WQ0022725_NOV-2020-PC-0388_20200831

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MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
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NORTH CAROLINA
Fri viraninental Quality
August 31, 2020
John F Zachwieja
Slash Creek Condominium Homeowners Association
PO Box 1465
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2020-PC-0388
Permit No. WQ0022725
Slash Creek WWTP
Dare County
Dear Mr. Zachwieja:
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Slash Creek WWTP on August
13, 2020. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the conditions
and limitations specified in Non -discharge Permit No. WQ0022725. A summary of the findings and comments
noted during the inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report.
The Compliance Evaluation inspection was conducted by Division of Water Resources staff from the Washington
Regional Office. The following violation(s) were noted during the inspection:
Inspection Area Description of Violation and compliance Issues
Treatment Disinfection Extra bulbs for UV disinfection were not present and required to be obtained as soon as
possible. This is a violation of permit conditions IIA and III.3
Record Keeping Lab data was requested for September 2019 and January 2020 NDMR reports and were not
present during inspection. This is a violation of permit condition IV.5.
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Inspection Area Description of Violation and Compliance Issues
End Use -Irrigation ORC David Pharr was asked to irrigate the permitted fields during the inspection and was
unable to do so. He got field 1 irrigation to work and out of roughly 10 sprinklers in field
only 2 were in working condition. The other 8 were obviously in bad shape, in need of
servicing and were not functional. The above is a violation of conditions IIA and III.3 and
must be addressed as soon as possible. We were informed by David Pharr that irrigation is
contracted out to a third party.
The personnel via the third party irrigating the fields for the facility under the oversight of
David Pharr must have a S.I license as per permit condition III.3. Otherwise this would be a
violation of permit condition III.3.
Treatment The permitted 6 18,000-gallon precast concrete tanks providing 5 day upset storage
were filled with water to prevent them from floating during the hurricane according to
ORC David Pharr. The tanks must be emptied as soon as possible through permitted
means via pumped back to the headworks and treated. They are expected to be emptied
for 5 day upset storage. This is a violation of permit conditions IIA and III.1. It is also a
violation of permit condition III.18. As filling the 6 18,000-gallon concrete tanks
designated for 5-day upset storage prevents the 5-day upset storage for being used for
intended purposes.
Remedial actions should have already been taken to correct the problems above 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.
Reminder: Pursuant to Permit Condition IV.11, the Permittee is required to verbally notify the Regional
Office as soon as possible, not to exceed 24 hours, from first knowledge of any non-compliance at
the facility including limit violations, bypasses of, or failure of a treatment unit. A written report may
be required within 5 days if directed by Division staff. Prior notice should be given for anticipated or
potential problems due to planned maintenance activities, taking units off-line, etc.
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Paul Mays with the Water Quality Regional
Operations Section in the Washington Regional Office at 252-948-2940.
Sincerely,
Ro" T""
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
ATTACHMENTS: Compliance Evaluation Cover Letter and Report
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