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Home My WebLink AboutNC0048577_Inspection_20070928Michael F. Easley, Governor 65 William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Coleen H. Sullins, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality Myron Edward Neville Robeson County Water Department 265 McGirt Rd Maxton NC 28364 September 28, 2007 SUBJECT: September 26, 2007 Compliance Evaluation Inspection Robeson County Water Department Maxton WTP Permit No: NC0048577 Robeson County Dear: Mr. Neville Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection conducted on September 26, 2007. The cooperation of Gary Davenport was greatly appreciated. The Compliance Evaluation Inspection was conducted by Danny Strickland, Environmental Sr. Technician, of the Fayetteville Regional Office. The facility was found to be in Compliance with permit NC0048577. COMMENTS • This facility was clean and neat in appearance. DMR's for the months of June 2007 and February 2007 were reviewed and were in order at the time of inspection. As a reminder, preservation of the Waters of the State can only be achieved through consistent NPDES Permit compliance. Please refer to the,enclosed inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your staff have any questions, please call me at 910-433-3324. Sincerely, Danny Strickland Environmental Sr. Technician Surface Water Protection Section Fayetteville Regional Office cc: Gary Davenport, ORC Central Files Fayetteville Files NorthCarolina ‘Naturalli North Carolina Division of Water Quality/Aquifer Protection Section 225 Green St./ Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 Phone (910) 433-3300 FAX (910) 486-0707 . Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us Customer Service 1-877-623-6748 • An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper United States Environmental Protection Agency E PA Washington, D.C. 20460 Water Compliance 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 NI 2 151 31 ,NC0048577 111 121 07/09/26 117 Type Inspector Fac Type 18I CI 19I SI 201 I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I 1 I I 166 Remarks ' • 211 I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I I Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA-------Reserved----------- 67I 169 791 31 711 NI 721 NI 731174 751 1 1 1 I I 1180 1 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Maxton WTP 265 McGirt Rd NCSR 1308 Maxton NC 28364 Entry Time/Date 08:00 AM 07/09/26 Permit Effective Date 05/05/01 Exit Time/Date 09:00 AM 07/09/26 Permit Expiration Date 09/07/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Gary D Davenport/ORC/910-844-5611/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Myron Edward Neville,265 McGirt Rd Maxton NC 28364//910-844-5611/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit • Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance • Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program • 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 Danny Strickland , FRO WQ/// Date , 0-7/9/ ag • amf Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date � 1 Belinda S Henson��y' ' ��'"-� FRO WQ//910-433-3300 Ext.726/ 7AI T 7 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page # 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NC0048577 111 12, 07/09/26 I17 18IC1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) This facility was dean and neat in appearance. DMR's for the months of June 2007 and February 2007, were reviewed and were in order at the time of inspection. Page # 2 • Permit: NC0048577 Owner - Facility: Maxton WTP Inspection Date: 09/26/2007 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? ■ ❑ ❑ n Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge n n ■ ❑ Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: 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? ■ n n n # Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ■ n n n Comment: Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ■ n ❑ n Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ■ n n n Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ■ ❑ n n 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.000s ■ Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ■ n n n 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? ■ n n n Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ■ n n n Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ■ n ❑ ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? ■ n n ❑ Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ■ ❑ n n Page # 3 Permit: NC0048577 Owner - Facility: Maxton WTP Inspection Date: 09/26/2007 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? n n ■ n Comment: Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? • n n n Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? • n- n n If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? n n ■ n Comment: De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ? Liquid Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? n n ■ n Is storage appropriate for cylinders? ■ ❑ n n # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? - ■ n n n Comment:. Are the tablets the proper siie and type? n n ■ ❑ Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? n ❑ ■ ❑ Number of tubes in use? Comment: Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? • ,. n n Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? ■ n n n # Is the facility using a contract lab? • n n n Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)? n n ■ Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? n ❑: ■ n Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/-1.0 degrees? n n ■ n • Comment: Upstream /Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, and sampling location)? ■ O n n Comment:" Page # 4 Name of site to be Inspected: • Roct. Field certification # (if'applicable): 5 t.S NPDES #: Region: inspector: I. Circle the parameter or parameters performed at this site. • esidual. Chlorine Settleable Solid , pH, DO, Conductivity, Temperature II. Instrumentation: A. Does the facility have the equipment necessary to analyze field parameters: as circled above? 1. 1 A pH meter 2. A Residual Chlorine meter 3. DO meter 4. A Cone 'for :settleable solids 5: A thermometer or meter that measures temperature. 6: Conductivity meter Ill. CalibrationlAnalysis: . . 1. Is the pH meter calibrated with a 2 buffers and checked with a third buffer each,day of use.? 2. For Total Residual Chlorine, is a check standard analyzed each day of use? 3. Is the air calibration of the DO meter performed each day of use? 4. For Settleable Solids, is 1 liter of sample settled for 1 hour? ' - 5. Is the temperature measuring device calibrated annually against a certified thermometer? 6. For Conductivity, is a calibration standard analyzed each day of use? Yes Yes No No No Yes . No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No • No I . V Vv.wI v............. 1. Is the date and time that the sample was collected documented? 2. Is the sample site documented? 3. Is the sample collector documented? 4. Is the analysis date and time documented? 5. Did the analyst sign the documentation?. 6. Is record of calibration documented? 7. For Settleable Solids, is sample volume and 1 hourtime settling time documented?° 8. For Temperature, is the annual calibration of the measuring device documented? Comments: No. Please submit a copy of this completed form to the Laboratory Certification Program. DWQ Lab Certification Chemistry Lab Courier # 52-01-01 FIELD I► -SPECTOR CHECKLIST REV. 04/23/2002