NC0024333_Inspection_20210624

ROY COOPER.
Governor
JOHN NICHOLSON
Interim Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Kyle Ketchum
City of Monroe
Post Office Box 69
Monroe, NC 28111-0069
Dear Mr. Ketchum:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 24, 2021
SUBJECT: Pretreatment Compliance Inspection
City of Monroe
NPDES Permit No. NC0024333
Union County
Enclosed is a copy of the Pretreatment Compliance Inspection report for the inspection of the City of Monroe's
approved Industrial Pretreatment Program on June 21, 2021, by Mr. Wes Bell of this Office
The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not
hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].
Enclosure:
Inspection Report
RE
NORTH CAROLINA
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 I Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663.1699
Deparlmont of Environmental Duatlly

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PRETREATMENT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION (PCI) REPORT
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. Control Authority (POTW) Name: City of Monroe
2. Control Authority Representative(s): Kyle Ketchum, Kevin Keesler
3. Title(s): WWTP Superintendent, Pretreatment Coordinator
4. Last Inspection Date: 11/7/19 Inspection Type: ® PCI ❑ Audit
5. Has Program Completed All Requirements from the Previous Inspection and Program Info Sheet(s)? ® YES ❑ NO
6. Is POTW under an Order That Includes Pretreatment Conditions? ❑ YES ® NO
Order Type, Number, Parameters: Are Milestone Dates Being Met? ❑ YES ❑ NO ® NA
ICIS CODING
Main Program Permit Number
NC0024333
MM/DD/YY
06/21/21
7. Current Number Of Significant Industrial Users (SIUs)?
13
8. Number of SIUs With No IUP, or With an Expired IUP?
0
9. Number of SIUs Not Inspected By POTW in the Last Calendar Year?
0
10. Number of SIUs Not Sampled By POTW in the Last Calendar Year?
0
11. Number of SIUs In SNC For Limits Violations During Either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods?
1
12. Number of SIUs in SNC For Reporting During Either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods?
0
13. Number of SIUs in SNC with Pretreatment Schedule?
0
14. Number of SIUs on Schedules?
1
15. Current Number Of Categorical Industrial Users (CIUs)?
6
16. Number of CIUs in SNC?
1
POTW INTERVIEW
17. Since the Last PCI, has the POTW had any NPDES Limits Violations?
If Yes, What are the Parameters and How are these Problems Being Addressed?
18. Since the Last PCI, has the POTW had any Problems Related to an Industrial
Discharge (Interference, Pass -Through, Blockage, Citizens' Complaints, Increased
Sludge Production, Etc.)?
If Yes, How are these Problems Being Addressed?
19. Which Industries have been in SNC for Limits or Reporting during
either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods? Not Been Published for
Public Notice?(May refer to PAR if Excessive SIUs in SNC)
SNC for
(July — I
SNC for
Not Pul
20. Which Industries are on Compliance Schedules or Orders? For all SIUs on an
Order, Has a Signed Copy of the Order been sent to the Division?
21. Are Any Permits Or Civil Penalties Currently Under Adjudication? If Yes, Which
Ones?
/1 YES ❑ NO
See Comments Section.
❑ YES // NO
Limits: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals
)ecember 2020)
Reporting: N/A
)lished: N/A
Pilgrim's Pride (SOC), Yes
❑ YES /1 NO
LTMP/STMP FILE REVIEW:
22. Is LTMP/STMP Monitoring Being Conducted at Appropriate Locations and Frequencies?
23. Are Correct Detection Levels being used for all LTMP/STMP Monitoring? ® YES ❑ NO
24. Is LTMP/STMP Data Maintained in a Table or Equivalent? ® YES ❑ NO Is Table Adequate? ® YES ❑ NO
25. All LTMP/STMP effluent data reported on Discharge Monitoring Report? ® YES ❑ NO
26. If NO to 23 - 26, list violations:
27. Should any Pollutants of Concern be Eliminated from or Added to LTMP/STMP? ❑ YES ® NO
YES ❑ NO
NC DWR Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) Form Updated December 2016 Page 1

28. PRETREATMENT PROGRAM ELEMENTS REVIEW:
Program Element
Last Submittal Received
Date In file?
Last Approval
Date In file
Date Next Due,
If Applicable
Headworks Analysis (HWA)
6/29/20
0 Yes ❑ No
5/29/15
0 Yes ❑ No
In Review
Industrial Waste Survey (IWS)
10/1/19
/1 Yes ❑ No
12/26/19
/1 Yes ❑ No
10/1/24
Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO)
12/27/12
a Yes ❑ No
1/4/13
r Yes ❑ No
Enforcement Response Plan (ERP)
6/2/20
a Yes ❑ No
9/2/20
/1 Yes ❑ No
Long Term Monitoring Plan (LTMP)
7/27/16
a Yes ❑ No
8/29/16
/1 Yes ❑ No
INDUSTRIAL USER PERMIT (IUP) FILE REVIEW
29. User Name
1. Charlotte Pipe & Foundry 2. ATI Allvac
3. Pilgrim's Pride
30. IUP Number
CM-29
CM-15
CM-28
31. Does File Contain Current Permit?
/1 Yes ❑ No
/1 Yes ❑ No
/1 Yes ❑ No
32. Permit Expiration Date
6/30/22
6/30/22
6/30/21
33. Categorical Standard Applied (I.E. 40 CFR, Etc.) Or N/A
N/A
471
N/A
34. Does File Contain Permit Application Completed Within One Year Prior
to Permit Issue Date?
/1 Yes ❑ No
/1 Yes ❑ No
/1 Yes ❑ No
35. Does File Contain an Inspection Completed Within Last Calendar Year?
A Yes ❑ No
/1 Yes ❑ No
A Yes ❑ No
36. a. Does the File Contain a Slug/Spill Control Plan?
b. If No, is One Needed? (See Inspection Form from POTW)
a. ► Yes ■No
b. •Yes ■No
a. ► Yes ■No
b. •Yes ■No
a. 1Yes ■No
b. •Yes ■No
37. For 40 CFR 413 and 433 TTO Certification, Does File Contain a Toxic
Organic Management Plan (TOMP)?
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑No ON/A
❑Yes❑NoON/A
38. a. Does File Contain Original Permit Review Letter from the Division?
b. All Issues Resolved?
a. ► Yes ■No
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a. ► Yes ■No
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a. 1Yes ■No
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
39. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Complete
its Sampling as Required by IUP, including flow?
A Yes ❑ No
/1 Yes ❑ No
A Yes ❑ No
40. Does File Contain POTW Sampling Chain -Of -Custody Forms?
/1 Yes ❑ NoJ
/1 Yes ❑ No
1 Yes ❑ No
41a. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the SIU Complete its
Sampling as Required by IUP, including flow?
® Yes ❑No❑N/A
® Yes ❑No❑N/A
®Yes❑No❑N/A
41b. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did SIU submit all reports
on time?
®Yes❑No❑N/A
®Yes❑No❑N/A
®Yes❑No❑N/A
42a. For categorical IUs with Combined Wastestream Formula (CWF), does
file include process/dilution flows as Required by IUP?
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
42b. For categorical IUs with Production based limits, does file include
production rates and/or flows as Required by IUP?
❑Yes❑NOON/A
®Yes❑No❑N/A
❑Yes❑No®N/A
43a. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Identify
All Limits Non -Compliance from Both POTW and SIU Sampling?
► Yes ■No■NA
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
❑Yes❑No®N/A
43b. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Identify
All Reporting Non -Compliance from SIU Sampling?
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑No ON/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
44. a. Was the POTW Notified by SIU (Within 24 Hours) of All Self-
Monitoring Violations?
b. Did Industry Resample and submit results to POTW Within 30 Days?
c. Did POTW resample within 30 days of knowledge of SIU limit
violations from the POTW sample event?
a.®Yes❑No❑N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
c.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
c.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
c.❑Yes❑No®N/A
45. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Was the SIU in SNC?
❑ Yes /1 No
❑ Yes r No
❑ Yes 1 No
46. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Was Enforcement Taken
as Specified in the POTW's ERP (NOVs, Penalties, timing, etc.)?
®Yes❑No❑N/A
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
❑Yes❑No®N/A
47. Does the File Contain Penalty Assessment Notices?
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑No ON/A
❑Yes❑NOON/A
48. Does The File Contain Proof Of Penalty Collection?
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
❑Yes❑No®N/A
49. a. Does the File Contain Any Current Enforcement Orders?
b. Is SIU in Compliance with Order?
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
50. Did the POTW Representative Have Difficulty in Obtaining Any of This
Requested Information For You?
❑ Yes /1 No
❑ Yes L No
❑ Yes /1 No
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FILE REVIEW COMMENTS:
17. The POTW's WWTP reported effluent limit violations in May 2020 (BOD and flow monthly average) and February 2021 (BOD monthly
and weekly average, flow monthly average and TSS weekly average). The violations were attributed to severe weather including flooding
conditions.
19. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was in SNC for acetone TRC violations during second half of 2020.
20. Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was placed on a Compliance Schedule from 2/25/20 to 10/20/20. Pilgrim's Pride was issued a Schedule of
Compliance that became effective on 4/12/21.
28. The SUO was adopted on 5/21/13.
35. The POTW performed the SIU inspections on 10/20/20 (Charlotte Pipe & Foundry), 10/14/20 (ATI Allvac) and 10/8/20 (Pilgrim's Pride).
39. POTW contracts Pace Analytical Services to perform LTMP and IUP analyses.
41a. Charlotte Pipe & Foundry and ATI Allvac both contract Pace Analytical Services for IUP analyses. Pilgrim's Pride contracts
Environmental Chemists, Inc. to perform IUP analyses.
46. Charlotte Pipe & Foundry was issued NOVs for daily maximum flow violations in August, October and November 2020.
SUMMARY AND COMMENTS:
The records reviewed during the inspection were organized and well maintained. POTW staff must ensure to review all chain of custody forms
for completeness (proper dates, times, sample relinquishment, etc.). The POTW's Industrial Pretreatment Program was being properly
implemented.
NOD: ❑ YES ®NO
NOV: ❑ YES ®NO
QNCR: ❑ YES ®NO
POTW Rating:
Satisfactory ® Marginal ❑ Unsatisfactory_ ❑
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DATE: 6/24/2021
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