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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0020817_Correction_200703201z 0 DONNA F. HADDOCK 604 PERFECT MOMENT DRIVE DURHAM, NC 27713 Dear Ms. Haddock: Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources March 20, 2007 Alan W, Klimek, P.E. Director Division or Water Quality Subject: Permit No. WQ0020817 Donna F. Haddock SFR Surface Irrigation Facility Chatham County We are forwarding herewith the corrected page 3 of Permit No. WQ0020817, issued January 19, 2007, for the subject facility. The following corrections have been made to the permit to reflect the required buffers for your drip irrigation system: 1. On page 3 item number I 6(a), the buffer was changed from 400 feet to 100 feet. 2. On page 3 item number 16(b), the buffer was changed from 150 feet to 50 feet. 3. On page 3 item number I 6(d), the buffer was changed from 100 feet to 50 feet. Please replace Page 3 with the corrected Page 3 into Permit No. WQ0020817, issued January 19, 2007. If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Michael Rogers at (919) 715-6166. Sincerely, A an W. Klimek, P. E. cc: Chatham County Health Department (replace attached page) =� Raleigh Regional Office, Aquifer Protection Section (replace attached page) 1 Technical Assistance and Certification Unit (replace attached page) LAU Files (replace attached page) APS Central Files (replace attached page) Attachment(s) On NnrthCurnlina ,tlltun71111 Aquifer Protection Section 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 Phone (919) 733-3221 Customer Service Internet: http://h2a.enr.statc.nc.us 2728 Capital Boulevard Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax (919) 715-0588 1-877-623.6748 Fax (919)715-6048 An Equal OpportunitylAffirmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper 4. 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. 5. Diversion or bypassing of the untreated wastewater from the treatment facilities is prohibited. 6. The following buffers shall be maintained: a, 100 feet between wetted area and any residence or places of public assembly under separate ownership, b. 50 feet between wetted area and property lines, c. 100 feet between wetted area and wells, d. 50 feet between wetted area and drainage ways or surface water bodies, e. 50 feet between wetted area and public right of ways, f. 100 feet between treatment/storage units and any wells, and g. 50 feet between treatment units and property lines. Some of the buffers specified above may not have been included in previous permits for this waste treatment and disposal system, These buffers are not intended to prohibit or prevent modifications, which are required by the Division, to improve performance of the existing treatment facility. These buffers do, however, apply to modifications of the treatment and disposal facilities that are for the purpose of increasing the flow that is tributary to the facility. These buffers do apply to any expansion or modification of the surface irrigation areas and apply in instances in which the sale of property would cause any of the buffers now complied with, for the treatment and disposal facilities, to be violated. The applicant is advised that any modifications to the existing facilities will require a permit modification. The pump tank(s) shall have functional audible and visual high water alarms that are external to any structure. The disposal system shall be connected to a rain or moisture sensor that shall indicate when wastewater application is not appropriate in accordance with Condition H(4). II. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 1. The facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. 2. Upon classification of the wastewater treatment and spray 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. 3. A suitable year round vegetative cover shall be maintained (or leaf litter in wooded areas). 4. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that will cause runoff. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the spray field. The application rate shall not exceed a cumulative loading of 21.85 inches over any twelve (12) month period at an instantaneous application rate not to exceed 0.49 inches per hour. 7. 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. Page 3 8. No type of wastewater other than that from the Haddock Residence (604 Perfect Moment Drive) shall be sprayed onto the irrigation area. 9. No traffic or equipment shall be allowed on the disposal area except while installation occurs or while normal maintenance is being performed. 10. The spray irrigation field shall be fenced with at least a two strand wire fence. 11. Wastewater treatment units open to the atmosphere shall have restricted access and pump control panels shall be locked. 12. The Permittee is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the entire treatment and disposal system including, but not limited to, the following items: a. The septic tank shall be checked annually and pumped out as needed. b. The ultraviolet disinfection unit shall be checked every week. The lamp shall be cleaned and/or replaced as necessary to ensure proper disinfection. c. The storage, pump, and alarm systems shall be inspected monthly. The scum layer shall be removed at the same interval as the septic tank is cleaned out. d. The system shall be inspected monthly to make certain of the proper operation of the drip line, that the vegetative growth allows a proper drip pattern, that the soil is assimilating the disposed treated wastewater with no surface runoff, and that no objectionable odors are being generated. M. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 1. Any monitoring 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, The effluent from the subject facilities shall be monitored by the Permittee at a point prior to irrigation every March, July, and November for the following parameters: BODS TSS Fecal Coliform pH NH3 as N 3. Three (3) copies of all monitoring data (as specified in condition III 2) on Form NDMR shall be submitted monthly on or before the last day of the following month. All information shall be submitted to the following address: NC Division of Water Quality Water Quality Section Non -Discharge Compliance/Enforcement Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 4. The Permittee shall maintain records of all maintenance performed on the system and irrigation area, as required in Condition H(11) for a minimum of five years. This information shall be provided to the Division upon request. 5. 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: Page 4