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Home My WebLink AboutNCG550263_2523_Nealwood_Ave_Nathan_Robbins_20230404ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Nathan J. Robbins, Owner 2523 Nealwood Ave Graham, NC 27253 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 4, 2023 Subject: Follow -Up Compliance Evaluation Inspection Single Family Residence Wastewater Treatment System 2523 Nealwood Ave, Graham, NC 27253 General NPDES Wastewater Permit: NCG550000 Certificate of Coverage: NCG550263 Alamance County Dear Mr. Robbins: Ron Boone, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston- Salem Regional Office WSRO), performed a follow-up inspection of your single family residence wastewater treatment system on March 20th, 2023. This was a follow-up to the inspection he performed on February 15th, 2023. Mr. Boone noted the following findings from the follow-up inspection: 1. You purchased the home in January, 2021. 2. You understood the home had a traditional septic system with subsurface drainage field when you purchased the home, rather than a discharging system with a subsurface sand filter, chlorinator, and discharge pipe. 3. You are unfamiliar with the wastewater treatment system at your home, and the fact that it has a subsurface sand filter, chlorinator, and discharge pipe into the stream. 4. You do know the approximate location of the septic tank and you have not had it pumped yet. 5. The chlorinator was located during the inspection. It consists of two 4" white PVC capped pipes that protrude approximately 12" from the ground surface in the front yard approximately 40 to 50 feet immediately south of the large tree. There were no tablets in the chlorinator at the time of the follow-up inspection. 6. You were unaware of the discharge permit (NCG500000) and certificate of coverage (NCG550263). 7. The certificate of coverage is still in the previous owner's (Elton Cafferata) name. 8. You stated you still receive mail for the previous owner of the residence and normallyjust throw it away. This explains what happened to the previous three overdue annual fee invoices. 9. The last three annual fees for the general permit/certificate of coverage are unpaid and overdue. Mr. Boone has emailed you with important information regarding the proper chlorine to use in the system as well as a Name/Ownership Change (NOC) form. Please submit the NOC form as directed and submit payment of the annual fees. You are reminded the general permit requires annual testing of the treatment system's effluent. If the effluent pipe is found, samples of the discharge should be taken for analysis in accordance with the permit. If you experience issues with the home's plumbing system, it may be due to improper operation and maintenance of the treatment system and/or the missing discharge pipe. Efforts should be made to restore the entire system to proper operation or attain a permit from the county health department and have a traditional septic system installed to replace the existing discharging system, at which point this permit may be rescinded. DffNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources oan caaouNn Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 M336.776.9800 oep.m.m or em�nmen� Qualm If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Mr. Boone at any time by phone at 336.776.9690 or by email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: -01 ig Lon 1�45 nider9kegional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Attachments: 1. Water Compliance Inspection Report REQ� North Carolina Department ofEnvironmental Quality I Division ofWater Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 NORTH CAROLINA 336.776.9800 naparMeM of EmironmanW 9uallly United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report 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 IN 2 u 3 I NCG550263 111 121 23/03/20 I17 18 I C I 19 I s I 20L] 21111I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 I 72 I ni I 73 � I 74 79 I I I I I I I80 70 I I 71 I LL -1 I I LJ Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES Dermit Number) 01:OOPM 23/03/20 20/11/20 2523 Nealwood Avenue 2523 Nealwood Ave Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Graham NC 27253 01:30PM 23/03/20 25/10/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Elton R Cafferata,2523 Nealwood Ave Graham NC 27253/// No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 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/ DocuSigned by: onaecl Boo., 3/29/2023 Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date DocuSigned by: FLam - T. 15 ,,dcr 4/4/2023 EPA Form 3V&62YO�FeA(9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCG550263 I11 12I 23/03/20 117 18 i c i (Cont.) 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 WSRO), performed a follow-up inspection of your single family residence wastewater treatment system on March 20th, 2023. This was a follow-up to the inspection he performed on February 15th, 2023. Mr. Boone noted the following findings from the follow-up inspection: 1. You purchased the home in January, 2021. 2. You understood the home had a traditional septic system with subsurface drainage field when you purchased the home, rather than a discharging system with a subsurface sand filter, chlorinator, and discharge pipe. 3. You are unfamiliar with the wastewater treatment system at your home, and the fact that it has a subsurface sand filter, chlorinator, and discharge pipe into the stream. 4. You do know the approximate location of the septic tank and you have not had it pumped yet. 5. The chlorinator was located during the inspection. It consists of two 4" white PVC capped pipes that protrude approximately 12" from the ground surface in the front yard approximately 40 to 50 feet immediately south of the large tree. There were no tablets in the chlorinator at the time of the follow-up inspection. 6. You were unaware of the discharge permit (NCG500000) and certificate of coverage (NCG550263). 7. The certificate of coverage is still in the previous owner's (Elton Cafferata) name. 8. You stated you still receive mail for the previous owner of the residence and normally just throw it away. This explains what happened to the previous three overdue annual fee invoices. 9. The last three annual fees for the general permit/certificate of coverage are unpaid and overdue. Mr. Boone has emailed you with important information regarding the proper chlorine to use in the system as well as a Name/Ownership Change (NOC) form. Please submit the NOC form as directed and submit payment of the annual fees. You are reminded the general permit requires annual testing of the treatment system's effluent. If the effluent pipe is found, samples of the discharge should be taken for analysis in accordance with the permit. If you experience issues with the home's plumbing system, it may be due to improper operation and maintenance of the treatment system and/or the missing discharge pipe. Efforts should be made to restore the entire system to proper operation or attain a permit from the county health department and have a traditional septic system installed to replace the existing discharging system, at which point this permit may be rescinded. You are reminded 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. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Mr. Boone at any time by phone at 336.776.9690 or by email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov. Page# Permit: NCG550263 Inspection Date: 03/20/2023 Owner -Facility: 2523 Nealwood Avenue Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit (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: New owner since January, 2021, is Nathan J. Robbins. Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3