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Home My WebLink AboutNC0060321_Inspection_20240905United 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 1 2 u 3 I NC0060321 111 121 24/09/05 I17 18 I C I 19 Ls_] 20I L I 211111 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 n,J I I I 71 I 74 79 I I I I I I I80 701� I 711 L LJ L 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 permit Number) 10:OOAM 24/09/05 24/04/01 First Craven Sanitary District 560 NC Hwy 55 E Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date New Bern NC 28560 10:20AM 24/09/05 28/12/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Edward Lee Riggs/ORC/252-633-6500/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Edward Riggs,PO Box 608 Bridgeton NC 28519//252-633-6500/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran 0 Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate 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 DocuSigned by: Breann Spencer DWR/WARO WQ/252-946-6481/ DWR/WARO WQ/252-946-6481/ 9/9/2024 James Elmore 133... Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date PloZT114. DEQ DWR WQRos 252-948-3921 9/9/2024 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCO060321 I11 12I 24/09/05 117 18 i c i (Cont.) Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On 09/05/2024, Breann Spencer and James Elmore (DEQ) met with Edward Riggs (ORC) for a compliance inspection. Permit expires Dec. 31, 2028. Permit has a Special Condition for Whole Effluent Toxicity. March and April 2024 DMRs and lab results were spot-checked for accuracy. Per permit, facility will start reporting sewer overflow/bypass event reports, pretreatment program annual reports, and Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Annual Reports beginning Dec. 21, 2025. Flow meter calibrated 11-20-2023 by Chadwick Instrument. Samples are not less than or equal to 6 degrees Celsius when the sampler is taking the composite sample. Samples are stored in a refrigerator after. ORC was notified that samples need to be at proper temperture while being sampled. Facility is compliant with permit NC0060321. Page# Permit: NCO060321 Owner - Facility: First Craven Sanitary District Inspection Date: 09/05/2024 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 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Permit expires Dec. 31, 2028. Permit has a Special Condition for Whole Effluent Toxicity. Record Keeping 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? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ El EJ El ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: March and April 2024 DMRs and lab results were spot-checked for accuracy. Per permit, facility will start reporting sewer overflow/bypass event reports, pretreatment program annual reports, and Clean Water Act Section 316(b) Annual Reports beginning Dec. 21, 2025. Page# 3 Permit: NCO060321 Inspection Date: 09/05/2024 Owner - Facility: First Craven Sanitary District Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Environmental Chemists, Inc. is the contracted lab. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE # Is flow meter used for reporting? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the flow meter operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Flow meter calibrated 11-20-2023 by Chadwick Instrument. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment: Samples are not less than or equal to 6 degrees Celsius when the sampler is takin the composite sample. Samples are stored in a refrigerator after. ORC was notified that samples need to be at proper temperture while being sampled. De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ? Gas Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is storage appropriate for cylinders? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NC0060321 Inspection Date: 09/05/2024 Owner - Facility: First Craven Sanitary District Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation De -chlorination # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? Are the tablets the proper size and type? Comment: Feed ratio is flow rate proportional. Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? Number of tubes in use? Comment: Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Page# 5