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North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Michael F. Easley, Governor
Mr. David Hewett, Town Manager
Town of Leland
102 Town Hall Drive
Leland, NC 28451
Dear Mr. Hewett:
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
March 24, 2005
Subject: Permit No. W00028587
Town of Leland
Brunswick Forest Sewer
Wastewater Collection System Extension
Brunswick County
In accordance with your application received March 11, 2005, we are forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0028587, dated March 24, 2005, to the Town of Leland for "construction only" of the
subject wastewater collection system extension. 'This permit shall be effective from the date of
issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein. This
cover letter shall be considered a part of this permit and is therefore incorporated therein by reference.
Please pay particular attention to Permit Condition 3, which, requires that" the, wastewater
collection facilities be properly operated and maintained in'accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0227 or any
individual system -wide collection system permit issued to the Permittee. 'Furthermore, -note the
updated Permit' Condition 11 regarding Division notification should the system fail to operate including'
the loss of wastewater from the collection system. In addition, note Permit Condition 12 regarding the
posting of pump stations with emergency contact information. Also, note Permit Condition 14
regarding the "construction only" restriction, as flow will be allocated under a future
modification of this permit or other new permits,
Permitting of this project does not constitute an acceptance of any part of the project that does
not meet 15A NCAC 2H .0200; the Division of Water Quality's (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,
unless specifically mentioned herein. Division approval is based on acceptance of the certification
provided by the North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer named in the application. It shall be the
Permittee's responsibility to ensure that the as -constructed project meets the appropriate design criteria
and rules. Failure to comply may result in penalties in accordance with North Carolina General Statute
§143-215.6A through §143=215.6C, construction of additional or replacement wastewater collection
facilities, and/or referral of the North Carolina -licensed Professional Engineer to the licensing board.
Wilmington Regional Officer
127 Cardinal Drive Extension Wilmington, NC 26405 One,
Phone: 910-395-3900 / FAX: 910-350-2004 NorthCarohna
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Town of Leland
W00028587
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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 the Town of Leland for "construction only" of approximately 868 linear feet of 8-inch, 3,414
linear feet of .10-inch;, and 3,141 linear feet of 12-inch,gravity sewer; a 1500—gallon per minute pump
station with duplex pumps, on -site audible and visual high wate( alarms, telemetry/auto dialer, and on -
site generator with automatic transfer_ switch; as well as approximately 20,650 linear feet of 10-inch
force main to serve a future residential and commercial development as _part of the Brunswick Forest
project, and the discharge of zero gallons per.day (flow to be allocated in future permits or modification
of this permit) of collected domestic wastewater into the Town of Leland's existing sewerage system,
pursuant to the application received March 11, 2005 and in conformity with 15A NCAC 2H..0200; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, , 1.996 as applicable; the
Division's Minimum Design Criteria for,the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump. Stations and' Force ,Mains
adopted June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting data'subsequently filed and approved by the
Department of Environment a•nd Natural Resources and considered a part of this permit.
The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the Northeast
Brunswick Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility (Permit No.' NC0086819) prior to being discharged
into'the receiving stream.
This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between ,the Town :of Leland. and
Brunswick County for the collection and'final treatment of wastewater is in full force and effect.
A stormwater management.plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Wilmington, Regional
Office in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .1000.
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 30 days following receipt of this
permit. This, request must be in the,form of a written petition, conforming. to Chapter' 150B of 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 Dean Hunkele at (910)
395-3900.
Sincerely,
for Alan W., Klimek, P.E.
Cc: David Hollis, Hanover Design Services
Brunswick County Building Inspections Department
Marty Lawing; Brunswick County
WIRO, Surface Water Protection - Northeast Brunswick Regional (NC0086819) Sewer. Ext. File
-Central Files, Surface Water Protection Section
Marie Doklovic; Pretreatment, Emergency Response and_Collection Systems Unit Files'
NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
RALEIGH
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM EXTENSION PERMIT
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the
following specified conditions and limitations:
This permit shall become voidable unless the wastewater collection facilities are constructed in
accordance with the conditions of this permit; 15A NCAC 2H .0200; the Division of Water Quality's
(Division) Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as- applicable; the
Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force
Mains adopted June 1; 2000 as applicable; and other supporting materials unless specifically
mentioned herein.
2. This permit shall be effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the
application and other supporting data.
3. The wastewater collection facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. The
Permittee shall maintain compliance with an individual system -wide collection system permit for the
operation and maintenance of these facilities as required by 15A NCAC 2H .0227. If an individual
permit is not required, the following performance criteria shall be met as provided in 15A NCAC 2H
.0227:
a. The sewer system shall be effectively maintained and operated at all times to prevent
discharge to land or surface waters, and any contravention of the groundwater standards in
15A NCAC 2L .0200 or the surface water standards in 15A NCAC 2B .0200.
b. A map of the sewer system shall be developed and shall be actively maintained.
c. An operation and maintenance plan shall be developed and implemented.
d. Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected every day (i.e.
365 days per year). Pump stations that are connected to a telemetry system shall be
inspected at least once per week.
e. High -priority sewer lines shall be inspected at least once per every six-month period of time.
f. A general observation of the entire sewer system shall be conducted at least once per year.
g. Inspection and maintenance records shall be maintained for a period of at least three years.
h. Overflows and bypasses shall be reported to the appropriate Division regional office in
accordance with 15A NCAC 2B .0506(a), and public notice shall be provided as required by
North Carolina General Statute §143-215.1 C.
C;
4. This permit shall not be transferable. In the event there is a desire for the wastewater collection
facilities to change ownership, or there is a name change of the Permittee, a formal permit request
shall be submitted to the Division accompanied by, documentation from the parties involved, and
other supporting materials - as may be appropriate. - The approval of this request shall .be
considered on its merits and may or may not be approved.
5. Construction of the gravity sewers,, pump stations, and force 'mains shall be scheduled so as not to
interrupt service by the, existing utilities nor result in an overflow or bypass discharge of wastewater
to the surface waters of the State.
6.1 Per 15A NCAC 2H. .0220, upon completion of construction and prior to operation of these
permitted facilities, the completed Engineering Certification form attached to this permit shall be
submitted with the required supporting documents to the address provided on the form. ' A
complete certification is one where the form is fully executed and the supporting documents are,
provided as applicable.
7. A copy of the construction record drawings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the -life
of the wastewater collection facilities.
8. Failure to abide`by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit; 15A NCAC 2H .0200; the
Division's Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's
Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -Track Permitting of Pump Station and Force Mains adopted
June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other -supporting materials may subject the Permittee to an
enforcement action by the Division, in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes §1437
215.6A through §143-215.6C.
9. 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.
10. The issuance of this permit shall not exempt the Permittee from complying with any and all
statutes, rules, regulations, -or ordinances that 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 Ch. 4
and under the Division's General Permit NCG01,0000, and any requirements pertaining to wetlands .
under 15A NCAC 2B .0200 and 15A NCAC 2H .0500.
11. Noncompliance Notification:
The Permittee shall verbally report to a Division of Water. Quality staff member at the Wilmington
Regional Office, telephone number (910) 395-3900, as soon as possible, Ibut in no case more than
24 hours or on the next working day, following the occurrence or first knowledge of the occurrence
of either of the following:
a. Any process unit failure,- due to known or unknown reasons, that renders the facility incapable of
adequate '-wastewater transport, such as mechanical or electrical failures of pumps, line
blockage or breakage, etc.; or
b. Any failure of a pumping station or sewer line resulting in a by-pass directly to receiving waters
without treatment of all or any portion -of the influent to such station or facility.
Voice mail messages or faxed information is permissible, but shall not be considered as the initial
verbal report. Overflows and spills occurring outside normal business, hours may also be reported
to the Division of Emergency Management at telephone number (800) 858-0368 or (919) 733-3300.
Persons reporting' any of the above occurrences shall file a spill report by completing Part I of Form
CS-SSO (or the most current Division approved form), within five days following first knowledge 'of
the occurrence. This report shall outline the actions taken or proposed to ensure that the problem
does not recur. Part II of Form CS-SSO (or the most current Division approved form) can also be
completed to show that the SSO was beyond control.
12. Each pump station including simplex stations shall be clearly and conspicuously posted with the
telephone number and name of the owner/operator of the sewer system and instructions to call the
number in the event of alarm activation.
13. 'The Permittee shall provide for the'pump station and force main the following items:
a. Pump on/off elevations located so that 2-8 pumping cycles may be achieved per hour 'in
the pump station,
b. An air relief valve located at all high points along the force main,
C. A screened vent for the wetwell,
d. Fillets located in the wetwell at the intersection of the flooring and sidewalls,
e. Three fleet of cover (minimum) over the force main or the use of ferrous material where
three feet cannot be maintained,
f. Sufficient devices which will protect the pump station from vandals, and
g. Flood protection if the pump station is located below the 100-year flood elevation.
14. This permit shall be for the construction of the wastewater collection facilities only. No flow shall
be made tributary to the subject facilities until permit modification application or .new permit
application is submitted (with the appropriate fee), a modified or new permit is issued, and the
Engineer's Certification is received and approved by the Division.
Permit issued this the 24 h DAY OF March, 2005
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
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for Alan W. Klimek, P:E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0028587
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Fast Track Engineering Certification
PERMIT NO. WQ0028587
Brunswick Forest Sewer
March 24, 2005
Brunswick County
CERTIFICATION: This project shall not be considered complete nor allowed to operate until the Division has
received this Engineer's Certification and all required supporting documentation. Consequently, the Permittee
should submit this certification in a manner that documents proof -of -receipt by the Division.
Complete and submit this unmodified form to the permit issuing regional office with the following:
• One copy of the project record drawings (plan & profile views of sewer lines & force mains) of the wastewater
collection system extension. Record drawings are defined as the design drawings that are marked up or
annotated with after construction information and show required buffers, separation distances, material
changes, etc.
• One copy of the supporting pump station design calculations (selected pumps, system curve, operating point,
buoyancy calculations, available storage if portable generator(s) or storage greater than longest past three
year outage reliability option selected) for any pump stations permitted as part of this project
• Changes to the project that do not result in non-compliance with this permit, regulations, or the minimum
design criteria should be clearly identified'on the record drawings, on this certification in the space provided,
or in written summary form.
PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION (FINAL OR PARTIAL)': Permit modifications are required for any changes resulting in non-
compliance with this permit (including total pipe length increase of 10% or greater, increased flow, or increases in
the number/type of connections), regulations, or the minimum design criteria. Requested modifications or
variances to the minimum design criteria will be reviewed on a case -by -case basis and each on its own merit.
Please note that variances to the minimum design criteria should be requested and approved during the
permitting process prior to construction. After -construction requests are discouraged by the Division and may not
be approved, thus requiring replacement or repair prior to certification & activation.
ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATION
❑ Final ❑ Partial
Comments:
I, , 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 name and location
as referenced above for the Permittee 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 of this permit; 15A NCAC 2H .0200; the Division of Water Quality's (Division) Gravity Sewer Minimum
Design Criteria adopted ,February 12, 1996 as applicable; the Division's Minimum Design Criteria for the Fast -
Track Permitting of Pump Stations and Force Mains adopted June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting
materials.
North Carolina Professional Engineer's Seal w/signature & date
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SEND THIS FORM & SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION
WITH REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS
REGIONAL SUPERVISOR
SURFACE WATER PROTECTION SECTION
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
WILMINGTON REGIONAL OFFICE
127 CARDINAL DRIVE EXTENSION
WILMINGTON, NC 28405-3845
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The Permittee is responsible for tracking all partial certifications up until a final certification is received. A final certification
shall be a complete set of record drawings and design calculations regardless of whether partials have been submitted. Any
wastewater flow, made tributary to the wastewater collection system extension prior to completion of this Engineer's
Certification shall be considered a violation of the permit and shall subject the Permittee to appropriate enforcement actions.