HomeMy WebLinkAboutNc0004774_Inspection_20200320United 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 u 3 I NC0004774 I11 121 20/03/03 I17 18I � I 19 I s I 201
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Inspection
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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 Dermit Number)
09:57AM 20/03/03
20/01/01
Buck Steam Station
1555 Dukeville Rd
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
Salisbury NC 28146
12:59PM 20/03/03
23/10/31
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
Dale Wooten/ORC/704-630-3086/
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Bristol Grohol, /Engineer 1/980-373-2693/
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar 0 Records/Reports
Facility Site Review 0 Effluent/Receiving Wate 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
DocuSigned by:
Roberto Scheller ESte.,.. DWR/MRO WQ/252-946-6481/ 3/16/2020
91C2A007838943E.-
Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Nu erpps°ocuSigned by: Date
� H P'*'" for WCB 3.20.2020
W. Corey Basinger DWR/Division of Water Quality/704-235-21 4/
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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
NC0004774 I11 12I 20/03/03 117 18 i s i
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
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Permit: NC0004774 Owner -Facility: Buck Steam Station
Inspection Date: 03/03/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Sampling
Permit
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(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new
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Is the facility as described in 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 current permit became effective November 1, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2023.
At time of inspection is was noted that Outfall #006 is not constructed, Outfall #002A has
been removed, Outfall #002 not discharging, outfall pipe moved to discharge out Outfall #
007.
Record Keeping
Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
Is all required information readily available, complete and current?
Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)?
Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs?
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?
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 operatc
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?
Yes No NA NE
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Comment: Annual Report received by the Division dated January 21, 2020 for the year 2019. Reviewec
labatory analysis, Chain of Custody, ORC log, eDMR's. Records and reports were readily
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Permit: NC0004774
Inspection Date: 03/03/2020
Owner -Facility: Buck Steam Station
Inspection Type: Compliance Sampling
Laboratory
Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory?
Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab?
# Is the facility using a contract lab?
# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees
Celsius)?
Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees?
Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees?
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Comment: Chronic Toxicity samples were collected at time of inspection on March 3rd and 5th, 2020.
Samples were ran as Pass/Fail (@ 0.1 %. Samples collected were reported as Pass.
Flow Measurement - Effluent
# 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?
Comment:
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:
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?
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Comment: At time of inspection Chronic Toxicity samples were collected from Outfall #007. At time of
sampling effluent was clear with no visible suspended solids. No foam was being generated
at point of discharge into Yadkin River (High Rock Lake) Chronic Toxicity analysis were
reported as passed and copy of labatory analysis forward to facility.
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