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Home My WebLink Aboutncg551356_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20191024ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director April Houck Little Creek Properties of Germanton, LLC 4686 Flat Shoals Rd Germanton, NC 27019 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality October 24, 2019 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report Certificate of Coverage NCG551356 under NPDES General Permit NCG550000 Facility Located at 3496 NC Hwy 8, Stokes County Dear Permittee: On September 23, 2019 Paul DiMatteo of this office conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection on the subject wastewater treatment facility. The attached inspection form notes the areas that were evaluated for the inspection, with notable issues summarized as follows: 1. Please complete and return the enclosed Name/Ownership Change Request form so that the Certificate can be updated to reflect the current owner. 2. Please note that Total Residual Chlorine should be monitored as described in Part LC to ensure that receiving stream standards are not violated. See Footnotes 6 & 7. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Paul DiMatteo at 336-776-9691 or our office at 336-776-9800. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: OD2D3CE3F1 B7456_. for Lon T. Snider Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report, NCG5500000 Technical Bulletin, Ownership Change Form cc: WSRO Laserfiche Files D North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources EQ�p Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 NORTH C�30LINA � o•o•°^•mme""°""•"viu"•i� /� 336.776.9800 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 I 2 15 I 3 I NCG551356 111 12 I 19/09/23 I17 18 I S J 19 L G] 201 I 211111 1 1 I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 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 131 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 671 70 I I 71 I I 72 I r I 73 I I 174 751 I I I I I I I80 u ty I I i 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) 10:OOAM 19/09/23 13/08/01 Tuttle's Creekside Restaurant 3496 NC Hwy 8 65 Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Germanton NC 27019 10:40AM 19/09/23 18/07/31 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 Arzell Tuttle,2000 Walker Rd Winston Salem INC 27106//336-922-0924/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program 0 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 DocuSigned by: Paul DiMatteo DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9691/ 10/24/2019 4 ';` t F10C7C2E5BB34D4... Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date jDocuSigned by: .if"4. 10/24/2019 OD2D3CE3F 197456_. EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCG551356 I11 121 19/09/23 117 18 JCJ Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) I received the results of the 2019 sampling on 10/11/2019. Results are as follows: TSS 17.4 mg/I BOD 7.5 mg/I Fecal 7.5 MPN/100mi Page# Permit: NCG551356 Inspection Date: 09/23/2019 Owner - Facility: Tuttle's Creekside Restaurant Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance 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? Comment: Permit (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? # Are there any special conditions for the permit? Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: I provided a copy of the most recent NCG55 permit during the inspection. This CoC has not vet been renewed. 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)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? ❑ ❑ ❑ 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 COCs ❑ Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (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? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NCG551356 Inspection Date: 09/23/2019 Record Keeping Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Comment: Flow Measurement - Influent Owner - Facility: Tuttle's Creekside Restaurant Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation # Is flow meter used for reporting? Is flow meter calibrated annually? Is the flow meter operational? (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Manaaer had water usaae records (citv water bills) for the orevious vear. None of the months showed >1 k qpd water usage. A summary of some of the records follows (qpd estimate is monthly/26, the average number of open days per month. Restaurant is closed on Sunday). Date Gallons/Month 3/19 16.4k (630 gpd) 4/19 19.3k (742 qpd) 7/19 21.4k (823 qpd) Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pumps or syphons operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Grease trap is pumped every 3 months, septic tanks at least every 6 months. Records were available for review during the inspection. April said she had effluent filters installed at the outlet end of each septic tank last year. Disinfection -Tablet Are tablet chlorinators operational? Are the tablets the proper size and type? Number of tubes in use? 04 • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: There was ample chlorine in the chlorinator. Facility uses tablets with 68% calcium hypochlorite rated for wastewater treatment. Page# 4 Permit: NCG551356 Owner - Facility: Tuttle's Creekside Restaurant Inspection Date: 09/23/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment: ADril said she didnt aet her samDlina done last vear. However. durina the insDection. Mark with the Town of Walnut Cove met us on site. He typically does the sampling for this plant. He said he was there earlier that morning but there wasn't any appreciable flow. During the inspection there was more flow, so he said he would come back the next day to take samples. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Outfall was easily accessible and appeared clear with no noticeable odor. Page# 5