NCG500374_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20191007

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Mr. Tim Smith, President
Lace Lastics Inc.
606 Pine Tree Road
Oxford, NC 27565
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 7, 2019
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Certificate of Coverage NCG500374
Lace Lastics Inc.
Granville County
Dear Mr. Smith:
On September 11, 2019, Cheng Zhang of the Raleigh Regional Office (RRO) conducted a
Compliance Evaluation Inspection at the subject facility. The assistance provided by Mr. GIenn
Rechnitzer, the plant engineer, was greatly appreciated. The inspection report is attached.
Findings during the inspection were as follows:
1. Certificate of Coverage (COC) No. NCG500374 of NPDES general permit
NCG500000 was issued to Lace Lastics Inc.to discharge boiler blowdown wastewater
to an unnamed tributary to Foundry Branch, in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin.
2. Blowdown water from the two boilers is discharged to a 7000-gallon holding tank
and then to the sanitary sewer via a 6-inch pipe that is positioned 2 feet of the bottom
of the tank. A second 6-inch pipe is positioned 1 foot above the first 6-inch pipe
serves as an emergency overflow outlet, which runs about 25 feet into a low lying
wooded area. Previous inspection letters stated that this emergency overflow out had
not been used. This was re -confirmed during this inspection, that blowdown waste
has not been discharged to surface waters.
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If you have any questions regarding the attached report, please contact Cheng Zhang at 919-791-
4200 (or email: [e-mail]).
Sincerely,
Rick Bolich, L.G.
Assistant Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office
Attachments: Compliance Inspection Report
Cc: Central Files wrattachment
Raleigh Regional Office w!attachment

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form Approved
EPA Wasfungton, D.0 20460
OMB No. 2040-0057
Water Compliance Inspection Report
Approval expires 8-31-98
Section Ai National Data System Coding (i,e., PCS)
Transaction Code NPDES yr; mo±day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 u 2 15 1 3 I NCG500374 I11 121 19r09r11 I17
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18 [,j 19 I ls I 201 I
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21
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Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA
Reserved
67 70 ( J 71 J72 LuJ
73 LJ_J74 751 I I I I I 80
Section B. Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW. also include
Entry TimelDate
Permit Effective Date
POTW name and NPDES hermit Number)
1010AM 19/09/11
15/10123
Lace Lastica
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
606 Pine Tree Rd
Oxford NC 27565
12 00PM 19/09/11
20/07/31
Names) of Onsite Repmsentative(suTittes(s)1Phone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
1I1
Name, Address of Responsible Officlal/TitlelPhone and Fax Number
Tim Smith 606 Pine Tree Rd Oxford NC 27565l1919-693-210014196439707 Contacted
No
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Other
Section D; Summary of FindinglComments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Signalure(s) of Inspectors) Agency-'Office/Phone and Fax Numbers
!}may
Cheng Zhang DWRIRRO W01919-791.42001
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Signalure of M game Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers
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EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) previous editions are obsolete. '
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NPI5E5 yr.+molday InspecUon Type 1
3[ NCG500374 I11 12 19109,1 17 18 ICI
Section D. Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
An emergency discharge line extends from the boiler blowdown holding tank to approximately 25 feet
away into a low lying wooded area. Previous inspection letters stated that this emergency overflow
outlet is not used. This was also restated by staff during this inspection.
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