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Home My WebLink AboutNC0055212_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20160219 0 PAT MCCRORY a^. Govemor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretory Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY S. JAY ZIMMERMAN February 19, 2016 Director Auman's Mobile Home Park, LLC Attn: Barbara N.Auman, Owner RECENED/NCDEQ/DWR 3910-2 North Main Street High Point, NC 27265-1217 FEB 2 9 1016 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection waterQualityecti Permittee: Auman's Mobile Home Park, LLC Permitting Section Facility: Auman's Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit#: NCO055212 Forsyth County Dear Ms. Auman: Ron Boone, of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division) conducted a compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) of the Auman's Mobile Home Park Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) on February 11, 2016. Your assistance and cooperation, as well as that of Gerard Einig, was greatly appreciated. An inspection checklist is attached for your records and inspection findings are summarized below. General Information The mobile home park is located at 3910-2 North Main Street, in High Point, Forsyth County, NC. The WWTP is located on the north side of the mobile home park (MHP) at coordinates 36.0180020N, - 80.051194°W. Although in Forsyth County, the park/plant are actually located at a High Point address. The permit authorizes you to operate this 0.016 MGD WWTP, which consists of three 3,000 gallon septic tanks with 1,000 gallon pump tanks, a 6,000 gallon gravity fed septic tank, a 2,000 gallon detention tank, dual surface sand filters, a 4,000 gallon final tank with alternating pumps, an ultraviolet disinfection system, and a backup chlorine disinfection system with dechlorination. The permit authorizes you to discharge the treated effluent from the WWTP via outfall 001 to Rich Fork Creek, which is currently classified as Class C waters and is located in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River basin. Site Review The entire plant was very well maintained and in good condition. Mr. Boone noted no problems or discrepancies. Documentation Review All documentation was reviewed and no discrepancies were found. You have done an excellent job documenting the operation and maintenance of the plant as required by the permit; this includes operations State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 450 West Hanes Nfill Road,Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27105 336 776 9800 v and visitation logs, discharge monitoring reports, laboratory and field laboratory records and certifications, chains of custody, sludge pumping records, etc. If you have any questions regarding the inspection or this letter, please call Mr. Boone or me at(336) 776-9800. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Y. Sherri V. Knight, PE Surface Water Regional Supervisor Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Quality Attachments: 1. BIMS Inspection Report CC: WSRO-SWP Central Files NPDES Unit i United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved EPA Washington,D C 20460 OMB No 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires B-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 15 I 3 I NC0055212 I11 12 16/02/11 17 18 C J 19 1 G 20I 211 1 1 1 1 I I I I I 11 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 �6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ------------------Reserved------------ 67 70 LJ 71 L] 72 �,I J I 73 174 75 80 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 16/02/11 14/05/01 Auman's Mobile Home Park WWTP 3910-2 N Main St Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date High Point NC 272651217 1100AM 16/02/11 19/04/30 Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Barbara N Auman/ORC/919-883-3910/ Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Barbara N Auman,3910-2 N Main St High Point NC 272651217//336-883-3910/ No Section C:Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) Permit e Flow Measurement 0 Operations&Maintenance ® Records/Reports Self-Monitoring Program Sludge Handling Disposal ■ Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters Laboratory 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 WSRO WQ//336-776-9690/ 6. Z,,___ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date R"'-�-' 4 % v2//g�/�v EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete Page# 1 \v NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1 31 NCO055212 I11 12I 16/02/11 117 18 I�I Section D.Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Please refer to the attached inspection summary letter. Page# 2 Y, Permit: NCO055212 Owner-Facility: Auman's Mobile Home Park WWTP Inspection Date: 02/11/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE v Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable M ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: None 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? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ #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: None Disinfection - UV Yes No NA NE Are extra UV bulbs available on site? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Are UV bulbs clean? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is UV Intensity adequate? i ❑ ❑ ❑ Is transmittance at or above designed level? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Is there a backup system on site? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is effluent clear and free of solids? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: None Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational'? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pumps or syphons operating properly? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: None Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is the distribution box level and watertight? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is sand filter free of ponding? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NCO055212 Owner-Facility: Auman's Mobile Home Park WVVfP Inspection Date: 02/11/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ #Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ #Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio?(Approximately 3 to 1) ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: None Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters)performed by a certified lab? N ❑ ❑ ❑ #Is the facility using a contract lab? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6 0 degrees ❑ ❑ ❑ E Celsius)? Incubator(Fecal Coliform)set to 44 5 degrees Celsius+/-0 2 degrees? ❑ ❑ ❑ Incubator(BOD)set to 20 0 degrees Celsius+/-1 0 degrees? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: None Record Keeping Yes No NA NE 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)? E ❑ ❑ ❑ 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 CDCs ❑ Are DMRs complete:do they Include all permit parameters? S ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ E ❑ (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? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? E ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NCO055212 Owner-Facility: Auman's Mobile Home Park WVVrP Inspection Date: 02/11/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment. None 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? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: None Flow Measurement- Effluent Yes No NA NE #Is flow meter used for reporting? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ 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: None 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 ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency, sampling type 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment. None Upstream/ Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency, sampling type, and 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ sampling location)? Comment: None Page# 5