WQ0014391_NOV-2018-pc-0454_20181206

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1628 1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1628 Phone: [phone]
Location: 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax: [phone]

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Water Resources
Environmental Quality

December 6, 2018

CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
RECEIPT # 7017 0190 0000 9569 9784

Bob Kellington
Regional Market Manager
Builders Firstsource – Raleigh, LLC
23 Red Cedar Way
Apex, NC 27523

Subject: Notice of Continuing Violation
NOV-2018-PC-0454
Permit No. WQ0014391
Builders Firstsource – Apex Yard WWTF
Chatham County

Dear Mr. Kellington:

Staff of the NC DEQ Division of Water Resources (DWR), Water Quality Regional Operations Section in
the Raleigh Regional Office inspected the subject non-discharge facility on November 20, 2018.

On the day of the inspection, records were reviewed and found to be complete and on time, there were no
signs of failure at any of the components. The indexing valve that had failed has been replaced. One pump
in the recirculation tank pumps to 2 EZ Treat pods and the other pumps to the other 2 EZ treat pods. The
septic tank is pumped out every 3 months.

Surging of the septic tank during lunch hour is reportedly still a problem. The UV bulbs still occasionally
leak water periodically. There have reportedly been no problems with the drip system. The pump will shut
down any zone that has low pressure (indicating a leak) and store a trouble code.

The following item specifies a permit condition with requirements that were noted during our review to be
in violation:

III. Operation and Maintenance
Condition 15 which states: “The drip irrigation field shall be mowed… regularly during the growing
season.”

Vegetation in the non-forested portion of field 1 has not been mowed. Please mow the vegetation and
maintain it to support the proper use and maintenance of the drip field.

WQ0014391 – Builders FirstSource – Apex Yard WWTF
NOV-2018-PC-0454
December 5, 2018
Page 2 of 2

IV. MONITORING AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Condition 3, which states “Flow through the treatment facility shall be continuously monitored…Flow
may be estimated from water use records provided the permittee’s water use is metered.”

The Builders Firstsource WWTP receives flow from Builders First Source and ST Wooten Concrete.
Flow from Builders Firstsource has been reported but flow from ST Wooten has not. Builders
First Source was made aware of this violation in a DWR letter dated June 8, 2016 and in an NOD
2017 PC 0256 dated November 15, 2017.

You are required to take any necessary action to correct the above violation and to provide a written
response to this Notice within 30 days of receipt of this correspondence. In addition, please include
in your response all corrective actions already taken and a schedule for completion of any corrective
actions planned for the immediate future. Failure to comply with the State's rules, in the manner and
time specified, may result in the assessment of civil penalties and/or the use of other enforcement
mechanisms.
If you have any questions concerning this Notice, or other compliance questions regarding permit
WQ0014392, please contact Ray Milosh in the Raleigh Regional Office at [phone] or me at (919)
791-4200.

Sincerely,

Rick Bolich, L.G.,
Assistant Supervisor
Raleigh Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations
NC DEQ Division of Water Resources

cc: Randall Jarrell, ORC (via email: [e-mail])
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