HomeMy WebLinkAboutWQ0004166_2021 Annual report Review_20220330ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Cathy Howell, Town Manager
Town of Jefferson
P.O. Box 67
Jefferson, NC 28640
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 30, 2022
SUBJECT: 2021 Annual Report Review
Town of Jefferson, Residuals Land Application Program
Permit No. WQ0004166
Ashe County
Dear Ms. Howell:
Division of Water Resources staff person Caitlin Caudle completed a review of the 2021
Residuals Annual Report. This review reflected compliance with the subject permit.
Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional comments and observations.
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@ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor
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Enc: Inspection Report
Cc: Tim Church, Water Resources Director (electronic copy)
Ashe County Environmental Health (electronic copy)
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800
Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: WQ0004166 Effective: 09/02/20 Expiration: 04/30/27 Owner : Town of Jefferson
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Town of Jefferson RLAP
County: Ashe 1233 Hwy 16 S
Region: Winston-Salem
Contact Person: Tim Church
Directions to Facility:
Jefferson NC 286400067
Title: Water Resources Director Phone: 336-246-2165
System Classifications: LA,
Primary ORC: Certification: Phone:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
NC0021709 Town of Jefferson - Jefferson WWTP
Inspection Date: 03/24/2022
Entry Time 08:30AM Exit Time: 10:30AM
Primary Inspector: Caitlin Caudle Phone: 336-776-9699
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Annual Report Review
Permit Inspection Type: Land Application of Residual Solids (503)
Facility Status: Compliant ❑ Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Miscellaneous Questions Record Keeping Sampling
II Pathogen and Vector Attraction
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: WQ0004166 Owner - Facility: Town of Jefferson
Inspection Date: 03/24/2022
Inspection Type : Annual Report Review
Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Division of Water Resources staff person Caitlin Caudle completed a review of the 2021 Residuals Annual Report. This reviev
reflected compliance with the subject permit.
If Class A material is being applied in the application area of the Class B fields, the nitrogen applied must be included on the
Field Summary Forms as another nitrogen source.
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Permit: WQ0004166 Owner - Facility: Town of Jefferson
Inspection Date: 03/24/2022
Inspection Type : Annual Report Review
Reason for Visit: Routine
Type
Distribution and Marketing
Land Application
Record Keeping
Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required?
Are GW samples from all MWs sampled for all required parameters?
Are there any GW quality violations?
Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility?
Is a copy of current permit on -site?
Are current metals and nutrient analysis available?
Are nutrient and metal loading calculating most limiting parameters?
a. TCLP analysis?
b. SSFA (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)?
Are PAN balances being maintained?
Are PAN balances within permit limits?
Has land application equipment been calibrated?
Are there pH records for alkaline stabilization?
Are there pH records for the land application site?
Are nutrient/crop removal practices in place?
Do lab sheets support data reported on Residual Analysis Summary?
Are hauling records available?
Are hauling records maintained and up-to-date?
# Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months?
Has application occurred during Seasonal Restriction window?
Comment:
Pathogen and Vector Attraction
a. Fecal coliform SM 9221 E (Class A or B)
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)
Yes No NA NE
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Permit: WQ0004166 Owner - Facility: Town of Jefferson
Inspection Date: 03/24/2022
Inspection Type : Annual Report Review
Reason for Visit: Routine
e. Time/Temp on:
Digester (MCRT)
Compost
Class A lime stabilization
f. Volatile Solids Calculations
g. Bench -top Aerobic/Anaerobic digestion results
Comment:
Sampling
Describe sampling:
Is sampling adequate?
Is sampling representative?
Comment:
Yes No NA NE
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