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Home My WebLink AboutNCG560058_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20231210North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 919.791.4200 January 10, 2023 NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Attn: Sara Lalk 1060 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1060 Subject: NPDES Compliance Evaluation Inspection NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Gypsy (aka Spongy) Moth Spray Program Permit #NCG560058 Dear Ms. Lalk, On January 10, 2023, Stephanie Goss of the Raleigh Regional Office (RRO) conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of the subject permit. Your assistance during the inspection was greatly appreciated. Please find the attached Basin Wide Information Management System (BIMS) inspection checklist summarizing the inspection. During the inspection, the following items were noted: 1.Certificate of Coverage (COC) No. NCG560058 under NPDES General Permit NCG560000 was issued to NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to allow the discharge of pesticide products in accordance with the effluent limitations, monitoring requirements and other conditions set forth in the permit issued on December 18, 2021. This permit is set to expire on November 30, 2026. 2.A Pesticide Discharge Management Plan (PDMP) has been developed. The plan covers pest management and treatment areas for the spongy moth, Lymantria dispar. 3.The PDMP includes the persons responsible for developing and revising the PDMP, persons responsible for developing, revising, and implementing corrective action, and persons responsible for pesticide applications. 4.The PDMPs includes the pest problem descriptions and general location maps. 5.The PDMPs include schedules and procedures in which applications are scheduled to occur every year. DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FAE4D5F-C9F1-4418-B472-BA3AFFEC9BA8 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 919.791.4200 NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Gypsy Moth Spray Program NCG560058 Page 2 of 2 6. The PDMPs contain control measures which include spill prevention procedures, pesticide application equipment and pest surveillance. 7. The PDMPs include spill response procedures, adverse incident response procedures and pesticide monitoring procedures which observes non-target organisms. 8. The PDMPs are available and maintained in an electronic filing system. 9. NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services environmental personnel involved with the pesticide program are trained annually on the pesticide program requirements. 10. There have been no reportable incidents, spills, or leaks. If you have questions concerning this report, please contact Stephanie Goss at 919-791-4256 or Stephanie.goss@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ cc: Laserfiche DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FAE4D5F-C9F1-4418-B472-BA3AFFEC9BA8 EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 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 Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 N 52 NCG560058 23/01/10 C S31112171819 20 21 66 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----------------------Reserved------------------- N67707172 73 74 75 80 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Gypsy Moth Spray Program 1060 Mail Service Ctr Raleigh NC 276991060 Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 10:00AM 23/01/10 21/12/18 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Other Facility Data 10:30AM 23/01/10 26/11/30 Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Bill McClure,1025 Blue Rdg Rd Raleigh NC 27607/Facility Engineering/919-733-2145/9197335079 Contacted No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Records/Reports Self-Monitoring Program 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 Stephanie Goss DWR/RRO WQ/919-791-4200/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page#1 1/10/2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FAE4D5F-C9F1-4418-B472-BA3AFFEC9BA8 1/11/2023 NPDES yr/mo/day 23/01/10 Inspection Type C3111218 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) NCG560058 17 Page#2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FAE4D5F-C9F1-4418-B472-BA3AFFEC9BA8 Permit:NCG560058 Inspection Date:01/10/2023 Owner - Facility: Inspection Type: Gypsy Moth Spray Program 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? # 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: 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: Page#3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FAE4D5F-C9F1-4418-B472-BA3AFFEC9BA8 EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency 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 Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 N 52 NCG560058 23/01/10 C S31112171819 20 21 66 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----------------------Reserved------------------- N67707172 73 74 75 80 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Gypsy Moth Spray Program 1060 Mail Service Ctr Raleigh NC 276991060 Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 10:00AM 23/01/10 21/12/18 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Other Facility Data 10:30AM 23/01/10 26/11/30 Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Bill McClure,1025 Blue Rdg Rd Raleigh NC 27607/Facility Engineering/919-733-2145/9197335079 Contacted No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Records/Reports Self-Monitoring Program 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 Stephanie Goss DWR/RRO WQ/919-791-4200/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page#1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FAE4D5F-C9F1-4418-B472-BA3AFFEC9BA8 NPDES yr/mo/day 23/01/10 Inspection Type C3111218 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) NCG560058 17 Page#2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FAE4D5F-C9F1-4418-B472-BA3AFFEC9BA8 Permit:NCG560058 Inspection Date:01/10/2023 Owner - Facility: Inspection Type: Gypsy Moth Spray Program 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? # 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: 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: Page#3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 4FAE4D5F-C9F1-4418-B472-BA3AFFEC9BA8