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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000350_FINAL PERMIT_20091014" »___.__ STORMWATER^DIVISI-ON-CODING"SHEET— PERMIT NO. �Soc)03�0 DOC TYPE �P FINAL PERMIT ❑ MONITORING INFO ❑ APPLICATION ❑ COMPLIANCE ❑ OTHER DOC DATE ❑ 1 (o I y YYYYMM DD Cogentrix Edgecombe Genco, LLC October 14, 2009 An Affiliate of Cogentrix Energy, hoc. Mr. Dave Parnell North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 OCT 1 6 2099 s L_ - i DENR RAI.EI JH .9EGi0;n,11L C r" RO. Box 370 6358 Old Battlehoro Road Battlehoro, NC 27809 252442-0708 Fax 252-442-0990 Subject: Response to Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) dated 10.2.09 For Edgecombe Genco LLC, Storm Water Permit NCS000350 Edgecombe County Dear Mr. Parnell: In regards to the CEI conducted by yourself and Autumn Hoban of the Raleigh Regional Office on May 20, 2009 for NPDES permit compliance, Edgecombe wishes to respond to three listed action items from the Inspection Summary: The Individual Sto►mwater Permit expired on April 30, 2007 and the Sformwater Permitting Unit has not received an application for renewal. Please note that an application for renewal is required 6 months prior to the expiration of the permit. Neglecting to apply for the renewal of the permit is a violation of North Carolina General Statue 143-215-1.... Edgecombe Genco response: Edgecombe has on file (EHS 1.8.2) a copy of the permit renewal application submitted to NCDENR-DWQ on October 25, 2006. The permit application was submitted via certified mail. Attached to this letter are copies of the original submittal and of the certified mail receipt. 2. SDO 001was visited during the inspection. As noted above, SDO 001 has continuous flow, and therefore, both qualitative and analytical monitoring is required.... Qualitative monitoring is currently being conducted at SDO 001, but analytical monitoring results were not produced. Please begin sampling the discharge from the storm wailer pond immediately as required by your permit There was some discrepancy in the SDO numbering shown on the SPP plan (SDO 001) and DWQ records (SDO 005) which creates confusion. Please notify this office of the correct SDO number. Edgecombe Genco response: In regards to analytical testing of the Storm Water Outfall, our decision not to conduct the analytical portion was based on Section B; Analytical Monitoring Requirements Footnote 2 to Table 1 which says: • • Page 2 0 October 15, 2009 If the storm water runoff` is controlled by a storm water detention pond, a grab sample of the discharge from the pond shall be collected within the fast 30 minutes of discharge. If the detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event exceeding a ten year design storm, then no analytical monitoring is required and only qualitative monitoring shall be performed. A letter was submitted to Mr. Chuck Wakild of NCDENR-DWQ on March 16, 2007 detailing the specifics for our determination that this pond was a storm water detention pond, and, therefore, exempt from the analytical monitoring required by the permit. In Mr. Wakild's response dated April 30, 2007, while accepting that the pond's status changed from a storm water detention pond to a wet detention pond with the addition of an orifice to release ground water collected by the pond, he stated the pond was NOT a storm water detention pond but a wet detention pond and analytical monitoring was required. However, at that point in time the time period encompassed by the storm water permit had expired (April 30, 2006 was the latest time period covered for analytical monitoring). Based on Mr. Wakild's response, Edgecombe did pull analytical samples from the storm water detention pond discharge. These samples were analyzed for Total Suspended Solids and Chemical Oxygen Demand along with the speck rainfall event data. Edgecombe submitted these results to Central Files on three occasions dated: 04/16/07, 10/25/07, and 03/05/08. If those results cannot be found, we will resubmit them. Since seven sampling events were required by the now -expired permit, Edgecombe Genco will conduct four more quarterly sampling events to complete the requirement for SDO 5 (Stormwater Outfall 5) flow and rainfall permitting. The results of the analysis will be submitted to NCDENR-DWQ once received. As indicated, we will designate this outfall as SDO 5. Once the new Stormwater Permit is issued, we will conduct all of the required monitoring per the permit requirements. 3. Lastly, the now -expired permit listed the discharge location as Beech Creek and that is the terminology used in the narrative of our SPPP plan. However, based on your letter, we will change the description to Beech Branch. While your letter stated that we should respond by September 15, 2009, it seemed apparent that October 15, 2009 was the intended response date since your letter was dated 10.2.09. Should you require any more information, please do not hesitate to contact me at: (252) 442-0708 or via email (BillMaiden@Cogentrix.com). Bill Maiden General Manager, Edgecombe Genco, LLC • Page 3 0 0 October 15, 2009 Cc: Rick Neff, VP Environmental Affairs Cheryl Sawyer, a -copy David Herring, Environmental Manager EHS File (1.4) �ocv,�rFAoc ,RMIT COVERAGE RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Stormwater Discharge Permit Permit Number NCS000350 THIS APPLICATION MUST HE SIGNED AND RETURNED ALONG WITH THE REQUESTED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO THE DIV.OF WATER QUALITY IN ORDER FOR YOUR FACILITY TO QUALIFY FOR RENEWAL OF YOUR STORNIWATER PERMIT NCS000350 The following is the information currently in our database for your facility. Please review this information carefully and make all corrections as necessary in the space provided to the right of the current information. OWNER INFORMATION Owner/Org.'Name: EDGECOMBEGC"NCOLLC O%%mer Contact: Mailing Address: Phone Number: Fax Number E-mail address: FACILITY INFORMATION Facility Name: EDGECOMBE GENCO, LLC-RATrLEBORO Facility Contact: Facility Address: 6358 OLD BATTLEBORO RD BATTLEBORO. NC 27809 Phone Number: Fax Number E-mail address: PERMIT INFORMATION . Permit Contact: ate Mailing Address: PO BOX 370 BA17LEBORO, NC 27809 Phone Number: 2524420905 Fax Number: E-mail address: DISCHARGE INFORMATION Discharge Receiving Water: Stream Class: Basin: Sub -Basin #: Number of outfalls: CERTIFICATION Q daem l S. F -do--m e r P. 0. Bck 310 6—'-- 1-4 n_ 75214442• 0-708 Sd'ir fto Arc 5, Per- %I►lixr (Zs214yz• o1alc Cur. 401 44 . (Z52) 44Z . Ot'iV p Ck T. 402 azz 6% —f'ra►� �h►wn�: tea_ Q.:a�t_ I certify that 1 am fa 'liar with the informat' n contained in the application and that to the best of my knowledge and belief such inform n is t , complete a accurate. Signature Date n O d C_ A Aar Jr FnYrn v E2 C� G•�taxl "1At _ Print or type name of person signing ab6ve Title Please return this completed renewal application form to: , r'n—n t 1 '.- , t nf= Individual Permit Renewal y=' J Attn: Mr. Mike Randall '^` Stormwater and General Permits Unit �141� OCT 16 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617 I OE1V4i 0 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL OF INDIVIDUAL NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT Two copies of each of the following shall accompany this submittal in order for the application to be considered complete: (Do not submit the site Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan) Initials r7t.4i 1. A current Site Map from the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan. The location of industrial activities (including storage of materials, disposal areas, process areas and loading and unloading areas), drainage structures, drainage areas for each outfall, building locations and impervious surfaces should be clearly noted. 't>-A- 2. A summary of Analytical Monitoring results during the term of the existing permit (if your permit required analytical sampling). Do not submit individual lab reports. The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number, parameters sampled, lab results, date sampled, and storm event data. * 1_ 3. A summary of the Visual Monitoring results. Do not submit individual monitoring reports. The summary can consist of a table including such items as outfall number, parameters surveyed, observations, and date monitoring conducted. 4. A summary of the Best Management Practices utilized at the permitted facility. Summary should consist of a short narrative description of each BMP's in place at the facility. If the implementation of any BMP's is planned, please include information on these BMP's. 5. A short narrative describing any significant changes in industrial activities at the permitted facility. Significant changes could include the addition or deletion of work processes, changes in material handling practices, changes in material storage practices, and/or changes in the raw materials used by the facility. 6. Certification of the development and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan for the permitted facility (Sign and return attached form). * If the final year analytical monitoring of the existing permit term has not been completed prior to filing the renewal submittal, then the last years monitoring results should be submitted within 30 days of receipt of the laboratory reports. (i.e. do not withhold renewal submittal waiting on lab results) Representative storm sampling may now be conducted anytime during the year (the April to November window has been eliminated) and the representative rainfall event is now defined as a storm event that measures greater than 0.1 inches and is preceded by at least 72 hours in which no storm event measuring greater than 0.1 inches has occurred. �fr `wf { Dranage Area 1 00A NO Outal No 1 Drainage Area 1 Drainage Area J �r--____+_..._---, ...• ' ,.' J / /,,r ...• ' . % ~� • - Drainage Area 4 J /;• .. Drainage J L_T" . a _ ----- u v Drainage Area 3 ro BrdlA > ushMu • Cum {g1°ns7 Q eider Buadi ng HP54414 2 at 1,000 and 100 OS1292 100: 150; and 2 ■! 400 ' Sodium hydrondda 100: 150 Q Turbine BusdinQ Lubncati0n W tanks 2 at 2,000 ' ••_® -r-�- Continuum 3153 1.625 Oaf s o EMc caerohr. fNdrausc 04 2 al ao no FGO SyWm Lana N!A (sold) a Blip Houses Ash WA (solcQ Drainage Area 8 r . 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Edgecombe Generating, LLC; Rocky Mount Plant Site Plan Showing Drainage Features and Areas Where Industrial Materials are Potentially Exposed to Stormwater Bay 2 WA WA Car Spar And Hr8nikc al 30 L.ocomova Parkeg NW- 01 products cm I1hnbot n Cod Statlmut C°nvay0r Coal Cad Pie Coal Cod Conveyor Cod n Laydown Ana WA WA 9 10 sw ad Scale ((eat) Item 3. Summary of Visual Examination of Stormwater Runoff Data Edgecombe Generating, LLC; NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 Parameter OutfallI Outfall2 Outfail3 Outfall4 Outfall5 Color and Extent Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Odor Absent Absent Present Present Absent Clarity or Turbidity Absent Absent Absent Present Present Floating Solids Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Settled Solids Absent Absent Absent Absent Present Foam Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Oil Sheen Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Other Obvious Indicators of Absent Absent Absent Absent Absent Stormwater Pollution Notes: I. See EHS Form 055 for description of the parameters. 2. The "Present" odor at Outfalls 3 and 4 was observed to be "musky"; neither Outfall drains an industrial area of the plant. 3. The "Present" turbidity at Outfalls 4 and 5 is likely due to influences from farm field immediately east of the Plant. Edgecombe Generating, LLC - Location of Stormwater Outfalls ------='�='�-+ Stormwater •�:� — -�"y i- = Outfall No 5 ,If V o Stormwater Stormwater ` r Oulfall No. 1 Oulfall No. 2 �?U r r o� Stormwater Stormwater Walt No. 3 Oulfall No. 4 WORKSHEETA5 Facility: Edgecombe Generating, LLC EXISTINGITRADITIONAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Rev.: I PRACTICES WORKSHEET Date: October 23, 2006 Page: I BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE COMMENTS Maintenance of Secondary Containment Areas — See Table A5.1 for secondary containment area details. All secondary containment areas will be routinely observed to determine fitness for service; any deficiencies will be reported to the Plant management. Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program —The Rocky Mount Plant regularly maintains and keeps in a clean, orderly manner, areas which may contribute pollutants to storm water discharges. Good housekeeping procedures implemented at the facility include the following: I. Perform general weekly inspections of facility and equipment areas to maintain a safe and trash free environment. Street sweeping is performed as needed. 2. Routinely inspect exposed plant equipment for leaks or conditions that could lead to discharges of chemicals or petroleum products. Records of inspections are kept in the fax room on the first floor of the administration building. 3. Proper inventory control procedures to insure that stored chemicals and petroleum products are maintained at the minimum level necessary. 4. Proper material storage practices to ensure that materials are stored in containers adequate for the locations, such that corrosion and deterioration of the containers is minimized. This includes proper labeling of all containers and maintenance of MSDS on materials stored. The preventive maintenance program for the facility includes inspecting and maintaining the storm water management devices, equipment, and systems, on a semi-annual basis, to prevent the discharge of pollutants to surface waters. In addition, the storm water management devices, equipment, and systems are visually inspected on a daily basis. Bulk storage tanks, transformers, and heavy equipment are inspected on a quarterly basis, and visually inspected on a daily basis. Records of quarterly/semi-annual inspections are kept in the Administration Building. Employee Training — The Plant conducts annual training programs for personnel responsible for any aspect of storm water management, including those individuals responsible for implementing activities identified in the Plan. This training will inform responsible personnel of the components and goals of the Plan and will address topics related to storm water management, such as: 1. Good housekeeping; 2. Spill prevention and response; and 3. Material handling and storage practices. In addition, each member of the Plant's Pollution Prevention Team will undergo initial training on the Plan prior to implementation. If a member joins the Team after the Plan has been implemented, they will be trained prior to becoming listed in the Plan as a Team member. Where possible, employee training under the Plan can be conducted in conjunction with training under other regulatory programs (e.g., hazardous waste management training, SPCC training). Currently Plan training is conducted at least annually through the safety meeting program. Employees attending Plan training will sign the attendance roster. Names of those in attendance are recorded in a plant -wide training matrix. A manager and/or section leader will follow up with employees who were not in attendance at the Plan training. Records of the training programs will be maintained on file in the Administration Building. Responsible Party — The Plant Manager is the responsible party for the Rocky Mount Plant. See Section 2.2 above, for the Plant Manager's signed certification of this Stormwater Pollution Prevention and Stormwater Management Plan 9 • WORKSHEETAS Facility: Edgecombe Generating, LLC EXISTING/TRADITIONAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Rev.: I PRACTICES WORKSHEET Date: October 23, 2006 Page: 2 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE COMMENTS Plan Amendment — The Rocky Mount Plant will amend/revise the Plan whenever there is a change in design, construction, operation, or maintenance which has a significant effect on the potential for the discharge of pollutants to surface waters. The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan will be reviewed and updated on an annual basis. Facility Inspection Program — One of the core stormwater requirements is to conduct Facility Inspections on at least an annual basis — Worksheet A2 can be used for this purpose. Members of the Pollution Prevention Team will conduct the evaluation annually. This evaluation provides a basis for evaluating the overall electiveness of the SWPP Plan. The compliance evaluation includes the following elements: 1. A visual INSPECTION of the site 2. Based on the results of the INSPECTON, revisions to the SWPP Plan and implementation of any additional measures and controls 3. A written report summarizing the results of the annual evaluation (Worksheet A6 may be used for this purpose) Implementation of changes — Based on the results of the annual INSPECTION, necessary revisions to pollution prevention measures, controls, and the SWPP Plan should be initiated within 2 weeks of such INSPECTION. Revisions should be completed within 12 weeks of the INSPECTION. • The SWPP Plan shall be reviewed and the following sections updated, where necessary: • Changes to the Pollution Prevention Team member roster (Worksheet C 1) • The inventory of SIGNIFICANT MATERIALS and BMPs (Worksheet AI, Site Drainage Map) • The history of significant SPILLS and leaks (Worksheet B 1) A report summarizing the CSC Evaluation will be prepared and maintained in accordance with Worksheet A6 in the Plan. Among other things, this Report will summarize major observations relating to the implementation of the Plan, describe necessary or appropriate revisions to the Plan, and identify incidents of noncompliance with the Plan. If no incidents of noncompliance are identified in the Report, the Rocky Mount Plant will certify that the facility is in compliance with this PLAN. The CSC Evaluation Report, and any necessary certification, will be maintained on file in the Administration Building. 0 • WORKSHEETA5 Facility: Edgecombe Generating, LLC EXISTING/TRADITIONAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT Rev.: I PRACTICES WORKSH EET Date: October 23, 20D6 Page: 3 BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE COMMENTS Pollution Prevention Team — Worksheet Cl in Appendix C identifies individuals within the facility organization who have been designated as members of the facility Pollution Prevention Team. Team members are responsible for implementing and maintaining this Plan. The number of members on the team will vary depending on the size of the facility. As a standardized approach, the FACILITY MANAGER and the Compliance Supervisor assigned to the facility ("Facility Compliance Supervisor") are core members of the team and are listed in Worksheet Cl. FACILITY MANAGERS are encouraged to assign additional site members to the team as part of their employee involvement initiatives. Additional Pollution Prevention Team members and their responsibilities should be listed in Worksheet C1. The FACILITY MANAGER is ultimately responsible for the implementation of this Plan. The FACILITY MANAGER is accountable for the prevention of SPILLS and leaks that could adversely impact surface water or ground water. The FACILITY MANAGER is responsible for ensuring that: 1. The Plan is implemented, maintained, and amended at the intervals required in the Plan; 2. Appropriate measures and controls (BMP's) are implemented and maintained; 3. Periodic INSPECTIONs are conducted; 4. Corrective or follow-up actions are completed in a timely manner; 5. All SPILLS are promptly reported and cleaned up; and 6. Employees are periodically trained on Pollution Prevention. • P Worksheet A5.1 Summary of Secondary Containment at the Edgecombe Generating, LLC; Rocky Mount Plant Largest Containment Plan Section /Location Map Description Significant Material Capacity Single Rainfall Volume Runoff ID (gallons) Capacity (gallons) (gallons) Direction (gallons) 6.2.1 / Boiler Building A Various boiler chemicals Unit 1 Bulk Tank for HP54414 1,000 Unit 2 Bulk Tank for HP54414 1,000 Unit I Day Tank for HP54414 100 Unit 2 Day Tank for HP54414 100 Unit 1 OS1292 Tote 400 1,000 N/Al 2,100�" N/A' Unit 2 OS1292 Tote 400 Unit 1 OS 1292 Day Tank 100 Unit 2 OS 1292 Day Tank 150 Unit 1 Sodium hydroxide tank 100 Unit 2 Sodium hydroxide tank 150 6.2.2 / Turbine Building B Turbine tube oil sumps Lubricating oil 2,000 N/Al See Note 4 N/Al C EHC units Hydraulic oil 80 N/A' 270 N/Al 6.2.3 / Transformer Yards I Transformers Transformer oil 9,170 N/A5 See Note 4 to Oil Trap Pit 6.2.4 / Oil Trap Pit J Oil trap pit Misc. oil products 9,170 1,420 13,125 Industrial6 6.2.5 / Demineralizer L Bulk acid tank Sulfuric acid 4,500 6,730 NIA` 6,730 NIA' Building and Adjacent Bulk caustic tank Sodium hydroxide 4,500 6,950 NIA` 6,950 N/A' Areas Acid day tank Sulfuric acid 130 340 N/p 340 i NIA Caustic day tank Sodium hydroxide 280 Tank for diesel fire pump Diesel fuel 300 650 N/A' 650 N/A� O EFP Transformer Transformer oil 125 650 N/A' 650 Industrial6 P Outdoor chemical storage Continuum AEC3153 1,625 OX1202 (sodium bromide) 400 1,910 N/A6 1,910 Industrial6 BD 1500 400 Page 1 of 2 Print Date: 19.Oct.2006 Worksheet A5.1 Summary of Secondary Containment at the Edgecombe Generating, LLC; Rocky Mount Plant Largest Containment Plan Section / Location Map Description Significant Material Capacity Single Rainfall Volume Runoff ID (gallons) Capacity (gallons) (gallons) Direction (gallons) 6.2.6 / Wastewater V Acid drums (2) Sulfuric acid 55 55 NIA' 55 N/A' Building Caustic drums (2) Sodium hydroxide 55 55 N/A' 55 NIA' 6.2.7 / Drum Storage Y Used oil tank Used oil 500 500 N/A7 2,270 Stormwater7 6.2.8 / Oil Storage Z Multiple oil products Multiple oil products with a 55 55 NIA' 350 N/A' • Builidng combined volume off1,100-gal 6.2.9 / Rail Car Unloading Bb Diesel Tank No. I Diesel fuel 1,000 Area Diesel Tank No. I Diesel fuel 250 I,000 2,810 14,380 Stormwater Kerosene tank Kerosene 300 Spare transformer Transformer oil 99 Dd Car spotter unit'-s Hydraulic oil 30 30 130 280"B Stormwater .2kn / Locomotive Ee Locomotive parking area Miscellaneous oil products 210 210 120 440 Stormwater Parking Area P Notes: 1. No accumulated water because tar"equipment are located indoors. 2. Exempt from SPCC per 40 CFR 112.1(d)(5). 3. Exempt from Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 because area is located indoors. 4. Meets 40 CFR 112.7(c) by diversion to the Oil Trap Pit. 5. Oil is in Operating Equipment, no provision for accumulated water required per 40 CFR 112.7(c). 6. Drains into the Wastewater Basin and discharged per NPDES Permit NC0077437, Outfall 003. 7. No accumulated water because tanks/equipment are fully under a roof. 8. Exempt from Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 because Significant Material is in operating equipment. Page 2 of 2 Print Date: 19.Oct.2006 I STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION I CERTIFICATION N.C. Division of Water Quality, Storinwaier and General Permits Unit Facility Name: EDGECOMBE GENCO, LLC-BATTLEBORO Permit Number: NCS000350 Location Address: 6358 OLD BATTLEBORO RD BATTLEBORO, NC 27809 County: EDGECOMBE 1 certify, under penalty of law, that the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) document and all attachments were developed and implemented under my direction or supen ision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information required by the SPPP. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information gathered is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete" "I certify that the SPPP has been developed, signed and retained at the facility location and the SPPP has been fully implemented at the named facility location in accordance with the terms and conditions of the stormwater general permit." "1 am aware that there are significant penalties for falsifying information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations" Sign (according to permit signatory requirements) and return this Certification. DO NOT SEND THE STOR119NWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN WITH THE CERTIFICATION. Signature Date / /A x 0L Print or type name of person signing above Title SPPP Ccrtirication 2199 LISPS - Track & Conf r n . Page 1 of I UNITEDSTATES POSTM SERVKE9 Track & Confirm Search Results Label/Receipt Number: 2103 8555 7491 1159 8473 Status: Delivered Your item was delivered at 8.13 am on October 25, 2006 in RALEIGH, NC 27699 to MAIL SVC CENTER . The item was signed for by 8 LENS si RarurnrallSPScorrrNamo> Notification Options Track & Confirm by email — — — -- — — — ^' Cut on dotted line. Instructions 1. Each Click-N-ShIpS label Is unique. Labels are to be used as printed and used only once. DO NOT PHOTO COPY OR ALTER LABEL. 2. Place your label so it does not wrap around the edge of the package. 3. Adhere your label to the package. A self-adhesive label is recommended. If tape orglue Is used, DO NOT TAPE OVER BARCODE. Be sure all edges are secure. 4. Affix Priority Mail postage to your label or take to a Post Office'"". 5. Stamped packages weighing 16 ounces or more may not be placed In USPS collection boxes. 6. Mall your package on the "Ship Date" you selected when creating this label. 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A copy of the recipient's signature will be faxed or mailed upon request by visiting the web site listed below or catling 1- 800.222-1811, �"!eJ uNITEDST,8TES Thank you for shipping with the United States Postal Service! A POSTAL SERVICES Check the status of your shipment on the Track & Confirm page at www.usps.com I ILLP.11 L11S.Gllll III .b1111. UbPbX1UIIII r 1 J111LU111GL yY UU11illG1 "ULIllll u11 Y -uu i V, A. r 1 c.vvu Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor i MC1 WR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Coleen H. Sullins Director 10.2.09 Mr. David Herring, Environmental Manager Cogentrix Edgecombe Genco, LLC P. O. Box 370 6358 Old Battleboro Road Battleboro, NC 27809 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection NPDES Individual Stormwater Permit NCS000350 Cogentrix Edgecombe County Dear Mr. Herring: Dee Freeman Secretary On May 20, 2009, Autumn Hoban and Dave Parnell of the Raleigh Regional Office of the Division of Water Quality, performed a compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) for the NPDES Individual Stormwater Permit at the subject site. Your assistance was helpful and appreciated. The following observations were noted during the Division of Water Quality inspection: SITE DESCRIPTION This is a coal-fired power generation facility. All site stormwater flows into a detention pond and is then discharged via one stormwater discharge outall (SDO) located on the southern end of the site. The stormwater is discharged to receiving waters known as an unnamed tributary to Beech Branch, a Class C, nutrient sensitive water (NSW) in the Tar - Pamlico river basin. When corresponding with the Stormwater Permitting Unit, please correct the stream name currently listed as Beech Creek to Beech Branch. INSPECTION SUMMARY 1. The Individual Stormwater Permit expired on April 30, 2007 and the Stormwater Permitting Unit has not received an application for renewal. Please note that an application for renewal Noon Carolina J41�atura!!� North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 791-4200 Customer Service Internet: www.ncwaterquality.org 1828 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27609-1628 FAX (919) 788-7159 877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - 50% Recvclaril1 nO P­ r-- T — _. Cogentrix'Energy, Ince aCbmpffance EvbrIuatfd6 Ihspectfon is required 6 months prior to the expiration of the permit. Neglecting to apply for the renewal of the permit is a violation of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1. Please contact Jest Jones of the Stormwater Permitting Unit immediately at 919 807.6379, concerning the permit renewal process. 2. The Best Management Practices (BMP) plan was available during the CEI. The documented records of BMP inspections were reviewed and they were found to be in order. 3. SDO 001 was visited during the inspection. As noted above, SDO 001 has continuous flow, and therefore, both qualitative and analytical monitoring is required. A documented record of the monitoring is required. If the flow is absent, the comment "no flow" should be entered on the monitoring report. Qualitative monitoring is currently being conducted at SDO 001, but analytical monitoring results were not produced. Please begin sampling the discharge from the stormwater pond immediately as required by your permit. There was some discrepancy in the SDO numbering shown on the SPPP plan (SDO 001) and DWQ records (SDO 005) which creates confusion. Please notify this office of the correct SDO number. 4. SDO 001 was sampled during the CEI. The following parameters were reported by the DWQ Chemistry Lab. Sample result for total recoverable Aluminum (Al) was 510 ug/L. The Iran (Fe) results were 420 ug/L. Please address and respond in writing to the above item, shown in bold, to this office, by September 15, 2009. If you have any questions regarding the attached report or any of the findings, please contact me at: (919) 791-4200 or email: david.narnell(Zt ncdenrr.gov. Sincerely, Dave Parnell Environmental Specialist Surface Water Protection Section Enclosure: May 20, 2009, Compliance Evaluation Inspection Cc RRO/SWP files DWQ Stormwater Permitting Unit Compliance Inspection Report Permit: NCS000350 Effective: 05/01/02 Expiration: 04/30/07 Owner: Edgecombe Genco LLC SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Edgecombe Genco, LLC-Battleboro County: Edgecombe 6358 Old Battleboro Rd Region: Raleigh Battleboro NC 27809 Contact Person: Seth Carter Title: Phone: 252-442-0805 Directions to Facility: System Classifications: Primary ORC: Certification: Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Related Permits: Inspection Data: 05/20/2009 Entry Time: 09:30 AM Exit Time: 03:00 PM Primary Inspector: David R Parnell Secondary Inspector(s): Autumn Hoban Reason for Inspection: Routine Permit Inspection Type: Stormwater Discharge, Individual Facility Status: ■ Compliant Q Not Compliant Question Areas: 0 Storm Water (See attachment summary) Phone: Phone: 919-7914260 Phone: Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Page: 1 Permit: NCS000350 Owner - Facility: Edgecombe Genco LLC Inspection pate: 05/20/2009 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: Page: 2 Permit: NCS000350 Owner - Facility: Edgecombe Genco LLC Inspection Date: 05/20/2009 Inspection Typo: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit; Routine Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Yes No NA NE Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? 0000 # Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a BMP summary? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Secondary containment adequate. Qualitative Monitorin Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? 0000 Comment: Adequate qualitative monitoring Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Continuous discharging stormwater pond requires sampling. No analytical monitoring data available. Recommend measuring sediment in stormwater pond. Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE # Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # If the facility has representative outfa11 status, is it properly documented by the Division? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Plant refers to SOO 001, DWQ refers to it as 005. Page: 3 0 f� County: EDGECOMSE River Basin Report To TAR RROSP ,t�� NA'�A`?EiS> w q Collector: Region: A HOBAN RRO Sample Matrix: WASTEWATER Loc. Type: EFFLUENT Emergency Yes/No VisitlQ COC Yes/No Loc. Descr.: BAT COGEN 003 SW Location ID: BATCOGEN003SW Collect Date: 05/2012009 Collect Time:: 12:15 Sample Qualifiers and Comments Sample ID: PO Number # Date Received: Time Received: Labworks LoginlD Date Reported: Report Generated Sample Depth IT - A B44508 9 W4335 05/21/2009 08:15 SMATHIS 711109 0712912009 I "a 6)10q Routine Qualifiers For a more detailed description of these qualifier codes refer to www.dwglab.org under Staff Access A -Value reported is the average of two or more determinations N3-Estimated concentration is < PQL and >MDL 81-Countable membranes with 40 colonies; Estimated NE -No established POL B2- Counts from all filters were zero. 83- Countable membranes with more than 50 or 80 colonies; Estimated P-Elevated PQL due to matrix interference and/or sample dilution B4-Filters have counts of both >60 or 80 and < 20: Estimated 01-Holding time exceeded prior to receipt at lab. BrrToo many colonies were present; too numerous to count (TNTC) 02- Holding time exceeded following receipt by lab !2- Reported value failed to meet QG criteria for either precision or accuracy; Estimated PQL- Practical QuantRation Limit -subject to change due to instrument sensitivity .!3-The sample matrix interfered with the ability to make any accurate determination; Estimated U- Samples analyzed for this compound but not detected J5-The lab analysis was from an unpreserved or improperly chemically preserved sample; Estimated X1- Sample not analyzed for this compound NII-The component has been tentatively identified based on mass spectral library search and has an estimated value LAB Laboratory Section>> 1623 Mall Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 (919) 733-3908 Page 1 of 4 L- � JUL 3 0 2009 NC (DWQQ Laboratory Section 1�esufts Sample ID AB44508 Loca tion 0: BATCOGEN003SW Called Date: 0512012009 Loc. Descr.: BAT COGEN 003 SW Collect Time:; 12:15 Visit ID CAS # Analyte Name POL Result Qualifier Units AnalystfDate Approved By /Date w Sample temperature at recelpt by lab 1.9 'C HPARKER SMATHIS Method Reference 52lM9 521109 WET Ion Chromatography _TITLE_ m911- AWLLIAMS CGREEN Method Reference EPA 300.0 618109 6112109 Total Dissolved Solids In liquid 12 165 mg/L ADEXTER CGREEN Method Reference APHA254DC-18TH 5126109 5/28109 Chloride 1 9.6 J8 mg/L AWILLIAMS CGREEN Method Reference EPA 3DO.0 61a109 6/12M9 Fluorlde 0.4 0.4 U J8 mg1L AWILLIAMS CGREEN . Method Reference EPA 300.0 611109 6/12/09 Sulfate 2 54 J8 mg/L AWILLIAMS CGREEN Method Reference EPA 300.0 6mm 6112M NUT NH3 as N In liquid 0,02 0.06 mg1L as N MAJAYI CGREEN Method Reference LaclO.107.06-1-J 5122109 5128109 Total lgeldahl N as N In liquid 0.2 0.47 mg1L as N MOVERMAN CGREEN - Method Reference Lachaf107-06-2-H 5127/09 612109 NO2+NO3 as N In liquid 0.02 0.05 mg/L as N MAJAYI CGREEN Method Reference LactO-107-04-1-c 5/22N9 528109 Phosphorus total as P In liquid 0.02 0.07 mg/L as P GBELK CGREEN Method Reference Lac10-115.01•tEF 529/09 614109 MET 7440-22-4 Ag try ICPMS 5 5.0 U ug1L JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.8 5129109 6112f09 7429-90-5 All by ICP 50 510 ug/L $GOSS FSTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200-7 527109 6112M9 7440-38-2 As try ICPMS 2 7.0 ug/L BSKINNER ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA200.8 614109 6112/09 7429-90-5 B by ICP 50 65 ug/L SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.7 U28109 6112M9 7440-38-3 Be by ICP 10 21 ug/L SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.7 5/78M 6112/09 7440-41-7 Be by ICP 5 5.0 U ug1L SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 2W.7 527109 6112/09 7440-70-2 Ca by ICP 0.1 38 mglL SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.7 528/09 6112109 Laboratory Section? 1623 Mall Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 (9191 733-3909 Page 2 of 4 NC CDWQ. La6oratory Section 1�esufts Sample ID AB44508 Location ID: BATCOGEN003SW Collect Date: 0612012009 Loc. Descr.: BAT COGEN 003 SW Collect Time:: 12:15 Visit ID CbkS f1 Analyte Name PQL Result Qualifier Units Analyst/Date Approved By /Date 7440-03-9 Cd by ICPMS 1 1.0 U uglL JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.8 5129109 6112f09 744GA8-1 Cobalt by ICP 50 50 U uglL SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.7 5127109 6112109 744047-3 Cr by ICPMS 10 10 U ug1L JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Referents EPA 200.8 529109 6112109 7440-50-8 . Cu by ICPMS 2 2.0 U ug1L JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Referents EPA 200.8 5i29109 6112109 7439-W6 Fe by ICP 50 420 UgA- SGOSS ESTAFFORD . Method Reference EPA 200.7 5I27f09 6112109 7439-97-6 Hg 245.1 02 020 U ug1L ESTAFFORD ESTAFFORD ' Method Reference EPA245.1 6111f09 61t21o9 7440-09-7 K by ICP 0.1 2.8 mg1L $GOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.7 528109 GilV09 7439-93-2 LI ICP 25 25 U ug/L SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.7 5128109 6112109 7439-95-4 Mg by ICP 0.1 1.7 mglL SGOSS FSTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200,7 5128f09 6112f09 7439-96-5 Mn by ICP 10 34 ug1L SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.7 5127109 6112M9 7439-98-7 Mo by ICPMS 10 10 U Ug1L JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA200.8 5129M9 6112109 7440-23-5 Na by ICP 0.1 7.2 mgfL SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA200,7 528109 6112109 7440-02-0 NI by ICPMS 10 10 U ug1L JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA200.8 6129109 6112M 7439-92-1 Pb by ICPMS 10 10 U Ug1L JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA200.8 E129/09 6112109 7440-36-0 Sb by ICPMS 10 10 U ug/L JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.9 5129109 6112J09 7782-49-2 Se by ICPMS 5 5.0 U ugh- JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA2W.8 5l29f09 '6112109 7440-31-5 Sn by ICPMS 10 10 U UWL JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA200.8 5129f09 W12/09 7440-28-0 Tha01um (M ICPMS 10 10 U 13911- JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA200.8 5129109 6/12/09 Laboratory Section:-:- 1623 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, HC 27699-1623 (919) 733-3908 Page 3 of 4 • i JVC (DWQ^ La6oratory Section Results Sample ID AB44508 Loption ID: BATCOGEN003SW Collect Date: 0512012009 Loc. Descr.: BAT COGEN 003 SW Collect Time:: 12:16 Visit ID FEAS # anaiy a Name POL Result Qualifier Un;s AnalystfDate Approved ery /Date 7440-32-6 - Ti (rttanium) by ICP - 10 10 U uplL SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 200.7 5128109 6112109 7440-62-2 V by ICP 25 25 U ug/L SGOSS ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 2D0.7 5127109 611209 7440-66-6 Zn by ICPMS 10 21 ug/L JJURGEVICH ESTAFFORD Method Reference EPA 20D.8 5129109 61121D9 Laboratory Sectfon>> 1623 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 (919) 733-3908 Page 4 of 4 • i DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY l J OChemistry Mblt Laboratory Report I Water Qaality ❑ SAMPLIE Date Received : t, �'V111 COUNTY RIVER BASIN: t L'.0 e- t� PRIORtiY ❑ AMBIENT ❑ QA ❑ STREAM 5 P(EFFLUENT Time Recei%vd : J$�a Reeeiwd By . TlRfS REPORT TO � �'Q/1 i Regional Office Noa�— IJ�i MPIJANCE CHAllV OF CIISiODY ❑ L4KE ❑ INFLUENT 1`J � �f 17.did 0+ r Other ❑EMERGENCY VISIT ❑ESTUARY Released : COLLECTOR(S) : aM ,+{1�A,el3,n,�, �J �L`� ❑ ♦i Dos Estimated ROD Range* Station Location: Seed: Cliloriaated: Remarks: _- O T'C t t`l lio l Station #/Location Cede Date Cn1 m/dd) Date End /mm/d) Time 'n lime End Deptb - DM, DR. DBM Value Type- A, R, L. Composite-T, S, B Sample T —c G- 0�35GJ o ;6 a:�o D dV6!lti BOD 310 mg/L COD High 340 mg(L COD Low 33 5 mg/L Coliform: MF Fecal 31616 /loom[ Coliform: MF Total 31504 /100m] Coliform: tube Fecal 31615 /loom] Coliform- Fecal Suep 31673 /loom] Residue' Total 500 mg/L Volatile 505 mp/L Fixed 510 mR/L Residue: Suspended 530 mg/L Volatile 535 mgrl. Fixed 540 mg/L pH403 units Acidity to pH 45 436 mpfl.. Acidity to pH 8.3 435 mglL Alkalinity to pH 8-3 415 mg/L Alkalinity to 9H 45 410 MVL. TOC 680 m13/1. Turbidity 76 NRl Coliform Total Tube 1100 ml Chloride 940 mg/L Chlorophyll a EPA 445.0 modified aption ugIL Color: True 80 c u- Color: (pH) 83 PH. C.U. Colar.pH7-6 82 C.U. Cyanide 720 mglL Fluoride 951 mg/L Formaldehyde 71980 m91L Grease and Oils $56 n*L Hardness Total 900 mg/L Specific Cood. 95 umhos/cm MBAS 39260 mg/L Phenols 32730 ug/L Sulfate 945 MIX Sulfide 745 mE/L Boron Tannin & Ligrin u#L. Hexavalent Chromium ug/L. Bicarbonate r4l, Carbonate milt. otal Di solwd Solids mg/L NH3 as N 610 mg/L TKN an N 625 mg/L NO2 plus NO3 as N 630 mg/l, P: Total as P 665 mg/L, PO4 as P 70507 m8/L P; Dissolved as P 666 mg/L K-Potassium mvrL Cd-Cadmium 1027 ua/L, Cr-ChromiumTotal 1034 ug/L Cu-Copper 1042 ug/L Ni-Nickel 1067 uSIL Pfr Lead 1051 ug/L Za-Zinc 1092 ug/L V-Vanadium ug/L Ag- Silva 1077 ug/L A]- Aluminum 1105 ug/L Be -Beryllium to12 ug/L Ca- Calcium 916 n*L Co -Cobalt 1037 ug/L Fe- Iron 1045 uy/L Mc -Molybdenum up/L Sb-Antimony ug/L Sn-Tin ng/L. 71 ThOlium ug/L. Ti-Titanium ug/L. Hg-1631 ng/L Li -lithium 1132 ug/L. Mg- Magnesium 927 Eng(L Mn-Manganese 1055 ug/L Na- Sodium 929 ti mg/L Arsenic Total 1002 ug/L. Se- Selenium 1147 uS/L, Lig- Mercury 71900 ug/L Ba-Barium ug/L i ides o irides OrSmonitrogm Pesticides Acid Herbicides BawJNeutrA&Acid Extractable Organics TPH Diesel Range Purgeable OrgLnics (VOA bottle Teq'd) TPH Gasoline Mange TPHBTEX Gasoline Ransc Phytoplankton Temperature on arrival (*Q: COUNTY E7 4, ` l..L' I Cl C— RIVER BASIN I r, REPORT TO A L Q.i Regional Og« Other �} r COLLECTOR(S) : 2a39 Estimated BOO Range: Seed; Chlorinated: slab..ttfL—&-Cede 35iN Date (7?', m/dd 09 05�at� • 13013310 m8/1. CO➢ High 340 mgfL COD Low 335 rng/L Cnliform: MF Fecal 31616 /100m] Coliform: MFToad 31504 /IOOmi Coldb mtube Fecal 3160 /IOOmI Coliforrn: Fecal Strap 31673 /100m1 Residue Total 500 n%/L Volatile 505 m9/1- Fixed 510 m91L Resdue. Suspended 530 131811- Volatile 535 mg/L Fixed 540 mng(L pH 403 units Acidity to pH 45 436 mg/L Acidity to pH 8.3 435 mail.. Alkalinity to pH 83 415 mg/L Alkalinity to pH 4.5 410 mg/L TOC 680 mg/L, Turbidity 76 NfU Coliform Total Tube /100 fill COMMENTS: D , L /1 a S D T- 1 `i of 0 DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY Chemistry Laboratory Report / Water Qaality SAMPLE TYPE EtIp--- ORfCY 5 ❑ AMBMM QA STREAM 1A1A���� )WFFFLUEN!' Naa�— i'�2NtauANCE CHAINOF CUSTODY � L4.KE � BaFI.UE[Yi /7l0 gMERGENCY VISIT ID � ESTUARY ❑ SUtioa Location: Remarks; �}-'r.' L-fiC..L£YY✓ Ie End `yY/tom�'/ n9r�sao rime Time End A Depth - DM, DX DBM Ti1 sp La:� Valera Type - A, R, L Chloride 940 maL Chlorophyll a EPA 445.0 modified option ug/L Color: True 80 c.u. Color: (pH) 83 pH= c u, Color. pH T6 82 c.u. Cyanide 720 nrwrL Fluoride 951 migrL, Formaldehyde 71880 marl. Grease and Oils 556 mglL Hardness Total 900 mg/L Specific Cond. 95 umhoshm MBAS 39260 mg/L Phenols 32730 ug/l. K.Sul&e 945 mg(L Sulfide 745 Boron Tannin & lrgnin ug'L. Hexavadent Chromium ug/L Bicarbonate m911. Carbonate ng/L otal Dissolved Solids marl. NM as N 610 mg(L. TKN an N 625 mg(L NO2 plus NO3 as N 630 mg/L P_ Total as P 665 mg/L PO4 as P 70507 mg(L P: Dissohed as P 666 nwL K-Potassium ffwjL Cd-Cadmium 1027 ug/L CY-Chrornium:Total 1034 uAfL Cu- Copper 1042 ug/L Ni-Nickel 1067 ug/L Pb- Lead 1051 uarL. Zn- Zinc 1092 ug/L V-Vanadium ug/L A, Silver 1077 ug/L A] -Aluminum 1105 ug/L Be- Beryllium t012 ugIL Ca- Calcium 916 rwL Co -Cobalt 1037 ug/L Fe -iron 1045 ug/L Mc -Molybdenum ug/L Sb-Amimony ug/L Sn-Tm ug(L Ti-Tlia]liron UWL Ti-Titarnum ug/L Hg-1631 ng/E. Lab Number : IAte Reixived : Time Received: Reclined By Composite-T, S, B Li-Lrhium 1132 ug/L Mg-Magirsium927 nigh. Mn-Mangancst 1055 ug(L. Na-Sodium 929 mail. Atsenic-Toial 1002 ug/L Se-Selmiumlid7 ugrl. SMercury 71900 ug/L, Ba-Barium ugR. es Or 'idea Orb-onarogetn Pesticides Acid Herbicides Base/Neutral&Acid Extractable Organics TPH Diesel Range Purge -able Organics (VOA bottle req'd) TPH Gasoline Rwge TPH/BTF.X Gasoline Range Phytoplankton Temperature on arrival (°C): l /J lIF "®r, Repprte ,by a Checked by Reviewed by Sample Matrix: WASTEWATER Emergency Ye&No E^fDWQLaboratory L90 �UaJytical4lgport COC Yes/No Sample ID: AEA4508 Supervisor Date AS # Analyte Name PQL Resutt Qualifier Units CAS # Anatyte Name PQL ResuR Qualifier Units Sample temperature at receipt by 1.9 °C s Reported'by 'Checked by Reviewed by E-NWIDUAQLabaratory Sample ID: AB44608 "t E7 AMdy6ra(q?,?port Supervisor Date Sample Matrix: WASTEWATER Emergency Yes/No COC YeslNo AS # Analyte Name PQL Result Qualifier Units CAS # Anatyte Name PQL Result Qualifier Units Total Dissolved Solids in liquid 12 12 165 mg1L Chloride 1 1 9.6 J8 mg1L Fluoride 1 0.4 0.4 U,J8 mg1L Ian Chromatography 1 _TITLE_ mg1L Sulfate 1 2 54 J8 mg1L P • Reported'by 'Checked by Reviewed by f R/bWQLa6oratnry 9VI&T 4mdytmd eport Sample iD: AB44508 Supervisor Date Sample Matrix: WASTEWATER Emergency Yes1No COC YeslNo AS # Analyte Name PQL Result Qualifier Units CAS # Ana" Name PQL Result Qualifier Unite 141i3 as N in liquid O.02 0.02 0.06 ig/L as I Total Kjeldahl N as N in liquid 0.2 0,2 0.47 ig/L as I NO2+NO3 as N in liquid 0.02 0.02 0.05 ig/L as I Phosphorus —total as P in liquid 0.02 0.02 0.07 iglL as 1 0 Reported by Checked by Reviewed by EAWjfI7WQGa6orato7y Sample ID: AB44508 MET -AnaFyticaf"rt Supervisor Date Sample Matrix: WASTEWATER Emergency Yes/No COC Yes/No AS # Analyte Name PQL Result Qualifier Units CAS # Ana" Name PQL Result Qualifier Units 7440.224 Ag by ICPMS 5.0 5 5.0 U ug/L . 429-90.5 Al by ICP 50 50 510 ug/L 7440-38-2 As by ICPMS 2.0 2 7.0 ug/L 7429-90-5 B by tCP 50 50 65 ug/L 7440-38-3 Ba by ICP 10 10 21 uglL 744041-7 Be by ICP 5.0 5 5.0 U ug/L 7440-70-2 Ca by ICP 0.10 0.1 38 mg/L 7440-43-9 Cd by ICPMS 1.0 1 1.0 U ug1L 440-484 Cobalt by ICP 50 50 50 U ug/L 44047-3 Cr by ICPMS 10 10 10 U ug/L 7440-50-e Cu by ICPMS 2.0 2 2:0 U ug/L 7439-89-6 Fe by ICP 50 50 420 uglL 7439-97-6 Hg 245.1 0.2 0.2 0.20 U ug1L 7440-09-7 K by ICP 0,10 0.1 2.8 mg/L 7439-93-2 Li ICP 25 25 25 U uglL 7439-95-4 Mg by ICP 0,10 0.1 1.7 mglL 7439-96-5 Mn by tCP 10 10 34 ug/L 7439-98-7 Mo by ICPMS 10 10 10 U uglL 7440-23-5 Na by ICP 0.10 0.1 7.2 mg/L 7440-02-0 Ni by ICPMS 10 10 10 U ug/L 7439-92-1 Pb by ICPMS 10 10 10 U ug/L 7440-36-0 Sb by ICPMS. 10 10 10 U ug/L 778249-2 Se by ICPMS 5.0 5 5.0 U ug/L 7440-31-5 Sn by ICPMS 10 10 10 U ug/L 7440-2" Thallium (fl) ICPMS 10 10 10 U ug/L 7440-32-6 Ti (Titanium) by ICP 10 10 10 U ug/L 440-62-2 V by ICP 25 25 25 U ug/L 7440-66-6 Zn by ICPMS 10 10 21 ug/L RepQrteei by Checked by Reviewed by Sample Matrix: WASTEWATER Emergency Yes/No EAV,4DRNA0 La6oratory WET Anafyricaf4Ztport COC Yes/No Sample ID: AB44508 Supervisor Date AS # Analyte Name PQL Result Qualifier Units CAS # Analyte Name PQL Result Qualifier Units C! • Cogentrix Edgecombe Genco, LLC Art Affiliate of Cogentrix Enery); lnc. April 23, 2007 Mr. Charles Wakild, P.E. Surface Water Protection Supervisor North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628 P.O. Box 370 6358 Old Battichoro Road Bar[leboro, NC 27809 252-442-0708 Fax 252-442-0990 Re: Edgecombe Generating, LLC; Battleboro Plant; Edgecombe County Letter from the Division dated March 30, 2007 including NOV-2007-PC-0151 for: NPDES Wastewater Permit No. NC0077437 NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 Dear Mr. Wakild: /The purpose of this letter is for Edgecombe Generating, LLC (Edgecombe) to provide the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) with its comments regarding the above referenced letter (the "Letter"). The specific comments include: COMMENT A (ADDRESSING LETTER ITEM 2, FIRST SENTENCE) — the sentence reads: All site stormwater flows into a detention pond and is then discharged via one stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) located on the southern end of the site. The sentence should read: Site stormwater that potentially contacts industrial materials flows into a detention pond and is then discharged via one stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) located on the southern end of the site (identified as Outfall 5 in the existing permit). COMMENT B (ADDRESSING LETTER ITEM 2, SECOND SENTENCE THROUGH END) — The correction is noted. i. APR 2 4 2007 r f iA1—rsGH ?t-G':G,NAL OFFICE I** Os COMMENT C (ADDRESSING LETTER ITEM 6) — Please note the following regarding the total residual chlorine (TRC) limits for NPDES Permit NC0077437, Outfall 002 (cooling tower blowdown): The facility uses water that is supplied by the City of Rocky Mount; the City uses a chloramine biocide program. A substantial fraction of the TRC in the cooling tower is from the chloramines present in the raw water. Chloramines are not as readily reduced by dechlorination technology (e.g., a sodium bisulfite system), nor are they as readily volatilized, as are the chlorine and bromine products which the facility uses in its cooling water biocide program. The facility has had the capability to dechlorinate cooling tower blowdown since 1993 but has elected not to use it. Rather than rely on a chemical based treatment program for controlling TRC in the cooling tower discharge, Edgecombe has reduced both its raw water consumption and discharge to the Tar River, as well as chemical usage, by: 1. Increasing the cycles of concentration in the cooling tower from f8 to f 12. This change in cooling tower operation reduces both raw water consumption and cooling tower blowdown while the increased water residence time in the tower allows for the chlorine compounds to be consumed; and 2. Cooling tower blowdown continues to first be recycled into the facility's flue gas desulfurization system (where it is consumed) prior to any "excess" blowdown being discharged via Outfall 002 —a practice that began in the mid- 1990s. The reduced blowdown volume that results from the increased cycles of concentration results in infrequent discharges to Outfall 002 because the tower's blowdown rate when operating at ±12 cycles is typically equal to water demand for the flue gas desulfurization recycle system. Edgecombe retains the NPDES Outfall 002 because the supply/demands of the recycle system are not in perfect balance and there are times when a cooling tower discharge is necessary. The de minimus flow at Outfall 002 was most recently discussed with DWQ on November 21, 2005; see Attachment 1. COMMENT D (ADDRESSING LETTER ITEM 10, FIRST SENTENCE) — Edgecombe disagrees that analytical monitoring is not being performed as required because: NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 became effective on May 1, 2002. Therefore, the "years" of the permit are as follows: o Year 1 — May 1, 2002 through April 30, 2003; o Year 2 — May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004; o Year 3 — May 1, 2004 through April 30, 2005; o Year 4 — May 1, 2005 through April 30, 2006; and o Year 5 — May 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007. 2. NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 at Part II.B, Table 1 requires analytical monitoring during Years 1 through 4 only; there is no analytical monitoring requirement for Year 5; 3. Comment F, below, addresses the issue of the bleed -down orifice at the stormwater detention pond. For the purposes of this comment, the germane fact is that the bleed - down orifice did not exist prior to October 2006 (i.e., during Year 5 of the permit); 4. The DWQ inspection conducted on March 8, 2007 occurred during permit Year 5 — a permit Year during which no analytical monitoring is required. Therefore, Edgecombe believes that a violation of NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 for not conducting analytical monitoring did not and, could not, occur during a permit Year for which no analytical monitoring is required; 5. The DWQ also inspected the Edgecombe facility during Years 3 and 4 of NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350. It is noted that the DWQ inspector was accompanied by two inspectors from the USEPA for the Year 4 inspection. The management and staff at Edgecombe are proud of their environmental performance and record and welcomes the thorough scrutiny and detailed inspections that DWQ has provided during this stormwater permit's coverage; 6. Neither of the DWQ inspections conducted during permit Years 3 and 4 concluded that Edgecombe was not performing required analytical monitoring. Copies of the DWQ Inspection Reports for those years are presented in Attachment 2; therefore, Edgecombe believes that it has not and, is not, violating the analytical monitoring requirements of NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 at Part ll.B, Table 1; and ■ Edgecombe requests that DWQ rescinds NOV-2007-PC-0151 for the reasons provided above. COMMENT E (ADDRESSING LETTER ITEM 10, LAST SENTENCE) — Edgecombe began quarterly monitoring of the stormwater pond on March 9, 2007. This monitoring is being conducted as a good faith effort and without prejudice to Edgecombe's positions stated in Comments D and F. so COMMENT F (ADDRESSING THE REMAINDER OF LETTER ITEM 10) — The crux of the portions of Letter Item 10 not contained in the first and last sentences is: DWQ believes that flow from a bleed -down orifice in a wet detention pond designed and operated per 15A NCAC 02H.1008(e) constitutes a discharge of stormwater to a surface water of the state that is subject to analytical monitoring. Edgecombe's reading of 15A NCAC 02H.1008(e) is that if a wet detention pond is constructed/operated per the regulation — as the Edgecombe pond is — then, water flowing through the bleed -down orifice has been treated for 85% removal of total suspended solids. Therefore, bleed -down orifice flow is presumed by rule to have met water quality requirements and is not subject to further regulation (e.g., additional treatment, analytical monitoring, etc.). The pond was constructed in 1989 to serve as a stormwater Best Management Practice (BMP) during the construction and operation of the facility. The pond was designed and built prior to the promulgation of USEPA's Stormwater Phase I regulations (55 FR 47990) and DWQ's Stormwater Management Regulations (specifically, the design requirements found in 15A NCAC 02H. I 008(e)). NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 became effective on May 1, 2002. After receiving the permit, Edgecombe verified that the design volume of the pond was capable of detaining a 10-year, 24-hour storm event. The outfall from the pond consisted of a solid stand -pipe (i.e., no bleed -down orifice was present); the overflow elevation of the stand -pipe was/is unchanged since the pond's construction. The pond's design in Years 1 through 4 of the Stormwater Permit was unchanged from that described above. It is noted that pond maintenance (e.g., removal of accumulated sediment) was conducted in May 2005 (i.e., the beginning of Permit Year 4) to assure that the pond would continue to operate per the original design objectives. In September 2006 (i.e., during Permit Year 5) Edgecombe, with assistance from Cogentrix Energy, Inc., initiated the renewal process for NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350. At that time, the Cogentrix engineer who prepared the facility's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, Mr. C. Richard Neff, P.E., noted that the facility needed few improvements in order to qualify for the No Exposure Certification for Exclusion from NPDES Stormwater Permitting. Edgecombe is pursuing those improvements and expects to be capable to complete the No Exposure Certification in the near future. Mr. Neff also noted that the pond's design predated the promulgation of DENR's Stormwater Management Regulations and recommended that the facility modify the pond's outlet structure so that it would comply with design requirement presented in 15A NCAC 02H.1008(e)(2)*. The modification to the pond's discharge structure (i.e., addition of a 2- inch diameter bleed -down orifice approximately 2-feet below the standpipe's crest) was made in October 2006 (i.e., Year 5 of the Stormwater Permit). Edgecombe understands that DWQ's interpretation of NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350, Table 1, Footnote 2 is that flow from the bleed -down orifice is subject to analytical monitoring. Edgecombe regrets that its independent attempt to comply with the design requirements for a wet detention pond created a flow that DWQ has interpreted to be a violation of the permit. However, Edgecombe's stormwater discharges have not been subject to any analytical monitoring requirement imposed by the permit since the orifice was constructed. Therefore, Edgecombe does not believe that a violation of the permit's analytical monitoring requirements has occurred; see Comment D, above. COMMENT G (ADDRESSING LETTER ITEM 11) — The March 8, 2007 inspection included an inspection of Edgecombe's Integrated SPCC and Stormwater Pollution Plan. Appendix C of the Plan presents the facility's certifications that there are no unauthorized non-stormwater discharges to the stormwater system. These certifications fulfill the requirements of NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350 at Part II.A. L(e) and Part 111.13.3. The certifications were initiated at the facility in 1996 and have been subject to periodic inspection/verification/certification since that time. The DWQ's Letter implicitly attests to this fact in Letter Item 7. A site inspection was conducted at Edgecombe after receipt of DWQ's Letter and the certification that there are no unauthorized non-stormwater discharges to the stormwater system was once again verified. The assertion in the DWQ's Letter that there may be unpermitted industrial wastewater discharges into the Edgecombe stormwater pond is considered unfounded and baseless. The only possible source of the flow from the pond's orifice observed during the March 81h inspection could have been uncontaminated groundwater; an allowable non-stormwater discharge (see NPDES Stormwater Permit No. NCS000350; Part VI.3.(b)). 15A NCAC 02H.1008(e)(2) state: The discharge rate from these systems following the one inch rainfall design storm shall be such that the draw down to the permanent pool level occurs within five days, but not in less than two days The Edgecombe pond is a "wet detention" design and its normal water surface elevation therefore approximates that of the local water table, The local water table responds to precipitation much more slowly than do surface drainage freatures and the water table can be observed discharging into surface features (e.g., Beech Branch, the Edgecombe wet detention pond) weeks after the precipitation has ended. Prior to the installation of the orifice, the Edgecombe pond's elevation could be affected by water table inflow for weeks at a time. Since its installation, the bleed -down orifice has functioned as envisioned in 15A NCAC 02H.1008(e)(2); namely, the elevation of the pond is restored to the design level in 2 to 5 days after a rainfall event. And, the infiltrating groundwater that arrives weeks after the direct precipitation and surface runoff will accumulate in the pond only if the local water table is below the pond's design pool elevation (i.e., orifice invert); otherwise it will flow through the orifice. Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the DWQ's March 30, 2007 letter. Please contact me if you require further information regarding this matter. I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant criminal penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations. Sincerely, ,t Richard S. Frymyer General Manager 0• November 21, 2005 Mr. Kenneth Schuster North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office 1628 Mal Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspections Cogentrix of Rocky Mount NPDES Permit No. NCO077437 Stormwater Permit NCS000350 Edgecombe County Dear Mr. Schuster: In regards to the inspection conducted July 27h 2005, for NPDES permit compliance of our Waste Basin Outfall as well as our Storm Water Outfall by Judy Garrett of the Raleigh Regional Office, Louis Salguero and Rashe Malcolm of the EPA, we wish to address the modifications and/or changes to remedy the areas in which they had concerns. The letter from your office dated November 2, 2005 had (4) action items listed. These action items were for lines 3,4, 5 and 7. Line 3. An audible and visual alarm has been installed at the Waste Water Building. The sump level has always been monitored through a field transmitter (Rosemont) that is tied directly to the Plant Operations Control Room. When the high sump level indicator now activates, the Control Room Operator is notified via the Rosemont, and all field Plant Operators in the area will also be alerted. The normal level set point is set below the parshall flume effluent level. The parshall flume is no longer flooded, and the high level alarm will activate upon a flume -flooded condition. Line 4. A new ISCO composite sampler has been installed and is being utilized. This is a refrigerated model. This refrigerated unit will maintain composite samples at the required 4 degrees celsius throughout the composite cycle. Also, all Oil and Grease samples are being pulled utilizing a glass bottle. The glass -sampling device is manufactured for this application. Samples are pulled and shipped utilizing glass. Line 5. Mr. Sandy Bunn (ORC) utilizes a logbook to document the days he is on the plant site. Mr. Bunn is very detailed in logbook entries and the importance of maintaining accurate records. Mr. Bunn has started documenting not only the days he is on site, but also the days all "back-up" operators are on site. Mr. Jerry Rimmer of the (TACU) was notified by me on September 12", 2005 that we had (2) more operators that had met the necessary requirements as PC 1 operators. This would make a total of (3) shift operators who are deemed "back-up". This gives us good coverage for most waste outfall functions, daily, • Page 2 I** nightly, weekends and holidays. assist the ORC and/or back-ups DMR. I also maintain an active PC 1 license, and am available to . The ORC has started listing all back-ups on the monthly Line 7. The elimination of the 002 effluent (Cooling Tower Blowdown) from the combined source outfall 003 has caused the waste effluent total to be reduced. This isolation of the tower blowdowns is to utilize this water stream in other functions throughout our facility, and thus create a point source loss and eliminate the need to activate blowdown and blow water to the waste basins. This has resulted in discharge swings in excess of the +/-15% allowed. All plant operations are maintained fairly consistently with minimal water loss from boiler blowdowns and other system losses. Due to the purchase price for water from the City of Rocky Mount, water is a precious commodity. We have a scheduled visit from Mr. Vincent Bryant with Johnston Inc. on Monday November 21' to set us up with the proper module to convert our ISCO sampler to flow proportional. We will utilize -Mr. Bryant and his expertise to set up our sampling system to meet mandated requirements for flow proportional sampling. Flow proportional sampling should be in place and be utilized by the December sampling cycle. Regards, S::�A_L � C David L. 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A copy of the recipient's signalure will be taxed or masted upon request by vowling the web Sne fisted below or calling 1400-222.1911. UNlTEDS'N} Thank you for shipping with the United States Postal Service! U P05Tdt CS-069, y PP 9 Check the status of your shipment on the Track & Confrnn page at www.usps.com --' .'�war�AQ 0(0- Michael F. Easley. Govemor November 2, 2005 Mr. Richard S. Frymer, Plant Manger Cogentrix Energy, Inc. P.O. Box 370 Battleboro, North Carolina 27809 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspections Battleboro Cogeneration Plant NPDES Permit No. NCO077437 Stormwater Permit NCS000350 Edgecombe County Dear Mr. Frymer: William G. Ross, Jr.. SecrLtary North Carolina �..,,drtment of Environment and Natural Rcsources Alan W. Klimek, P.E.. Director Division of Water QualiLV APB 2 Q 2007 _J OFFlGF Enclosed are checklists which transmit the findings of the inspections conducted by Judy Garrett of the Raleigh Regional Office, and Louis Salguero and Rashe Malcolm of EPA, on July 27, 2005. You and Sandy Bunn represented Cogentrix during the inspection. Judy Garrett also met with you and David Herring on August 17, 2005. Your cooperation and assistance is appreciated. As a result of the inspections, we have the following continents and recommendations: 1) The treatment system consists of 2 neutralization/settling basins which receive wastewater from the coal pile runoff, cooling tower blowdowns, and oil/water separators/plant overflow pit. If necessary, pH is adjusted as it leaves the neutralization weirs using either caustic or acid. Pipe 002 discharges into the head of the neutralization basins. Flow is measured in a parshall flume. Domestic wastewater from this facility is discharged to the Rocky Mount Regional Collection System. 2) Mr. David Herring was ORC of the facility at the time of the inspection. Since that time, Mr. Alexander(Sandy) Bunn has been delegated as ORC. The facility has 3 Back-up ORCS. All 4 of these operators Hold PC-1 classifications as required for this PC-1' classified facility. 3) A walk-through inspection of the facility was conducted. It was noted that the effluent pump station does not have visual and audible high water alarms. These need to be installed as soon as possible. In addition, the water in the wet well was backing up into the parshall flume, causing a flooded condition. You informed Ms. Garrett that this problem has already been corrected. 4) A review of the sampling practices at the facility indicated that the composite samples are not being iced during collection. Please begin refrigerating or icing these samples during collection. The Oil and Grease grab sample should be taken in a glass container. Oil and grease clings to plastic containers and causes sample bias. Please begin collecting Oil and Grease samples in glass as required in 40 CFR 136 immediately. P�,�,o��Caro Iina 11vahmillIJ North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 791.4200 Customer Service Internet h2o.encsfate.nc.us 1628 Mail service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 FAX (919) 571-4718 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/ARirmadve Action Employer — 50% RecycWIO% Post Consumer Paper Mr,e2 6 • • • Page 2 5) A review of the facility records was conducted. The flow meter was calibrated on 1/6/05. The continuous pH meters were calibrated on 1/6/05. The ORC should document visits in a log indicating visitation by him or a back-up operator. 6) Mr. Bunn said that the operators cause a discharge from Pipe 002 in order to meet the minimum monitoring requirements contained in the NPDES Permit. If no discharge occurs during the month from this pipe, you may report 0 flow for each day and no further monitoring is required. 7) Composite sampling of Pipe 003 is constant time/constant volume. You have indicated that the flow does not vary by more than 15%. The permit requires flow proportional monitoring unless approval of constant time/constant volume sampling is approved by the DWQ Director. Please submit a request for approval along with documentation that the flow does not vary by more than 15 %. 8) A review of the Stormwater records indicated that the records are well maintained with all requirements met. The stormwater outfall was inspected and found to be satisfactory. Please respond to the concerns listed in items 3, 4, 5 and 7 above on or before November 23, 2005. If you have questions concerning this inspection, please contact me or Ms.Garrett at (919) 791- 4200. Sincerely, •� Z Kenneth Schuster, PE Water Quality Regional Supervisor cc: Edgecombe County Health Department DWQ Central Files Louis Salguero, EPA Science and Ecosystem Support Division, 980 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605-2720 00 400 Unwed States EnvirOnrnental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D C 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compidance Inspection Report Approval expires B-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 U 2 151 31 - t 11 12 - U _- 17 181 -I 191 , l 20U LJ LJ J LJ Remarks 211 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 131 CA ------ -- --- Reserved----------- 67 169 70 U liI 71 I 721 LJ yi 73I —I—I I 174 751 J l I I 180 t Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTVV name and NPDES permit Number) Exit TlmeiDate Permit Expiration Date 4C 276f;9 ,:,;r: 'P.l e,P,' _ 'a; Name(s) of Onsile Representative(s)fTittes(s)jPhone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data O52 nAvi��rfrr�� Name, Address of Responsible Officiairritle!Phone and Fax Number 2cx 3'!Contacted i ?a.._eboro 4C 2"549/:""�-9;_-u305. N Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program ■ Facility Site Review Etfluent/Recelving Waters E Storm Water Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers 1Date 1� RRO J'0 EX-.27c" r�a�fi-s Signature of Managenn r, Q A ReVtewer AgencyiOfficefPhone and Fax Numbers Die it EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. NPDES yrlmolday inspection Type 3 11 11 12 _ _ 17 181 j Section D Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) a. 00 Permit: NGS000350 Owner - Facility: Cogentrix Energy Inc-Battlebor Inspection Date: 07/27/2005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation ?errrnt Yes No NA NE (if the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new application? ■ Cl ❑ Cl Is the facility as descnbed in the permit? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there any speciat conditions for the permit? ❑ ■ n n is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ■ ❑ ❑ 0 Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ■ ❑ Cl ❑ Comment: General Stormwater Inspection Checklist Type of Visit ®Compliance InspectionlProgram Audit []Tech Assistance orRecon Location: Cogentrix of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County Facility Number NCS000350 Date07/27/05 Time Inl0:30 Time Out 3:30 People Interviewed. and Titles- Richard Fryrper and David Herring Name of Inspector: C SPPP Documentation (Site Pliii Pat4e II (A)(1)) 1. Copy of Certificate of Coverage ®Yes ❑No Copy of Permit pees pNo Requested but not required 2. General Location (USGS) Map shows plant SYes ❑No, lines of discharge Part II(A)(1 )(a) to water of State ®Yes ®No. Stream labeled ®Yes pNo, Latitude and longitude ®Yes ❑No Comments: 3. Narrative Description of Practices ®Yes [:]No Part Il(A)(1 )(h ) 4. Site maP ®Yes ❑No Shows flows & areas served with arrows and Part II(A)(1)(c) % impervious surface ®Yes ❑No, buildings SYes pNo, process areas ®Yes ❑No, disposal areas ®Yes ❑No, drainage structures ®Yes ❑No, existing BMPs such as secondary containment ®Yes pNo, list of potential pollutants ®Yes ❑No Comments: 5. List of si-nificant spills in last 3 years or certif. if none ®Yes ❑No Part II(A)(1)(d) RRO called? ®Yes pNo 6. SW outfalls have been evaluated for process water SYes ❑No Part II(A)(1)(e) 7. Feasibility of Changing Practices SYes pNo Part II(A)(2)(a) 8. Secondary Containment ®Yes ❑No Schedule needed? ❑Yes SNo Part II(A)(2)(b) Records of Draining Containment, Observations Made ❑Yes pNo 9. BMP Summary ®Yes ❑No Part II(A)(2)(c) 10. SPRP Plan ®Yes ❑No, Responsible personnel still employed here? ❑Yes ❑No Part II(A)(3) 11. PM and Housekeeping Plan ®Yes ❑No Record of Inspections? ❑Yes ❑\o Part II(A)(4) 12. Employee traininP, ®Yes ❑No — for everybody ®Yes ❑No Part II(A)(5 ) 13. Responsible parties, chain of command page ®Yes pNo Part II(A)(6) 14. Plan updated/reviewed annually ❑Yes ❑No Part LI(A)(7) 15. Stormwater Facility Inspection Program ®Yes ❑No Part II(A)(8) 16. This Plan Has Been Implemented (documents in manual, Part II(A)(9) employees show awareness ®Yes []No Comments:Spill plan is updated every 5 years. Sampling and Analytical Data Part II(C) All Stormwater and Process Water is Recycled (IIC(3)) ❑Yes ISNo Rain Gauge on site (not required) SYes pNo Record of an overflow SYes []No Details If not all recycled, what is allowed to discharge? Vehicle Cleaning (IIC2) ❑ Recycle overflow (II0) above) ❑ Wetting of Aggregate (IIC4)❑ Mixing drum cleanout (IIC5) ❑ Vehicle Maintenance ❑ Note: this checklist does not take the place of your permit. You are fully responsible for following the permit. o• 00 For the topics checked in last question, Analytical data present ®Yes ❑No. Compliantc." ®Yes []No Details: Total precip ®Yes ❑No, Storm duration ®Yes ❑No, Total flow Est. ❑Yes ❑No,Field pH ®Yes []NO, Chain of custody ®Yes []No Qualitative Monitoring performed semiannually ®Yes ❑No Part II(F) Stormwater not combined with process_ wastewater— general runoff Partll(C)(1) Analytical data []Yes []No, Chain of Custody ❑Yes ❑No, Qualitative Monitoring performed semiannually (Section F) []Yes []No, If using cutoff policy, how many sample rounds 2 analyses in 2004 as required. Cutoff Concentrations met ❑Yes ❑No Ever have a Bypass? ❑Yes ❑No (Ul (C)(4)a1&2) Notification given? ❑Yes ❑No Outdoor Inspection I_located all discharaepoints ®Yes ❑No No. of areas served Sample points appropriate ®Yes ❑No Location if different from discharge point Housekeeping Trash ❑Yes SNo Dust ❑Yes SNo Take pH ®Yes ❑No Value(s) Take photos ®Yes []No Containment Area satisfactory ❑Yes ❑No, Loose drums ❑Yes SNo, Locked drain ❑Yes ENo Inspection Summary Comments See attached letter Recommendations: Requirements: Letter is to go to: Name Richard S. Frymer, Plant Manager Title Plant Manager Address P.O. Box' 70, Battleboro, NC 27809 Helpful Information at http://h2o.enr.state.nc.uslsu/Manuals_Factsheets.htm Vote: this checklist does not take the place of your permit. You are fully responsible for following the permit. Revised 7l23103. 101? 1103, 4113105 00 00 Unrtec States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D C 2C460 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expiresB-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 Li2 I C I 31 - _ 111 12 - 17 18I_j 191 L- J I 20I I J Remarks 211 1 1 l 1 1.1 1,. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 1 l 1 1 l 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1. 1 1 1 1111 1 1 _I 1 I 1 15 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 61 QA —-------- Reserved- ----- _-- 67 69 7071 .721u 7374 751 I I I I I I I 80 70uI Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to PQTVV, also include Entry Time/Cate Permit Effective Date POTVV name and NPDES permit Number) Exit Timet Date Permit Expiration Date Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)Mtles(s)fPhone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data sav-ty ac to V1 g S') _W;k - t 5 5,d 'r Xle+r Name, Address of Responsible Official/TitlerPhone and Fax Number Contacted 3:"': .70 Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance ■ Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program 0 Sludge Dandling Disposal Effluent/Receiving Waters Storm Water Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Names) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/OfficelPhone and Fax Numbers IDate /,C Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agencyi0fficelPhone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. 400 06 NPOES yrlmolday Inspection Type 1 3I 11 12� - 17 18i _I Section D: Summary of Finding]Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) G* 00 Permit: NCO077437 Owner - Facility: Battleboro Cogen plant Inspection Date: 07f2712005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yes No NA NE (tt the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submittec a new application? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the facility as described in the permit? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there any special conditions for the permit? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Special condition A(3)- Use of Biocides must be approved, Coefations 3 Maintenance Yes No NA NE is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? ■ ❑ n n Goes the facdlty analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment; They use continuous pH monitoring and addition of acid or caustic to adjust pH Equalization Basins Yes No NA NE Is the basin aerated? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ is the basin free of bypass lines or structures to the natural environment? ■ ❑ ❑ n Is the basin free of excessive grease? ■ ❑ ❑ n Are all pumps present? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are all pumps operable? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are float controls operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are audible and visual alarms operable? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Is basin size:volume adequate? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: There are 2 settlil neutralization basins. They are not actually equalization basins Pump Station - Effluent Yes No NA NE is the pump wet well free of bypass lines or structures? ■ ❑ n ❑ Are all pumps present? ■ ❑ n n Are all pumps operable? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are float controls operable? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is SCAOA telemetry available and operational? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Is audible and visual alarm available and operational? Cl ■ n ❑ Comment: Audible and visual alarms must be added. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? ■ n ❑ ❑ Are all other parameters(exciuding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? ■ n n Cl Is the facility using a contract lab? ■ ❑ Cl ❑ Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)? ❑ ■ Cl ❑ Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/• 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Incubator (300) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1,0 degrees? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Sampler must be iced during collection. J.R Reed lab used. pH is the only field parameter 7lovi Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE Is flow meter used for reporting? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? ■ n ❑ n is the flow meter operational? ■ ❑ n n (if units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? ■ 11 13 0 06 406 Permit: NC0077437 Owner - Facility: Battleboro Cogen plant Inspection Date: 07�2712005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation F1c,v Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE Comment: Parshall flume is flooded by pump wet well. They are going to reset the float controls for the wet welt. Record Keepir. Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ■ ❑ n n Is all required information readily available. complete and current'? ■ n n n Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ■ n n n Are anaiytical results consistent with data reported on OMRs? ■ [] 0 ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? ■ ❑ Cl ❑ Dates. times and location of sampling ■ Name of individual performing the sampling ■ Results of analysis and calibration ■ Dates of analysis ■ Name of person performing analyses ■ Transported CQCs ■ Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ■ n n n Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report 10 users and DVVQ? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 2417 with a certified operator on each shift? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the CRC visitation tag available and current? ■ ❑ n n Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ■ ❑ ❑ 1 1 Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility ciassification? ■ ❑ ❑ Cl Is a copy of the current NPDES pen -nit available on site? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ■ ❑ n n Comment: ORC log must be established to document CRC and back-up visitation. [fluent Sampim Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportionai? ❑ ■ ❑ Cl Is sample collected below all treatment units? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The flow does not vary by more than 15%. Cogentrix may request a variance from the requirement to collect samples flow proportionally. Composite sampler must be iced during collection. Solids Handling Equipment Yes No NA NE Is the equipment operational? ❑ ❑ ■ n Is the chemical feed equipment operational? Cl ❑ ■ Cl Is storage adequate? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Is the site free of high level of solids in filtrate from filter presses or vacuum filters? ❑ ❑ ■ Cl Is the site free of sludge buildup on belts and/or rollers of filter press? Cl Cl ■ n Is the site free of excessive moisture in belt filter press sludge cake? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ The facility has an approved sludge management plan? ❑ Cl ❑ Comment: The solids are burned with coal. - --��-: Feec Yes No NA NE Is containment adequate? ■ 0 n n 00 00 Permit: NC0077437 Inspection Date: 07t2712005 Owner - Facility: Battleboro Cogen plant Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Chemical Feed Yes No NA NE Is storage adequate? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are backup pumps available? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of excessive leaking? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The caustic feed pump requires a back-up pump. Effluent Pip Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: *I* Michael F. Easley, Governor DF W A TFR �. William G, Ross Jr., Secretary �O� 0G North Carolina Department of Environment and Nalural Resources /~- Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Colleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director Division of Water Quality June 23, 2004 Mr. Richard Neff Cogentrix of North Carolina- Battleboro Plant 9405 Arrowpoint Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28273-8110 Subject: Permit Compliance Evaluation Inspection Cogentrix of North Carolina-Battleboro Plant Permit # NCO077437 Edgecombe County Dear Mr. Neff: On June 22, 2004 Jerry Rimmer of the Raleigh Regional Office —DWQ conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of the Cogentrix of North Carolina- Battleboro Plant, Permit # NC0077-13 7. A copy of the inspection checklist is attached. The assistance Mr. David Herring provided during the inspection was greatly appreciated. His knowledge of the stormwater and treatment system discharges demonstrated the commitment that the facility has made to comply with permit requirements. Findings listed on the checklist were as follows: The pen -nit, site plan, site chemical inventory, analytical records, DMR, and operation procedures were reviewed. David Herring (Certification # PC28585 & WW grade2-45933) is designated as ORC. Backup ORC is Drew Israel (Certification # PC985777). ORC logbook documents presence of ORC or back up per requirements. 3. Review of the site lab analyses indicates that the facility is sampling per the permit. The sample points are acceptable and data has been submitted in compliance with the permit. Stormwater in areas of the plant outside the coal pile area is discharged at one outfall after a series of catch basins and a retention basin at outfall. J.R. Reed Lab of Newport News, VA is used for contract analyses. Site lab reports were compared to DMR submittal for January through May 2004 and found to be consistent and accurate. 4. 0& NI manuals are held on file. These must be followed to insure appropriate maintenance is performed. The system consist of two parallel concrete settling and equalization basins with flow re -circulation, in -line flow meter and an automatic neutralization system with pH probe to add caustic or sulfuric acid as needed via metering pumps to treat cooling tower blowdown, boiler blowdown, coal pile runoff and low volume site wastewater. Sludge is applied to coal pile and dewatered and burned in boilers or disposed in landfill, Sanitary waste discharges to Rocky Mount Regional POTW. Oil tanks have secondary containment. Raleigh Regional Office 1628 Mail Service Center NCOENR Water Quality Section Raleigh, NC 27699.1628 No rb Carolina flaturally phone (919) 5714700 Customer Service facsimile (919) 571-4718 1-877.623-6748 Page 2 010 Mr. Richard Neff June 23, 2004 so b. Review of DNIR reports indicates no violations since fluoride limits were adjusted. 7. The discharge pipe is apparently maintained properly up to the discharge point in the Tar River at Highway 97 and Old Battleboro Road intersection. S. Sanitary wastewater is discharged to Rocky Mount Regional POTW. Flue Gas scrubber blowdown is pumped to evaporation pit for reuse or evaporation. This is not discharged. Your continued attention to the operations of the wastewater treatment and stormwater discharges is appreciated. The discharge system program appears well organized, sufficiently documented and is being managed in a timely manner. If you have any questions or comments, please call me at (919) 571-4700. Sincerely, Jerry F. Rimmer Environmental Specialist ,'Enclosure: CEI checklist cc: David Herring, Cogentrix-Battleboro, PO Box 370, Battleboro, NC 27809 Central Files 00 90 Unaea States Enwonmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D C 20450 OMB No. 2040.0057 Y�ater CompHanca inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 j ( 2 l I 31 ., .-- - 11 12 tJ a �---+ 17 18Lj 19� 20U Remarks 21I 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 I I I I I -I I I III I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I Iss Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 81 CIA671 169 70 U 71 U 72 LJ 73 I I' 74 751 ' 1 I I I I I a0 �+ Section B: FacilityData Name and I-ocat,en of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry TimelOale Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Exit TimeiDate Permit Expiration Date Namelsi of Onstle Representali ve(sl;Titles(s)1Phone and Fax Number{s) Other Facifily Data Narre Aduress cl Resoonsible Olfictai: Title; Phone and Fax Number Contacted 9iGs �I�r+✓� .v�r 0/vi� C.L.�.r/y/yJ Yt i ,;7 `-� ` Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement ■ Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program Sludge Handling Disposal Facility Site Review EffluenUReceiving Waters Laboratory Storm Water Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Nametst and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Signature of Managed! t O A Review r � Agency+'OKce/Phone and Fax Numbers Date 04 6 (z o� EPA Form 3560.3lRev 9.A) Previous edtlionsure obsolete. *0 00 Permit: NCO077437 Owner - Facility: Cogentrix Energy Inc - Elattleboro Cogen plant Inspection Date: 06122j04 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation I j4-r)raIr34 Yes bin M NF_ Comment. ice down sampler. Use JRReed Labs in Newport News. VA. pH meter and thermometers calibrated per certification guidelines Record sheets reflect improvements implemented as result of Edith Henderson of DWO review in 2004. ; . r.% 1.1, no, o,.,_,iei u fcr , a Cl 0 0 ti,'.'. 01-:10 . a1:t'-­31&" x1n­311�' No 0 0 IS fiij,,. -T Ott;t j"ravng uropwiy'7 M D 0 0 0 13 [3 Comment, In -line anubar meter works well and appears accurate. W'. zlqf; Yf--: No NA UE� JS 01, if)-,, 3er7!it" M 13 0 0 ii. Complete and current M 0 13 0 j,i rt;ccojs niairiia,ilea for 3 years tiat reg required 5 years)? M 13 0 0 dIIJIyIiCal rIE'SU11S CCIiSiitent with data reported on DN.Rs? M 0 0 0 Are sarr,;)Isnyanu analysis cata adequale and inCILde. M 0 0 0 Cates. times anc location of sampling Name of noivicual p:erlorrnirig the Sampting Results of analys-s and calibration Dates at anaNsis If ';r' sc:n Ut,.rf.,rlrinq irai, 5ei 'r-3nt,[,Or,e'J COOS �!""jj jrr., .1 ' '3,13;;Iu aria inCILC2 0 0 El 0 :­0 Er'yIrut! Xg -Ira..'01rigs M y , _'J%;n _f V_;Lrr:o'cw n7jii'tLI1ji!Ce and repairs CL, ;he', :1Ck.-_-e 311 ;erMit .1X'3rreters) 0 0 1:1 '1,1111% SL,01r111-20 IIS ilinual compfiance report to users, 0 0 0 13 %1UU permirtt:,: %,vi Co trey operate 24,7 jviiti a ^_ernfieC operator an each shift' 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S !nf, ORC -.eriificd at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification7 0 0 0 13 ;, We U,4CKLI) Cper,iioi certified at one grace iess or greater than the facility classification? 0 0 0 Is o ccq•i cf the CLirrent,14POES permit available On site' 0 0 0 .S tr:t. ;esunfpnon viarified as contained in the NPOES permit? 11 0 0 0 Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for example: MLSS. MCRT. Settleable Solids, DO, Sludge 0 0 0 0 Judge pH, and others that are applicable? Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? 0 0 0 0 Comment Reviewed 2004 field data records and compared to DNIR. All are accurate. Contract lab data in locked office was not reviewed David Herring is ORC- Certifica lion# PC28585 & WW245933. Backup is Drew Isreal Certificate PC985777 P"i'_ip2t Oiamplo_a Yen Nn NA NE, i!i cort,pome sampling flow proportional? 0 0 0 -hl W _51L: 4tox I 0 0 0 11 C3 11 Ir)t! CleAn" M00 0 JOI :Jr storage tKupi at 10 to 4 4 ceyroes Celsius)? ME] 0 11 *0 00 Permit: NCO077437 Owner - Facility: Cogentrix Energy Inc - Battleboro Cogen plant Inspection Date: 06/22/04 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yen No NA bir- less) Has the permittee sc:bmitted a new application? M ❑ ❑ ❑ , i Wt: i j,_iIi as rldscnhed In the pern,d? No ❑ ❑ a.0 thurq dnv spaCwl candi;ions for ?he permit') ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general pubtic' M ❑ ❑ ❑ I, the 6nsGe6ter granted access to all areas for inspection? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Permit is followed and equipment operated as described in permit Q-Prwinnc P. 6lain1enance Yes No NA N;` Does the plant have general safety structures in place such as rails around or covers over tanks. ads, or wells' ❑ ❑ ❑ l5 the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping' ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment ilalt�qhen. Eosins Yac Nn NA NF ;r _• ;;,,tut Ire_ Dr c�cnii •ln;Js or structures ;o the nai'_ral en•nronmeol° ❑ ❑ ❑ , X, ; •a., �1�;7, tiL KL'2.,n'ny .1 t;Cdi; Ir't.'ilr, � ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ .nk- c.,,,n uc,7 it exetiiive gr_as,=7 ❑ ❑ ❑ Arm Lill ;;r.^'tiS 3L?r3t;1r''' ❑ ❑ ❑ ... _.!!7,:3r'd :li'.11� dldrq'i�CRr7Cla� ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment Two basins for equalization and settling Normally use one with backup ready for surge flows or problems with one in service Receive water from coal pile runoff, deionizer unit blowdown, cooling blowdown (with metered flow) in cooler months.beder btowdowns and slormwater. Scrubber blowdown is discharged top evaporation pit and reused or evaporated This is not discharged to treatment plant. Portion of now is recirculated to reduce temperature of discharge Sludge from basins is dewatered at coal pile and either burned or disposed at landfill. YPc Nn NA NF Pill Stafinn - Fff(uent is the Gump .vet ,ve!I free of oy;;ass lines or structures? ❑ ❑ ❑ 'i the ,)eryr it `rot:5eK aeping acceptable' ❑ ❑ ❑ is the wel well ii or _xt,ssi%e gr'3ase' 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps;resent•' ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ :+rc dll µuneps operaole'. ❑ ❑ ❑ . 11 zi%ail;ici. _iru c: pf3l `i ,_,];r,•' .j.,O IL•le and .:peralicnal' ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment Tno pumps are available One is normally used Only one site slormwater ourfall after a settling basin with several In -line catch basins This does not include coal management area which goes through treatment unit, j"i i 7�r�rd YES,,. tjyNA NE -v.,.Gf-•c! relscnn- cr l3bdralcry' 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ 111 ,,tors I,nrdlll2le1ylCA_luu1riy r,elc parameters) pertormed by a certified lad' 0 Cl Cl ❑ ; I,•.•lrt. .5 n•, lj -, '.nrtrpGt Ir�h' ❑ ❑ ❑ ,111.1lY,r-.il rusLltS tcnsiii kith gala reported on plvlRs' ❑ ❑ ❑ i;rcuur le,r1Pul azure .;el for sample storage (kept all 1.0 to 4 4 degrees Celsius)? ❑ ❑ ❑ !'IcLbalor (Fecal Coliforml set to 44 5 degrees Celsius*;- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Ir,cl-oalor (BUD) set to 20 0 degrees Celsius -1- 1 0 degrees? 0 ❑ M 0 00 00 Permit: NC0077437 Owner - Facility: Cogentrix Energy Inc - Battleboro Cogen plant Inspection Date. 06;22r04 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yes No NA NE ;;ertu' Wdo �.s requited by the permit tfrequency. sampling type representative)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment Composite samples are collected on ice and maintained on ice for shipping. Chromium and zinc are analyzed In addition to other metals in effluent even though neither is added to cooling tower or boiler. Chlorine is added to cooling tower in hot months, but [here is no blowdown due to evaporation. ��1' �•;--t! 1:i—r Yee No NA NF is :onlinoment aoequate? IS storage adequate? Are pdCKup rLMPS a,ra,lable'' r. Irc :;ilc lrOC')f OxceSsivC Icdking'� Comment Sulfuric acid and caustic are used for neutraliztion if needed. The system is controlled by in line pH probe system F'rl .-ri P -^P- 1S `qr'r Sf .v:iy :o rhq outlali voperly mainiainedl ..c�'•��'.; ...tl�;r ifs: .l joi.! tlr_dfdtle A35:s.vdler IPalerlals-) i• 'I•. � .� .. ..'I, G• . -- :r 4'7i^ ql.^C' :h7rt ,i �raC?� Yoe Nn KJA NF ■❑a❑ M ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■❑❑❑ "t.. „1— 1('_ •v4L, WC; art ln�or wcra!irg pfoperly') ❑ ❑ ❑ C3mmens Discharge rto Tar River at Hwy 97 and Old Balteboro Road. Rock fined discharge at end of force main, No of )sion evident 31 time of rnspecllen NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type 31 11 12) e-;:cei22 117 1B u Section D: Summaa of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Z -i Y 30 March 2007 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED 7006-0810-0002-6048-1528 Mr. Richard Frymyer, General Manager Cogentrix of Rocky Mount P.O. Box 370, 6358 Old Battleboro Road Battleboro, NC 27809 Michael F. Easley, Govemor William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality Subject. Compliance Evaluation Inspections for NPDES Permits NCO077437 (wastewater) and NCS000350 (stormwater) and Resulting Notice of Violation, NOV-2007-PC-0151 Cogentrix of Rocky Mount, Battleboro Plant Edgecombe County Dear Mr. Frymyer: On 8 March 2007, Ronald Boone, of the Division of Water Quality's (DWQ) Raleigh Regional Office (RRO), conducted Compliance Evaluation Inspections (CEI) for the subject NPDES permits at the subject site. Your assistance and cooperation, as well as that of Mr. David Herring, Compliance Coordinator, were helpful and appreciated. Inspection reports are attached for your records and inspection findings are listed below. SITE DESCRIPTION 1. This is a coal-fired power generation facility. Wastewater generated at the site is treated in one of two sedimentation/neutralization basins. The effluent is then pumped into a forced main that discharges into receiving waters known as the Tar River, this segment of which is classified as a Class C, nutrient sensitive water (NSW) in the Tar Pamlico river basin. The actual discharge point is located approximately four miles from the plant, in the river on the southwest corner of NC Hwy 97 and Springfield Road. 2. All site stormwater flows into a detention pond and is then discharged via one stormwater discharge outfall (SDO) located on the southern end of the site. The stormwater is discharged to receiving waters known as an unnamed tributary to Beech Branch, a Class C, nutrient sensitive water (NSW) in the Tar Pamlico river basin. Please note that the receiving stream currently listed on the Certificate of Coverage (COC) is Beech Creek. This is incorrect and should be corrected now, during the ongoing permit renewal cycle. The appropriate office of DWQ will be sent a copy of this letter to make them aware of the needed change. The actual receiving stream should be an unnamed tributary to Beech Branch. INSPECTION SUMMARY —Wastewater NC0077437 ,o`, No, aro a atrrra l North Carolina Division of Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 7914200 Customer Service lntemet h2o.enrslate.nc.us 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 FAX (919) 5714718 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycled110% Post Consumer Paper Cogentrix of Rocky Mount, NCO077437 NCB 0' Compliance Evaluation Inspections 03/30/2007, Page,2 o 3. There were no problems noted with the wastewater treatment facility. The sedimentation basins, chemical injection systems, effluent pump station and flow measurement systems were all operational and as described in the permit. All equipment seemed well maintained and in good condition. 4. Effluent sampling is being accomplished as required in the permit. Comparison of discharge monitoring reports (DMR) with official lab data turned up no discrepancies and all parameters are being monitored as required. Field lab test -data and -procedures were examined and no problems were noted. 5. Outfall 003 and the.,efflu ti w ree of Lg1y_gd and no problems were detected. The right-of-way (ROW) to the outfall was sufficiently maintained to allow access when needed. 6. It was noted that discharges from the cooling tower blowdown (outfall 002) have become less frequent since the new total residual chlorine (TRC) limit became effective back on 1 January 2007 and that you have not installed any systems to dechlorinate the water in order to meet the limit. Mr. Herring stated that you are blowing down into outfall 002 less frequently, in part because of the difficulty in meeting this limit. You may want to consider installing a dechlorination system to ensure you can meet the TRC limit when the time comes. It was noted that you do use gas chlorine at times to shock the system, along with Sodium Bromide regularly in the cooling tower system to control growth. INSPECTION SUMMARY— Stormwater (NCS000350) 7. The Stormwater pollution prevention plan was inspected. All required components were present and met the minimum requirements. 8. The entire site was clean and well maintained. No obvious pollutant sources of concern were noted. 9. Qualitative monitoring is being performed more often than necessary. Please take note however that even though it is being performed more often than necessary, it still must be performed during the time periods specified in the permit, i.e. once during the spring (2°a quarter, Apr -Jun) and once during the fall (Sep -Nov). 10. Analytical monitoring is not being performed as required. According to Mr. Rick Neff, Cogentrix's engineer that designed the wet Stormwater detention pond, the pond is designed to meet the criteria specified in footnote #2, for table #1 (Analytical Monitoring Requirements), in Part II, Section B of the permit. According to this footnote, "If the detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event exceeding a ten year design storm, then no analytical monitoring is required and only qualitative monitoring shall be performed". This pond was actually discharging during the inspection, through an orifice placed in the side of the overflow standpipe, approximately 12" to 24" below the overflow level of the standpipe. This pond does not meet the intention of the above -mentioned footnote. In order to qualify for this exception, the pond would need to be designed not to discharge except for a storm event exceeding the 10-year design storm. In other words, in order to meet the intent of the footnote, the pond would never be allowed to discharge except in response to a storm event greater than the 10-year design storm. As it is currently designed, the wet stormwater detention pond at your site is not the correct unit for this application. Therefore, Cogentrix must immediately begin sampling the pond effluent in accordance with the analytical monitoring requirements found in the permit. Co gentrix of Rocky Mount, NC00774"00350, Compliance Evaluation inspections 03/30/2007, Page 3 of 3 11. Additionally, the combined facts that it was not raining at the time of the inspection, it hadn't rained for quite some time prior to the inspection and yet the pond was still discharging during the inspection, strongly indicates that the pond must also be receiving flow from other unidentified sources. This may constitute one or more unidentified, unauthorized, illicit wastewater discharges. Cogentrix must immediately undertake to identify and halt all sources of wastewater, aside from site stormwater runoff, from draining into the pond and making it discharge during dry periods. Once identified, such discharges will have to be appropriately permitted. Please be aware that the issues mentioned in paragraph 10 above, constitute violations of your stormwater discharge permit. Such noncompliance is unacceptable and these violations may result in the assessment of civil penalties in an amount of up to $25,000 per day per violation. Please reply to this offlce within 30 days of your receipt of this letter, with a detailed corrective action plan, including an implementation schedule, leading to full and continuous compliance with your stormwater permit. Additionally, please specify your plan to identify and correct all illicit discharges into your stormwater system. If you or your staff has any questions regarding the inspection or this letter, please contact Ron Boone for assistance at 919-791-4200. Sincerely, Charles Wakild, P.E. Surface Water Protection Supervisor Raleigh Regional Office Attachments: 1. Final Inspection Checklist cc: Stormwater Permitting Unit Non -Point Source Compliance Enforcement Unit Central Files RRO/SWQ Files . . & so N United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.G. 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 U 2 1 51 3 NCS000350 11 121 07/03/08 1 17 1_I EJ 181 rf 19us 20I j �J Lj u Remarks 21111 L I IIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIiIIIIIIIIIII111111111111I6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 131 QA —---------- _-------- _-_Reserved--------------- 671 1 69 70I � 71 I ty ' 72 (N � u u 73I ' 174 751 I I 1 1 1 I j 80 �t�l Section B: FacilityData Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES permit Number) 10:00 AM 07/03/08 02/05/01 Edgecombe Genco, LLC-Battleboro Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 6358 old Battleboro Rd Battleboro NC 27809 12:00 PM 07/03/08 07/04/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/ritles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Seth Carter,PO Box 370 Battleboro NC 27809//252-442-0805/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check onIX those areas evaluated) Storm Water Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Ron Boon PRO WQ//919-791-4200/ 1.31 Signature of Man ent 0 A vie r AgencylOffice/Phone and Fax Numbers Date f� 0 2,v J EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-9 revious editions are obsolete. Page # 1 00 00 NPDES yrlmo/day Inspection Type (cont 31 NCS000350 '11 12[ 07/03/08 ' 47 18� _ L, Section Q; Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additionalsheetsof narrative and checklists as necessary) SP3 has been developed and implemented. Qualitative monitoring being done more often than required. However, permittee must ensure that even though its being done more often than needed, it still must be done at least twice per during the timeframes specified in the permit, i.e. spring - Apr through June and fall - Sep through Nov. Also, permittee is not conducting analytical monitoring because they have.a SW detention pond that they assert meets the criteria of footnote #2 of table #1, Analytical Monitoring Requirements, in Part 11, Section B of the permit, i.e. the stormwater "...detention pond discharges only in response to a storm event exceeding a ten yar design storm...". However, the pond was discharging at the time of the inspection through an orifice in the side of the overflow pipe that was placed approximately 12" to 24" below the overflow level of the overflow pipe. According to Cogentrix personnel and their engineer, the orifice is the mechanism by which the level of the pond is kept at the level required for the pond to contain the 1 0-year design storm without overflowing at the overflow pipe. This is still considered a discharge that must be monitored in accordance with table #1. Finally, the above mentioned pond was discharging during the inspection despite that fact that it was not raining and hadn't rained for quite some time prior to the inspection. This strongly indicates one or more unidentified, unauthorized; illicit wastewater discharges through the SW detention pond. The permittee must immediately undertake to identify all discharges into the pond and stop them and/or have them appropriately permitted. Page # 2 O�OtWAT � r 0 Nii� Y Michael F. Easley, Governor William G.' Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality _ September 5, 2006 _ y EDGECOMBE GENCO, LLC-BATTLEBORO ATTN: SETH CARTER, OR SUCCESSOR PO BOX 374 BATTLEBORO, NC 27809 Subject: NPDES Stormwater Permit Renewal Edgecombe Genco, LLC-Battleboro Permit Number NCS000350 Edgecombe County Dear Permittee: Your facility is currently covered for stormwater discharge under NPDES Permit NCS000350. This permit expires on April 30, 2007. North Carolina Administrative Code (13A NCAC 2H.0105(e)) requires that an application for permit renewal be filed at least 180 days prior to expiration of the current permit. In order to assure your continued coverage under your permit, you must apply to the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) for renewal of your permit. To make this renewal process easier, we are informing you in advance that your permit will be expiring. Enclosed you will find an individual permit renewal application form, supplemental information request, and Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan certification. Filing the application form along with the requested supplemental information will constitute your application for renewal of your permit. As stated above, the application form must be completed and returned along with all requested information by in order for the permit to be renewed by April 30, 2007. Failure to request renewal by may result in a civil assessment of at least $500.00. Larger penalties may be assessed depending on the delinquency of the request. Discharge of stormwater from your facility without coverage under a valid stormwater NPDES permit would constitute a violation of NCGS 143-215.1 and could result in assessments of civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day. ' If you have any questions regarding the permit renewal procedures please contact Mike Randall of the Stormwater Permitting Unit at (919) 733-5083, ext. 545. Sincerely, Bradley Bennett, Supervisor Stormwater Permitting Unit cc: Central Files Stormwater Permitting Unit Files aleigh Regional Office . NCaton dVQt1lt9?l!f/ North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-5083 Customer Service Internet: wvrw.ncwateMuality.ora location: 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 Fax (919) 733-9612 1-877-623-6748 An Equal OpportunitylAftrmative Action Employer — 50% Rerycled/IQ% Post Consumer Paper WArFR O • Michael F. Easley. Governor PG William C. Ross Jr., Secretary 7� North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality March 17, 2006 Mr. Richard S. Frymyer Edgecombe Genco, LLC 6358 Old Battleboro Road Battleboro, NC 27809 Dear Mr. Frymyer: Subject: Permit No. NCS000350 Edgecombe Genco, LLC Formerly Cogentrix of Rocky Mount, LLC Edgecombe County Division personnel have reviewed and approved your request to transfer coverage under the Individual Permit Number NCS000350, received on February 9, 2006. Please find enclosed the revised permit cover sheet. The terms and conditions contained in the remainder of the permit remain unchanged and in full effect. This revised permit is issued under the requirements of North Carolina General Statutes 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If you have any questions, please contact the Stormwater Permitting Unit at (919) 733-5083, extension 502. Sincerely, Alan W. Klimek P. E. cc: DWQ Central Files Raleigh Regional Office, Water Quality Section Stormwater Permitting Unit ♦� �r ♦ _5 L. J� L%1 No hCaroIina North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Cenler Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone (919) 733-7015 Customer Service Internet: h2o.enr.statem.us. 512 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27604 FAX (919) 733.2496 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer— 509% Recyded110% Post Consumer Paper STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF -ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY PERMIT NO. NCS000350 STORMWATER DISCHARGES NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provision of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, EDGECOMBE GENCO, LLC is hereby authorized to discharge stormwater from a facility located at EDGECOMBE GENCO, LLC SITE . ROUTE 2, STATE ROAD 1400 BATTLEBORO EDGECOMBE COUNTY to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary to Beech Creek, a class C NSW stream, in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts 1,1I, I1I, IV, V, and VI hereof. This permit shall become effective March 17, 2006. This permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire on April 30, 2007. Signed this day March 17, 2006. Alan W. Klimek, Director Division of Water Quality By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission Page I of I Herring, David From: Neff, Ride Sera: Friday, Marla 09, 200710:32 AM To: 'ron.booneonc mail.netenr.state.nc.us' Cc: Frymyer, Sid; Herring, David Saber Edgecombe Generating, LLC - Stogy Pond Design Dear Mr. Boone: Mr. Sid Frymyer, General Manager at Edgecombe Gig, informed me of the inspection conducted by DENR ycstaday, March 8, 2007, and your interest in the design and operatim of the wet demotion Warmwatm pond at the f wiiity. As the Engineer of Record for the facility's Storrawater Pollution Prevention Plan and SPCC Plan, I am familiar with the pond's design and operation. For your reference I have attached the applicable pages Snm DENR's Stonmwd w Guidance Man m* the stotmwater pond at Edgecombe coafctms to the design pry preseatod there. Specifically, the methodology detadod in Appendix L indicates that a minimum pond mrfim area of 031-acres is required to provide adequate treatment; the Edgecombe pond area is *0.4-acres when the water level is at the blee"wa orifice invert. Appendix L recommends that the bled -town orifice be sized to restore the stmmwaler treatment volume in 2 to 5 days and the Edgecombe pond orifice (2-arch diameter) is sized to restore the pond's voh me in 3-days afkr treating the 10-year, 244xmr paecipludon event. Please call either me or Mr. Frymyer if you need any additional information regarding this matter. ly, ,-� C. Richard Neff, P.E. Manager, Environmental Affairs Cogentrix Energy, Inc. 9405 Arumpoint Boulevard Charlotte, NC 28273 Telephone: (704) 672-2818 Facsimile: (704) 525-9934 Cellular' (704) 907-3447 e-mail: RickNeMCogenmcom 03/09/2007 ",;'A . _" .' t e , 1, November 2, 2005 Mr. Richard S. Frymer, Plant Manger Cogentrix Energy, Inc. P.O. Box 370 Battleboro, North Carolina 27809 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspections Battleboro Cogeneration Plant NPDES Permit No. NCO077437 Stormwater Permit NCS000350 Edgecombe County Dear Mr. Frymer: so Michnel F. Easlev, Governor William G. Ross, .Ir., Sccrclun North Carolina Department of Environment and Nawral RCSOUNCS Alan W. Klimek, 11,15., Director Division or Water QoaIi(V Enclosed are checklists which transmit the findings of the inspections conducted by Judy Garrett of the Raleigh Regional Office, and Louis Salguero and Rashe Malcolm of EPA, on July 27, 2005. You and Sandy Bunn represented Cogentrix during the inspection. Judy Garrett also met with you and David Herring on August 17, 2005. Your cooperation and assistance is appreciated. As a result of the inspections, we have the following comments and recommendations: 1) The treatment system consists of 2 neutralization/settling basins which receive wastewater from the coal pile runoff, cooling tower blowdowns, and oil/water separators/plant overflow pit. If necessary, pH is adjusted as it leaves the neutralization weirs using either caustic or acid. Pipe 002 discharges into the head of the neutralization basins. Flow is measured in a parshall flume. Domestic wastewater from this facility is discharged to the Rocky Mount Regional Collection System. 2) Mr. David Herring was ORC of the facility at the time of the inspection. Since that time. Mr, Alexander(Sandy) Bunn has been delegated as ORC. The facility has 3 Back-up ORCs. All 4 of these operators Hold PC-1 classifications as required for this PC -I classified facility. 3) A walk-through inspection of the facility was conducted. it was noted that the effluent pump station does not have visual and audible high water alarms. These need to be installed as soon as possible. In addition, the water in the wet well was backing up into the parshall flume, causing a flooded condition. You informed Ms. Garrett that this problem has already been corrected. 4) A review of the sampling practices at the facility indicated that the composite samples are not being iced during collection. Please begin refrigerating or icing these samples during collection. The Oil and Grease grab sample should be taken in a glass container. Oil and grease clings to plastic containers and causes sample bias. Please begin collecting Oil and Grease samples in glass as required in 40 CFR 136 immediately. ort Nlicaroiina I/ V1111'alli/ North Carolina Division or Water Quality Raleigh Regional Office Surface Water Protection Phone (919) 791-4200 Customer Service Internet: h2o,enr.state.nc.us 1628 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 FAX (919) 571-4718 1-877-023-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled110% Post Consumer Paper Mr. Frymer � Page 2 1-7 5) A review of the facility records was conducted. The flow meter was calibrated on 1/6/05. The continuous pH meters were calibrated on 1/6/05. The ORC should document visits in a log indicating visitation by him or a back-up operator. 6) Mr. Bunn said that the operators cause a discharge from Pipe 002 in order to meet the minimum monitoring requirements contained in the NPDES Permit. If no discharge occurs during the month from this pipe, you may report 0 flow for each day and no further monitoring is required. 7) Composite sampling of Pipe 003 is constant time/constant volume. You have indicated that the flow does not vary by more than 15%. The permit requires flow proportional monitoring unless approval of constant time/constant volume sampling is approved by the DWQ Director. Please submit a request for approval along with documentation that the flow does not vary by more than 15 %. 8) A review of the Stormwater records indicated that the records are well maintained with all requirements met. The stormwater outfall was inspected and found to be satisfactory. Please respond to the concerns listed in items 3, 4, 5 and 7 above on or before November 23, 2005. If you have questions concerning this inspection, please contact me or Ms.Garrett at (919) 791- 4200. Sincerely, Kenneth Schuster, PE' Water Quality Regional Supervisor cc: Edgecombe County Health Department DWQ Central Files Louis Salguero, EPA Science and Ecosystem Support Division, 980 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605-2720 i M N United States Environmental ProtacLon Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 OMB No, 2040-0057 Water Compliance inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yrlmo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 20J 1 I NJ 2 151 31 NCS000350 11 121 05/07/27 117 181 C 19� J Lf U U l Remarks 211 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 Ills I I I 1_1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I_1..1.1 I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 131 QA----------------- Reservod-------------- - 671 ' 69 70I I 71 I uI :.j 72 73 � 74 751 I 1 iI 11 I Li 80 u Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTVV, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTVV name and NPDES permit Number) Ccac:r,crix. Energy Inc-Battiebor 10:O0 Fly Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date NCS 2 1400 Battleboro KC 27809 03:00 PM 05/07/27 07/04/30 Name($) of Onsite Representative(eyTitles(s)IPhone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Offlciai/Title/Phone and Fax Number Seth Carter, PO Box 370 Battleboro NC 27909//252-942-0905/ ContactedNo Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program 0 Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters 0 Storm Water Section D: Summary of Findin Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date ,'.udy F Sarrett RRO WQ//919-571-4700 Ext.270/ frVY� fff Signature of Managem Q A eatewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers D e rr EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type racsaoasso J 11 121 05/07/27 17 is ICI Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checldists as necessary) _ _� l ' 17' ft so Permit: NC5000350 Owner - Facility: Cogentrix Energy Inc-Battlebor Inspection Date: 0M712005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new application? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the facifity as described in the permit? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ ■ ❑ D is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: r so ,T General Stormwater Inspection Checklist Type of Visit ®Compliance inspection/Program Audit ❑Tech Assistance or Recon Location: Cogentrix_ofRocky.Mount,.Edgecombe County Facility Number NCS0003'50 Date07/27/05 Time In10:30 Time Out 3:30 People Interviewed, and Titles- Richard Fryrper and David!. Herring Name of Inspector.ga� C SPPP Documentation (Site PI&A Pai# II (A)(1)) 1. Copy of Certificate of Coverage ®Yes ONO Copy of Permit ❑Yes ONO Requested but not required 2. General Location (USGS) Map shows plant ®Yes pNo, lines of discharge Part li(A)(l)(a) to water of State ®Yes mo, Stream labeled ®Yes ONO., Latitude and longitude ®Yes ONO Comments: 3. Narrative_ Description of Practices ®Yes ❑No Part II(A)(1)(b) 4. Site map ®Yes ONO Shows flows & areas served with arrows and Part 1I(A)(1)(c) % impervious surface ®Yes ONO, buildings ®Yes ONO, process areas ®Yes ONO, disposal areas ®Yes pNo, drainage structures ®Yes ONO, existing BMPs such as secondary containment ®Yes ❑No, list of potential pollutants ®Yes pNo Comments: 5. List of significant spills in last 3 years or certif. if none ®Yes O'No `,< < Part II(A)(1)(d) RRO called? ®Yes pNo 6. SW outfalls have been evaluated for process water ®Yes pNo; „ ; Part II(A)(1)(e) 7. Feasibility of Changing Practices ®Yes pNo , ._ ; ` Part II(A)(2)(a) 8. Secondary Containment ®Yes ONO Schedule needed. pYes ®No Part II(A)(2)(b) Records of Draining Containment, Observations Made OYes ONO 9. BMP Summary ®Yes ONO Part II(A)(2)(c) 10. SPRP Plan ®Yes pNo, Responsible personnel still employed here? ❑Yes ONO Part II(A)(3) 11. PM and Housekeeping Plan ®Yes pNo Record of Inspections? O'Yes ONO Part II(A)(4) 12. Employee training ®Yes ONO — for everybody ®Yes ❑No Part Il(A)(5) 13. Responsible parties, chain of command page_ ®Yes []No:- _ .'' Part II(A)(6) 14. Plan undated/reviewed annually ❑Yes pNo ..:. Part H(A)(7) 15. Stormwater Facility Inspection Program ®Yes ONO Part II(A)(8) 16. This Plan Has Been Implemented (documents in manual, Part II(A)(9) employees show awareness ®Yes pNo Comments:Spill plan -is updated every 5 years.. Sampling and Analytical Data Part II(C) All Stormwater and Process Water is Recycled (IIC(3)) Oyes ONO Rain Gauge on site (not required) ®Yes ❑No Record of an overflow ®Yes ONO Details If not all recycled, what is allowed to discharge? Vehicle Cleaning (IIC2) ❑ Recycle overflow (IIC3 above) ❑ Wetting of Aggregate (IIC4)❑ Mixing drum cleanout (IIC5) ❑ Vehicle Maintenance [] Note: this checklist does not take the place of your permit. You are fully responsible for following the permit. For the topics checked in last question, Analytical data present ®Yes ONO, Compliant'? ®Yes ❑No Details: Total precip ®Yes ONO, Storm duration ®Yes 'ONO, Total flow Est. ❑Yes ❑No,Field pH ®Yes ONO, Chain of custody ®Yes pNo Qualitative Monitoring performed semiannually ®Yes 0-'No Part II(F) Stormwater not combined with process wastewater — general runoff Partll(C)(1) Analytical data pYes pNo, Chain of Custody pYes pNo, Qualitative Monitoring performed semiannually (Section F) pYes pNo, If using cutoff policy, how many sample rounds 2;�analyses_in 2004"' a's required: Cutoff Concentrations met pYes ONO :....° 'Ever have a Bypass? pYes ONO (I1=1(C)(4)a1&2) Notification given? (pYes pNo Outdoor Inspection I located all discharge points ®Yes pNo No. of areas served ; r'=T: Sample points appropriate ®Yes pNo Location if different from discharge point T' Housekeeping: Trash pYes ®No Dust pYes ®No Take pH ®Yes pNo Value(s) ?= Take photos ®Yes pNo Containment Area satisfactory pYes pNo, Loose drums 'pYes ®No, Locked drain b'Yes ®No Inspection Summary Comments See=attached�'letter Recommendations•:!`'k" ' L.—' Requirements: Letter is to go to: Name Richard S: Frymer, Plant: 'Manager Title Plant.Manager Address P.O: Box 37; Battleboro; NC r-27809 Helpful Information at http://h2o.enr.state.ne.us/su/Manuals_Eactsheets.htm Note: this checklist does not take the place of your permit. You are fully responsible for following the permit. Revised 7/23/03, 10/21/03, 4/13/05