NC0043559_NOV-2020-PC-0301_20200624

Roy COOPER
Gm ernar
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Se c-roary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 70172680000022366774
Return Receipt Requested
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NOR ri i CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 24, 2020
Roy B Fitch
Fitch Creations Inc D/B/A Fearrington Utilities
2000 Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-PC-0301
Permit No. NCO043559
Fearrington Village WWTP
Chatham County
Dear Permittee:
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Fearrington Village WWTP on
June 11, 2020. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the
conditions and limitations specified in NPDES WW Permit No. NC0043559. A summary of the findings and
comments noted during the inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report.
The Reconnaissance inspection was conducted by Division of Water Resources staff from the Raleigh
Regional Office. The following violation(s) were noted during the inspection:
Inspection Area Description of Violation
Aerobic Digesters Digesters at Train #2 and #3 were almost full. Operator was only able to waste to
digester at Train #1.
Secondary Clarifiers Overflow looked cloudy. Sludge blanket were checked and found high (more than 8 feet)
at all three trains.
Chemical Feed Only one pump operable for sodium aluminate feed. Sodium aluminate was fed to Train
#1 only at the time of visit. Only one pump available for caustic feed (to splitter box), the
pump worked sporadically and needed repair, as a result, pH was less than 6 in aeration
basins of Train #1 and #3.
Aeration Basins Some diffusers were clogged and not working, resulted in dead spots in aeration basins.
Large amount of foam was noted at Train #3.
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The site inspection revealed the following violation of NPDES permit condition (NC0043559) which state the
following:
NPDES Permit NCO051314 Part II. Section C.2. Proner Overation and Maintenance
Proper Operation and Maintenance
The Permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control
(and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the Permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions
of this permit. Proper operation and maintenance also includes adequate laboratory controls and appropriate
quality assurance procedures. This provision requires the Permittee to install and operate backup or auxiliary
facilities only when necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit [40 CFR 122.41(e)].
In addition, the issues below must also be addressed:
Compliance Issue(s): The facility had already exceeded total phosphorous annual load limit by the
end of April, 2020. The facility has exceeded total phosphorous annual load limit in the past three
years. The Division strongly urges you to improve the efficiency of phosphorous removal/ chemical
feed at the facility in order to return to compliance.
Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct this problem and prevent further occurrences in the
future. The Division of Water Resources may pursue enforcement action for this and any additional violations of
State law.
To prevent further action, please respond in writing to this office within 30 days upon your receipt of this Notice
of Violation regarding your plans or measures to be taken to address the indicated violations and other identified
issues, if applicable.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Cheng Zhang with the Water Quality
Regional Operations Section in the Raleigh Regional Office at 919-791-4200.
Sincerely,
Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
ATTACHMENTS
Cc: WQS Raleigh Regional Office - Enforcement File
NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File
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