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Home My WebLink AboutNCG550709_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20220128ROY COOPER. Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Southern Roots, LLC Attn: Brian Martinho, Owner 5008 Petersburg Drive Waxhaw, NC 28173 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality January 28, 2022 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Single Family Domestic Wastewater Discharge NC General Permit Number: NCG550000 Certificate of Coverage: NCG550709 Address: 1539 NC Hwy 65 West, Walnut Cove, NC 27052 Stokes County Dear Mr. Martinho: Mr. Ron Boone, of the NC Division of Water Resources (NCDWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO), met with you on January 26, 2022 to conduct a compliance evaluation inspection of your Single Family Domestic Wastewater Treatment System, located at the above address. Your assistance and cooperation was greatly appreciated. Inspection findings are detailed in the attached Water Compliance Inspection Report and summarized below. Mr. Boone noted that there are indications of sewage seeping up to the ground surface in the vicinity of the septic tanks. The tanks should be pumped immediately and the system then monitored for a time to see if pumping remedied the seepage. If not, a more in-depth evaluation of the system may need to be conducted by a licensed engineer/installer to identify the cause of the seepage and make all necessary repairs. No other signs of malfunction or failure of the wastewater system were noted during his visit. However, you are NOT completely compliant with all permit requirements. Please refer to the attached Water Compliance Inspection Report for full details. For your information, we have provided the following attachments to this letter to help you become more familiar and compliant with all permit requirements: 1. NCG55_General_Permit.pdf 2. NCG55_Technical_Bulletin_20201030.pdf 3. Chlorine 20190409.xlsx 4. Chlorine Suppliers 20190226.xlsx 5. Norweco Bio-Sanitizer-Specifications.pdf 6. NC Certified Commercial In State Laboratories 202108.xlsx NORTH D E Dopartmem of Envimnmomni au.i` North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 7. New-Owner-Change-Form-202107.docx Furthermore, if at any point in the future you sell your residence, you must properly disclose the type of sewage disposal system employed at your home in item #16 of the "NC RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND OWNERS' ASSOCIATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT", which you fill out and give to your real estate agent when placing your home on the market. Item #16 does NOT provide a pre-printed checkbox for a "Single Family Domestic Wastewater Discharge", which is the type of system employed at your home, so you must enter the system -type manually in the "Other" section of item #16. You should also enter the Certificate of Coverage number, found in the subject line of this letter, in item #16 of the disclosure form and then use attachment #7, "New-Owner-Chan2e-Form-202107.docx", to transfer ownership of the permit from you to the new owner when someone does purchase the property. Please be aware that the Division may take enforcement action against any permittee who fails to comply with any requirement of their permit. Pursuant to NC General Statute (NCGS) 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Boone by phone at 336-776-9690, or by email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov. Thank you in advance for your time and attention to this matter. Attachments: cc: Sincerely, cLDocuSigned bbyy: 4., 'T.t�MiCr 145B49E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ 1. Water Compliance Inspection Report 2. NCG55_General_Permit.pdf 3. NCG55_Technical_Bulletin_20201030.pdf 4. Chlorine 20190409.xlsx 5. Chlorine Suppliers 20190226.xlsx 6. Norweco Bio-Sanitizer-Specifications.pdf 7. NC Certified Commercial In State Laboratories_202108.xlsx 8. New-Owner-Change-Form-202107.docx Laserfiche LD_E NORTH CAROLINA Department of Environmental quaky North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality j Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA 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 1 IN Code I 2 IL NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac I 3 I NCG550709 111 121 22/01/26 117 1810I 19I S I 2011 Type 21IIIIII IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIII I IIIIII IIIIIIIIIII P6 Inspection 671 Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring I 70I Evaluation Rating I 711 B1 1 72 QA I N I 73I 1 I I Reserved 74 71 I 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 Dermit Number) 1539 NC Hwy 65 West 1539 NC Hwy 65 W Walnut Cove NC 27052 Entry Time/Date 12:OOPM 22/01/26 Permit Effective Date 19/08/20 Exit Time/Date 12:30PM 22/01/26 Permit Expiration Date 20/10/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Ralph William Nickerson,PO Box 1234 Reidsville NC 273231234//336-362-0060/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) Ron and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Boone DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9690/ —Docusigned by:p1/2 7/2022 ,G�. YJ coover oo,i,e 1/4—B20F8DD5F2A3460... Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date riDocuSigned by: -eti T. Stiacr 1/28/2022 145B49E225C94EA... EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 31 NPDES yr/mo/day NCG550709 111 121 22/01/26 I17 Inspection Type 18 [j (Cont.) 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) The property was sold by Nickerson Enterprises to Southern Roots, LLC, principle: Brian Martinho, in the summer of 2021. The permit was not properly tranferred to Southern Roots. This must be accomplished. Please fill out and submit the attached Name/Ownership Change Form in strict accordance with the instructions provided on the form as soon as possible. If the previous owners cannot be reached to sign the form, a copy of the current property deed attached to the submitted form will suffice. Billing is current up to 2020. Status of annual fee is unknown past that point. No analytical monitoring has been conducted. Owner unaware of requirement. No operation & maintenance records have been maintained. The chlorine tab tubes were checked. Some tablets were present in the botton of the tubes. It is recommended to add a maximum of six tablets at a time. Tablets can absorb moisture, swell, and clog up vertical feed tubes so the tablets do NOT contact the water. Once it is known about how many tablets are needed per week, you can add that number each time you check it. The permit requires you to check the chlorinator once weekly. Additionally, the type of chlorine tablets being used are of the tri-cyanurate variety, which are more suitable for pools than wastewater. Please use the proper type of tablets for disinfection of wastewater instead, the active ingredient of which will be at least 65% Calcium Hypochlorite. Further informational documentation about the proper and improper types of Chlorine to use is attached to this report and the accompanying letter. Please review all provided documentation in detail. Sewage seepage to the ground surface was detected, visually and by odor, in the vicinity of the septic tank(s) and/or filters, during the inspection. However, no blue prints of the layout of the system were available so the exact source of seepage is unknown. The tank(s) should be pumped as soon as possible to see if this will eliminate the seepage. If not, there may be a problem with the filtration system which will need to be properly evaluated for correction by a licensed contractor. You stated during the inspection that you were unaware of when the tank(s) were last pumped. Please begin keeping records of tank pumpings as proof of when it was pumped, i.e. the pumping invoice or receipt of payment. The permit requires tank's solid's levels to be checked annually and pumped when the level reaches more than 1/3 the liquid depth, or every five years, whichever is sooner. If there is an effluent filter on the tank it must be inspected, cleaned, reinstalled, or replaced annually. Anyone can perform this task but septic haulers often check the filter whenever they pump out the tank(s). All tank pump and alarm systems must be checked for proper operation monthly and repaired as needed. The permittee must notify the Division upon receipt of notice of non-compliance, such as exceedance of the analytical limits. The outfall location must be inspected and properly maintained at least twice per year to allow ready access at all times. The annual permit fee must be submitted before the due date indicated on the billing invoice. The certificate of coverage will be automatically renewed as long as the annual permit fee is paid on time. A renewal application is NOT required. However, unpaid annual fees will result in the COC not automatically renewing and defaulting to expired status. Page# 2 Permit: NCG550709 Inspection Date: 01/26/2022 Owner - Facility: 1539 NC Hwy 65 West Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation All data and records, analytical, operational, or administrative, must be kept on file on site for a minimum of three years. Page# 3 Permit: NCG550709 Inspection Date: 01/26/2022 Owner - Facility: 1539 NC Hwy 65 West 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? Is the facility as described in the permit? • ❑ El El # Are there any special conditions for the permit? El • El El Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Refer to summary page. Page# 4