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Home My WebLink AboutNCG550091_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180927 g <ii ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA Governor Environmental Quality MICHAEL S.ItEGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Interim Director September 27, 2018 James A. Lucas FtECEIvEDI ��®�� 1329 Glen Oaks Road r rT 0 5 2018 Clemmons, NC 27012 Water ResOUrCPn SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Permitting NC General Wastewater Permit NCG550000 Certificate of Coverage: NCG550091 Facility: 1329 Glen Oaks Road, Clemmons, NC 27012 Owner: James A. Lucas County: Forsyth Dear Mr. Lucas: Ron Boone, of the Winston-Salem Regional Office (VVSRO) of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division), attempted to meet with you on September 19, 2018, at your home located at 1329 Glen Oaks Road in Clemmons, NC, to conduct a compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) of the home's wastewater treatment system, which discharges the final treated effluent to Blanket Creek, which is located just west of your home and is currently classified as class water supply IV (WS-IV) waters. Blanket Creek is located in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin. Your wife answered the door when Mr. Boone arrived. You were at work at the time. Mrs. Lucas stated that she knew little about the system and that she could have you call Mr. Boone when you returned home later that day. You did call Mr. Boone later that day and told him that the septic tank has been pumped regularly. You also stated that you were unaware of a chlorinator and that to your knowledge one has never existed on the property. Additionally, the effluent of the system has never been tested as required. ti Your home's wastewater treatment system is regulated by DWR under NC General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG550000, with certificate of coverage (COC) NCG550091. NCG550000 specifies your obligations and responsibilities, as owner and permittee,to properly operate and maintain the system in order to properly and sufficiently purify your home's domestic wastewater to within limits specified in the permit before it is discharged to Blanket Creek. Please ensure you keep records of the tank pumping along with all other documentation related to the system, including inspection reports, such as this, and billing and permitting D_EQNORTH CAROUNA . Department aEntrtarertlal 0� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300 I Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27103 336.776.9800 documentation that you receive from our Central Office in Raleigh. It is suggested that t you create a file folder in which you can store all documentation related to the system in one place. Our database shows that you are up-to-date on the annual bill, but that the 2016 fee was never paid. Also, Forsyth County shows you as the current homeowner. Please review the NCG550000 permit, which is attached, in detail, to become thoroughly familiar with all operation and maintenance, testing, and documentation requirements. Please note that failure to comply with the requirements of the NCG550000 general permit and the NC general statutes and/or regulations under which it is promulgated, is a violation of the permit and/or said statutes/regulations, and that such violations subject the homeowner/permittee to civil penalties of not more than $25,000 per day, per violation. It is in your and your family's best interest to comply with all permit conditions. Doing so will minimize your investment in the system, guarantee the health and safety of your family and others in your community, and protect the environment. If you have any questions whatsoever, please never hesitate to contact Mr. Boone by phone at 336-776-9690, by email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov, or me at 336-776-9800 or sherri.knightCc�ncdenr.gov. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. Sincerely, • wV /h4 f Sherri V. Knight, P.E. Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: 1. NC General Wastewater Discharge Permit NCG550000 for Single Family Residences 2. Water Compliance Inspection Report cc: DWR NPDES U in t' DWR Central Files DWRNVSRO Files NORTH DEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300 I Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27103 336 776.9800 t 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 �N 1 2 I5 I 3 1 NCG550091 111 121 18/09/19 117 18 I 19 [. I 201 I 21111111 1111111111111111111 111111 111111III11 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved — 67I 1 70I I 711 I 72 1 I 1 731 I I' 751 1 1 1 1 1 1 180 Section B Facility Data L 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) 12 00PM " 18/09/19 07/08/02 1329 Glen Oaks Road Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 1329 Glen Oaks Rd 12 15PM 18/09/19 12/07/31 Clemmons NC 27012 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 James A Lucas,1329 Glen Oaks Rd Clemmons NC 270121/336-766-3386/ No Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) Permit II Flow Measurement • Operations&Maintenance IN Records/Reports • Self-Monitoring Program • 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/ 111W /°/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date )(Wt/LL v !� /`'/(//g EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete Page# 1 I NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1 31 NCG550091 111 121 18/09/19 117 18 IA I Section D-Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# 2 1 Permit: NCG550091 Owner-Facility: 1329 Glen Oaks Road Inspection Date: 09/1912018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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? • 0 0 ❑ #Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ II ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? • 0 ❑ ❑ , Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment None Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? 01100 Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ❑ • ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years(lab reg. required 5 years)? ❑ • 0 ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? - 0 0 MI ❑ Is the chain-of-custody complete'? ❑ ❑ 0 • Dates,times and location of sampling 0 Name of individual performing the sampling ❑ Results of analysis and calibration ❑ Dates of analysis ❑ Name of person performing analyses 0 Transported COCs ❑ 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 ❑ ❑ MI ❑ on each shift'? Is the ORC visitation log available and current'? ❑ ❑ II ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification'? ❑ ❑ MI ❑ 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'? ❑ ❑ ❑ 111 Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review'? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment. It is unknown whether Mr. Lucas has a copy of NCG550000.A copy of it is being included with this inspection report. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory'? 00011 Page# 3 i Permit: NCG550091 Owner-Facility: 1329 Glen Oaks Road Inspection Date: 09/19/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters)performed by a certified lab'? 0 0 0 • #Is the facility using a contract lab'? 0 0 0 • #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6 0 degrees 0 0 ❑ • Celsius)? Incubator(Fecal Coliform)set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/-0.2 degrees? 0 0 El • Incubator(BOD)set to 20.0 degrees Celsius+1-1 0 degrees'? ❑ ❑ El II Comment- The system's effluent has not been tested. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional'? ❑ ❑ • El Is sample collected below all treatment units'? 0 ❑ El • Is proper volume collected'? 0 ❑ El U Is the tubing clean? ❑ El U El #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees El ❑ El • Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency,sampling type El ❑ ❑ II representative)? Comment: No samples have been taken. Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used)Is an audible and visual alarm operational'? 0 0 0 • Is septic tank pumped on a schedule'? U ❑ El ❑ Are pumps or syphons operating properly'? ❑ ❑ El • Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ ❑ III Comment' An onsite inspection couldn't be performed on the day of the visit to the home. Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used)Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational'? ❑ ❑ El IN Is the distribution box level and watertight? ❑ El El U Is sand filter free of ponding? El ❑ El • Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio'? El ❑ El • #Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation'? El ❑ I ❑ #Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio'?(Approximately 3 to 1) El ❑ ❑ II Comment This is a subsurface filter.An onsite inspection couldn't be performed on the day of the visit to the home. Page# 4 Permit: NCG550091 Owner-Facility: 1329 Glen Oaks Road Inspection Date: 09/1912018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational'? 000 • Are the tablets the proper size and type'? ❑ ❑ ❑ U Number of tubes in use'? Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable'? 000 • Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup'? ❑ ❑ ❑ U Is there chlorine residual prior to de-chlorination? 000 • Comment. Mr. Lucas is not aware of a chlorinator at the home. Flow Measurement-Effluent Yes No NA NE #Is flow meter used for reporting'? 00110 Is flow meter calibrated annually'? 00110 Is the flow meter operational'? ❑ ❑ M ❑ (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter'? ❑ 01. 0 Comment Flow is to be estimated.This has not been accomplished to date. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained'? ❑ ❑ ❑ • Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris'? ❑ ❑ ❑ • If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly'? ❑ ❑ 0 • Comment An onsite inspection couldn't be performed on the day of the visit to the home. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping'? • 0 0 ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ • ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: None Page# 5