HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0068233_Inspection_20200724United States Environmental Protection 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 yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 IN 1 2 u 3 I NCO068233 I11 121 20/07/21 I17 18LC I 19 Ls_] 201 I
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Inspection
Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved -------------------
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Section B: Facility Data
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)
10:15AM 20/07/21
17/07/01
Fairfield WTP
4287 Piney Woods Rd
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
Fairfield NC 27826
10:55AM 20/07/21
22/06/30
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
Baron Ray Berry/ORC/252-943-5118/
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Clint Berry,PO Box 66 Swanquarter NC 27885//252-926-6455/
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports
Self -Monitoring Progran 0 Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate Laboratory
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
DWR/Division of Water Qua Iity/252-948-3924/ 7/24/2020
Robert
``Bullock
Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type
NCO068233 I11 12I 20/07/21 117 18 i c i
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
The review period for this inspection was July 2018 through May 2020. A Notice of Deficiency was sent
for a turbidity violation over the review period.
The facility was judged to be Compliant with NPDES permit NC0068233.
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Permit: NCO068233 Owner -Facility: Fairfield WTP
Inspection Date: 07/21/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit
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(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new
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Is the facility as described in the permit?
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# Are there any special conditions for the permit?
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
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Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
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Comment: The current permit is set to expire on June 30, 2022.
Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
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Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Record Keeping
Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
Is all required information readily available, complete and current?
Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)?
Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs?
Is the chain -of -custody complete?
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 COCs
Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters?
Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ?
(If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operatc
on each shift?
Is the ORC visitation log available and current?
Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification?
Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification
Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site?
Yes No NA NE
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Permit: NCO068233
Inspection Date: 07/21/2020
Owner -Facility: Fairfield WTP
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Record Keeping
Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review?
Comment:
Laboratory
Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory?
Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab?
# Is the facility using a contract lab?
# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees
Celsius)?
Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees?
Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees?
Yes No NA NE
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Comment: Hyde County is field parameter certified. Toxicity sample is sent to Environmental Testing
Solutions and all other samples are sent to Environment 1 for analvsis.
Flow Measurement - Effluent
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# Is flow meter used for reporting?
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Is flow meter calibrated annually?
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Is the flow meter operational?
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(If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter?
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Comment: Delta Svstems Environmental calibrated the flow meter on October 24, 2019.
Effluent Pipe
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No
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Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained?
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Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris?
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If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly?
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Comment:
Effluent Sampling
Is composite sampling flow proportional?
Is sample collected below all treatment units?
Is proper volume collected?
Is the tubing clean?
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Celsius)?
Yes No NA NE
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Permit: NC0068233
Inspection Date: 07/21/2020
Effluent Sampling
Owner -Facility: Fairfield WTP
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type
representative)?
Comment: All samples are grab as stated in the NPDES permit.
Yes No NA NE
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