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Home My WebLink AboutNCG520091_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20190611 Ut; NORTH CAROLINA ROY COOPER Environmental Quality Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director June 11, 2019 Mr. Jamie James ItECE1VED 217 John Deere Ln /NCDEQ/DWR Lexington, NC 27295 JUN 2 6 'ON SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Certificate of Coverage NCG520091 Water Quality Rich Fork Creek Operation Permitting Section Dear Mr. James, On June 11, 2019 Kelli Park and Paul DiMatteo, of this office, met with you to perform a Compliance Evaluation Inspection of the sand dredging operation at Rich Fork Creek. This permit authorizes you to discharge instream sand mining wastewater from your dredging operation. Please be aware that via the permit conditions if there is wastewater entering the stream from your facility that you must estimate the flow of wastewater into the stream semi-annually. This discharge must also not cause a turbidity of higher than 50 NTU in the receiving stream. The inspection found the facility to be satisfactory. It did not appear that wastewater is entering the stream from your operation. 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@ncdenr.gov or , lon.snider@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSIgned by: IT SMjcr 145B49E225C94EA.. Lon Snider Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report cc: WSRO DES Unit;," Central Files rJ 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 u 2 Li 3 I NCG520091 111 121 19/06/11 I17 18 L am] 19 I s I 2011 21IIIIII III1111111111111111111111 IIIIIIIIIII 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved l 671 I 701 I 711 72 LJ 1 r,, 1 731, I 174 751 I I I I I I 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 OOAM 19/06/11 12/08/01 Rich Fork Creek operation NC Hwy 109 Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Lexington NC 27295 10 30AM 19/06/11 17/07/31 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 Jamie James,217 John Deere Ln Lexington NC 27295//336-240-8919/ No Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) Permit III Operations&Maintenance II Facility Site Review III 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 I� WSRO WQ//336-776-9689/ Paul DiMatteo //'�� d. (G� / WSRO WQ//336-776-9691/ C 1171 I 1 Signature of Managemeentt QA/Revviiiee6 DocuSigned by: Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date L°ti T 5NJcr 6/11/2019 145B49E225C94EA. EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete Page# 1 `-i NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont) 1 31 NCG520091 I11 121 19/06/11 117 18 I p. Section D.Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On June 11, 2019 Kelli Park and Paul DiMatteo, of this office, met with you to perform a Compliance Evaluation Inspection of the sand dredging operation at Rich Fork Creek. This permit authorizes you to discharge instream sand mining wastewater from your dredging operation. Please be aware that via the permit conditions if there is wastewater entering the stream from your facility that you must estimate the flow of wastewater into the stream semi-annually This discharge must also not cause a turbidity of higher than 50 NTU in the receiving stream. The inspection found the facility to be satisfactory. It did not appear that wastewater is entering the stream from your operation. 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@ncdenr.gov or lon.snider@ncdenr.gov. Other Findings 1)The facility operates about 1-2 times every two weeks during slow periods, and about 2-3 a week during busy periods. 2) The facility removes about 200 tons of sand from the stream per year 3)The area between the stream and the sand piles is bermed. During heavy rain events water collects in the area between the road and the sand piles, then drains into the ground or enters the stream through a vegitated area away from the sand piles.This pathway through the vegitation did not appear sandy from runoff. It does not appear that sand reenters the stream once it has been pulled out. 4) No dead fish have been observed from the operation Page# 2 Permit. NCG520091 Owner-Facility: Rich Fork Creek operation Inspection Date. 06/11/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping'? III ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ • 0 Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable'? Comment It does not appear that wastewater or runoff from the sand piles enters the stream.There is a berm that lines the length of the stream near where the sand is piled up. 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'? • El 0 #Are there any special conditions for the permit'? ❑ III ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public'? • 0 ❑ 0 Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection'? • 0 ❑ ❑ Comment Page# 3