NCG551521_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180314

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ROY COOPER
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Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
.Secreiw y
Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER
Environmental Quality Ltterirn Director
March 14, 2018
RECEIVED./DENR/DWR
Rickey Lee and Traci Cothran
935 Waterstone Park Circle. MAR 2 6 2018
Hillsborough NC 27278-9887
Water Resources
Permitting Section
Permit#: NCG551521
230 Smith Drive SFR
Durham County
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Cothran,
On February 19, 2018, Joan Schneier from the Raleigh Regional Office visited the single-family
residence(SFR)wastewater treatment system at the above address to evaluate compliance with
the above permit to discharge wastewater. We would like to thank Tina Rudd for assistance
during the inspection. The checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at your
facility:
n In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the chlorine disinfection
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. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 days of
receipt of this letter that states your plan for correcting this deficiency. The work is to be
completed within the next 3 months.
❑ Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always
having chlorine tablets in place. They must be the kind for wastewater treatment and not
for swimming pools.
n 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. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20
calendar days of receipt of this letter stating your plan for correcting this deficiency.
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919-791-4200

❑ 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.
0 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.
Make arrangements for sampling to be carried out within the next 3 months, and submit
results to this office within 3 weeks after the sampling has been done:
Locations of treatment units are unknown: Determine this and reportoffice
n to this
within 30 days of receipt of this letter with a sketch or map. Please show locations of
septic tank, sand filter(if known), and discharge pipe.
® Other: The dosing(final) tank high water alarm did not work from either the test
switch or float. Please have this repaired within 30 days and notify Joan Schneier
when this is done.
If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective
action, please contact Joan Schneier or me at 919-791-4200. Licensed plumbers should be used
to make plumbing changes within your home. Contractors for installing disinfection or other
equipment may be found in the Yellow Pages under Environmental Consultants.
Sincerely,
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S. Daniel Smith, Supervisor
Wa er Quality Regional Supervisor
Ral-igh Regional Office
Attachments:
Inspection Report
cc: Tina Rudd, 230 Smith Dr., Durham NC 27712-1626
RRO/SWP Files (minus attac ents)
NPDES Permitting Unit Files Charles Weaver(minus attachments)