WQCS00018_Approval_20190809

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LINDA CULPEPPER NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
August 9, 2019
Brad Corcoran, City Manager
City of Eden
P.0 Box 70
Eden, NC 27289
Subject: Variance Request Approval
Junction and Bridge Street Pump Stations Rehabilitation (E-SRP-W-17-0026)
City of Eden—WQCS00018
Rockingham County
Dear Mr. Corcoran:
The Division of Water Resources (Division) has reviewed the submitted variance request received on
May 31,2019 for the subject project. The Division will grant the variance requests for the upgrades of the
Junction Street Pump Station, in accordance with the provisions for alternative design under 15A NCAC
02T.0105(n):
1. Pursuant to the variance request received on May 31, 2019 from W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc., on
behalf of the City of Eden,a variance is granted for the construction and operation of the upgrades
to the Junction Street Pump Station, located within the 100-year floodway of the Smith River, as
indicated on the provided plans and supplementary documentation:
a. Per the provided plans and supplementary documentation, the proposed upgrades shall
include the following items:
i. Watertight hatches on the existing wet well.
ii. All electrical components and the on-site generator shall be located a minimum
of 2-feet above the 100-year flood elevation.
iii. The valve vault shall be constructed to be watertight.
2. An alternative design is approved for the existing Junction Street Pump Station's access roadway,
located within the 100-year flood elevation and which shall be surfaced with asphalt for improved
access, in accordance with the provided plans and supplementary information.
3. An alternative design is approved for the fuel source for the generator located at the Junction
Street Pump Station, which shall be served by a natural gas line rather than on-site fuel storage
as required by the Minimum Design Criteria, in accordance with the provided plans and
supplementary information.
Regardless of the variance approval, in the event that the wastewater collection facilities fail to perform
satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance conditions,the Permittee shall take immediate
corrective action, including those as may be required by this Division,such as the construction of
additional or replacement facilities.
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City of Eden—WQCS00018
August 9,2019
All other elements of this project shall be constructed in accordance with all applicable rules and statues
including, 15A NCAC 2T;the Division of Water Resources' (Division)Gravity Sewer Minimum Design
Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; and the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the
Fast-Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1,2000 as applicable. Approval
of the variance request does not constitute approval of the permit.
If you have any questions, please contact Christyn Fertenbaugh, P.E. at 919-707-3625 or via email at
[e-mail].
Sincerely,
for Linda Culpepper
Director, Division of Water Resources
-by Deborah Gore, PERCS Supervisor
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Daniel K. Peplinski, P.E.,WK Dickson &Co., Inc. ([e-mail])
Ken Pohlig, PhD, P.E., Project Manager, DWI ([e-mail])
Winston-Salem Regional Office,Water Quality Section Regional Operations(electronic)
Water Quality Central Files—WQCS00018
PERCS Files(electronic copy)