WQ0018106_Permit (Issuance)_20000414

State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
JAMES GREEN, LAND DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
CENTEX HOMES
11746 HWY 17 BYPASS
MURRELLS INLET, SC 29576
Subject: Permit No. WQ0018106
Centex, H,,omes
Sandpiper Bay' olf Plantation P.U,D.
(Phase 11)
Wastewater Collection System
Brunswick County
Dear Mr. Green:
In accordance with your application received February 29, 2000, attached is Permit No.
WQ0018106, dated April 14, 2000, to Centex Homes for the construction of the subject wastewater
collection extension.
Please note Permit Condition 4. which states that this permit is not transferable. Please pay close
attention to Permit Condition 11 regarding flow allocation to the subject wastewater collection system.
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and you shall be subject
to the conditions and limitations as specified in the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Design Criteria
adopted February 12, 1996 and the attached 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
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for the construction of approximately 1,823 linear feet of 8-inch and 3,966 linear feet of 10-inch gravity
sewer to serve 90 residential units as part of the Sandpiper Bay Golf Plantation P.U.D. (Phase 11) project,
and the discharge of 32,400 GPD of collected domestic wastewater into the 904 Georgetown Treatment
Facility's existing, sewerage system;
- pursuant to the application received February 29, 2000, and in
conformity with the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Design Criteria.
The sewage and wastewater collected by this system shall be treated in the 904 Georgetown
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Treatment Facility Wastewater Treatment Facility (Non -Discharge Permit No. WQ0013398) prior to
being land applied by spray irrigation.
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This permit shall become voidable unless the agreement between Centex Homes and 904
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Georgetown Treatment Facility for the collection and final treatment of wastewater is in full force and
effect.
A stormwater management plan must be submitted to and approved by the Wilmington Regional
Office in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .1000.
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 Telephone [phone] FAX [phone]
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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
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this permit. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of North
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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.
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.
If you need additional information concerning this matter, please contact Kristin Miguez at
[phone] extension 524.
Sincerely,
Kerr T. Stevens
cc: Brunswick County Health Department
Regional, Office,,7,ater Quality Section
Thomas & Hutton, Inc.

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION
This permit shall be effective from the date of issuance until rescinded and shall be subject to the
following specified conditions and limitations:
1. This permit shall become voidable unless the facilities are constructed in accordance with the
conditions of the Division of Water Quality Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12,
1996.
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. This pen -nit is not transferable. In the event there is a desire for the facilities to change ownership,
or there is a name chance of the Permittee, a formal permit request must be submitted to the
Division of Water Quality (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.
5. Construction of the gravity sewers shall be scheduled so as not to interrupt service by the existing
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utilities nor result in an overflow or bypass discharge of wastewater to the surface waters of the
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State.
6. 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 of
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Water Quality Gravity Sewer Design Criteria adopted February 12, 1996, 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 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 27699-1617.
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7. A copy of the Record Drawings shall be maintained on file by the Permittee for a minimum of five
years from the date of the completion of construction.
8. Failure to abide by the conditions and limitations contained in this general sewer permit or the
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North Carolina Gravity Sewer Design Criteria may subject the Pennittee to an enforcement action
by the Division, in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A to 143-215.6C.
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9. In the event that the facilities fall to perform satisfactorily, including the creation of nuisance
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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)
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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
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b. Any failure of a 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.
Persons reporting such occurrences by telephone shall also file a written report in letter form within
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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,
11. This permit is for the construction of the wastewater collection system. No flow shall be made
tributary to the subject wastewater collection system until the 904 Georgetown Treatment Plant
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assumes ownership, operating and maintenance responsibilities for the wastewater collection
system.
Permit issued this the fourteenth day of April, 2000
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission
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Pen -nit No. WQOO 18 1 Oi,
April 14, 2000
Partial Final
1, 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, I — for the
Project Name Location and County
Permittee hereby states 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, the certificate of coverage, the North Carolina Gravity Sewer Minimum
Design Manual, and other supporting materials,
North Carolina Professional Engineer's seal, signature, and date:
The above Engineer's Certification must be completed and submitted to the address below with one, (1)
copy of the "Record Draning
,s" (i.e., as -constructed plans) of the wastewater collection system. This
project shall not be considered complete nor allowed to operate until this Engineer's Certification and the
"Record Drawings" plans have been submitted. Any wastewater flow made tributary to the wastewater
collection system 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.
N*X1'A C-AUXLINA DIVISION *F WATER IfIALIT
WATER QUALITY SECTION
NON -DISCHARGE PERMITTING UNIT
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