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Home My WebLink AboutNC0068705_Inspection_20191010ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director Dwayne Reedy, President Mariner's Watch HOA 16317 Mariners Watch Court Charlotte, North Carolina 28278 Dear Mr. Reedy: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality October 10, 2019 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Mariners Watch WWTP NPDES Permit No. NCO068705 Mecklenburg County Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on September 27, 2019, by Mr. Wes Bell of this Office. Please inform the facility's Operator -in -Responsible Charge (ORC) of our findings by forwarding a copy of the enclosed report. The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at (704) 235-2192 or at wes.bell@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Docu Signed by: � d4tW li P;,-f4 for F161 FB69A2D84A3... W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Enclosure: Inspection Report D Q � North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 NORTH CAROLINA Da"MoM a enWmn�bl mwnq 704,663.1699 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 IN 1 2 15 I 3 I NCO068705 111 12 I 19/09/27 I17 18 I S i 19 i G i 201 I 211111 I I I I I I II I I I 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 f6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 2.0 70 71 [.. I 72 73 L_LJ74 751 I I I I I I I80 u u 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 oermit Number) 11:03AM 19/09/27 15/07/01 Mariners Watch WWTP 16317 Mariners Watch Ct Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Charlotte NC 28278 11:50AM 19/09/27 20/06/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Gregory Alexander Trombello/ORC/704-989-0165/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Dwayne Reedy,16317 Mariners Watch Ct Charlotte NC 28278/1-10A President/704-609-3883/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program Sludge Handling Disposal Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters Laboratory 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 Wes Bell DocuSigned by: DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2192/ 10/10/2019 �Piy �6& A61696D90=43T DocuSigned by: Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Nu bers P Date �r�,.aw H Andrew Pitner DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2180/ 10.10.19 F161FB69A2D84A3... EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCO068705 I11 121 19/09/27 117 18 JCJ Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# Permit: NCO068705 Inspection Date: 09/27/2019 Owner - Facility: Mariners Watch WWTP 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 ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # 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? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The last compliance evaluation inspection by DWR staff was performed on 8/11/16. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Dates, times and location of sampling Name of individual performing the sampling Results of analysis and calibration Dates of analysis Name of person performing analyses Transported CM Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator ❑ ❑ ❑ on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ❑ ❑ ❑ 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NCO068705 Inspection Date: 09/27/2019 Record Keeping Owner - Facility: Mariners Watch WWTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yes No NA NE Comment: The records reviewed durina the inspection were oraanized and well maintained. Discharae Monitoring Reports (eDMRs) were reviewed for the period August 2018 through July 2019. No effluent limit violations were reported and all monitoring frequencies were correct. Effluent TRC values were being reported below the lowest standard verified on the total residual chlorine (TRC) meter (including negative results) in October, November and December 2018. Revised edmrs (including the mailing in of two signed processed copies) should be Derformed on all above -noted months. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the facility using a contract lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: On -site field analyses (dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, TRC) are performed under Metwater, Inc.'s laboratory certification #5615. Water Tech Labs (all permit parameters except field) has also been contracted to provide analytical support. The ORC and staff must ensure that the pH check standard (must be within +/- 0.1 SU) is performed/documented following the initial pH meter calibration. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment: The subject permit requires effluent grab samples. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Page# 4 Permit: NCO068705 Inspection Date: 09/27/2019 Owner - Facility: Mariners Watch WWTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Comment: The wastewater treatment facility appeared to be properly operated and well maintained. Process control measurements were being performed and documented in a log book. The wastewater facility serves five houses that are equipped with individual pump tanks. L&L Environmental would be contacted to remove wastewater solids. Sequencinq Batch Reactors Yes No NA NE Type of operation: Is the reactor effluent free of solids? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does minimum fill time correspond to the peak hour flow rate of the facility? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is aeration and mixing cycled on and off during fill? ❑ ❑ ❑ The operator understands and can explain the process? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Number of tubes in use? 2 Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ? Tablet Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is storage appropriate for cylinders? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Number of tubes in use? 2 Comment: Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE Page# 5 Permit: NC0068705 Inspection Date: 09/27/2019 Flow Measurement - Effluent # Is flow meter used for reporting? Is flow meter calibrated annually? Owner - Facility: Mariners Watch WWTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Is the flow meter operational? (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? Comment: Instantaneous effluent flows are based on pump volume and Pump Station - Effluent Is the pump wet well free of bypass lines or structures? Are all pumps present? Are all pumps operable? Are float controls operable? Is SCADA telemetry available and operational? Is audible and visual alarm available and operational? Comment: Effluent Pipe 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? counts. Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: The effluent appeared clear with no floatable solids or foam. The effluent is discharged into the receiving stream via submerged outfall. Page# 6