NCG550135_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20160824

PAT MCCRORY
T. Governor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Director
August 24, 2016
RECEIVED/NCDEQ/DWR
Mr. Richard Wiersma AUG 2 5 2016
1631 St. Mary's Rd.
Hillsborough,NC 27278 Water Quality
Permitting Section
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single.Family Wastewater Treatment System
1631 St. Mary's Rd., Hillsborough
Permit No. NCG5500135
Orange County
Dear Mr. Wiersma:
On July 27, 2016, Jason Robinson and Erin Deck from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-
family residence(SFR) wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above permit to
discharge wastewater. The assistance from Ms. Marie Kulchinski was appreciated. The checked
boxes below show what conditions were noted at your facility:
❑ In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the system, have the effluent
sampled once a year, and have the septic tank pumped out every 3 to 5 years. Your good record
of operation and meeting the permit requirements is highly commended.
❑ Your home is improperly plumbed: Some of the wastewater discharges are going directly
to the environment without first passing through the treatment system. This must be corrected
immediately.
❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a UV light
require all SFR systems to have a means of
system. New rulesput intoplace on August 1, 2007 y
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disinfection(and dechlorination when chlorine tablets are used to disinfect, if the system was
installed since that date). Since your system had no disinfection, the installation is to include a
chlorine tablet dispenser, a contact chamber capable of providing a minimum 30-minute contact
time, and another tablet dispenser that will hold dechlorination tablets.
E Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always having
chlorine tablets and dechlorination tablets (if a required part of your system) in place. They
must be the kind for wastewater treatment and not for swimming pools. The chlorinator tubes
were very deep and it was difficult to see if chlorine tablets were in place. Please make sure to
continually add chlorine tablets to these tubes and to make sure they contact the water at the
bottom of the tube.
Division of Water Resources,Raleigh Regional Office,Water Quality Operations Section www.ncwaterquality.org
1628 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1628 Phone:[phone]
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❑ Dechlorination: Your system was installed after August 1, 2007, so must have a means of
dechlorination located downstream of the chlorinator and its contact chamber. See Disinfection
paragraph above.
® Pumping the septic tank: The septic tank should be pumped out every 3 to 5 years. A
pumping company can check the status periodically and determine when pumping is required.
Based on our conversation with the residence, it is our understanding that the septic tank was
pumped in the last year. Please provide this office a receipt/invoice of the last pumping, if
possible, and receipts/invoices for future pumpings.
jzi Failure to analyze the effluent: The effluent that is discharged from your system must be
analyzed once each year. See Part I(A) of your permit about his requirement. A list of NC
certified laboratories that provide this service was provided to you during the inspection. Please
have the effluent analyzed by a certified lab within 60 days. Analysis should be performed a
month after the septic tank is pumped.
® System Location: We do not have a map of the system. We do not have a set of plans for
this system in our files. Please provide a sketch showing the approximate locations of the line
leaving the house, the septic tank, sand filter, chlorinator, chlorine contact chamber and
discharge pipe in relation to the structures, tree line and stream.
® Effluent discharge: We were unable to find the discharge pipe at the stream at the bottom
of the property. Please make sure the discharge pipe is visible and to keep the area around the
pipe well maintained and free of excessive vegetation in order to easily access it. Also, please
be sure to regularly observe the effluent to ensure that the effluent discharge is clear and free of
solids.
Please submit a letter to this office to the attention of Jason Robinson or email at
[e-mail] that responds to all the checked boxes within 30 days. The address of
this office can be found at the bottom of the first page. Thank you for your cooperation. If you have
questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action, please
contact the inspector or me at 919-791-4200.
Sincerel
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S. Daniel Smith, Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Raleigh Regional Office
Attachments:
Compliance Inspection Report
cc: RRO/SWP Files
NPDES Permitting Unit, Charles Weaver
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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 I 2 I5 I 3 I NCG550135 111 121 16/07/27 117 18 I j s 19 201
21111 11 11 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 l I I 1 1 166
Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA -- --- --Reserved--------
67 I I 70 Li 71Li 72 Li LJ 731 I 174 75� I I I I I I l80
Section B:Facility Data l
Name and Location of Facility Inspected(For Industrial Users discharging to POTW,also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date
POTW name and NPDES permit Number) 11:15AM 16/07/27 13/08/01
1631 St.Mary's Road
Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date
1631 St Mary's Rd
11:30AM 16/07/27 18/07/31
Hillsborough NC 27278
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
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Contacted
Richard L Wiersma,1631 St Mary's Rd Hillsborough NC 27278//919-732-4843/
Yes
Section C:Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit INOperations&Maintenance III Effluent/Receiving Waters
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
Jason T Robinson RRO WQ///
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gnature of Management Q ' Revie -r ency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1
31 NCG550135 111 121 16/07/27 117 18 L
Section D:Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Spoke with Marie Kulchinski at the residence. CI tubes were too deep to asses if tablets present.
Septic system was pumped in 2015. Unable to located discharge point.
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Permit: NCG550135 Owner-Facility: 1631 St.Mary's Road
Inspection Date: 07/27/2016 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 ❑ ❑ ❑
•
application?
Is the facility as described in the permit? • 0 ❑ 0
#Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ • 0 0
Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? • 0 0 0
Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? U ❑ 0 0
Comment:
Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? • 0 ❑ 0
Does the facility analyze process control parameters,for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ 11 ❑
Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Septic Tank Yes No NA NE
(If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? 0 0 • ❑
Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? • 0 0 0
Are pumps or syphons operating properly? 0 ❑ II ❑
Are high and low water alarms operating properly? 0 ❑ • 0
Comment: Resident stated that the tank was pumped last year.
Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE
(If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational? 0 0 ■ ❑
Is the distribution box level and watertight? Cl ❑ U ❑
Is sand filter free of ponding? • ❑ ❑ ❑
Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio? ❑ 0 ❑ •
#Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation? ❑ 0 ❑ •
#Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio?(Approximately 3 to 1) 0 0 ❑ •
Comment:
Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE
Are tablet chlorinators operational? , ❑ 0 0
Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 0 0 •
Number of tubes in use? 2
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Permit: NCG550135 Owner-Facility: 1631 St.Mary's Road
Inspection Date: 07/27/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE
Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? ❑ 0 0 II
Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? 0 0 0 U
Is there chlorine residual prior to de-chlorination? 0 0 0 II
Comment: Tubes were very deep and difficult to determine if chlorine tablets were in place.
Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 0 0 0 II
Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? 0 0 0 •
If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? 0 0 0 •
Comment: general area appears maintained but unable to find the discharge pipe into the stream at the
bottom of the property.
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