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Home My WebLink AboutNCG500267_NOV-2019-PC-0014_20190109 eirgt% Awe ROY COOPER r O THCAROLINA burr:nor avtrotumntalQualityy MICHAEL S. REGAN Sec 7 etari, LINDA CULPEPPER Lue,:n:Director - January 9, 2019 RECEIVED/DENRJDWR CERTIFIED MAIL#7015-0640-0005-8164-0506 JAN 2019 RETURN RECIPT REQUESTED Mr. William G. Pleasant Water Res ources Permitting Section Cobble Creek Lumber 225 Hice Ave West Jefferson, NC 28694 SUBJECT: Notice of Violation NOV-2019-PC-0014 Compliance Evaluation Inspection Cobble Creek Lumber NPDES Permit No. NCG500267 Ashe County Dear Mr. Pleasant, On January 4, 2019, Kelli Park and Paul DiMatteo of this office, met with you to perform a Compliance Evaluation Inspection at Cobble Creek Lumber. This type of inspection consists of two basic parts: an in-office file review and an on-site inspection of the treatment facility. The attached EPA inspection form details the areas that were evaluated during this inspection. Miss Park found the following violations during the inspection: 1) The Certificate of Coverage (CoC) is still in the previous company's name (Elk..Creek Lumber, Inc). The contact information is also still under the old owner's information. This needed to be changed before Cobble Creek Lumber began discharging boiler blowdown effluent into the storm drain in August of 2017. Miss Park provided you the documentation to change this information. Please get this done immediately. 2) There was no permit or CoC on site. Miss Park provided you a physical copy of the permit. Please have these documents available for the next inspection. 3) No effluent monitoring has been done. Miss Park provided you with a list of the certified laboratories in North Carolina that can help you with this. Please begin monitoring your effluent immediately and continue to do so to remain compliant with the permit requirements. What needs to be monitored can be seen in the permit provided. Please be aware that the amount of flow from the boiler blowdown needs to be recorded as well. Miss Park suggested that the employees record the daily flow in a log sheet. Cobble Creek Lumber • NCG500267 4) It was brought to Miss Park's attention that there might be a difference in the type and amount of additives to the effluent.than what was permitted for Elk Creek Lumber, Inc. Please make any differences known to NCDEQ when submitting the name change form for the CoC. Miss Park also suggested to you that the employees should keep a daily log of what was added each day along with how much was added. 5) Cobble Creek Lumber has two boilers, but one is out of service due to a meltdown. Please let Miss Park know when it has been repaired and is back online. 6) You mentioned to Miss Park that you want to move the boilers to a different location on site. Please let Miss Park know your plans for this, when construction begins, and when it is completed. Please keep in mind that you must be able to get samples from your boiler .blowdown effluent to remain compliant with the permit. If you have any questions regarding the inspection or this report, please contact Kelli Park or me at (336) 776-9800 or by email at kelli.park aancdenr.gov or sherri.knight( ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Sherri V. Knight, P.E. Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report cc: Central Files WSRO - CNPDESL.Unit3 • Page 2 of 2 United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved E PA 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 E 2 I� I 3 I NCG500267 I11 121 19/01/04 117 18 I I 19 I c I 201 I 211IIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItII I I I I I I I I I I I l66 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA —--- Reserved 67 I 70Li 71 I I 72 I N I 731 IL 174751 I I I I I I I l8O 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 30AM 19/01/04 15/11/24 Elk Creek Lumber 225 Hice Ave Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date West Jefferson NC 28694 12.30PM 19/01/04 20/07/31 Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Tities(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data /// Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted David M Blair,PO Box 760 Wilkesboro NC 28697//336-838-1751/3368382287 No Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) 11111 Permit • Records/Reports • Self-Monitoring Program II Facility Site Review 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 Kelli A Park WSRO WQ//336-776-9689/ Paul DiMatteo fa/7/k_ WSRO WQ//336-776-9691/ \ fgll9 Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date r4,.A- / 1 EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete Page# 1 • NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) 1 31 NCG500267 111 121 19/01/04 117 18 I„I Section D.Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On January 4,2019, Kelli Park and Paul DiMatteo of this office, met with you to perform a Compliance Evaluation Inspection at Cobble Creek Lumber. This type of inspection consists of two basic parts:an in-office file review and an on-site inspection of the treatment facility. The attached EPA inspection form details the areas that were evaluated during this inspection. . Miss Park found the following violations during the inspection. 1) The Certificate of Coverage(CoC) is still in the previous company's name (Elk Creek Lumber, Inc). The contact information is also still under the old owner's information This needed to be changed before Cobble Creek Lumber began discharging boiler blowdown effluent into the storm drain in August of 2017. Miss Park provided you the documentation to change this information. Please get this done immediately. 2) There was no permit or CoC on site. Miss Park provided you a physical copy of the permit. Please have these documents available for the next inspection. 3) No effluent monitoring has been done. Miss Park provided you with a list of the certified laboratories in North Carolina that can help you with this. Please begin monitoring your effluent immediately and continue to do so to remain compliant with the permit requirements.What needs to be monitored can be seen in the permit provided. Please be aware that the amount of flow from the boiler blowdown needs to be recorded as well. Miss Park suggested that the employees record the daily flow in a log sheet. 4) It was brought to Miss Park's attention that there might be a difference in the type and amount of additives to the effluent than what was permitted for Elk Creek Lumber, Inc. Please make any differences known to NCDEQ when submitting the name change form for the CoC. Miss Park also suggested to you that the employees should keep a daily log of what was added each day along with how much was added. 5) Cobble Creek Lumber has two boilers, but one is out of service due to a meltdown. Please let Miss Park know when it has been repaired and is back online. 6) You mentioned to Miss Park that you want to move the boilers to a different location on site. Please let Miss Park know your plans for this,when construction begins, and when it is completed. Please keep in mind that you must be able to get samples from your boiler blowdown effluent to remain compliant with the permit Page# 2 Permit: NCG500267 Owner-Facility: Elk Creek Lumber Inspection Date 01/04/2019 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 ❑ ❑ U 0 application? Is the facility as described in the permit'? III 0 El El #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? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment* There was not a copy of the permit or Certificate of Coverage (CoC) on site. Miss Park gave Mr. Pleasant a physical copy of the permit. When the name change form is completed, please obtain a CoC and have it available (along with the permit)for future inspections. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ❑ E 0 ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current'? ❑ • ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years(lab reg required 5 years)? ❑ • ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? El • 0 ❑ Is the chain-of-custody complete? ❑ • ❑ ❑ Dates,times and location of sampling ❑ Name of individual performing the sampling 0 Results of analysis and calibration ❑ Dates of analysis ❑ Name of person performing analyses ❑ Transported COCs ❑ Are DMRs complete do they include all permit parameters'? 0 IN ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ • El ❑ (If the facility is=or>5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator 0 II ❑ ❑ on each shift'? Is the ORC visitation log available and current'? ❑ III ❑ ❑ 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'? ❑ II ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review'? El • ❑ ❑ Comment. No data has been collected since the start of Cobble Creek Lumber. Miss Park gave Mr Pleasant a list of the certified laboratories in North Carolina. Please get the effluent tested immediately and send the results to Miss Park. Please note that data needs to be retained for at least 3 years Page# 3 s • •t Permit: NCG500267 Owner-Facility: Elk Creek Lumber Inspection Date: 01/04/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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? • ❑ 0 0 If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly' ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment: Water from the boiler blowdown is discharged onto the cement floor inside of a building, flows outside of the building, and then enters a storm drain that flows into a creek. Please begin sampling the effluent before it drains onto the floor immediately. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional'? ❑ 0 • 0 Is sample collected below all treatment units'? 0 ❑ • 0 Is proper volume collected'? ❑ ❑ III ❑ Is the tubing clean? 0 ❑ • ❑ #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 ❑ III 0 Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency,sampling type ❑ U- ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment. No samples have been collected. Page# 4