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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0022155_2020 ARR_20210322ROY COOPER Governor DIONNE DELLI-CATTI Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Ms. Cathy Howell, Town Manager Town of Jefferson P.O. Box 67 Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 NORTH CAROLINA Environanentaf Quality March 22, 2021 SUBJECT: 2020 Annual Report Review Town of Jefferson, Distribution of Class A Residuals Program Permit No. WQ0022155 Ashe County Dear Ms. Howell: A review of the 2020 annual report was completed by Division of Water Resources staff person Caitlin Caudle. This review reflects compliance with the subject permit. Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional comments. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Caitlin Caudle at the letterhead address or phone number, or by email at caitlin.caudle(a.ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: OD2D3CE3F187456... for Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ-WSRO enc: Inspection Report cc: Tim Church, Water Resources Director (leffwns(o-)centurylink. net) Ashe County Environmental Health (tonya.hartsog(c)apphealth.com; and rew.blethen c( apphealth.org) Laserfiche Files WSRO Electronic Files ruoRn+cnao�i D_�E�, QUA D.F.ft.d.e mow_." a..iK North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 Compliance Inspection Report Permit: WQ0022155 Effective: 07/28/16 Expiration: 06/30/21 Owner: Town of Jefferson SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Jefferson WWTP County: Ashe 1233 NC Hwy 16 S Region: Winston-Salem Jefferson NC 28640 Contact Person: Tim Church Title: Water Resources Director Phone: 336-246-2165 Directions to Facility: System Classifications: Primary ORC: Certification: Phone: Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Related Permits: NC0021709 Town of Jefferson - Jefferson WWTP Inspection Date: 03/10/2021 Entry Time 09:OOAM Primary Inspector: Caitlin Caudle Secondary Inspector(s): Exit Time: 10:OOAM Phone: 336-776-9699 Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Permit Inspection Type: Distribution of Residual Solids (503) Facility Status: Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Question Areas: Miscellaneous Questions Record Keeping Treatment Sampling Pathogen and Vector Attraction (See attachment summary) Page 1 of 4 Permit: WQ0022155 Owner - Facility: Town of Jefferson Inspection Date: 03/10/2021 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: On March 10, 2021 DWR staff person Caitlin Caudle reviewed the submitted annual report. This review reflects compliance with the subject permit. TCLP was completed with the annual report review. Moving forward, please attempt to collect more than one fecal sample to accurately represent all residuals distributed. A compliance inspection and permitting visit has been scheduled for the month of March. Page 2 of 4 Permit: WQ0022155 Owner - Facility: Town of Jefferson Inspection Date: 03/10/2021 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine Type Yes No NA NE Land Application ❑ Distribution and Marketing Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are GW samples from all MWs sampled for all required parameters? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are there any GW quality violations? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is a copy of current permit on -site? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are current metals and nutrient analysis available? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are nutrient and metal loading calculating most limiting parameters? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ a. TCLP analysis? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ b. SSFA (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are PAN balances being maintained? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are PAN balances within permit limits? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Has land application equipment been calibrated? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there pH records for alkaline stabilization? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are there pH records for the land application site? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are nutrient/crop removal practices in place? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Do lab sheets support data reported on Residual Analysis Summary? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are hauling records available? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are hauling records maintained and up-to-date? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Has application occurred during Seasonal Restriction window? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Pathogen and Vector Attraction Yes No NA NE a. Fecal coliform SM 9221 E (Class A or B) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Class A, all test must be <1000 MPN/dry gram Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram ❑ Fecal coliform SM 9222 D (Class B only) ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram ❑ b. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class A) ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ c. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class B) ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Temperature corrected ❑ d. Salmonella (Class A, all test must be < 3MPN/4 gram day) ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page 3 of 4 Permit: WQ0022155 Owner - Facility: Town of Jefferson Inspection Date: 03/10/2021 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine e. Time/Temp on: 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Digester (MCRT) Compost ❑ Class A lime stabilization ❑ f. Volatile Solids Calculations ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ g. Bench -top Aerobic/Anaerobic digestion results ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Treatment Yes No NA NE Check all that apply Aerobic Digestion ❑ Anaerobic Digestion ❑ Alkaline Pasteurization (Class A) ❑ Alkaline Stabilization (Class B) ❑ Compost ❑ Drying Beds ❑ Other Comment: Biosolids dehydrator Sampling Yes No NA NE Describe sampling: Is sampling adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is sampling representative? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Comment: Only one fecal sample was collected during April, while over half of the Class A product was produced and distributed before April. Moving forward please attempt to collect multiple fecal samples throughout the year. Page 4 of 4