NCG550920_Inspection_20170220

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February 20 2017
Elizabeth A Dear
3511 Brecknock Street
Durham, NC 27705
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No. NCG550920
Durham County
Dear Ms. Dear:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Director
On February 14, 2017, staff from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-family residence (SFR)
wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above permit to discharge wastewater. The
checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at your facility:
❑ In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the chlorine disinfection and dechlorination
systems, have the effluent sampled once a year, and have the septic tank pumped out every 3 to 5 years.
Your good record of operation and meeting the permit requirements is highly commended.
❑ Your home is improperly plumbed: Some of the wastewater discharges are going directly to the
environment without first passing through the treatment system. This must be corrected immediately.
Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 days of receipt of this letter that states your plan for
correcting this deficiency. The work is to be completed within the next 3 months.
❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a UV light system. New
rules put into place on August 1, 2007 require all SFR systems to have a means of disinfection (and
dechlorination when chlorine tablets are used to disinfect, if the system was installed since that date).
Since your system had no disinfection, the installation is to include a chlorine tablet dispenser, a contact
chamber capable of providing a minimum 30 minute contact time, and another tablet dispenser that will
hold dechlorination tablets. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of
this letter that states your plan for correcting this deficiency.
® Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always having chlorine
tablets and dechlorination tablets (if a required part of your system) in place. They must be the kind for
wastewater treatment and not for swimming pools. At time of inspection there were only chlorine
tablets in the first tube. Both chlorinator tubes should have tablets in them.
❑ Dechlorination: Your system was installed after August 1, 2007, so must have a means of
dechlorination located downstream of the chlorinator and its contact chamber. See Disinfection
paragraph above. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of this letter
stating your plan for correcting this deficiency.
State of North Carolina Environmental Quality Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail service Center ! Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
919791-4200

Permittee
Date
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® Pumping the septic tank: The septic tank should be pumped out every 3 to 5 years. A pumping
company can check the status periodically and determine when pumping is required. Permittee will
submit receipts from last pumping.
El Failure to analyze the effluent: The effluent that is discharged from your system must be analyzed
once each year. See Part I{A} of your permit about his requirement. A list of NC certified laboratories
that provide this service was left at your residence during the inspection. Permittee will submit last
sampling event within 30 days of this letter,
❑ Locations of treatment units are unknown: Determine this and report to this office within 30 days
of receipt of this letter with a sketch or map.
❑ Other:
If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action, please
contact Gary Kreiser or me at 919-791-4200. Licensed plumbers should be used to make plumbing changes
within your home. Contractors for installing disinfection or other equipment may be found in the Yellow Pages
under Environmental Consultants.
Sincerel
S. Daniel Smith, Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Raleigh Regional Office
Attachments: Inspection Reports
cc: RRO/SWP Files
Charles Weaver, NPDES Permitting Unit

United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Washington, D.C. 20480
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/molday Inspection
1 EI 2 H 31 NCG550920 I11 12 1 17/02/14 117
Type
181,• I
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Inspector Fac Type
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Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA
671 J 70I I 71 I I 72 I �, I
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Reserved
73I I 174 751
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1 1 1 1 1 1 180
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Section B: FacilityLData
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include
POTW name and NPDES permit Number)
3511 Brecknock Street
3511 Brecknock St
Dufiem NC 27707
Entry Time/Date
10:35AM 17/02/14
Permit Effective Date
18/12/30
Exit Time/Date
10:50AM 17/02/14
Permit Expiration Date
18/07/31
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
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Other Facility Data
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Elizabeth A Dear,3511 Brecknock St Durham NC 27707/1919-893-7701/
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Other
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
Jane Bernard Non Discharge Compliance Unitl/919-79
Gary S Kreiser RRO WQI/919-733-5083/
S natu of Management A Revi r ency/Office/Phone and F Numbers Data.2�`/ 1 did? ,9 (77/- -2 / i /7
EPA Form 3580-8 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES
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17/02/14
Inspection Type
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Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
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SINGLE FAMILY WASTEWATER SYSTEM CHECKLIST
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he Permittee is responsible for the operation a -- ire wastewater treatment and disposal system.
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Y, ems/ No Apply Investigate
1. Is the current resident in the home the Permittee?
2. If not does the resident rent from the ❑ E ❑ ■
permittee?
3. Change of Ownership form needed? (mail the form with the inspection letter) ❑ L( ❑ •
4. Is there a inspection and maintenance agreement with a contractor? ❑ 0 u ❑
5. If yes to #4 who is the contractor?
• TIC TANK The septic tank and filters should be checked annually and pumped/cleaned as n ded.
�a11 wastewater from the home connected to the septic tank? ❑ ❑ ❑
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e oes the know the tank is located?
permittee/resident where septic
the septic tank been in the last 5 ❑ 0 ■ f
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. -s pumped years?
9. If yes to #8 date, if known If proof, describe
1 1 Does the septic tank have an EFFLUENT FILTER or SANITARY T? (circle one)
11. If Yes to filter when was the filter cleaned? By whom?
SAND FILTER / TREATMENT PODS YES NO ❑ If no proceed to the next section.
Accessible sand filter surfaces shall be raked and leveled every six months and any vegetative growth shall be removed manually.
12. Is system something other than a sandfilter? 0 ® ❑ 0
13. If yes, what kind? (examples - Peat, Textile, Other or brand name - Advantex, etc.)
. Does the know where the sandfilter is located? 0 0 • F
. permittee
15. Does the sandfilter require maintenance? 0 El ■ ❑
It maintenance is required explain in the comment section.
DISINFECTION / UV YES ❑_ NO iNe If no proceed to the next section.
The ultraviolet unit shall be checked weekly. The lamps and sleeves should be cleaned or replaced as needed to ensure disinfection.
❑proper
16. Is UV .
working?
17. Has the UV Unit been serviced and bulbs cleaned? ❑ ❑ ❑
18. Who completes the weekly check for the UV?( Non -Di arge)
DISINFECTION / TABLETS YES NO ❑ If no proceed to the next section.
The tablet chlorinator unit shall be checked weekly to ensure continuous and proper operation.
19. Does the have the tablets?(If No) 0 0 ❑
permittee correct chlorine none, mark
20. Does the Permittee know the location of the Er El•
chlorinator? Sl � � a0
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21. Were chlorine tablets observed in the chlorinator? ❑ ❑ ❑
22. Are tablets contacting water? If possible poke them to determine. ❑ ❑ ❑
DECHLOR (Discharge only) YES 0 NO gi If no proceed to the next section.
The dechlorinator unit shall be checked weekly to ensure continuous and proper operation.
23. Does the permittee know where the dechlor is? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑
24. Does the permittee have the correct dechlor tablets? ❑ 0 0 U
25. Were dechlor tablets observed in the dechlorination 0 MI 0
chamber?
26. Are tablets contacting water? If possible poke them to determine. 0 0

doesn't Did Not
Yes No Apply Investigate
PUMP TANK YES n NO LI If no proceed to the next section.
II pump and alarm sytems shall be inspected monthly. (non -discharge)
❑ 0
27. Is the pump working?
28. Are the audible and visual high water alarms operational? 0 ❑
29. Does the permittee know how to check the pump & high w r alarm? 0 0
30. Last functional test: PUMP AUDIS & VISUAL
DISCHARGE ONLY YES NO If no proceed to the next section.
A visual review of the outfell location shall be executed twice each year (one at the time of sampling to ensure no ible solids or evidence of a malfunction.
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31. Does the permittee know where the outfail is located?
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32. Were you able to locate the outfall?Efe
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33. 1s the end of the discharge pipe visible and accessible?
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34. Is outlet discharging?
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35 s right of way maintained around the discharge point?
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Lab Results available?
37. Is there evidence of solids around the discharge point? L ❑ ❑ ❑
DRIP or SPRAY YES ❑ NO If no proceed to the next section.
The irrigation system shall be inspected monthly to ensure the system is free of leaks and equipm nt is operating as designed.
38. Is the system DRIP or IRRIGATION (circle one)? If irrigation number of sprinkler heads.
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39. Are the buffers adequate?
40. Is the site free of ponding and runoff? � � ❑ 0
41. Does the application equipment appear to be working properly? ❑ 0 ❑
42. Is there a minimum two wire fence surrounding entire irrigation area? � � _ 0 ❑ __
GENERAL
43. Are the treatment units locked and or secured? ❑ 0 ■
9 as resident had any sewage problems? If yes explain in the comment section. ❑ ❑
45. Does the system match the permit description? If no explain in the comment section. LJ ❑ ❑ 0
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46. Is the system compliant?
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47. Is the system failing? If yes, take pictures if possible.
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48. If system is failing, any sign of children or animals contacting sewage?
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