NC0020401_Inspection_20200219

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
David Cox
Pretreatment Coordinator
City of Hickory
310 Cloninger Mill Road
Hickory, North Carolina 28601
Dear Mr. Cox:
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 19, 2020
Subject: Pretreatment Compliance Inspection
City of Hickory
NPDES Permit No. NCO020401
Catawba County
Enclosed is a copy of the Pretreatment Compliance Inspection Report for the inspection of the City of Hickory's
approved Industrial Pretreatment Program on February 18, 2020, by Mr. Wes Bell of this Office.
The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please do
not hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at [phone] or at [e-mail].
Sincerely,
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NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PRETREATMENT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION (PCI) REPORT
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
1. Control Authority (POTW) Name: City of Hickory
2. Control Authority Representative(s): David Cox
3. Title(s): Pretreatment Coordinator
4. Last Inspection Date: 7/12/18 Inspection Type: ❑ PCI ® Audit
5. Has Program Completed All Requirements from the Previous Inspection and Program Info Sheet(s)? ® YES ❑ NO
6. Is POTW under an Order That Includes Pretreatment Conditions? ❑ YES ® NO
Order Type, Number, Parameters: Are Milestone Dates Being Met? ❑ YES [—]NO ® NA
ICIS CODING
Main Program Permit Number MM/DD/YY
NCO020401 2/18/2020
7. Current Number Of Significant Industrial Users SIUs ?
13
8. Number of SIUs With No IUP, or With an Expired IUP
0
9. Number of SIUs Not Inspected By POTW in the Last Calendar Year?
0
10. Number of SIUs Not Sampled By POTW in the Last Calendar Year?
0
11. Number of SIUs In SNC For Limits Violations During Either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods
0
12. Number of SIUs in SNC For Reporting During Either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods
0
13. Number of SIUs in SNC with Pretreatment Schedule?
0
14. Number of SIUs on Schedules?
0
15. Current Number Of Categorical Industrial Users (CIUs)?
0
16. Number of CIUs in SNC?
0
POTW INTERVIEW
17. Since the Last PCI, has the POTW had any NPDES Limits Violations?
If Yes, What are the Parameters and How are these Problems Being Addressed?
18. Since the Last PCI, has the POTW had any Problems Related to an Industrial
Discharge (Interference, Pass -Through, Blockage, Citizens' Complaints, Increased
Sludge Production, Etc.)?
If Yes, How are these Problems Being Addressed?
19. Which Industries have been in SNC for Limits or Reporting during SNC foi
either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods? Not Been Published for SNC foi
Public Notice?(May refer to PAR if Excessive SIUs in SNC) Not Pu
20. Which Industries are on Compliance Schedules or Orders? For all SIUs on an
Order, Has a Signed Copy of the Order been sent to the Division?
21. Are Any Permits Or Civil Penalties Currently Under Adjudication? If Yes, Which
Ones?
❑ YES ®NO
[—]YES ® NO
Limits: None
Reporting: None
)Iished: N/A
FA
[—]YES ® NO
LTMP/STMP FILE REVIEW:
22. Is LTMP/STMP Monitoring Being Conducted at Appropriate Locations and Frequencies? ® YES ❑ NO
23. Are Correct Detection Levels being used for all LTMP/STMP Monitoring? ® YES ❑ NO
24. Is LTMP/STMP Data Maintained in a Table or Equivalent? ® YES ❑ NO Is Table Adequate? ® YES ❑ NO
25. All LTMP/STMP effluent data reported on Discharge Monitoring Report? ® YES ❑ NO
26. If NO to 23 - 26, list violations:
27. Should any Pollutants of Concern be Eliminated from or Added to LTMP/STMP? ❑ YES ® NO
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28. PRETREATMENT PROGRAM ELEMENTS REVIEW
Program Element
Northeast WWTP (NC0020401)
Last Submittal Received
Date In file?
Last Approval
Date In file
Date Next Due,
If Applicable
Headworks Analysis (HWA)
7/30/18
® Yes ❑ No
8/9/18
® Yes ❑ No
8/1/23
Industrial Waste Survey IWS
9/4/18
® Yes ❑ No
10/9/18
® Yes ❑ No
10/1/23
Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO)
9/20/12
® Yes ❑ No
10/22/12
® Yes ❑ No
Enforcement Response Plan (ERP)
8/16/19
® Yes ❑ No
1 11/13/19
® Yes ❑ No
Long Term Monitoring Plan (LTMP)
6/1/18
® Yes ❑ No
6/7/18
® Yes ❑ No
Program Element
Henry Fork WWTP (NC0040797)
Last Submittal Received
Date In file?
Last Approval
Date In file
Date Next Due,
If Applicable
Headworks Analysis (HWA)
6/27/19
® Yes ❑ No
7/18/19
® Yes ❑ No
4/1/23
Industrial Waste Survey (IWS)
9/4/18
® Yes ❑ No
10/9/18
® Yes ❑ No
10/1/23
Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO)
9/20/12
® Yes ❑ No
10/22/12
® Yes ❑ No
Enforcement Response Plan (ERP)
8/16/19
® Yes ❑ No
1 11/13/19
® Yes ❑ No
Long Term Monitoring Plan (LTMP)
7/1/19
® Yes ❑ No
1 7/18/19
® Yes ❑ No
INDUSTRIAL USER PERMIT (IUP) FILE REVIEW
29. User Name
P. Sock Factory 2. Shurtape Technologies
3. Century Furniture
30. IUP Number
1 0017
0022
1 0034
31. Does File Contain Current Permit?
® Yes ❑
I ® Yes ❑ NoI
® Yes ❑ No
32. Permit Expiration Date
7/7/21
7/7/24
7/7/24
33. Categorical Standard Applied I.E. 40 CFR, Etc. Or N/A
410
N/A
N/A
34. Does File Contain Permit Application Completed Within One Year Prior
® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No
to Permit Issue Date?
35. Does File Contain an Inspection Completed Within Last Calendar Year?
I ® Yes
❑ NoI
® Yes ❑
No
® Yes
❑ No
36. a. Does the File Contain a Slug/Spill Control Plan?
a. ®Yes ❑No
a. ®Yes ❑No
a. ®Yes ❑No
b. If No, is One Needed? (See Inspection Form from POTW)
b. El es ❑No
b. ❑Yes ❑No
b. ❑Yes ❑No
37. For 40 CFR 413 and 433 TTO Certification, Does File Contain a Toxic
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
Organic Management Plan (TOMP)?
38. a. Does File Contain Original Permit Review Letter from the Division?
a. ®Yes ❑No
a. ®Yes ❑No
a. ®Yes ❑No
b. All Issues Resolved?
b.❑Yes❑NoEN/A
b.❑Yes❑NoEN/A
b.❑Yes❑NoEN/A
39. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Complete
® Yes ❑ No
®Yes ❑ No
® Yes ❑ No
its Sampling as Required by IUP, including flow?
40. Does File Contain POTW Sampling Chain -Of -Custody Forms?
1 ® Yes ❑ No
® Yes
❑
No
® Yes ❑ No
41a. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the SIU Complete its
®Yes❑No❑N/A
®Yes❑No❑N/A
®Yes❑No❑N/A
Sampling as Required by IUP, including flow?
41b. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did SIU submit all reports
❑YesENo❑N/A
®Yes❑No❑N/A
EYes❑No❑N/A
on time?
42a. For categorical IUs with Combined Wastestream Formula (CWF), does
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
file include process/dilution flows as Required by IUP?
42b. For categorical IUs with Production based limits, does file include
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
production rates and/or flows as Required by IUP?
43a. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Identify
®Yes❑No❑NA
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
EYes❑No❑N/A
All Limits Non -Compliance from Both POTW and SIU Sampling?
43b. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Identify
EYes❑No❑N/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
❑Yes❑NoEN/A
All Reporting Non -Compliance from SIU Sampling?
44. a. Was the POTW Notified by SIU (Within 24 Hours) of All Self-
a.®Yes❑No❑N/A
a.❑Yes❑NoEN/A
a.®Yes❑No❑N/A
Monitoring Violations?
b. Did Industry Resample and submit results to POTW Within 30 Days?
b.®Yes❑No❑N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.®Yes❑No❑N/A
c. Did POTW resample within 30 days of knowledge of SIU limit
C.❑yes❑NoEN/A
c.❑Yes❑NoEN/A
c.❑Yes❑NoEN/A
violations from the POTW sample event?
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45. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Was the SIU in SNC?
❑
Yes
®
No
❑
Yes
®
No
❑
Yes
®
No
46. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Was Enforcement Taken
as Specified in the POTW's ERP (NOVs, Penalties, timing, etc.)?
®Yes❑No❑N/A
❑Yes❑No[D
®Yes❑No❑N/A
47. Does the File Contain Penalty Assessment Notices?
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑No®N/A
48. Does The File Contain Proof Of Penalty Collection?
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑No®N/A
❑Yes❑NoON/A
49. a. Does the File Contain Any Current Enforcement Orders?
b. IS SIU in Compliance with Order?
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.❑Yes❑No®N/A
50. Did the POTW Representative Have Difficulty in Obtaining Any of This
Requested Information For You?
❑ Yes ® No
❑ Yes ®No
❑ Yes ®No
FILE REVIEW COMMENTS:
35. The POTW performed SIU inspections on 7/30/19 (Sock Factory), 8/9/19 (Shurtape Technologies) and 9/4/19 (Century Furniture).
39. The POTW's certified laboratory performs analyses on conventional parameters, phenols and field parameters (pH and temperature).
The POTW also contracts Pace Analytical Services (metals, volatiles) and Blue Ridge Labs (cyanide) to perform analyses.
41a. Sock Factory, Shurtape Technologies and Century Furniture all contract Blue Ridge Labs to perform analyses.
46. Sock Factory was issued Notice of NonCompliances (NoNCs) for chromium limit violations (July and October 2019), BOD limit
violations (August and September 2019), a zinc limit violation (September 2019) and a late response to the NoNC (dated 9/20/19)
issued for the August 2019 chromium violation.
Century Furniture was issued a NoNC for BOD and lead limit violations (August 2019) at Pipe 001 and NoNCs for ammonia limit
violations (August and October 2019) at Pipe 002.
SUMMARY AND COMMENTS:
The records reviewed during the inspection were organized and well maintained. The POTW's Industrial Pretreatment Program was being
properly implemented.
NOD: ❑ YES ®NO
NOV: ❑ YES ®NO
QNCR: ❑ YES ® NO
POTW Rating:
Satisfactory ❑ Marginal ❑ Unsatisfactory ❑
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PCI REVIEWED BY:
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DATE: 2.19.2020
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