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Home My WebLink AboutNC0022098_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20220411ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director T3t Cranbrook LLC Attn: Robert Kane 1150 Hungry Neck Blvd, Ste 359 Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 11, 2022 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Cranbrook Village Community NPDES Permit Number NC0022098 Guilford County Dear Mr. Kane: Mr. Ron Boone, of the NC Division of Water Resources (NCDWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO), conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of the Cranbrook Village Community wastewater treatment plant, on March 16, 2022. Mr. Boone met with Paul Smith, Operator in Responsible Charge, along with Kevin Davidson, with Agri -Waste Technologies, Inc., and Steve Barry, with AQWA, Inc. Their assistance and cooperation were greatly appreciated. Inspection findings are detailed in the attached Water Compliance Inspection Report and summarized below. The existing activated sludge package plant is being replaced with an Orenco Advantex Ax-Max treatment system. The new system is nearly complete and will soon be placed in operation. The old plant will be demolished and removed. The plant classification will be downgraded from a class II plant to a class I plant once it is placed in operation. Mr. Boone noted no issues, deficiencies, or violations during the inspection. Documentation is complete and compliant. Please note that all operational documentation must be kept by the permittee for a period of three years and all analytical documentation must be kept by the permittee for 5 years. It is therefore your responsibility to acquire from the operators, labs, and anyone else who holds such documentation, on your behalf, and maintain all such documentation in your own files. Failure to do so is a violation of the permit. 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. GDE NORTH C CLI JA ' D. mmmr� .orennt o�.i 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 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: 1. Water Compliance Inspection Report 2. Rich CoAngelo, Owner, via email rich@trubild.com cc: Laserfiche D_E NORTH CARCLINA gaparMeM of Environment,/quay Sincerely, DocuSigned by: 0D2D3CE3F 167456 Jennifer F. Graznak, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Raleigh, 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 NC0022098 111 121 22/03/16 117 18 1 19 I S I 201 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 731 I 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 oermit Number) Cranbrook Village Community 4309 Liberty Rd Greensboro NC 27406 Entry Time/Date 10:OOAM 22/03/16 Permit Effective Date 22/02/01 Exit Time/Date 11:OOAM 22/03/16 Permit Expiration Date 26/06/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Paul Matthew Smith/ORC/336-932-9347/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Paul Smith,4309 Old Liberty PI Greensboro NC 27407//336-932-9347/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran Sludge Handling DispoFacility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate 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 Date Ron Boone DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9690/ 1- DocuSigned by: osiaecl Boo.ve 4/11/2022 \.-RWIERnnsF9AMAII Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date rDocuSigned by: , �- ,,,,a,„„,DWR/WSRO 336-776-9695 4/11/2022 OD2D3CE3F1 B7456... EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 31 NPDES yr/mo/day N C 0022098 111 121 22/0 3/ 16 I17 Inspection Type 18 [j (Cont.) 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Ron Boone, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office, met with Paul Smith, Operator in Responsible Charge, Kevin Davidson, with Agri -Waste Technology, Inc, and Steve Barry, with Aqwa, Inc, on 3/16/2022, to perform a compliance evaluation inspection of the Cranbrook wastewater treatment plant. Below is a summary of the inspection findings. The old activated sludge package plant is still in operation but is being replaced with an Orenco AdvanTex AX-Max Treatment System. The new system is nearly complete and consists of five step collection tanks, which are part of the wastewater collection system and have capacities of 3.5K gallons, 3.5K gallons, 3.5K gallons, 5K gallons, and 10K gallons. These five tanks collect waste from homes and hold for pumping to the next two tanks at the treatment facility. The first tank at the treatment facility is a 25K gallon tank that acts as the primary tank, and the second tank at the treatment facility is a 10K gallon equalization tank, from which the untreated water is pumped into the Ax-Max treatment units. Some of the water treated in the Ax-Max units is recirculated through the primary and equalization tanks for retreatment. Treated effluent is disinfected via UV. Installation of the system is nearly complete as of the date of the inspection. Mr. Boone noted no concerns with the new treatment system. The new system wil be downgraded to a class I treatment facility once the old plant is demolished and the new system placed in operation. Documentation reviewed during the inspection was complete and compliant. Mr. Boone noted no deficiencies or violations. Page# 2 Permit: NC0022098 Inspection Date: 03/16/2022 Owner - Facility: Cranbrook Village Community 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 El El ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? • El 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? • El El El Comment: None Record Keeping 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? Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Comment: None Laboratory Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE Page# 3 Permit: NC0022098 Inspection Date: 03/16/2022 Owner - Facility: Cranbrook Village Community Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? # Is the facility using a contract lab? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? Comment: None Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? • El ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? El El • El # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 ❑ ❑ ❑ • degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type • El El El representative)? Comment: None Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, El El and sampling location)? Comment: None Pump Station - Influent Is the pump wet well free of bypass lines or structures? Is the wet well free of excessive grease? Are all pumps present? Are all pumps operable? Are float controls operable? Is SCADA telemetry available and operational? Is audible and visual alarm available and operational? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NC0022098 Inspection Date: 03/16/2022 Owner - Facility: Cranbrook Village Community Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Pump Station - Influent Yes No NA NE Comment: The new facility has five tanks (3.5K, 3.5K, 3.5K, 5K, and 10K gallons) within the collection system, typically called "step collection tanks", which collect waste from homes and hold for pumping to the next two tanks, which are: two tanks at the treatment facility, one 25K gallon tank that acts as the primary tank, receiving waste from the step collection tanks via pumps, and then a 10K gallon equalization tank, from which the untreated water is pumped into the Ax-Max treatment units. Some of the water treated in the Ax-Max units is recirculated through the primary and equalization tanks for retreatment. Septic Tank (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? Are pumps or syphons operating properly? Are high and low water alarms operating properly? Comment: None Equalization Basins Is the basin aerated? Is the basin free of bypass lines or structures to the natural environment? Is the basin free of excessive grease? Are all pumps present? Are all pumps operable? Are float controls operable? Are audible and visual alarms operable? # Is basin size/volume adequate? Comment: None 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? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ • ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment: Plant uses an in -line meter with totalizer which will have to be removed for calibration annually. A secondary meter may be required for continuous flow monitoring while one meter is out for calibration. Unsure how owners will address this issue. Disinfection - UV Yes No NA NE Page# 5 Permit: NC0022098 Inspection Date: 03/16/2022 Owner - Facility: Cranbrook Village Community Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Disinfection - UV Yes No NA NE 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: Unsure what backup system will consist of. Most likely chlorine/dechlorination tablets. 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: None Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ El Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: None 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? Is there an emergency agreement with a fuel vendor for extended run on back-up power? Is the generator fuel level monitored? Comment: None Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • Page# 6