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Home My WebLink AboutNC0072664_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018 (197)PAT MCCRORY . rx ! Gnti¢inor . DONALD R. DR VAT "y WatterResources� S. JAY ZIMMERMAN _ November 4, 2016 Mr. Mark Hawes Shurtape Technologies, LLC. P.0 Box 1530 Hickory, NC 28603 Subject: Compliance Inspection Stony Point Tape Plant NPDES Permit No. NCO072664 Alexander County Dear Mr. Hawes: Enclosed is a. copy of the Compliance Inspection report for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on October 31, 2016, by Ori Tuvia. Your cooperation during the. site visit was much, appreciated. Please advise the staff involved with h this NPDES Permit by forwarding a copy of the enclosed report. The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please.do not hesitate to contact Ori Tuvia at (704) 235-2190, or at ori.tuvia@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Ori Tuvia, Environmental Engineer Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, DEQ Cc:- NPDES Unit MRO Files. --. = Mooresville Regional Office - - United States' Environmental Fratection Agency Form Approved., = EPA wishingtori, D.C. 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057, ".. Water Compliance Inspection .Report Approval expires a 31-9e Section. A: National Data System Coding. (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code, NPDES yr/mo/day. Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 IN 1 2 is LJ. 3 1 NC00726641 I11. 12 16110/31 ..17 18 LCJ 191 c I 2.OLJ 21111111 11111111 I II III IIII I IIIII1.111IIII1II1__66 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved 6711.0 70Id I 71 I„ I 72 f �, i 731 I 174 75 Li LJ 80 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 oennit Number) 09:25AM 16/10/31 14/06/01 Stony Point Plant Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 8510 NC Hwy 90 E 12:30PM 16/10/31 19/03/31 Stony Point NC 28.678 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Tities(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data . /// Douglas Ray HalYORC/828-267-8919/ Jerry.Eplin//828-267-8212 / " Name, Address of Responsible OfficiaUtitie/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Mark E Hawes,PO Box 1530 Hickory NC 286031530/Direetor of Environment & No 67 Safety/828-2-8428/8778599746 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"Effluent/Receiving Waters . 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 Od A Tuvia MRO WQ/1704 663-1699/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date W. Corey Basinger.. MRO WQ//704235-2194/ .EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. .p. 'bLAZ Page# 1 Permit: NC0012664 Owner - Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection. Date: 10/31/2016 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 ❑ ❑ M ❑ \ application? Is the facility as..described in the permit? ❑ ..❑ 13 # Are there any. special conditions for the permit? : ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ El Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0,.` ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The subject permit expires on 3/31/2019. Air washer and coolinia tower discharges were rerouted from the.WWTP in 2012 and are now.directly discharged under NCG500323 Record Keepina : Yes No NA NE Are recordskept and,maintained:as required,by the permit?. .❑ . ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? : ❑ 1111 Are ail records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ❑ ❑,. ❑ . Are analytical- results consistent with data reported on DMRs? ,0 .�. ❑. 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? E ❑ (If the facility. is:=. or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/'7 with a certified operator:, . 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? Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Comment: :❑ ❑ .❑ .. ■❑ ❑0 ■❑❑❑ Permit: NCO072664 Owner - Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection Date: 10/31/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel. or laboratory? Ell, ❑ Q ❑ 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)? I Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: On -site analyses (temperature: pH, dissolved.oxy0en and total residual chlorine). are #50) performs all remaining permit -required effluent analyses as well as the MLSS and MLVSS process control analyses 'The field instrumentation used on site appeared to be properly calibrated and documented. The meters are calibrated/verified twice per year• by `Water Tech Labs Inc. (12/16/2015 and 6/1312016). The temperature reported on the QMRs -is taken from the pH meter. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? 0 , ❑ ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean?, ❑ [3 ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 ❑ ❑ ' ❑ Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type 0- ❑ 1:1 ❑ representative)? Comment:. The permit requires grab samples for all required parameters. All effluent samples are kept on ice in a cooler until transfer to the contracted analytical laboratory is completed_ Upstream,/ Downstream Sampling Yes No NA 'NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, and ❑ ❑ ❑ sampling location)? Comment: Operations &Maintenance ,Yes No NA. NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control. parameters,,for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable _ ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH,, 00, Sludge Judge, and other that are. applicable? Page# 4 Permit: NCO072664 - Owner - Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection Date: 10/31/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation... Operations &°Maintenance Yes No NA, NE Comment:' The Permittei§ conducts process control sampling of.PH. dissolved oxvaen. 'MLSS: MLVSS and settleability in the operation of the WWTP. The air washer and cooling tower discFiarges.were rerouted from the WWTP in 2012 and are now:d'irectiyd'ischarged under NCG500323. Bar Screens j Yes No NA NE Type of bar screen a.Manual. b.Mechanical . Are.the bars adequately screening debris? ❑ ❑ El Is the screen free of excessive debris? ❑ . ❑ ❑ Is disposal of screening in compliance? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the unit in good condition? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑' Comment: Screenings are disposed with the WWTP sludge by Miller's Septic Service. Aeration Basins Mode of operation Type of aeration "system Is the basin free of dead spots? Are 'surface aerators'and mixers operational? Are the diffusers operational? Is the foam the proper color for the. treatment process? Does the foam cover less than 25% of the basin's surface? Is the DO level.acceptable? Is the DQ. levei acceptable?(1.0 to 3.0 mg/I) - Comment: Secondary Clarifier. Is the. clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater? Is the sitefree. of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier? Are weirs level? Is the site..free of weir. blockage? Is the site'free of evidence of short-circuiting?. Is scum removal adequate? Is the site free of excessive floating sludge? Yes No NA'' NE Ext. Air Diffused 10'D ❑ ❑.- ❑ ❑ 0 E 11. ❑ ❑ ❑ .❑ -■❑ ❑❑ :W Yes No NA NE El El N..❑ �. ❑...❑ 11 '. 0 - Q ,0 ❑ '❑ -... Page# 5 Permit: NC0072664 Owner - Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection Date: 110/31/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation . . Secondary Clarifier Yes No- NA. NE Is the drive unit operational?, ❑ ❑ Is the return rate acceptable (low turbulence)? . 11 ❑ ❑ Is the, overflow clear of excessive solids/pin floc? ❑. ❑ ❑ Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? (Approximately % of the sidewall depth.) 0 ❑ Comment: Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? �_ . ❑ ❑ ❑ Are.the tablets the proper size and type? 0 ❑ ❑ .❑ Number of tubes in use? 2 Is the level of•chlorine residual acceptable? ❑: ❑ ❑ Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is there chlorine' residual prior to de -chlorination? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment:: De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system? Tablet . . Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? _ ❑ ❑ . ❑ Is storage appropriate for cylinders? . ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is.de-chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? [� ❑ 0 Comment:: . Are the tablets the proper size and type? ':M ' . ❑ ❑ .11 Are -tablet de=chlorinators operational? .. ❑ ❑ .0 Number of tubes in use? 2 Comment: Aerobic Digester Yes No NA NE Is the capacity:adequate? M ❑ ❑ El Is the mixing adequate? Is the site fred of excessive foaming in the tank? M . :E1 El # Is the odor acceptable? . � ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is tankage available for properly waste sludge? - ❑ ., ❑ ❑ l Page# 6 Permit: NCO072664 Owner - Facility:. Stony Point Plant Inspection Date: 10/3112016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Aerobic Diaester Yes No 'NA NE Comment:_ The permittee aerates the 2.000-gallon sludge holding tank within the WWTP. The sludge is taken to the Taylorsville VW1i*fP by Miller's Septic Service. Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE # Is flow meter used for reporting? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the flow meter operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (If units are separated) Does the.chart recorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ ❑ . Comment: Permittee uses the buckettstop watch method of determining effluent flow. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to`the outfall properly maintained? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are .they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: