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Home My WebLink AboutNCG500602_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20220829ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Bob Bauer, Facilities Manager Dale Earnhardt, Inc. P1675 Dale Earnhardt Hwy 3 Mooresville, NC 28115 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Dale Earnhardt, Inc. NPDES Permit No. NCG500602 Iredell County Dear Mr. Bauer: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality August 29, 2022 Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) Report for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on August 25, 2022, by Mr. Wes Bell of this Office. Should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at (704) 235-2192 or at wes.bell@ncdenr.gov. Enclosure: Inspection Report Cc: NPDES Program Files - Laserfiche D_E Sincerely, p—DocuSigned by: fi4 44t4/ H p;zW' F161FB69A2D84A3... Andrew Pitner, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue. Suite 301 1 Mooresville. North Carolina 28115 704.663.1699 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 L NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac 3 I NCG500602 111 121 22/08/25 117 18 i i 191 S I 201 Type 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 I 1 P6 Inspection 67I1.0 Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring I 70I4 Evaluation Rating I 71IN B1 I 72 QA I N I 731 I I I Reserved 74 751 1 I I I I I I 180 l Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 1675 Hwy #3 Mooresville NC 28115 Entry Time/Date 09:15AM 22/08/25 Permit Effective Date 20/12/31 Exit Time/Date 10:OOAM 22/08/25 Permit Expiration Date 25/11/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Bob Bauer/Facilities Manager/704-662-8000 ext 3311/7046628970 Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Bob Bauer,1675 Dale Earnhardt Hwy #3 Mooresville NC 28115//704-662-8000/7046628970 Yes Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran Facility 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) Wes Bell of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date �pocusiyned by: DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2192/ 8/29/2022 -A61696D9OCC3437... Signature of Managlkaf~wer Andrew Pitner Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date irIe.cw H P R/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2180/ 8/29/2022 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day 31 NCG500602 111 121 22/08/25 I17 Inspection Type 18 [j 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# 2 Permit: NCG500602 Inspection Date: 08/25/2022 Owner - Facility: Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 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 � ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? • ❑ ❑ ❑ # 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? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The last compliance evaluation inspection at this facility was performed by DWR staff on 7/24/18. No chemicals (biocides, corrosion inhibitors, etc.) are added to the non -contact cooling water system. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE 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: The records reviewed during the inspection were organized and well maintained. No effluent limit violations were noted during the review of the 2019 through 2022 self -monitoring data. Page# 3 Permit: NCG500602 Inspection Date: 08/25/2022 Owner - Facility: Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? 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? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment: The facility's contracted company (Water Tech Solutions, Inc.) that services the non -contact cooling water system performs pH measurements. The on -site staff periodically record the temperature values via thermocouple. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ • ❑ # 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 • ❑ ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment: The subject permit requires effluent grab samples. Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ and sampling location)? Comment: The effluent is discharged into the stormwater drainage system; therefore, no instream monitoring is required (per Permit). 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 DOME Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: City water is used for the make-up water for the two cooling towers. Microbial control is performed by the ozone system. The cooling water system is also equipped with an in -line temperature and conductivity measurement system. The frequency of the discharge events from the cooling towers is based on the conductivity measurements. Page# 4 Permit: NCG500602 Inspection Date: 08/25/2022 Owner - Facility: Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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? Comment: Flows are measured by an in -line flow meter. 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? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment: The effluent is discharged into a wooded area. No discharges were observed during the inspection. Page# 5