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Home My WebLink AboutNC0006351_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180710United 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 15 I 3 I NC0006351 111 12 I 18/06/28 I17 18 I S i 19 LG] i 201 I 211111 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----------------------Reserved------------------- 67 70 I g 71 I tyI 72 I r l 73 I I 174 751 I I I 1 1 1 I80 uI I I i 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 oermit Number) 10:28AM 18/06/28 14/05/01 Venator Chemicals, LLC 5910 Pharr Mill Rd Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Harrisburg NC 28075 12:31 PM 18/06/28 18/11/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Jonna A Stein/ORC/704-455-4171/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Jorma A Stein,PO Box 1330 Harrisburg NC 28075/Interim Site Manager/704-455-4171/7044556507 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self-Monitoring Program 0 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 DocuSigned by: Roberto Scheller MRO WQ//252-946-6481/ 7/10/2018 91C2A007838943E... Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date W. Corey Basinger MRO WQ//704-235-2194/ EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. DocuSigned by: 7/10/2018 Page# A14CC681 AF27425... NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NC0006351 111 121 18/06/28 1 17 18 JCJ Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# Permit: NC0006351 Owner - Facility: Venator Chemicals, LLC Inspection Date: 06/28/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? 0 ❑ Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ application? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Current permit expires on November 30, 2018. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ 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 CM 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Records reviewed were well maintained and organized. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NC0006351 Owner - Facility: Venator Chemicals, LLC Inspection Date: 06/28/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE # Is the facility using a contract lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Comment: Facility has on-site lab (Certification #526) that peform analysis for Metals, Ammonia, Total Suspended Solids, and pH. Pace Analytical Services (Certification #40) performs analysis for BOD and Chronic Toxicity with Chronic Tox being farmed -out to ETT Labatory (Certification #022). Lagoons Yes No NA NE Type of lagoons? 0 ❑ Is the lagoon surface free of weeds? 0 # Number of lagoons in operation at time of visit? 1 ❑ Is the lagoon free of short circuiting? 0 Are lagoons operated in? ❑ ❑ Comment: Lagoon dike was free of woody vegetation, mowed and appeared well maintained. It was # Is a re -circulation line present? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is lagoon free of excessive floating materials? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are baffles between ponds or effluent baffles adjustable? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are dike slopes clear of woody vegetation? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are weeds controlled around the edge of the lagoon? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are dikes free of seepage? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are dikes free of erosion? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are dikes free of burrowing animals? M ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has the sludge blanket in the lagoon (s) been measured periodically in multiple ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ locations? # If excessive algae is present, has barley straw been used to help control the growth? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the lagoon surface free of weeds? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the lagoon free of short circuiting? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Lagoon dike was free of woody vegetation, mowed and appeared well maintained. It was Are all pumps operable? 0 noted at time of inspection lagoon had > 24 inches of freeboard. ❑ ❑ Pump Station - Influent Yes No NA NE Is the pump wet well free of bypass lines or structures? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is the wet well free of excessive grease? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are all pumps present? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps operable? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NC0006351 Inspection Date: 06/28/2018 Owner - Facility: Venator Chemicals, LLC Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ 0 Pump Station - Influent Yes No NA NE Are float controls operable? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is SCADA telemetry available and operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is audible and visual alarm available and operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Effluent pump is located on bank of lagoon dike. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? M ❑ ❑ ❑ 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: During inspection it was found that compliance temperature -measuring device calibration verification was not documented. Please note that all comDliance temperature-measurina devices without a valid National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certificate must be checked initially and every 12 months against an NIST traceable temperature -measuring device and the process documented. (Ref: NC WW/GW/ LC Approved Procedure for the Analysis of Temperature.) It was noted that temperature correction was made same day of inspection. Samples are collected grab, with Chronic Toxicicty collected composite samples, as per permit monitoring requirements. 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: There was no flow discharaina at time of inspection. Chart recorder was recordina zero flow. 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 ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Page# 5 Permit: NC0006351 Inspection Date: 06/28/2018 Owner - Facility: Venator Chemicals, LLC Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Comment: Last discharae was reported on October 2017. From November 2017 throuah Mav 2018 "No Flow" has been reported. September 2017 and October 2017 reported "Fail" for Chronic Toxicity. Facility is working on issue of Chronic Toxicity. A copy of Chronic Tox Summary TIE/TRE, was given inspector, of steps taken for corrective actions. Page#