WQ0019665_Correction_20150317

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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Pat McCrory
Governor
March 17, 2015
Jeffrey Stotesberry — Sec/Treas.
Swan Quarter Sanitary District
P. 4. Box 21
Swan Quarter, NC 27885
Dear Mr. Stotesberry:
Donald R. van der Vaart
Secretary
Subject: Permit No. WQ0019665
Swan Quarter SD
Wastewater Irrigation System
Hyde County
In accordance with an oral request received March 17, 2015, from Will Hart of the Washington
Regional Office, we are forwarding herewith corrected Page 2 and 5 of Permit No. WQ0019665 issued
December 17, 2014.
The corrections to the subject permit are as follows:
1. Condition 11.6 is omitted as there is no moisture sensor present.
2. Condition 111.16 is omitted as there is no five-day upset storage lagoon.
3. Condition II1.17 is omitted as there is no infiltration basin.
Please replace Pages 1-2 and 5-6 of Permit No. WQ0019665 issued December 17, 2014 with
the enclosed corrected Pages 1-2 and 5-6.
If you need additional information concerning this permit correction, please contact Troy Doby at
[phone] or [e-mail].
Sincerely,
Jay immerman, Director
Division of Water Resources
Enclosures 2
cc: Hyde County Health Department [[e-mail]] (Electronic Copy)
Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Beth Buffington, Public Water Supply Section — Protection and Enforcement Branch
Permit File WQ00019665
Notebook File WQ00019665
Non -Discharge Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Phone: [phone] Intemet: hb:/iPortal.ncdenr.orglweblwg
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER IRRIGATION SYSTEM PERMIT
In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of Chapter 143, General Statutes of North Carolina as
amended, and other applicable Laws, Rules and Regulations
PERMISSION IS HEREBY GRANTED TO
Swan Quarter Sanitary District
Hyde County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 125,000 gallon per day (GPD) wastewater treatment and irrigation facility
consisting of:
a wastewater treatment facility, consisting of an influent flow meter, a seven -acre facultative treatment
Iagoon and a seven -acre storage lagoon, each with a 325,000 square foot synthetic geomembrane 40-mil
liner, chlorine contact tank with chlorine gas storage unit and feeder system, an effluent flowmeter, an
effluent irrigation pump station with two 900-gpm pumps, all associated piping and appurtenances; and
distribution piping for spray irrigation of 125,000 GPD onto 58.1 acres, which consists of 5,300 linear
feet of 8-inch force main, 21,960 linear feet of 6-inch sanitary sewer force main serving as spray
irrigation laterals and 333 sprinkler nozzles, all associated appurtenances; and
approximately 26,000 linear feet of field drainage ditches and approximately 7,000 linear feet of collector
canal, which drains to a dewatering lift station with two 5,500-gpm pumps and 70 linear feet of 36-inch
RCP pipe; to serve
to sere Swan Quarter Sanitary District, with no discharge of wastes to surface waters, pursuant to the
application received October 23, 2014, and in conformity with the project plans, specifications, and other
supporting data subsequently filed and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources and considered a part of this permit.
This permit shall be effective from May 1, 2015 until April 30, 2020, shall void Permit No. WQ0019665
issued May 26, 2006, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
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I. SCHEDULES
1. No later than six months prior to the expiration of this permit, the Permittee shall request renewal of
this permit on official Division forms. Upon receipt of the request, the Division will review the
adequacy of the facilities described therein, and if warranted, will renew the permit for such period of
time and under such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate. Please note Rule 15A
NCAC 02T .0105(d) requires an updated site map to be submitted with the permit renewal
application.
2. In accordance with 15A NCAC 02H .0404(e), if the subject wastewater treatment or irrigation
facilities are in noncompliance with the terms and conditions of this permit, governing statutes or
regulations, the subject facilities shall be connected to an operational publicly owned wastewater
collection system within 180 days of its availability. Prior to the initiation of these connection
activities, appropriate Division approval shall be received.
Within 60 days of the effective date of this permit, monitoring wells 3, 5, and 6 as shown on Figure 1
shall be permanently abandoned. Within 30 days of abandonment, a Well Abandonment Record
(Form GW-30) listing this permit number and the appropriate monitoring well identification number
shall be completed for each well abandoned and mailed to the Division of Water Resources, Water
Quality Permitting Section, Non -Discharge Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-1617, A North Carolina Certified Well Contractor shall abandon the monitoring wells
according to the North Carolina Well Construction Standards (15A NCAC 02C .0113) and local
county rules.
4. Within 60 days of the effecting date of this permit, surface water collection point 2 (SW-2) shall be
moved from its current location to a point closer MW-4 (See Figure 1). A representative of the
Washington District Office shall be on site to approve the new location of SW-2. Latitude and
longitude readings for both S W-1 and S W-2 shaII be reported.
U. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. The subject non -discharge facilities shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times so there
is no discharge to surface waters, nor any contravention of groundwater or surface water standards.
In the event the facilities fail to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions
due to improper operation and maintenance, or failure of the irrigation areas to adequately assimilate
the effluent, the Permittee shall take immediate corrective actions including Division required actions,
such as the construction of additional or replacement wastewater treatment or irrigation facilities.
2. This permit shall not relieve the Permittee of their responsibility for damages to groundwater or
surface water resulting from the operation of tlus facility.
3. All wells constructed for purposes of groundwater monitoring shall be constructed in accordance with
15A NCAC 02C .0108 (Standards of Construction for Wells Other than Water Supply), and any other
jurisdictional laws and regulations pertaining to well construction.
4. Effluent quality shall not exceed the limitations specified in Attachment A.
5. Application rates, whether hydraulic, nutrient or other pollutant, shall not exceed those specified in
Attachment B.
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15. A protective vegetative cover shall be established and maintained on all earthen embankments (i.e.,
outside toe of embankment to maximum allowable temporary storage elevation on the inside of the
embankment), berms, pipe runs, erosion control areas, and surface water diversions. Trees, shrubs,
and other woody vegetation shall not be allowed to grow on the earthen dikes or embankments.
Earthen embankment areas shall be kept mowed or otherwise controlled and accessible.
IV. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Any Division required monitoring (including groundwater, plant tissue, soil and surface water
analyses) necessary to ensure groundwater and surface water protection shall be established, and an
acceptable sampling reporting schedule shall be followed.
2. Per 15A NCAC 02H .0800, a Division -certified laboratory shall conduct all laboratory analyses for
the required effluent, groundwater or surface water parameters.
3. Flow through the treatment facility shall be continuously monitored, and daily flow values shall be
reported on Form NDMR.
The Permittee shall install and maintain an appropriate flow measurement device to ensure the
accuracy and reliability of flow measurement consistent with accepted engineering and scientific
practices. Selected flow measurement devices shall be capable of measuring flows with a maximum
deviation of less than ten percent from true flow; accurately calibrated at a minimum of once per year;
and maintained to ensure the accuracy of measurements is consistent with the selected device's
accepted capability. The Permittee shall maintain records of flow measurement device calibration on
file for a period of at least five years. At a minimum, documentation shall include:
a. Date of flow measurement device calibration,
b. Name of person performing calibration, and
c. Percent from true flow.
4. The Permittee shall monitor the effluent from the subject facilities at the frequencies and locations for
the parameters specified in Attachment A.
5. The Permittee shall maintain adequate records tracking the amount of effluent irrigated. At a
minimum, these records shall include the following information for each irrigation site listed in
Attachment B:
a. Date of irrigation;
b. Volume of effluent irrigated;
c. Site irrigated;
d. Length of time site is irrigated;
e. Continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings;
f. Weather conditions; and
g. Maintenance of cover crops.
6. Freeboard (i.e., waste level to the lowest embankment elevation) in the seven -acre facultative
treatment lagoon and seven -acre storage lagoon shall be measured to the nearest inch or tenth of a
foot, and recorded weekly. Weekly freeboard records shall be maintained at the facility for a period
of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request.
7. Three copies of all monitoring data (as specified in Conditions IV.3. and IVA.) on Form NDMR for
each PPI and three copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in Conditions IV.S. and
IV.6.) on Form NDAR-I for every site in Attachment B shall be submitted on or before the Iast day of
the following month. If no activities occurred during the monitoring month, monitoring reports are
still required documenting the absence of the activity. All information shall be submitted to the
following address:
Division of Water Resources
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Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Pursuant to § 143-215.1C., the Permittee shall provide to its users and the Division of Water
Resources an annual report summarizing the performance of the wastewater treatment and irrigation
facility and the extent to which the facility has violated this permit, or federal or State laws,
regulations, or rules related to the protection of water quality. This report shall be prepared on either
a calendar or fiscal year basis and shall be provided no later than 60 days after the end of the calendar
or fiscal year. Two copies of the annual report provided to the Permittee's users shall be submitted
to:
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section
Non -Discharge Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
9. A record shall be maintained of all residuals removed from this facility. This record shall be
maintained at the facility for a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the
Division upon request. At a minimum, this record shall include:
a. Name of the residuals hauler,-
b. Non -Discharge permit number authorizing the residuals disposal, or a letter from a municipality
agreeing to accept the residuals;
c. Date the residuals were hauled; and
d. Volume of residuals removed.
10. A maintenance log shall be maintained at this facility. This log shall be maintained at the facility for
a period of no less than five years, and shall be made available to the Division upon request. At a
minimum, this log shall include:
a. Date and results of power interruption testing on alternate power supply;
b. Date of calibration of flow measurement device;
c. Visual observations of the plant and plant site; and
d. Record of preventative maintenance (e.g., changing of equipment, adjustments, testing,
inspections and cleanings, etc.).
11. Monitoring wells shall be sampled after construction and within 3 months prior to initiating non -
discharge disposal operations. Monitoring wells shall be sampled thereafter at the frequencies and for
the parameters specified in Attachment C. All mapping, well construction forms, well abandonment
forms and monitoring data shall refer to the perillit nuinber and the well nomcaclature as proyided in
Attachment C and Figure 1.
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