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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG550852_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180705 ROY COOPER Governor .rte MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Interim Director July 5, 2018 Lee Ray Bergman LLC, Owner Attention: Michael Bergman PO Box 685 Durham, NC 27702 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection 144 Michael Drive Single Family Wastewater Treatment System Permit No. NCG550852 Durham County Dear Mr. Bergman: • On June 7, 2018, Cheng Zhang from the Raleigh Regional Office visited the single-family residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system at 144 Michael Drive in Durham County to evaluate compliance with the above permit to discharge wastewater. The checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at your facility: n In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the chlorine disinfection and dechlorination systems,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. ❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a UV light system. New rules put into place on August 1, 2007 require all SFR systems to have a means of disinfection(and dechlorination when chlorine tablets are used to disinfect, if the system was installed since that date). Since your system had no disinfection,the installation is to include a chlorine tablet dispenser, a contact chamber capable of providing a minimum 30 minute contact time, and another tablet dispenser that will hold dechlorination tablets. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of this letter that states your plan for correcting this deficiency. n Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always having chlorine tablets and dechlorination tablets (if a required part of your system)in place. They must be the kind for wastewater treatment and not for swimming pools. Division of Water Resources,Raleigh Regional Office,Water Quality Operations Section http://portal.ncilenr.org/web/wq/aps 1628 Mail Service Center,Raleigh,NC 27699-1628 Phone:(919)791-4200 Location: 3800 Barrett Drive,Raleigh,NC 27609 Fax:(919)788-7159 Permit No.NCG550852 ❑ 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. ❑ 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. 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. A list of NC certified laboratories that provide this service was left at your residence during the inspection. 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 report to this office within 30 days of receipt of this letter with a sketch or map. n Other: If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action, please contact Cheng Zhang 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. Sin /r/ely, S. Daniel Smith, Supervisor Water Quality Regional Supervisor Raleigh Regional Office Attachments cc:RRO/SWP Files IDES Permitti Unit Files—Charles Weaver ~ United 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 u 2 u 3 I NCG550852 111 12 1 18/06/07 117 18 1,-.1 19 I S I 201 I 211 ! 11 ! 1 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII l Illlll llIIIIIII11 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA --------------Reserved------------- 671 1 701 I 711 1 72LJ�i 731 I 174 751 1 1 1 1 1 1 180 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) 10:57AM 18/06/07 13/08/01 144 Michael Drive 144 Michael Dr Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Durham NC 27707 11:16AM 18/06/07 18/07/31 Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data /// Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted No Section C:Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) Other 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 Cheng Zhang RRO WQ//919-791-4200/ C L S, .../t S/11 Grv/ - 7/3--//Z�18 Si nat e of Management Q e sewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax NubersDate i az2z) .3 - 1 h (97,7 /r/ 2-ez6- EPA Form 356 -3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1 31 NCG550852 111 121 18/06/07 I 17 18 Isj Section D:Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Rental property. Septic tank was pumped a week before the inspection. EZ Treat filters. Chlorine tablets were observed in the chlorinator. Effluent has not been sampled and analyzed. Page# 2 spection Date: 6(7 / IS Start Time: ( YJ ` End Time: / I ' I b SINGLE FAMILY WASTEWATER SYSTEM CHECKLIST 5/15/2015 Permittee: 'Se--4(.5'"A. r& (z IS Permit: /✓CG -(-S-42 3."ZAddress: /` ' / :(.116-..e.-/ Dr; vt_.- E-mail- Phone:( ) - Cell Phone:( 1 45 ) ell- - oil-0 3 County: ' eirt'''tie-/-,7 The Permittee is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the entire wastewater treatment and disposal system. Doesn't Did Not Yes No Apply Investigate 1. Is the current resident in the home the Permittee? I 1 1 2. If not does the resident rent from the permittee? I I 3. Change of Ownership form needed? (mail the form with the inspection letter) IZI I I 4. Is there a inspection and maintenance agreement with a contractor? rA 5. If yes to#4 who is the contractor? ISEPTIC TANK The septic tank and filters should be checked annually and pumped/cleaned as needed. 6. Is all wastewater from the home connected to the septic tank? 1 r I I -1 7. Does the permittee/resident know where the septic tank is located? IN ❑ 8. Has the septic tank been pumped in the last 5 years? n ❑ 9. If yes to#8 date, if known ,. a M._ 1 1-0 18 If proof, describe 110. Does the septic tank have an EFFLUENT FILTER or SANITARY T? (circle one) i11. If Yes to filter when was the filter cleaned? By whom? SAND FILTER/TREATMENT PODS YES V NO If no proceed to the next section. Accessible sand filter surfaces shall be raked and leveled every six months and any vegetative growth shall be removed manually. 12. Is system something other than a sandfilter? X � I ❑ 13. If yes, what kind? (examples - Peat, Textile, Other or brand name -Advantex, etc.) C — Z "T.-p�,1 F-1-1/ r` 14. Does the permittee know where the sandfilter is located? IA 1 I 1 15. Does the sandfilter require maintenance? ❑ I ! It maintenance is required explain in the comment section. DISINFECTION / UV YES I I NO )( If no proceed to the next section. The ultraviolet unit shall be checked weekly.The lamps and sleeves should be cleaned or replaced as needed to ensure proper disinfection. 16. Is UV working? 1 I 1 I I 17. Has the UV Unit been serviced and bulbs cleaned? I 1 I 18. Who completes the weekly check for the UV?( Non-Discharge) DISINFECTION /TABLETS YES 1 NO If no proceed to the next section. The tablet chlorinator unit shall be checked weekly to ensure continuous and proper operation. 19. Does the permittee have the correct chlorine tablets?(If none, mark No) ❑ I I n 20. Does the Permittee know the location of the chlorinator? gi 21. Were chlorine tablets observed in the chlorinator? i`;' 1 I 1 22. Are tablets contacting water? If possible poke them to determine. W I 1DECHLOR (Discharge only) YES 1 I NO If no proceed to the next section. iThe dechlorinator.unit shall be checked weekly to ensure continuous and proper operation. t .23. Does the permittee know where the dechlor is? I I I I 24. Does the permittee have the correct dechlor tablets? 1 I I 25. Were dechlor tablets observed in the dechlorination chamber? I 1 1 I I 1 I FI I 1 1I i26. Are tablets contacting water? If possible poke them to determine.