WQ0017839_Permit (Issuance)_20000627

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt,Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
June 27, 2000
Mr. H. Gilford Edwards, Vice President
Crossman Communities of NC, Inc.
10239 Beach Drive SW
Calabash, North Carolina 28467
Subject: Permit No. WQ0017839
Crossman Communities of NC, Inc.
Tournament Homes at Sandpiper Bay
Wastewater Collection System
Brunswick County
Dear Mr. Edwards:
In accordance with your application received January 3, 2000, and additional information
received May 10, 2000, June 13, 2000 and June 22, 2000, we are forwarding herewith Permit No.
WQ0017839 dated June 27, 2000, to Crossman Communities of NC, Inc. for the construction and
operation of the subject wastewater collection 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of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the conditions and limitations as specified therein.
Please pay special attention to Condition No. 1.4 which states that no flow shall be made
tributary to this system until a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity has been issued by the
North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Pernutting of this project does not constitute an acceptance of any part of the plans and
specifications that do not meet 15A NCAC 2H .0200 and the Division of Water Quality's Gravity
Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996 unless specifically mentioned herein.
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Division approval is based on the acceptance of the certification provided by a N.C. Professional
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Engineer on 6 of the subject permit application form. It shall be the permittee's responsibility to
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ensure the plans and specifications meet the appropriate design criteria and rules. Failure to comply
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may result in penalties in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A — 143-215.6C,
construction of additional facilities, and/or referral of the N.C. 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
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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.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
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One set of approved plans and specifications is being forwarded to you. If you need additional
information concerning this matter, please contact Mr. Bennie Goetze Jr., P. E. at [phone]
extension 362. 7
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cc: Brunswick County Health Department
Wilmington Regional Office; Water Quality Sectioa (Sandpiper Bay WWTP)
Hobbs, Upchurch & Associates, P. A.

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
Crossman Communities of NC, Inc.
Brunswick County
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construction and operation of approximately 3,217 linear feet of 8-inch gravity sewer, a 280-GPM pump station
with duplex pumps, on -site audible and visual 4:1
high water alarms, telemetry, and standby portable generator,
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approximately 487 linear feet of 4-inch force main; and approximately 3,730 linear feet of 6-inch force main to
serve Tournament Homes at Sandpiper Bay (110 lots), and the discharge of 39,600 GPD of collected domestic
wastewater into the Sandpiper Bay's sewerage
e system, pursuant to the application received January 3,
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2000, 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 and shall be subject to the following
specified conditions and limitations:
This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with the conditions of
this permit, 15A NCAC 2H .0200, the Division of Water Quality's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design
Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting data unless
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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.
3. The facilities must be properly maintained and operated at all times.
4. The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the VWY Wastewater Treatment
Facility prior to being discharged into the receiving stream.
5. 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 of Water
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Quality (Division) 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.

Construction of the sewers, pump station(s) and force main 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.
Upon completion of construction and prior to operation of this permitted facility, a certification and a
copy of the record drawings (i.e., as -constructed plans) must be received from a professional engineer
certifying that the permitted facility has been installed in accordance with the Division's Gravity Sewer
Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, 15A NCAC 2H .0200, this pen -nit, 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 provide a final certificate of
completion once the entire project has been completed. A copy of the record drawings, indicating the
facilities constructed in the phase being certified, shall be submitted with each partial certification. Mail the
Certification and one (1) copy of the record drawings to the Non -Discharge Permitting Unit, 1617 Mail
Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-16IT
8. A copy of the approved plans and specifications shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum
of five years from the date of the completion of construction,
9. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this permit or to construct the facilities in
accordance with the conditions of this permit, 15A NCAC 2H .0200, the Division's Gravity Sewer
Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, the approved plans and specifications, and other
supporting data 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,
10. The issuance of this permit does not preclude 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.
11, 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 wet well,
d. Fillets located in the wet well at the intersection of the flooring and sidewalls,
e. Three feet 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.
h. Adherence with the following minimum separations:
(i) 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-I 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
W Drainage systems
(I) Interceptor drains 5 feet
(II) 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 fall 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.
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The Pennittee 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:
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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
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without treatment of all or any portion of the influent to such station or facility.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within five (5)
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days following first knowledge of the occurrence. This report must outline the actions taken or proposed to
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be taken to ensure that the problem does not recur.
14. No flow shall be made tributary to this system until a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity has
been issued by the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Permit issued this th�27tb day of June, 2000.
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Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Permit No. WQ0017839
June 27, 2000
Partial Final
as a duly registered Professional Engineer in the State of
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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 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 the Division of
Water Quality's Gravity Sewer Minimum Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, 15A NCAC 2H .0200, this
permit, the approved plans and specifications, and other supporting materials.
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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 Drawings (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.
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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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