North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 02 - Environmental Management › Subchapter T - WASTE NOT DISCHARGED TO SURFACE WATERS › Section .0400 - SYSTEM-WIDE COLLECTION SYSTEM PERMITTING › Section 02T .0403 - PERMITTING BY REGULATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a)
				  Collection systems having an actual, permitted or Division-approved average
				  daily flow less than 200,000 gallons per day shall be deemed permitted,
				  pursuant to Rule .0113 of this Subchapter if the system meets the criteria in
				  Rule .0113 of this Subchapter and all criteria required in this Rule:
(1) The collection system shall be
				  effectively maintained and operated at all times to prevent discharge to land
				  or surface waters and to prevent any contravention of groundwater standards or
				  surface water standards.
(2) A map
				  of the collection system shall have been developed and shall be
				  maintained.
(3) An operation and
				  maintenance plan, including pump station inspection frequency, preventative
				  maintenance schedule, spare parts inventory, and overflow response shall have
				  been developed and implemented.
(4)
				  Pump stations that are not connected to a telemetry system shall be inspected
				  by the permittee or its representative every day, 365 days per year, unless the
				  permittee demonstrates that daily inspections are not necessary because the
				  pump station has sufficient storage capacity, above the elevation at which the
				  pump activates, to justify a longer inspection interval. In no case shall the
				  inspection interval exceed seven days. Pump stations that are connected to a
				  telemetry system shall be inspected once per week.
(5) High-priority sewers shall be inspected
				  by the permittee or its representative once every six-months, and inspections
				  shall be documented.
(6) A general
				  observation by the permittee or its representative of the entire collection
				  system shall be conducted once per year.
(7) Overflows and bypasses shall be reported
				  to the appropriate Division regional office in accordance with
				  15A NCAC
				  02B .0506(a), and public
				  notice shall be provided as required by
				  G.S.
				  143-215.1C.
(8) A Grease Control Program shall be in
				  place as follows:
(A) For publicly owned
				  collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include bi-annual
				  distribution of educational materials for both commercial and residential users
				  and the legal means to require grease interceptors for new construction and
				  retrofit and if necessary, of grease interceptors at existing establishments.
				  The plan shall also include legal means for inspections of the grease
				  interceptors, enforcement for violators and the legal means to control grease
				  entering the system from other public and private satellite collection
				  systems.
(B) For privately owned
				  collection systems, the Grease Control Program shall include bi-annual
				  distribution of grease education materials to users of the collection system by
				  the permittee or its representative.
(C) Grease education materials shall be
				  distributed more often than required in Parts (A) and (B) of this Subparagraph
				  if necessary to prevent grease-related sanitary sewer overflows.
(9) Right-of-ways and easements
				  shall be maintained in the full easement width for personnel and equipment
				  accessibility.
(10) Documentation
				  of compliance with Subparagraphs (a)(1) through (a)(9) of this Rule shall be
				  maintained by the collection system owner for three years with the exception of
				  the map, which shall be maintained for the life of the system.