WQ0023213_Notice of Deficiency_20240307

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER , a
SecretaryWw ►
RICHARD E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
March 7, 2024
Delivered electronically to: [e-mail]
Mr. Tom Johnson -Water Resources Director
City of Lexington
28 West Center Street
Lexington, NC 27292
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY: NOD-2024-PC-0033
Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Lexington Golf Club WWTP
Permit No. WQ0023213
Davidson County
Dear Mr. Johnson:
On February 5, 2024, Division of Water Resources staff Kristen Potwora and Caitlin Caudle conducted
a scheduled routine compliance inspection of the Lexington Golf Club Reclaimed Water Program.Jeff
Walser (ORC), Mike Sutton (Utility Plant Chief Operator), Will Hodges (Utility Plant Supervisor), and
Reed Blackburn (Assistant Water Resources Director) were present during the entire inspection. A
review of available records, the treatment facilities, the storage facilities, and the lift station was
completed. This review reflected non-compliance with the subject permit.
The following deficiency was noted:
• The highwater float and the visual and audible alarms at the lift station were not working at
the time of inspection. Per 15A NCAC 02T .0305 (h)(1)(F), the following criteria shall be met
for all pumping stations and force mains: (1) Pump Station Reliability: (F) high water audio
and visual alarm. Please repair the float and highwater alarm as soon as possible.
The following items of concern were noted:
• The facility has not produced reclaimed water since August of 2017, so the flowmeter and
turbidimeter have been removed. Permit Condition 111.8 and Permit Condition IV.3 state
that the turbidimeter and flowmeter shall be calibrated at least once a year. Please note
that if the system is placed back in operation, both meters must be calibrated.
• The act of rinsing golf cart machinery on a concrete pad beside the package plant has formed
a channelized ditch along the base of the structure. Please direct rinse water elsewhere to
avoid any potential compromises to the integrity of the wastewater treatment structures.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W.Hanes Mill Rd,Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27105
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Please review the enclosed inspection report for additional comments and observations. If you have
any questions regarding this letter, please contact Kristen Potwora or me at the letterhead address
or phone number, or by email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Jennifer F. Graznak, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ-WSRO
Enc: Inspection Report
Cc: Reed Blackburn (electronic copy)
Will Hodges (electronic copy)
Mike Sutton (electronic copy)
Alamance County Environmental Health (electronic copy)
Laserfiche File WQ0000520
DUFQNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
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