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Water Resources
Environmental Quality
31 May 2018
Ms. Stacy Rowe
Pretreatment Coordinator
City of Newton
Post Office Box 550
Newton, North Carolina 28658
Subject: Pretreatment Compliance Inspection
City of Newton
NPDES Permit No. NCO036196
Catawba County
Dear Ms. Rowe:
ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
Enclosed is a copy of the Pretreatment Compliance Inspection Report for the inspection of the City
of Newton's Industrial Pretreatment Program on May 22, 2018, by Mr. Wes Bell of this Office.
Should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at
[phone], or via email at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Enclosure:
Inspection Report
cc: Vivien Zhong, PERCS Unit ([e-mail])
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality) Water Resources I Water Quality Regional Operations
Mooresville Regional Office 1610 East Center Avenue, Suite 310 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704-663-1699

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PRETREATMENT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION (PCI) REPORT
Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL DUALITY
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. Control Authority (POTW) Name: City of Newton
2. Control Authority Representative(s): Stacy Rowe
3. Title(s): Pretreatment Coordinator
4. Last Inspection Date: 6/14/16 Inspection Type: ❑ PCI ® Audit
5. Has Program Completed All Requirements from the Previous Inspection and Program Info Sheet(s)? ® YES ❑ NO
6. Is POTW under an Order That Includes Pretreatment Conditions? ❑ YES ® NO
Order Type, Number, Parameters: Are Milestone Dates Being Met? ❑ YES [—]NO ® NA
PCS CODING
Main Program Permit Number MM/DD/YY
NCO036196 5/22/18
7. Current Number Of Significant Industrial Users SIUs ?
2
8. Number of SIUs With No IUP, or With an Expired IUP
0
9. Number of SIUs Not Inspected By POTW in the Last Calendar Year?
0
10. Number of SIUs Not Sampled By POTW in the Last Calendar Year?
0
11. Number of SIUs In SNC For Limits Violations During Either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods
0
12. Number of SIUs in SNC For Reporting During Either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods
0
13. Number of SIUs in SNC with Pretreatment Schedule?
0
14. Number of SIUs on Schedules?
0
15. Current Number Of Categorical Industrial Users (CIUs)?
2
16. Number of CIUs in SNC?
0
POTW INTERVIEW
17. Since the Last PCI, has the POTW had any NPDES Limits Violations?
If Yes, What are the Parameters and How are these Problems Being Addressed?
18. Since the Last PCI, has the POTW had any Problems Related to an Industrial
Discharge (Interference, Pass -Through, Blockage, Citizens' Complaints, Increased
Sludge Production, Etc.)?
If Yes, How are these Problems Being Addressed?
19. Which Industries have been in SNC for Limits or Reporting during SNC foi
either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods? Not Been Published for SNC foi
Public Notice?(May refer to PAR if Excessive SIUs in SNC) Not Pu
20. Which Industries are on Compliance Schedules or Orders? For all SIUs on an
Order, Has a Signed Copy of the Order been sent to the Division?
21. Are Any Permits Or Civil Penalties Currently Under Adjudication? If Yes, Which
Ones?
® YES [:]NO
Weekly and Monthly Average
effluent TSS violations reported
in February 2018.
❑ YES ®NO
Limits: None
Reporting: None
dished: N/A
N/A
❑ YES ❑ NO
LTMP/STMP FILE REVIEW:
22. Is LTMP/STMP Monitoring Being Conducted at Appropriate Locations and Frequencies? ® YES ❑ NO
23. Are Correct Detection Levels being used for all LTMP/STMP Monitoring? ® YES ❑ NO
24. Is LTMP/STMP Data Maintained in a Table or Equivalent? ® YES ❑ NO Is Table Adequate? ® YES ❑ NO
25. All LTMP/STMP effluent data reported on Discharge Monitoring Report? ® YES ❑ NO
26. If NO to 23 - 26, list violations:
27. Should any Pollutants of Concern be Eliminated from or Added to LTMP/STMP? ❑ YES ® NO
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28. PRETREATMENT PROGRAM ELEMENTS REVIEW
Program Element
Last Submittal Received
Date In file?
Last Approval
Date In file
Date Next Due,
If Applicable
Headworks Analysis (HWA)
11/10/17
® Yes ❑ No
1/16/18
® Yes ❑ No
10/1/22
Industrial Waste Survey IWS
11/3/14
® Yes ❑ No
3/26/15
® Yes ❑ No
10/1/19
Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO)
12/18/12
® Yes ❑ No
2/11/13
® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No
Enforcement Response Plan (ERP)
5/23/16
® Yes ❑ No
8/18/16
® Yes ❑ No
35. Does File Contain an Inspection Completed Within Last Calendar Year?
Long Term Monitoring Plan (LTMP)
6/30/15
® Yes ❑ No
8/5/15
® Yes ❑ No
a. ®Yes ❑No
INDUSTRIAL USER PERMIT (IUP) FILE REVIEW
29. User Name
1. Technibilt 2. Special Metals
3.
30. IUP Number
1018
1015
31. Does File Contain Current Permit?
® Yes ❑
I ® Yes ❑
I ❑ Yes ❑ No
32. Permit Expiration Date
7/31/20
7/31/20
33. Categorical Standard Applied (I.E. 40 CFR, Etc.) Or N/A
433.17
471.35 IF
-
34. Does File Contain Permit Application Completed Within One Year Prior
® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
to Permit Issue Date?
35. Does File Contain an Inspection Completed Within Last Calendar Year?
® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No 11
❑ Yes ❑ No
36. a. Does the File Contain a Slug/Spill Control Plan?
a. ®Yes ❑No
a. ®Yes ❑No
a. ❑Yes ❑No
b. If No, is One Needed? See Inspection Form from POTW
b. 0 e ❑No
b. ❑Yes ❑No I
b. []Yes []No
37. For 40 CFR 413 and 433 TTO Certification, Does File Contain a Toxic
®Yes❑No❑N/A
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
Organic Management Plan (TOMP)?
38. a. Does File Contain Original Permit Review Letter from the Division?
a. EYes ❑No
a. ®Yes []No
a. ❑Yes ❑No
b. All Issues Resolved?
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A
39. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Complete
® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
its Sampling as Required by IUP, including flow?
40. Does File Contain POTW Sampling Chain -Of -Custody Forms?
I ® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No
❑ Yes ❑ No
41 a. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the SIU Complete its
®Yes❑No❑N/A
❑Yes❑NONN/A
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
Sampling as Required by IUP, including flow?
41b. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did SIU submit all reports
NYes❑No❑N/A
NYes❑No❑N/A
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
on time?
42a. For categorical IUs with Combined Wastestream Formula (CWF), does
NYes❑No❑N/A
1
NYes❑No❑N/A
11
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
1
file include process/dilution flows as Required b IUP?
42b. For categorical IUs with Production based limits, does file include
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
NYes❑No❑N/A
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
production rates and/or flows as Required by IUP?
43a. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Identify
❑Yes❑NoENA
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
All Limits Non -Compliance from Both POTW and SIU Sampling?
43b. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Identify
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
❑Yes❑NoON/A
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
All Reporting Non -Compliance from SIU Sampling?
44. a. Was the POTW Notified by SIU (Within 24 Hours) of All Self-
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No❑N/A
Monitoring Violations?
b. Did Industry Resample and submit results to POTW Within 30 Days?
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A
c. Did POTW resample within 30 days of knowledge of SIU limit
c.❑Yes❑No®N/A
c.❑Yes❑No®N/A
c.❑Yes❑No❑N/A
violations from the POTW sample event?
45. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Was the SIU in SNC?
❑ Yes ® No
❑ Yes ® No
❑ Yes ❑ No
46. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Was Enforcement Taken
0Ycs0NONN/A
❑YesONONN/A
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
as Specified in the POTW's ERP (NOVs, Penalties, timing, etc.)?
47. Does the File Contain Penalty Assessment Notices?
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
❑YesONo[D
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
48. Does The File Contain Proof Of Penalty Collection?
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
❑Yes❑NoNN/A
❑Yes❑No❑N/A
49. a. Does the File Contain Any Current Enforcement Orders?
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No❑N/A
b. Is SIU in Compliance with Order?
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A
50. Did the POTW Representative Have Difficulty in Obtaining Any of This
® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑No
ElYes El No
Requested Information For You?
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FILE REVIEW COMMENTS:
25. Overall, the POTW was reporting all LTMP effluent data with the exception of copper. Amended edmrs will be resubmitted to the
Division to include the effluent copper data.
28. The POTW is working with the PERCS Unit (modifying IUPs) to address an over allocation for Silver.
35. The POTW performed the SIU inspections on 11/8/17 (Technibilt) and 5/10/17 (Special Metals).
39. The POTW's on-site certified laboratory analyzes BOD, TSS, ammonia, COD, and pH. Meritech Labs has been contracted to
perform metals, oil & grease, fluoride, and TKN.
41a. Technibilt and Special Metals both contract Pace Analytical Services to perform analyses.
42a. The POTW must ensure to apply the CWF if sampling is only performed at Pipe 01 (combined waste streams).
50. The new Pretreatment Coordinator did have difficulty finding all required information; however, all requested data was ultimately
found during the inspection.
SUMMARY AND COMMENTS:
The cyanide detection level (0.008 mg/L) used by the contracted lab for Technibilt was higher than the required IUP detection level
(0.005 mg/L). This IUP detection level should be addressed with the PERCS Unit during the next permit renewal and/or modification
process.
The Pretreatment Coordinator should continue to organize the Pretreatment documentation to ensure all documentation is accessible
for review. In addition, the Pretreatment Coordinator must ensure to submit a modified permit (Special Metals) to the PERCS Unit
for review if effluent limitations/monitoring requirements are added for Pipe 02.
NOD: ❑ YES ® NO
NOV: ❑ YES ® NO
QNCR: ❑ YES ® NO
POTW Rating:
Satisfactory ® Marginal ❑ Unsatisfactory ❑
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Signed by:
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PCI COMPLETED BY: DATE: 5/31/2018
Wes Bell, Mooresville Regional Office
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