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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCG551490_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20181119 STATE . • ROY COOPER (f_--1;:k; 44 ' Governor MICHAEL S.REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER In:er:nL>rtertor NORTH CAROLINA ��� li [al®ENRID\NR Environmental Quality November 19, 2018 NOV 6 201B ources Travis Parker wafer Respermitting permitting2314 NC Highway 86 N Hillsborough, NC 27278 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Single Family Wastewater Treatment System Permit No. NCG551490 Orange County Dear Parker: On November 08, 2018, Mitch Hayes from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-family residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above permit to discharge wastewater. Your assistance during a follow-up phone call was greatly appreciated. The checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at your facility: ❑ 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 30 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. ® 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. D (-Or,' North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources I Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive I 1628 Mail Service Center I Raleigh.North Carolina 27699-1628 01 Q 701 n')nn J ❑ 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. El 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. ❑ Other: If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action, please contact Mitch Hayes 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; rf �` Sincerely, ,/ _,.y-- ;�' ) r /r S. Daniel Smith, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office cc: RRO/SWP Files Charles Weaver, NPDES Permitting Unit Attachments , • r,4 r North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1617 01 a 7n7 anon -� 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 3 I NCG551490 111 12 I 18/11/08 117 18 I,.I 19 I S I 201 21I 111 I I I I I I II I ( a I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----------------Reserved--------------- 67I I 70 1 I 71 I I 72 I N I 731 I F4 751 111111180 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) 11 OOAM 18/11/08 13/08/01 2314 NC Hwy 86 N 2314 Hwy 86 N Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Hillsborough NC 27278 11 06AM 18/11/08 18/07/31 Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data /// Travis Parker/// Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Travis Parker,2314 NC Hwy 86 N Hillsborough NC 27278/// No Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) • Permit El Facility Site Review II Effluent/Receiving Waters 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 Mitchell S Hayes RRO WQ//919-791-4200/ be Signatu e of Management,,Q A Reviewefs" Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date /-3 cc 17 1))//Y//: //.:4;71(7,,61(C)/f)7/1— e;;;'/910 a;ilk-/ EPA Form 3560-4Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete I Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1 ... 31 NCG551490 Ill 121 18/11/08 117 18 Li Section D Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Could not open caps to chlorinator There were no dechlorination tablets in the dechlonnator. There was no discharge. Receiving waters appeared clear Visual alarm to the pump tank functioned when tested by turning on the switch. Page# 2 `� Permit. NCG551490 Owner-Facility: 2314 NC Hwy 86 N Inspection Date: 11/08/2018 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 ❑ 0 • 0 application? Is the facility as described in the permit'? • ❑ ❑ ❑ #Are there any special conditions for the permit'? El ❑ IN ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? II ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment 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'? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment There was no discharge. Receiving waters appeared clear. Page# 3 Inspection Date: ( _; r . . r Start Time' _/ /4-/I End Time - _--' p,, A `� SINGLE FAMILY WASTEWATER SYSTEM CHECKLIST 5/15/2015 Permittee:�yA V i S PIA -k.- Permit.N CC---S5 /`—t !c D Address•g3 I Li N G -rei wGy g6 1\1/ 1--I I tsb�jvodj1 ' n?ar Phone.(3�)7 (� - 7 6_Ja.R Cell Phone:( ) J - County: 0 1-4/1 j The Permittee is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the entire wastewater treatment and disposal syste'rr{ Doesn't Did Not Yes No Apply Investigate VIA1 Is the current resident in the home the Permittee? I ❑ 2 If not does the resident rent from the permittee? [ I M 3 Change of Ownership form needed'? (mail the form with the inspection letter) I 4 Is there a inspection and maintenance agreement with a contractor? ❑ D' ❑ 5. If yes to#4 who is the contractor? SEPTIC 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'? M4 ❑ 1 I 7. Does the permittee/resident know where the septic tank is located'? IYr I I I 8. Has the septic tank been pumped in the last 5 years'? Rr I i I 9. If yes to#8 date, if known 7-0 / ' If proof, describe 10 Does the septic tank have an EFFLUENT FILTER or SANITARY T? (circle one) 11 If Yes to filter when was the filter cleaned? By whom? SAND FILTER/TREATMENT PODS YES 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 manyally 12 Is system something other than a sandfilter? Irs"-�I' 13 If yes, what kind? (examples - Peat, Textile, Other or brand name -Advantex, etc ) 14. Does the permittee know where the sandfilter is located'? gr' ,nom^ 15. Does the sandfllter require maintenance? I"'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? I I � 17 Has the UV Unit been serviced and bulbs cleaned? II 1 I I 18 -Who completes the weekly check for the UV?( Non-Discharge) DISINFECTION /TABLETS YES - I NO If nb 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 _ vl 1 1 20. Does the Permittee know the location of the chlorinator? Gok id NCI-CP?ei i ,21 -Were chlorine tablets observed in the chlorinator? n ✓�� `22 Are tablets contacting water?-lf possible poke them to determine - I ‘-'f I 1 DECHLOR (Discharge only) ;-YES I vt. - NO If no proceed to the nextsection. The dechlorinator unit-shalt be checked weekly to ensure continuous and proper operation 23: Does the permittee know where the de-chlor Is? FYI I I I - I _ Q` I 24.-Does the permittee have the correct dechlor tablets? 215. Were dechlor tablets observed in the dechlorination chamber? I MI 26-Are tablets contacting water? If possible-poke them to determine Doesn't Did Not , "'SYes No Apply Investigate'' 'PUMP TANK YES iV NO I I If no proceed to the next section. All pump and alarm sytems shall be inspected monthly (non-discharge) 27 Is the pump working? U 28 Are the audible and visual high water alarms operational? g I I I I I I 129. Does the permittee know how to check the pump & high water alarm? .30 Last functional test PUMP v-)/ AUDIBLE &VISUAL d_Q 1 _ D_1SGHARG_EONLY YES I I NO I I If no proceed to the next section. —A visual review of-the o—fitfall-locatron-shall-be=executed-tw;ce-eachyear(one at=the fime=of-sampling-to-ensuremo=visible_Ioh s_OLevi len le-ofa-malfu Ichor_,. Er 31 Does the permittee know where the outfall is located? I I II I I 32 Were you able to locate the outfall? ligI I 33 Is the end of the discharge pipe visible and accessible? I I I2r I I 34 Is outlet discharging? I I I I I 35. Is right of way maintained around the discharge point? r I I I I 36 Any Lab Results available? I I I I I I i 37. Is there evidence of solids around the discharge point? If no proceed to the next szction. DRIP or SPRAY YES I I NO ;The irrigation system shall be inspected monthly to ensure the system is free of leaks and equipment is operating as designed 38 Is the system DRIP or IRRIGATION (circle one)? If irrigation number of sprit kll rr heads l 39. Are the buffers adequate? I I I I 40 Is the site free of ponding and runoff? I I 41. Does the application equipment appear to be working properly? Vi I I I I I I 42 Is there a minimum two wire fence surrounding entire irrigation area? GENERAL 43 Are the treatment units locked and or secured? I I I I l 44 Has resident had any sewage problems? If yes explain in the comment section I I I I I I I '45 Does the system match the permit description? If no explain in the comment section I !46 Is the system compliant? I I I I 47. Is the system failing? If yes,take pictures if possible I I I I I I i ,48 If system is failing, any sign of children or animals contacting sewage? - NOD Sent#: - - - NOV Sent#: - - . Comments. Photos Taken? YES H NO _ I I-0,1762(5 GC4A i l� vl o f- iiil� e n Lit it,t- t c-if-- k , A h o v VG l,.vl d s �, i _r0 (At s &� c,_ 17-(ie f I s ✓ ` Cit-(0, d -Lc,/ g- , p (,, iv _ . , e I � I _ C 'INSPECTOR SIGNATURE j ( f2t(� f / ,...) ( ....{--`- ' 8— .