HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0057401_Inspection_20191010ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Steven Yager
GoGo Properties, LLC
1300 Altura Road
Fort Mill, South Carolina 29708
Dear Mr. Yager:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 10, 2019
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Hideaways WWTP
NPDES Permit No. NCO057401
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,
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W. Corey Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Enclosure:
Inspection Report
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Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
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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 NCO057401 111 12 I 19/09/27 I17 18 I S i 19 i G i 201 I
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Inspection
Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved -------------------
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2.0 70 71 [.. I 72 73 L_LJ74 751 I I I I I I I80
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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)
11:56AM 19/09/27
15/07/01
The Hideaways WWTP
16104 York Rd
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
Charlotte NC 28278
12:35PM 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
Steven Yager,1300 Altura Rd Fort Mill SC 29708/Owner/803-518-7353/
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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 cusigned by: DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2192/ 10/10/2019
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EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type
NCO057401 I11 121 19/09/27 117 18 JCJ
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
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Permit: NCO057401 Owner - Facility: The Hideaways WWTP
Inspection Date: 09/27/2019 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
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application?
Is the facility as described in the permit?
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# Are there any special conditions for the permit?
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
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Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
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Comment: The last compliance evaluation inspection by DWR staff was performed on 9/1/16.
Record Keeping
Yes No NA NE
Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
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Is all required information readily available, complete and current?
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Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)?
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Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs?
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Is the chain -of -custody complete?
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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?
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Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ?
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(If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator
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on each shift?
Is the ORC visitation log available and current?
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Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification?
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Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification?
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Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site?
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Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review?
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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.
All monitoring frequencies were correct.
A monthly average effluent BOD violation was reported for January 2019. The Division has
Previously addressed this limit violation through the issuance of a Notice of Violation (NOW
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Permit: NCO057401 Owner - Facility: The Hideaways WWTP
Inspection Date: 09/27/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Laboratory
Yes No NA NE
Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory?
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Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab?
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# Is the facility using a contract lab?
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# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees
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Celsius)?
Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees?
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Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees?
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Comment: On -site field analvses (dissolved oxvaen. oH. temDerature. TRC) are Derformed 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 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?
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Is sample collected below all treatment units?
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Is proper volume collected?
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Is the tubing clean?
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# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees
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Celsius)?
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type
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representative)?
Comment: The subject permit requires effluent grab samples.
Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ ❑
Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment: The wastewater treatment facility appeared to be properly operated and well maintained
Rotating Biological Contactor
Yes No NA NE
Is the unit free of excessive sloughing of growth?
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Is the unit operational?
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Are media panels in good condition?
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Comment:
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Permit: NCO057401
Inspection Date: 09/27/2019
Owner - Facility: The Hideaways WWTP
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Disinfection -Tablet
Yes No NA NE
Are tablet chlorinators operational?
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Are the tablets the proper size and type?
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Number of tubes in use?
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Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable?
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Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup?
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Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination?
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Comment:
De -chlorination
Yes No NA NE
Type of system ?
Tablet
Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)?
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Is storage appropriate for cylinders?
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# Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers?
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Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Number of tubes in use? 1
Comment:
Flow Measurement - Effluent
Yes No NA NE
# Is flow meter used for reporting?
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0
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Is flow meter calibrated annually?
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Is the flow meter operational?
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(If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter?
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Comment: Effluent flows must be measured by an approved instantaneous flow measurement method.
This Office can be contacted to discuss these methods; however, the bucket/stop watch
method appears to be the most applicable method at this site.
Effluent Pipe
Yes No NA NE
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained?
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Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris?
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If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly?
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Comment: The effluent appeared clear with no floatable solids or foam. The effluent is discharged into
the receiving stream via submerged outfall.
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Permit: NC0057401
Inspection Date: 09/27/2019
Owner - Facility: The Hideaways WWTP
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
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