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Home My WebLink AboutNC0004961_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20200727 (2)United 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 NC0004961 I11 121 20/07/16 I17 18I � I 19 I s I 201 I 211IIIII 111111III II III III1 I I IIIII IIIIIIIII II r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 1.0 701d I 711„ I 72 I r., I 71 I 74 79 L—I tyI I I I I I I I I80 L-1 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) 09:25AM 20/07/16 16/12/01 Riverbend Steam Station NC Hwy 16 Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Mount Holly NC 28120 10:30AM 20/07/16 20/02/29 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Not Required/ORC/919-807-6353/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Tim Hill,400 S Tryon St Charlotte NC 28202/Station Manager/919-546-2565/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran 0 Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate 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: Ori A Tuvia DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699/ 7/2 7/2020 ERRQr)7AqnF-n17APA Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Andrew Pitner DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2180/ EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. DocuSigned by: 7/27/2020 aiaccsaini=vazs... Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NC0004961 I11 12I 20/07/16 117 18 i c i Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# Permit: NC0004961 Owner -Facility: Riverbend Steam Station Inspection Date: 07/16/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The permit has been reclassified since the past inspection and is no longer a major permit. Since the past inspection, the facility has removed the coal ash pile and the treatment unit associated with it. 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 ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Inspection conducted during Covid-19 restrictions. A full file review was not conducted. Requested lab results and COCs for the month of April 2020. These were sent via email in a timely manner and were complete. Page# 3 Permit: NC0004961 Inspection Date: 07/16/2020 Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? Owner -Facility: Riverbend Steam Station Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Is sample collected below all treatment units? Is proper volume collected? Is the tubing clean? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Site seeps are visited by PACE laboratory staff. Flow permitting, PACE collects and analyzes the samples. For the month of April, the only seeps with flow were 102, 107 and 108. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Since the past inspection, the facility has removed the coal ash pile and the treatment unit associated with it. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Comment: Outfall 002 is no longer active since treatment unit has been removed. Last discharge from Outfall 002 was on March 20, 2019. Page# 4