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36 <br />DENR has not revoked any permits, and the agency is aware of our long -term plans. We are submitting <br />regular reports to DENR on our progress and soliciting input from the agency as we proceed. Because of <br />this close coordination, we do not anticipate that the permitting process for the new system will delay <br />the construction proposed in this grant. <br />Question #3: <br />Have the issues /citations from DENR been resolved? If so, what was the resolution? If not, when does <br />the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill anticipate resolution of these issues? <br />Response: <br />The University has received three Notices of Violation from DENR related to the Bingham Facility and is <br />responding as required. The first violation was for an unpermitted discharge into Collins Creek, which <br />runs across the property, because of a leak in the large holding pond. As soon as the leak was confirmed, <br />the University set up a sump pump to catch the leaking water from the underdrain and return it to the <br />pond. That sump pump is still in place, even though the wastewater treatment system has been shut <br />down and the pond contains only rainwater. <br />The second violation was for an unpermitted discharge because of broken piping in the spray field, <br />which has since been repaired, even though the spray- irrigation system is no longer being used. <br />The third violation was for small impacts on wetlands on the site that occurred during the 2008 <br />construction of the current wastewater treatment system because the wetlands had not been <br />previously identified and mapped. After mapping the wetlands for the current project, we reported <br />these impacts to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) and to DENR, which resulted in the notice of <br />violation. <br />The University is reporting regularly to DENR on our progress toward resolving these issues. We expect <br />to resolve the wetlands issue in the near future by restoring the impacted wetland areas or by receiving <br />permission after the fact. When the new wastewater treatment system goes into operation in August <br />2012, that will resolve any remaining issues related to the current inoperable system. <br />Question #a: <br />What is the distribution of waste between the two current wastewater systems? Is one solely for animal <br />water and the other solely for "domestic" waste, or is there co- mingling of waste in either wastewater <br />treatment facility? <br />Response: <br />The original conceptual design of wastewater at the Bingham Facility was to have two different <br />wastewater systems, one for domestic waste and one for animal waste. However, in reality, wastewater <br />generated within Bingham Building #1 flowed to what was called the " domestic" or "permitted" system, <br />whereas wastewater generated inside Bingham Building #2 flowed to the "animal" or "deemed <br />