wq0020248_Staff Report_20200612

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 12, 2020
To: Water Quality Permitting Section Central Office
Attn: Erick Saunders
No..
From:
Milosh
Raleigh Regional Office
Lee County
1. GENERAL SITE VISIT INFORMATION
1. Was a site visit conducted? ❑ Yes or ❑ No
Application No.: WQ0020248
Permittee: Big Buffalo WWTP
Regional Log -in
a. Date of site visit:
b. Site visit conducted by: Ray Milosh
c. Inspection report attached? ® Yes or ❑ No
d. Person contacted: and their contact information: (919) - ext.
e. Driving directions:
11. FACILITY AND APPLICATION FOR NEW AND MODIFICATION APPLICATIONS
1. Facility Classification: Is this correct? ❑ Yes ❑ No
If no, please explain:
2. Are the new treatment facilities adequate for the type of waste and disposal system?
❑ Yes ❑ No
If no, please explain:
3. Are site conditions (soils, depth to water table, etc.) consistent with the submitted
reports? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
4. Do the plans and site map represent the actual site (property lines, acreage, wells, etc.)?
❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
5. Is the proposed residuals management plan adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
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If no, please explain:
6. Are the proposed application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) acceptable? ❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ N/A
If no, please explain:
7. Are there any setbacks conflicts for proposed treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑
Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If yes, attach a map showing conflict areas.
8. Is the proposed or existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No
❑ N/A
If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program:
9. For residuals, will seasonal or other restrictions be required? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ N/A
If yes, attach list of sites with restrictions (Certification B)
111. EXISTING FACILITIES FOR MODIFICATION AND RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
1. Are there appropriately certified Operators in Charge (ORCs) for the facility? ❑ Yes ❑ No
® N/A
ORC: Certificate #: Backup ORC: Certificate #
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 below in Section IV.
Review Items
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 below in Section IV. Review Items
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 below in Section IV. Review Items
5. Is the residuals management plan adequate? ❑ Yes or ❑ No - If no, please explain below
in Section IV. Review Items
6. Are the existing application rates (e.g., hydraulic, nutrient) still acceptable? ❑ Yes or ❑ No
- If no, please explain below in Section IV. Review Items
7. Is the existing groundwater monitoring program adequate? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, explain and recommend any changes to the groundwater monitoring program below
in Section IV. Review Items
8. Are there any setback conflicts for existing treatment, storage and disposal sites? ❑ Yes or
® No
If yes, provide comments below 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 below in Section IV. Review Items

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10. Were monitoring wells properly constructed and located? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A If no,
please explain below in Section IV. Review Items.
11. Are the monitoring well coordinates correct in BIMS? ❑ Yes ❑ No ® N/A
If no, please complete the following (expand table if necessary):
Monitoring Well
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Longitude
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12. Has a review of all self -monitoring data been conducted (e.g., NDMR, NDAR, GW)? ® Yes
❑ No or ❑ N/A
Please summarize any findings resulting from this review below in Section IV. Review
Items.
13. Are there any permit changes needed in order to address ongoing BIMS violations? ❑ Yes
or ®No
If yes, please explain below in Section IV. Review Items.
14. Check all that apply:
® No compliance issues ❑ Current enforcement ❑ Currently under JOC
action(s)
❑ Notice(s) of violation ❑ Currently under SOC ❑ Currently under
❑ Notice(s) of deficiency moratorium
Please explain and attach any documents that may help clarify answer/comments (i.e., NOV,
NOD, etc.)
15. Have all compliance dates/conditions in the existing permit been satisfied? ® Yes ❑ No
❑ N/A
If no, please explain below in Section IV. Review Items.
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 below in Section IV. Review Items.
IV. 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 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
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
❑ Den estote reasons: )
6. Signature of report preparers
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V. ADDITIONAL REGIONAL STAFF REVIEW ITEMS
The facility was last visited in December 2018. The facility was in compliance at the time and has had no
violations since then.
BIMS has been flagging hundreds of violations annually for this facility based on data received on the
NDAR form being sent in by the golf course staff. The permit does not require an NDAR form. The NDAR
form generated confusion for the data entry staff and generated violations in BIMS.
I spoke with golf course staff and said that sending in the NDAR was not necessary. This should end the
problem with violations.

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