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Home My WebLink AboutNC0035904_Inspection_20140506ATA HCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla; III Governor Secretary May 6, 2014 Kenneth G. Hart NC Department of Public Safety 4216 Mail Service Ctr Raleigh, NC 27699 SUBJECT: April 23, 2014 Compliance Evaluation Inspection NC Department of Public Safety McCain Correctional Hospital WWTP Permit'No: NC0035904 Hoke County Dear Mr. Hart: Enclosed please fmd a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection conducted on April 23, 2014. The Compliance Evaluation Inspection was conducted by Mark Brantley, Environmental Senior Specialist, of the Fayetteville Regional Office. The facility was found to be in Compliance with permit NC0035904. As a reminder, preservation of the Waters of the State can only be achieved through consistent NPDES Permit compliance. Comments Facility was clean and neat in appearance at the time of the inspection. G Please be sure to record all laboratory data on the laboratory bench sheets and then on the monthly DMR. A peer review program is strongly encouraged to ensure that laboratory data is accurately reported. Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your staff have any questions, please call me at910-433-3327. Sincerely, /72/zoil Mark Brantley Environmental Senior Specialist Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations Section cc: Philip W Smith, ORC Central Files aye- eyiI: ilks Fayetteville Regional Office 225 Green Street, Suite 714, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5095 ' Main Phone: 910 433-3300 \ Internet: http://www:ncdenr.gov United States Environmental Protection Agency • EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 Water CompliancA. Inspection Report • Form Approved. OMB No. 2040-0057 Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES - yr/mo/day - Inspection 1 I N I 2 15 i 3 I NC0035904 111 121 . 14/04/23 117. Type Inspector Fac Type 18I C I• 19I S I 20II IIII IIII III66 Remarks 211II.IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIII IIIIIIII Inspection Work Days • Facility, Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---, ------Reserved-------=-=-------- 67I: 169 70I I . - 71 I N I 72I N I 731 I I.74 751 1 I I I I I 180 Section B:" Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include - POTW name and NPDES permit Number) • McCain Correctional Hospital WWTP NC Hwy 211 . . - . Raleigh NC 276994216 Entry Time/Date 09:45 AM 14/04/23 - Permit Effective Date 09/08/01 - Exit Time/Date , 11:15 AM 14/04/23 Permit Expiration Date 14/07/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// • Philip W Smith/ORC/910-843-5241/ ' Other Facility Data . • Name, Address of Responsible OfficialfTitle/Phone and Fax Number, Contacted William N Stovall,4216 Mail Service Ctr Raleigh NC 276994216//919-716-3400/9197163978 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) - - as necessary) 111 Permit Flow Measurement ' Operations & Maintenance ' Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program • Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists (Seeattachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) . . Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Mark Brantley FRO WQ//910-433-3300 Ext.727/ AtiPlA S 1 Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date - Belinda S Henson '. ,;,'/-r • lteA144ZFRO WQ//910-433-3300 Ext.726/ 5yt�I'1 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page # 1 3 NPDES NC0035904 yr/mo/day Inspection Type / 11 12 / 14/04/23. 117 18I C I 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Comments Facility was clean and neat in appearance at the time of the inspection. Please be sure to record all laboratory data on the laboratory bench sheets and then on the monthly DMR. A peer review program is strongly encouraged to ensure that laboratory data is accurately reported. Page # 2 Permit: NC0035904 Owner - Facility: McCain Correctional Hospital WWTP Inspection Date: 04/23/2014 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? ® n n n Is the facility as described in the permit? i n n n # Are there any special conditions for the permit? n n ® n Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? - ® n n n Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ®nnn - Comment: Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? ®• n n n Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge ® 0 0 0 Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Record Keeping - Yes No NA NE 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 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? ® nnn ® nnn• ® nnn- ®. r n- n n nn® n n n Erin n crown n n®n ® nnn- w nnn w nnn w nnn Page # 3 1 Permit: NC0035904 Owner - Facility: McCain Correctional Hospital WWTP Inspection Date: 04/23/2014 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Comment: Effluent Pipe 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: Flow Measurement - Effluent # Is flow meter used for reporting? Is flow meter calibrated annually? Is the flow meter operational? (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? Comment: Bar Screens Type of bar screen a.Manual b.Mechanical Are the bars adequately screening debris? Is the screen free of excessive debris? Is disposal of screening in compliance? Is the unit in good condition? Comment: Secondary Clarifier Is the clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater? Is the site free 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 n n,n Yes No NA NE ®nnn • nnn n n®n Yes No NA NE ® nnn ® nnn n nn n n®n Yes No NA NE n ® nnn n nn n nn ® nnn Yes No NA NE ® nnn n nn f:t=nnn n nn ® nnn n nn ® nnn Page # 4 t<� Permit: NC0035904 Owner - Facility: McCain Correctional Hospital W WTP Inspection Date: 04/23/2014 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Secondary Clarifier Is the drive unit operational? Is the return rate acceptable (low turbulence)? Is the overflow clear of excessive solids/pin floc? Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? (Approximately'/ of the sidewall depth) Comment: 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 Tess than 25% of the basin's surface? Is the DO level acceptable? •Is the DO level acceptable?(1.0 to 3.0 mg/I) Comment: Disinfection - UV Are extra UV bulbs available on site? Are UV bulbs clean? Is UV intensity adequate? Is transmittance at or above designed level? Is there a backup system on site? Is effluent clear and free of solids? Comment: Standby Power Is automatically activated standby power available? Is the generator tested by interrupting primary power source? Is the generator tested under load? Was generator tested & operational during the inspection? Do the generator(s) have adequate capacity to operate the entire wastewater site? Yes No NA NE ® nnn ®nnn ®nnn ®nnn Yes .No NA NE Ext. Air Surface El n n n • nnn 111IN1 ®nnn nnn minnn nnn Yes No NA NE I®onn ®nnn ▪ nnn ®nnn ■ rinn • nnn Yes No NA NE ® nnn ® nnn pnn nnn® ▪ nnn Page # 5 Permit: NC0035904 Owner - Facility: McCain Correctional Hospital WWTP Inspection Date: 04/23/2014 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Standby. Power Yes No NA NE Is there an emergency agreement with a fuel vendor for extended run on back-up power? n n n Is the generator fuel level monitored? ®n n n Comment: Influent Sampling Yes No NA NE # Is composite sampling flow proportional? n ❑ ® n Is sample collected above side streams? ®n n n Is proper volume collected? ®n n n Is the tubing clean? n n n # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? n n n Is sampling performed according to the permit? ®n n n Comment: Facility's contract laboratory provides the sampler and associated equipment. The samplers had not been set up for sampling at the time of the inspection. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? 11 n ® n Is sample collected below all treatment units? a n n n Is proper volume collected? ®n n n Is the tubing clean? nnnin # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? nnnei Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)? ® n n n Comment: Facility's contract laboratory provides the sampler and associated equipment. The samplers had not been set up for sampling at the time of the inspection. Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, and sampling location)? 11 0 0 Comment: Page # 6