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Gary Cordon, Chairman
Bertie County Board of Education
P.O. Box 10
Windsor, NC 27983
Dear Mr. Cordon:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
October 14, 2004
Subject: Permit No. WQ0023883
J.P. Law Elementary School
Wastewater Surface Irrigation
Bertie County
In accordance with your permit application received April, 19, 2004, we are forwarding herewith Pennit
No. WQ0023883, dated October 14, 2004, to Bertie County Board of Education for the continued operation of the
subject wastewater treatment and surface irrigation facilities.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until September 30, 2009, 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.
Please note condition 1.1 which states: "This wastewater system does not presently meet the
regulations set forth in 15A NCAC 2H .0200 nor all conditions of this permit. Bertie County is required to
protect the surface water and groundwater of the State. The Permittee is responsible for any violations
until such time an SOC is entered to resolve any non compliance."
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 Michelle McKay at (919) 715-
6187.
Sincere
%Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Bertie County Health Department
Washington Regional Office, Water Quality Section
Washington Regional Office, Groundwater Section
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NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
SURFACE 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
Berne County Board of Education
Berne County
FOR THE
continued operation of a 1,440 GPD surface irrigation treatment and disposal facility consisting of a 3,000 gallon
septic tank, a 63,116 gallon storage lagoon (with 2 feet of freeboard), a liquid chlorine injector, and 0.60 acre
spray field to serve J,P. Law Elementary School, with no discharge of wastes to the surface waters, pursuant to the
application received April, 19, 2004, 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 September 30, 2009, and shall be subject to the
following specified conditions and limitations:
I. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
1. This wastewater system does not presently meet the regulations set forth in 15A NCAC
211 .0200 nor all conditions of this permit. Bertie County is required to protect the
surface water and groundwater of the State. The Permittee is responsible for any
violations until such time an SOC is entered to resolve any non compliance.
2. The surface irrigation 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 Pertnittee shall take immediate corrective actions including those actions that may be
required by the Division of Water Quality (Division), such as the construction of additional or
replacement wastewater treatment and disposal facilities.
3. 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.
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) 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,
f) 100 feet between treatment/storage units and any wells, and
g) 50 feet between treatment units and property lines.
H. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
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.
A suitable year round cover of leaf litter shall be maintained.
4. Irrigation shall not be performed during inclement weather or when the ground is in a condition that
will cause runoff.
5. Adequate measures shall be taken to prevent wastewater runoff from the irrigation field.
6. 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.
7. The application rate shall not exceed a cumulative loading of 32.24 inches over any twelve (12)
month period at an instantaneous application rate not to exceed 0.5 inches per hour.
No type of wastewater other than that from J.P. Law Elementary School shall be irrigated 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. Public access to the land application sites shall be controlled during active site use. Such controls
may include the posting of signs showing the activities being conducted at each site.
11. Freeboard in the lagoon shall not be less than two feet at any time.
I2. If not already installed, a waste -level gauge, to monitor waste levels in the storage pond, shall be
installed within 60 days of issuance of this permit. This gauge shall have readily visible permanent
markings indicating the maximum liquid level at the top of the temporary Iiquid storage volume,
minimum liquid level at the bottom of the temporary liquid storage volume, and top of the darn
elevations. Caution must be taken not to damage the integrity of the liner when installing the gauge.

13. A protective vegetative cover shall be established and maintained on all earthen basin embankments
(outside toe of embankment to maximum pumping elevation), 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 basin dikes or embankments. Earthen basin embankment areas shall be kept mowed or
otherwise controlled and accessible.
14. A liquid chlorine injection system shall be used for disinfection.
III. MONITORING AND REPORTING RE UMEMENTS
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.
Influent flow shall be continuously monitored and daily average flow values shall be reported on
Form 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 prior to
irrigation every March, July and November for the following parameters:
BOD5 TSS
Fecal Coliform pH
NH3 as N NO2-NO3
TKN Total Phosphorous
4. Adequate records shall be maintained by the Permittee tracking the amount of wastewater disposed.
These records shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following information:
a. date of irrigation,
b. volume of wastewater irrigated,
c. field irrigated,
d. length of time field is irrigated,
e. continuous weekly, monthly, and year-to-date hydraulic (inches/acre) loadings for each field,
f. weather conditions, and
g. maintenance of cover crops.
5. Freeboard in the lagoon shall be recorded weekly.
6. Three (3) copies of all monitoring data (as specified in condition Ill 2 and III 3) on Form NDMR-1
and three (3) copies of all operation and disposal records (as specified in condition Ill 4, and III 5) on
Form NDAR-1 shaIl 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
Information Processing Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617

7. A representative annual soils analysis (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis) shall be conducted on each
irrigation field and the results maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five years. The
Standard Soil Fertility Analysis shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following
parameters:
Acidity Manganese Potassium
Calcium Percent Humic Matter Sodium
Copper pH Zinc
Magnesium Exchangeable Sodium Percentage Phosphorus
Cation Exchange Capacity Base Saturation (by calculation)
8. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Washington Regional Office, telephone number (252)
946-6481, 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.
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.
IV. GROUNDWATER REQUIREMENTS
Well Construction / Abandonment Criteria:
a) Within ninety (90) days of permit issuance, three monitor wells (MW-1, MW-2 and MW-3), 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
new well is marked on Figures 1. Each monitoring shall be located at the Review boundary,
constructed in accordance with this permit, and approved by the Washington Regional Office.
b) The wells must be constructed by either a North Carolina Certified Well Contractor, the property
owner, or the property lessee according to General Statutes 87-98.4(b)(2). If the construction is
not performed by a certified well contractor, the property owner or lessee must physically
perform the actual well construction activities.All wells must be constructed according to the
North Carolina Well Construction Standards (15A NCAC 2C .0108) and the local county rules.
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c) Within thirty (30) days of completion of all well construction activities, a certification must be
received from a professional engineer or a licensed geologist certifying that the monitoring
well(s) are located according to this permit.
Sampling Criteria:
a) Monitor wells MW-I, MW-2, MW-3 shall be sampled every March, July and November for the
parameters listed below. Prior to sampling the parameters, the measurement of water levels must
be taken. 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
relative to a common datum.
Nitrate (NO3-N)
Total Ammonia Nitrogen (NH3-N)
Fecal Coliforms
Total Phosphorous
Chloride
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
Water Level
pH (field)
b) Any laboratory selected to analyze parameters must be Division of Water Quality (DWQ)
certified for those parameters required.
Reporting / Documentation:
a) All reports and documentation (GW-1, GW-30, GW-59) shall be mailed to the following address:
Division of Water Quality
Aquifer Protection Section
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
Updated blank forms (GW-1, GW-30, GW-59) may be downloaded from the Groundwater
Section's website at hn:I/gw.ehnr.state.nc.us/ or requested from the address mentioned above.
b) For the initial sampling of wells, the permittee shall submit a copy of the GW-1 Form (Well
Construction Record) with the Compliance Monitoring Form (GW-59) for each well to the
address listed in the "Reporting / Documentation" section of the Groundwater Requirements.
Initial Compliance Monitoring Forms that do not include copies of the GW-1 form may 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
143-215.6A.
c) The results of the sampling and analysis must be received on Form GW-59 (Groundwater Quality
Monitoring: Compliance Report Form) by the Groundwater Section (address listed in the
"Reporting / Documentation" section of the Groundwater Requirements), on or before the last
working day of the month following the sampling month. The data of all groundwater sampling
analyses required by the permit conditions must be reported using the most recent GW-59 form
along with attached copies of the laboratory analyses.

d) Within sixty (60) days of completion of all monitoring wells, the permittee shall submit two
original copies of a scaled site map (scale no greater than 1 "=I00'); however, special provisions
may be granted upon prior approval for large properties. The map(s) must include the .following
information:
1. The location and identity of each monitoring well.
2. The location of major components of the waste disposal system, including the location of
waste application boundaries and field acreage.
3. The location of property boundaries within 500 feet of the disposal area(s).
4. The latitude and longitude of the established horizontal control monument.
5. The elevation of the top of the well casing (which shall be known as the "measuring point")
relative to a common datum.
6_ The depth of water below the measuring point at the time the measuring point is established.
7. The location of Review and Compliance boundaries.
8. The date the map is prepared and/or revised.
Control monuments 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. Maps
and any supporting documentation shall be sent to the Groundwater Section as addressed in the
"Reporting / Documentation" above.
The permittee is responsible for the geographic accuracy of any map submitted, however produced.
4. Vertical Separation Requirements:
Waste shall not be applied when the vertical separation between the waste and the seasonal high
water table is less than one foot.
Liner Requirements:
The lagoon shall have either a liner of natural material at least one (1) foot in thickness and a
hydraulic conductivity of no greater than 1 x 10-6 centimeters per second when compacted, or a
synthetic liner of sufficient thickness to exhibit structural integrity and an effective hydraulic
conductivity of no greater than that of the natural material liner, according to 15A NCAC 2H
.0219(f).
6. AppIicable Boundaries:
a. 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 30, 1983 is established at either 250 feet from the
waste disposal area, or 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 according to 15A NCAC 2L .0106(d)(1).
b. The 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 in accordance to 15A NCAC 2L
.0106(d)(1).
7. Any groundwater quality monitoring, as deemed necessary by the Division, shall be provided.
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V.
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 Permittce 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
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.
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.
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 211,0200 and 2H .0500.
6. A set of approved plans and specifications for the subject project must be retained by the Permittee
for the life of the project.
7. 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).
The Permittec, 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.

9. The subject wastewater treatment and disposal facilities shall be connected to an operational publicly
owned wastewater collection system within 180 clays 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.
Permit issued this the 14th day of October, 2004
NORTH C OLI NA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Ian W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0023883

Permit No. WQ0023883
October 14, 2004
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
Partial Final
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 and County
for the Perrnittee 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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