WQ0016006_Permit (Modification)_20030409

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Gene Blanton
904 Georgetown Treatment Plant LLC
800 N Sandpiper Bay SW
Sunset Beach, NC 28468
Subject: Permit No. WY�,'� d
904 Georgetown Treatment Plant LLC
Sunset Village West Phase I
Sandpiper Bay Golf Plantation
Wastewater Collection System
Brunswick County
Dear Mr. Blanton:
In accordance with your request for modification received March 3, 2003, we are forwarding herewith
Permit No. WQ0016006 dated April 9, 2003, to 904 Georgetown Treatment Plant LLC for the continued
operation of the subject wastewater collection extension. This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance
until rescinded, shall void Permit No. 0 i, 01, 0 -'- 's'§tied`,'A il-,27111999. and shall be subject to the conditions
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and limitations as specified therein. This modification is to revise plant allocation due to a recently approved flow
reduction of 185 gpd/3-bedroom unit.
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.
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 a North Carolina -licensed
Professional Engineer 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.
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 15013 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.
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If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Marie Doklovic at (919) 733-
5083 extension 371.
Sincerely,
Q� Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
cc: Brunswick County Health Department
Wilmington regional Office, Water Quality Section (04 Georgetown Treatment Plant LLC- 0013398)
Joseph McGougan, PE/Hobbs, Upchurch &. Assoc. PA (Beaufort SC office)
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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
904 Georgetown Treatment Plant LLC
Brunswick County
continued operation of approximately 1,815 linear feet of 10-inch gravity sewer to serve 21 apartment buildings
(90 two -bedroom apartments and 36 three -bedroom apartments) and a swimming pool in Sunset Village West -
Phase 1, and the discharge of 12,170 GPD of collected domestic wastewater into the 904 Georgetown Treatment
Plant's existing sewerage system, pursuant to the application received March 3, 2003, and any 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 rescinded, shall void Permit No. WQ0016006
issued April 27, 1999, and shall be subject to the following specified conditions and limitations:
This permit shall become void 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 is effective only with respect to the nature and volume of wastes described in the application
and other supporting data.
I The wastewater collection facilities shall be properly maintained and operated at all times. The Permitt
shall maintain compliance with an individual system -wide collection system permit for the operation a
maintenance of these facilities as required by 15A NCAC 2H.0227. If an individual permit is not require
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 lals
or surface waters, and any contravention of the groundwater standards in 15A NCAC 2L .0200 or t
surface water standards in 15A NCAC 2B .0200.
b. A map of the sewer system shall be developed prior to January 1, 2004 and shall be actively
maintained.
c. An operation and maintenance plan shall be developed and implemented.

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d. Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected every day (i.e. 365 days a
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.
The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the 904 Georgetown Treatment
Plant LLC Wastewater Treatment Facility (Non -Discharge Permit No. WQ0013398) prior to being land
applied by spray irrigation.
5. This permit is not transferable. In the event the facilities to change ownership, or there is a name change of
the Permittee, a formal permit request must be submitted to the Division of Water Quality (Division). This
request shall be accompanied by 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.
6. Construction of the sewerage system shall be scheduled so as not to interrupt service by the existing utilities
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nor result in an overflow or bypass discharge of wastewater to the surface waters of the State.
7. The Division does not have a record of receipt of a completed Engineering Certification as of permit
issuance. Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of these permitted facilities, a
certification and a copy of the construction record drawings shall be received from a North Carolina -
licensed Professional Engineer certifying that the facilities have been installed in accordance with this
pen -nit; 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 Main adopted June 1, 2000 as applicable; and other supporting materials. If this project is to be
completed in phases and partially certified, you shall retain the responsibility to track further construction
approved under the same permit, and shall provide a final certificate of completion once the entire project
has been completed. A copy of the construction record drawings, indicating the facilities constructed in the
phase being certified, shall be submitted with each partial certification. Mail the Engineer's Certification,
one copy of the "Construction Record Drawings", and one copy of the supporting design calculations to the
Non -Discharge Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617.
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8. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for the life of
the wastewater collection facilities.
9. 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 § 143-215.6A through § 143-215.6C.
10. The issuance of this permit does not exempt the Perinittee from complying with any and all statutes, rules,
regulations, or ordinances that may be imposed by other government agencies (i.e., local, state, and federal)
having jurisdiction, including but not limited to applicable river buffer rules in 15A NCAC 2B .0200, soil
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 2B .0200 and 15A
NCAC 2H.0500.

11. The Perinittee shall provide the following items for the sewerage system:
a. Three feet of cover (minimum) over the sewer line or the use of ferrous material where three feet cannot
be maintained,
b. Adherence with the following minimum separations:
0) Storm sewers (vertical) 12 inches
(ii) Water mains (vertical -water over sewer) 18 inches or (horizontal) 10 feet
(iii) In benched trenches (vertical) 18 inches
(iv) Any private or public water supply source, including any WS-1 waters or Class I or Class II
impounded reservoirs used as a source of drinking water 100 feet
(v) Waters classified WS (other than WS-1), B, SA, ORW, HQW, or SB [from normal high water (or
tide elevation)] 50 feet
(vi) Any other stream, lake or impoundment 10 feet
(vii) Any building foundation 5 feet
(viii) Any basement 10 feet
(ix) Top slope of embankment or cuts of 2 feet or more vertical height 10 feet
(x) Drainage systems
(1) Interceptor drains 5 feet
(11) Ground water lowering and surface drainage ditches 10 feet
(xi) Any swimming pool 10 feet
(xii) Ferrous sewer pipe with joints equivalent to water main standards, shall be used where these
minimum separations cannot be maintained. The minimum separation shall however not be less
than 25 feet from a private well or 50 feet from a public water supply well;
12. In the event that the 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 wastewater collection facilities.
13. A stormwater management plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Wilmington Regional Office in
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accordance with 15A NCAC 214.0100.
14. NONCOMPLIANCE NOTIFICATION
The Permittee shall report by telephone to the Wilmington Regional Office, telephone number (910) 395-
3900, 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 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.
Occurrences outside normal business hours may also be reported to the Division's Emergency Response
personnel at telephone number [phone], or [phone]. Persons reporting such occurrences by
tele-,%hone shall also file a written Lctgoort in letter form within five f5i, dams followin� first knowledV of the
occurrence. This report must outline the actions taken or propose d to �e taken to ensure that the problem
does not recur.

Permit issued this the 9th day of April, 2003
NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
Permit Number WQ0016006
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Permit No. WQ0016006
April 9, 2003
Partial Final
1, 1 as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of
North Carolina, having been authorized by the Permittee to observe (periodically, weekly, full time) the
construction of the project,
Project Name Location and County,
hereby state that, to the best of any 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 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, this permit,
theapproved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
Signature
Date
Registration No.
The above Engineer's Certification must be completed and submitted to the address below with one (1) copy of
the Record DraMings (i.e., as -constructed plans) of the permitted facilities. This project shall not be considered
complete and allowed to operate until this Engineer's Certification and the Record Drawings have been submitted.
Any wastewater flow made tributary to the permitted facilities 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.
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