NC0023442_NC0023442 CEI Letter 2024_20240702

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Governor
ELIZABETH S.BISER
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RICHAM E.ROGERS,JR. NORTH CAROLINA
Director Environmental Quality
July 2,2024
Mr. Ora Kendall Adams
Sothern Veneer Specialty Products
P.O. Box 279
Fetzgerald, GA 31750
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Southern Veneer—Moncure Plywood—WWTP
NPDES Permit NCO023442
Chatham County
Dear Mr. Adams:
On June 14,2024,Danny Smith from the Raleigh Regional Office(RRO) of the Division of Water Resources
(DWR) conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of Southern Veneer Specialty Products treatment
facilities located at Southern Veneer—Moncure Plywood in Chatham County,NC. The purpose of this
inspection was to ensure compliance with the subject NPDES permit. During the inspection,the presence and
cooperation of Randall Craig Jarrell Operator in Responsible Charge(ORC) and Jadie Andrews were helpful
and appreciated.
The Southern Veneer—Moncure Plywood Wastewater Treatment Plant(WWTP)is located at 306 Corinth
Road,Moncure in Chatham County,North Carolina. The subject WWTP is class WW-I facility with a
permitted effluent flow of 0.008 MGD. Through NPDES permit NCO023442 Southern Veneer Specialty
Products is authorized to discharge treated wastewater through outfall 001 to receiving waters designated as
Haw River,classified as class WS-IV within the Cape Fear River Basin.
This NPDES compliance evaluation inspection consisted of the following:
• Review of the NPDES permit,
• Review of the owner/facility information,
• Review of March 2021-April 2024 monitoring data and compliance history, and
• On-site inspection of the wastewater treatment facility.
Findings during the pre-inspection file review were as follows:
1. The current NPDES permit was issued effective February 01,2024, and will expire September 30,
2028. (The permittee will need to submit a permit renewal application at least 180 days prior to the
expiration of the permit.Authorization to continue discharge and to continue operations under the
existing expired permit is automatic once the permit renewal application is received by DWR. This
is provided the renewal request is received by DWR at least 180 days prior to permit expiration.)
D E Q�� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh,North Carolina 27609
NORTH CAROLINA 919.791.4200
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2. The treatment units listed in the permit include the following:
The WWTP facility consists of four(4)4000-gallon concrete tanks, four(4)29-GPM submersible
TDH dosing tank pumps, eight(8)E-Z treat pods,UV disinfection,a 2000-gallon concrete effluent
pump tank,two(2)29-GPM submersible TDH effluent pumps, 51-GPM floating TDH lagoon
decant pump, and effluent flow meter.
3. The Southern Veneer—Moncure Plywood WWTP has operator designations for Randall Craig
Jarrell, Operator in Responsible Charge(ORC) and Kenneth Chad Leinbach,Backup ORC (bORC).
Randall Craig Jarrell, ORC has a WW-4 Certification(Cert#7837) and Kenneth Chad Leinbach,
bORC has a WW-2 Certification(Cert 29210). The certifications for both operators are current and
listed as active.
4. Provided for your reference is an attached copy of the current facility contacts(Owner,Facility
Contact,Permit Contact, Signatory Authority Contact and ORC designations).
It is the inspector's understanding that the information depicted for Facility Contacts are not current
and need to be updated.
Please review and update the names,phone numbers and contact information, as appropriate.
Provide this information by email to Danny Smith(danny.smithkdeq.nc.gov). This office will
forward the provided information to the appropriate Central Office personnel so it can be entered
and updated to the facility contact database.
Your email should clearly state that you are requesting the following changes:
1) Request the removal of persons that are no longer applicable to each respective contact
category(Facility Contact,Permit Contact,Permit Billing Contact,Persons with Signature
Authority), and
2) request the addition of persons by listing/identifying their contact name,title, address,phone
number and email by each appropriate contact category.
Note: The current wastewater operator designations appear to be correct,matching current
system operations. For your reference operator designation and removal forms can be found at
the DWR's Operator Certification web site.
htttp://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/operator-certification
or
https://www.deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/operator-certification/wastewater-
operator/downloads-links#ORCFormsOperatorDesignationResignation-9234
5. For the review period March 2021 through April 2024,the eDMR review revealed seven(7) limit
violations and zero(0)failures to monitor. The limit violations were for exceedance of daily fecal
coliform limit(12/20/2021, 12/27/2021, 04/03/2023 7/11/2023, 01/23/2024),and for two violations
for ammonia nitrogen, 12/27/2021 (daily) and 12/31/2021 (monthly).
D E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
vvvRaleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh,North Carolina 27609
NORTH CAROLINA 919.791.4200
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(Note: Compliance notices and requested responses for Discharge Monitoring Report limit
exceedances and failure(s)to monitor at required frequencies are addressed through sperate
correspondences.)
6. The required Annual Administering and Compliance Monitoring Fee for the current billing period
has been paid. There are no overdue fees. This fee is paid through 02/28/2025.
Findings during the inspection were as follows:
7. Mr. Randell Jarrell(ORC)maintains logbook to record daily plant operations including calibrations
and field data collections/results (e.g.pH, dissolved oxygen and temperature).
8. Eurofins conducts the analyses for all required parameters except field parameters(Certification
591).
9. Meters(pH and dissolve oxygen)used for effluent monitoring were not onsite/available for review
during the inspection. It was explained that temperature is also collected with the meter and that it
is calibrated against a NIST certified thermometer.
Please ensure the thermometers used are NIST certified, calibration dates are clearly documented,
and this information is readily available for review.
10. The inspector reviewed/compared the February 2024 and August 2023 eDMR data against field data
and analytical results. The pH data reported for August 14,2023, as depicted on the eDMR, did not
match the ORC's logbook recorded results.
Please, re-submit(amend)your eDMRs for August 14, 2023 monthly report(eDMR). (Specifically,
please correct the transcription error for the final effluent pH data for August 14, 2023) If you
have any questions regarding this matter,please do not hesitate to contact Danny Smith at(919)
791-4248.
11. During the walk-through of the wastewater plant,the inspector observed the following:
a. Four(4)4000-gallon concrete tanks, four(4)29-GPM submersible TDH dosing tank pumps, eight
(8)E-Z treat pods,UV disinfection, a 2000-gallon concrete effluent pump tank,two (2)29-GPM
submersible TDH effluent pumps, and effluent flow meter.
The treatment units were observed to be present and in operation with the exception of the 51-GPM
floating lagoon decant pump. The lagoon decant pump is no longer present and the lagoon is no
longer use.
It was by explained by Randell Jarrell and Jadie Andrews that the pump has been removed, solids
have been removed from the lagoon, and the lagoon is no longer in use.
D E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
vvvRaleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh,North Carolina 27609
NORTH CAROLINA 919.791.4200
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Please be sure to request removal of the SI-GPMfloating TDH lagoon decant pump from the facility
description text in your next permit renewal request.
b. Disinfection. The facility's treated wastewater is disinfected prior to discharge using a UV
disinfection system. This system has 4 UV bulbs that are cleaned weekly by ORC. Two(2)backup
bulbs/tubes were onsite and available for use as replacements. Mr. Jarrrell explained that the facility
has plans to replace the current UV disinfection system with a newer system. The expectation is for
this new UV system to be easier to operate and maintain(e.g.bulb changeouts and cleanings).
No issues of concern were observed with the disinfection system.
c. Flow measurement. Effluent flow is reported on the eDMR. The flow meter was last calibrated on
May 7,2024,by Craft Environmental Group(Max Craft).
Please continue to ensure flow meter calibration is accomplished annually and calibration
documentation is maintained on-site and available for review.
d. Sampling. As required by the subject permit, effluent sampling is achieved by grab sample at the
effluent pump tank. (Note: The monitoring requirements for subject permit(NC0023442)does not
require Upstream and Downstream monitoring.)
The overall condition of the subject facility was compliant with the NPDES permit requirements as
observed on the day of the inspection. If you have questions or comments about the inspection,this
report or the requirements to take corrective action(if applicable),please contact Danny Smith at 919-
791-4248 (danny.smithAdeq.nc.gov)or me at(919) 791-4232 (vanessa.manuelkdeq.nc.gov).
Sincerely,
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Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources,NCDEQ
Attachment: EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report
Cc: Laserfiche
D E Q North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
vvvRaleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh,North Carolina 27609
NORTH CAROLINA 919.791.4200
Depenmem of Environmental Duality