Condition III (4)]
on Form NDAR-1 shall be submitted on or before the last day of the following month. All
information shall be submitted to the following address:
Division of Water Quality
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
6. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Raleigh Regional Office, telephone number (919) 791-
4200, as soon as possible, but in no case more than 24 hours or on the next working day following the
occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence of any of the following:
a. Any occurrence at the wastewater treatment facility which results in the treatment of significant
amounts of wastes which are abnormal in quantity or characteristic, such as the dumping of the
contents of a sludge digester; the known passage of a slug of hazardous substance through the
facility; or any other unusual circumstances.
b. Any process unit failure, due to known or unknown reasons, that render the facility incapable of
adequate wastewater treatment such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, aerators,
compressors, etc.
c. Any failure of a pumping station, sewer line, or treatment facility resulting in a by-pass directly to
receiving waters without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
d. Any time that self -monitoring information indicates that the facility has gone out of compliance
with its permit limitations.

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Occurrences outside normal business hours may also be reported to the Division's Emergency
Response personnel at telephone number [phone], [phone], or [phone].
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file.a written report in letter form within
five (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.
GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
1. Saznplin2 Requirements:
a, Groundwater monitoring well MW-2 shall be sampled every March, July, and November for the
parameters listed below:
Water Level
Chloride
Fecal Coliforms
Nitrate Nitrogen (NO3-N)
Total Phosphorous
pH
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Total Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3 N )
Volatile Organic Compounds — In November only.
Water levels in the groundwater monitoring well shall be measured prior to sampling the
groundwater for the remaining parameters. The depth to water in the well shall be measured from
the surveyed point on the top of the casing, which shall be surveyed relative to a common datum.
b. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) shall be analyzed using one of the following methods:
i. Standard Method 6230D (PQL at 0.5 ug/L or less),
ii. Standard Method 6210 (PQL at 0.5 ug/L or less),
iii. EPA Method 8021 (Low Concentration, PQL at 0.5 ug/L or less),
iv. EPA Method 8260 (Low Concentration, PQL at 0.5 ug/L or less),
V. Another method with prior approval by the Division.
Any of the referenced methods used for VOCs shall, at a minimum, include all of the constituents
listed in Table VIII of Standard Methods 6230D. The method used shall provide a PQL at 0.5
ug/L or less, which shall be supported by laboratory proficiency studies as required by the
Division's Laboratory Certification Unit. Any constituents detected above the MDL, but below
the PQL at 0.5 ug/L, shall be qualified (i.e., estimated) and reported.
If any volatile organic compounds are detected, the Raleigh 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 issued simultaneously.
If total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations greater than 10 milligrams per liter are detected in
any downgradient groundwater monitoring well, additional sampling and analysis shall be
conducted to identify the individual constituents comprising this TOC concentration. If the TOC
concentration as measured in the background well exceedsl0 milligrams per liter, this
concentration shall be taken to represent the naturally occurring TOC concentration. Any
exceedances of this naturally occurring TOC concentration in downgradient wells shall be subject
to the additional sampling and analysis as described in this permit.
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d. Any laboratory selected to analyze parameters shall be Division -certified for those parameters
required.
2. Reporting / Documentation Requirements:
a. The results of the sampling and analyses shall be received on the most -recent version of
"Groundwater Quality Monitoring: Compliance Report Form' (i.e., GW-59 Fonn) with copies of
the laboratory analyses attached by the Division's Information Processing Unit on or before the
last working day of the month following the sampling month.
b. All reports, maps, and other documents required in the "Groundwater Requirements" section of
this permit shall be mailed to the following address:
NCDENR-DWQ
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Updated blank reporting and other forms may be downloaded from the web site for the Division's
Aquifer Protection Section at http://h2o.enr.state.iic.us/ai)s/ or requested from the address listed
above.
3. Applicable Boundary Requirements:
a. The COMPLIANCE BOUNDARY for the disposal system is specified by regulations in 15A
NCAC 2L, Groundwater Classifications and Standards. The Compliance Boundary for the
disposal system individually permitted on or after December 30, 1983 is established at either 250
feet from the waste disposal area, or 50 feet within the property boundary, whichever is closer to
the waste disposal area. An exceedance of Groundwater Quality Standards at or beyond the
Compliance Boundary is subject to remediation action according to 15A NCAC 2L .0106(d)(2).
b. The REVIEW BOUNDARY is established around the disposal system midway between the
Compliance Boundary and the perimeter of the waste disposal area. Any exceedance of standards
at the Review Boundary shall require action in accordance with 15A NCAC 2L .0106(d)(1).
4. Other Requirements:
a. 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 keep an
inspection log or summary including at least the date and time of inspection, observations made, and
any maintenance, repairs, or corrective actions taken by the Permittee. This log of inspections shall
be maintained by the Permittee for a period of three years from the date of the inspection and shall be
made available upon request to the Division or other permitting authority.

3. Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Division may, upon presentation of
credentials, enter and inspect any property, premises or place on or related to the disposal site or
facility at any reasonable time for the purpose of determining compliance with this permit, may
inspect or copy any records that must be maintained under the terms and conditions of this permit,
and may obtain samples of groundwater, surface water, or leachate.
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
accompanied by an application fee, documentation from the parties involved, and other supporting
materials as may be appropriate. The approval of this request will be considered on its merits and
may or may not be approved.
4. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit may subject the Permittee
to an enforcement action by the Division in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-
215.6A to 143-215.6C.
5. The issuance of this permit does not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all statutes,
rules, regulations, or ordinances which may be imposed by other government agencies (local, state,
and federal) which have jurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable river buffer rules in 15A
NCAC 2B .0200, erosion and sedimentation control requirements in 15A NCAC Chapter 4 and under
the Division's General Permit NCG010000, and any requirements pertaining to wetlands under 15A
NCAC 2B .0200 and 2H .0500.
6. The Permittee shall retain a set of approved plans and specifications for the life of the project.
7. The Permittee must pay the annual administering and compliance fee within thirty (30) days after
being billed by the Division. Failure to pay the fee accordingly may cause the Division to initiate
action to revoke this permit as specified by 15A NCAC 2H .0205 (c)(4).
8. The Permittee, at least six (6) months prior to the expiration of this permit, shall request its
extension. Upon receipt of the request, the Commission will review the adequacy of the
facilities described therein, and if warranted, will extend the permit for such period of time
and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate.
Permit issued this theft day of December 2006
NORTH
AL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
-Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0013502

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TOWER "A.RTMENTS
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CHATHAM COUNTY
WQ0013502
SITE DETAIL MAP

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FIGURE 1
TOWER APARTMENTS
WASTEWATER SURFACE IRRIGATION SYSTEM
CHATHAM COUNTY
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SITE LOCATION MAP