WQ0029169_Staff Report_20200302

DWR
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Staff Report
February 20, 2020
To: Water Quality Permitting Section Application No.: W00029169
Attn: Tessa Monday
From: Robert Tankard
Washington Regional Office
I. GENERAL SITE VISIT INFORMATION
1. Was a site visit conducted? ® Yes or ❑ No
a. Date of site visit: February 27, 2020
b. Site visit conducted by: Robert Tankard
c. Inspection report attached? ® Yes or ❑ No
d. Person contacted: Glenn Holland and their contact information: (919) 658 - 9539
Driving directions: Take Hwy. 55 south out of Mount Olive. Turn south onto Indian Spring Road. Go
across East Church Street and turn left (east) onto Wilkins Farm Road. The WWTP will be at the terminus.
II. EXISTING FACILITIES FOR MODIFICATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
1. Are there appropriately certified Operators in Charge (ORCs) for the facility? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
ORC: Glenn Holland Certificate #:27255 Backup ORC: Joseph Sutton Certificate #:995929
2. Are the design, maintenance and operation of the treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal
system? ❑ Yes or ® No
If no, please explain:
The non -discharge side of the wwtp has not worked for some time. The operator has been sending the effluent to
the stream for some time. The facility has major issues. The screens still do not work efficiently. The pressure
sustaining valve does not work. Six of the twelve irrigation valves do not work. The trees in the spray field are
dying. There are leaks in the drip irrigation lines and the operator cannot find them do to the fields over growth.
The 5 day pond still does not have a liner and the storage pond still may have leaks around the influent/effluent
structure.
3. Are the site conditions (e.g., soils, topography, depth to water table, etc) maintained appropriately and adequately
assimilating the waste? ❑ Yes or ® No
If no, please explain: Site has not been used for some time. No winter cover crop. Valves controlling irrigations
equipment is broken. The facility will need major rehab in order to function.
4. Has the site changed in any way that may affect the permit (e.g., drainage added, new wells inside the compliance
boundary, new development, etc.)? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain:
5. Is the residuals management plan adequate? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
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6. Are the existing application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) still acceptable? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
7. Is the existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program:
8. Are there any setback conflicts for existing treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, attach a map showing conflict areas.
9. Is the description of the facilities as written in the existing permit correct? ® Yes or ❑ No
If no, please explain:
10. Were monitoring wells properly constructed and located? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
11. Are the monitoring well coordinates correct in BIMS? ❑ Yes ® No ❑ N/A
If no, please complete the following (expand table if necessary):
Coordinates for MW1, MW2 and MW3 are correct in BIMS. However, there are 4 monitoring wells on site.
Please include MW4 in BIMS and in the permit. The coordinates are MW4: 35' 11' 38" N 78002' 04" W
12. Has a review of all self -monitoring data been conducted (e.g., NDMR, NDAR, GW)? ® Yes or ❑ No
Please summarize any findings resulting from this review: The TDS parameter in BIMs is listed as parameter
code 70295 and the permit has parameter code 70300. Please correct.
13. Are there any permit changes needed in order to address ongoing BIMS violations? ® Yes or ❑ No
If yes, please explain: See Item 12.
14. Check all that apply:
❑ No compliance issues ® Current enforcement action(s) ❑ Currently under JOC
® Notice(s) of violation ® Currently under SOC ❑ Currently under moratorium
Please explain and attach any documents that may help clarify answer/comments (i.e., NOV, NOD, etc.) Facility
has been issued NOVs for SSOs at the main lift station. Also have been issued NOVs for limit violations for flow
for their NPDES Permit. The Permittee has also applied for a SOC to correct their issues. They have been
awarded 5 million to correct problems at the WWTP.
15. Have all compliance dates/conditions in the existing permit been satisfied? ® Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
16. Are there any issues related to compliance/enforcement that should be resolved before issuing this permit?
❑ Yes ®No❑N/A
If yes, please explain: There are compliance issues that need to be addressed. However, the permit does not need
to be held. Compliance should either be incorporated through a schedule in the permit or by a SOC.
III. REGIONAL OFFICE RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Do you foresee any problems with issuance/renewal of this permit? ❑ Yes or ® No
If yes, please explain:
2. List any items that you would like APS Central Office to obtain through an additional information request:
Item Reason
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3. List specific permit conditions recommended to be removed from the permit when issued:
Condition Reason
4. List specific special conditions or compliance schedules recommended to be included in the permit when issued:
Condition Reason
Schedule See Below.
5. Recommendation: ❑ Hold, pending receipt and review of additional information by regional office
® Hold, pending review of draft permit by regional office
❑ Issue upon receipt of needed additional information
❑ Issue
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❑ Deny (Please state reasons: )
Signature of report preparer: ROW Tas"
Signature of APS regional supervisor: UAW1 &A
Date: 3/2/2020
IV. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW ITEMS
The facility has been in non-compliance and has had time to make corrections to the plant and this office recommends
the following schedule to be included in the permit as a scheduled event:
*Repair all tears and separations in the liners of the 5.4 MG reclaimed water upset lagoon and 28.1 MG irri ag tion
storage lagoon within 180 days after issuance of the permit.
*Repair irrigation valves and pressure sustaining valve within 180 days after issuance of the permit.
*Repair or replace in -line automatic backwash strainer so that wastewater can be pumped and sprayed from the 28.1
MG storage lagoon or install a new system where the wastewater can be sprayed directly from the storage lagoon and
disposed of by a different method other than drip irrigation within 180 days after issuance of the permit.
If the Town of Mount Olive enters into a SOC, then please make it clear in the permit that the schedule in the SOC
would take precedence over the schedule in the permit.
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