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Home My WebLink AboutNCG530158_NOD2020PC0467CEI_20200925ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Certified Mail # Return Receipt Requested 7020 1290 0001 1766 3618 Van Blake Ziegler, Owner Headwaters Trout Farms 26 Trout Haven Ln Balsam Grove, NC 28708 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 25, 2020 Tracking Number: NOD-2020-PC-0467 Permit No. NCG530158 Trout Haven Lane farm Transylvania County Dear Permittee: The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Trout Have Lane farm on September 21, 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. NCG530158. 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 Asheville Regional Office. The following deficiency(s) was noted during the inspection: Inspection Area Description of Deficiency Effluent Sampling Required anlyses per permit condition Part 1, Section A for Total Suspended Solids and Settleable solids not available. See other. Record Keeping Results for settleable solids, total suspended solids, dissolved oxygen and flow were not available per permit conditon Part 1, Section A and Section E.1. NorthCaro ios6epsrtmeotofEmdronrnentaIQuality 16iAsiaoofWater Resod rces Asheville Regional Office I 2090 US. 70 Higig ay I Sw aauos. North CamLna 23773 '� 328 29C-4500 In addition, the issues below must also be addressed: Compliance Issue(s): 1. The first settling pond appears to be full of solids and is not being maintained adequately. The BMP fails to reference any maintenance procedures for the pond. Please address the solids in the pond immediately and revise the BMP to include a maintenance schedule. A follow-up inspection will be scheduled for April 2021; and, 2. You are to notify the Division within 30 days of receipt of this letter as to the ownership status of the treatment ponds. If you no longer own the lower ponds, you will need to discuss options with Division staff to assure adequate treatment. 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, carefully review these deficiencies and address the causes of non-compliance to prevent the recurrence of similar situations. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Robert Mitchell with the Water Quality Regional Operations Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500. Sincerely, G. Landon Davidson, P.G., Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ATTACHMENTS Cc: WQS Asheville Regional Office - Enforcement File NPDES Compliance/Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File 1 NorthCaroi:na6epartrrerttafEnvironmentalQuairty I DiAsiortofWater Resources Asls vi;� Regnr.s 0ff.x 1 2090 U.S. 70 H�ay hwI Swanrtartoa, North Ca wino 23773 "� S23296-4500 DocuSign Envelope ID: A9C89649-C3EE-49EA-B1A8-304A9D1B0647 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 15 1 3 I NCG530158 111 121 20/09/21 I17 18 I C I 19 Ls_] 20L] 211111 I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 72 Ln_] 73174 79 I I I I 70LJ 71Ity 80 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) 10:30AM 20/09/21 18/06/25 Trout Have Lane farm 26 Trout Haven Ln Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Balsam Grove NC 28708 11:30AM 20/09/21 21/03/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Van Blake Ziegler,26 Trout Haven Ln Balsam Grove NC 28708//828-884-6221/8288846967 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Operations & Maintenar 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran Facility Site Review 0 Effluent/Receiving Wate Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) DocuSigned by: Name(s) and SiKKat4e0w"ctor(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers 9/23/20'Qdte Robert K MitchelP9 e6t�by: DWR/ARO WQ/ - - / Timothy R Fox �tYt� -49-L DWR/ARO WQ/828-296-4500/ 9/24/2020 CEDC103ECC26496... c igried by: Signature of Managemr�, eviewe Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date T� )�_ 9/24/2020 E617A38285848C... EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# DocuSign Envelope ID: A9C89649-C3EE-49EA-B1A8-304A9D1B0647 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) NCG530158 I11 12I 20/09/21 117 18 ICI Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Site inspection was conducted by Kevin Mitchell and Tim Fox with the Asheville Regional Office on September 21, 2020. Howard Brown was present during the inspection. The site visit began with an overview of the facility operations. The facility grows — 350,000 pounds of rainbow trout per year and utilizes — 5-6 million gallons of water per day. The facility uses settling ponds and keeps daily feed rate records to manage solids. Monitoring records for total suspended solids, settleable solids, dissolved oxygen,and flow were not available per permit requirements. Monitoring results need to be maintained and available on site for a minimum of three years. First settling pond/raceway appears to be exceeding capacity. Immediate maintenance is required. A follow up inspection will be scheduled for April 2021 to ensure maintenace is complete. It is also worth noting that the settling ponds south of Trout Haven Lane are not under the ownership of the trout farm facility. Page# DocuSign Envelope ID: A9C89649-C3EE-49EA-B1A8-304A9D1B0647 Permit: NCG530158 Owner -Facility: Trout Have Lane farm Inspection Date: 09/21/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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: Permit requires annual monitoring for total suspended solids, settleable solids, dissolved oxygen, and flow. First settling pond is exceeding capacity. Requires immediate 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: Non -compliant for Section E., Special Conditon 1., record keeping, See other. 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 Yes No NA NE ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ El Page# 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: A9C89649-C3EE-49EA-B1A8-304A9D1B0647 Permit: NCG530158 Owner -Facility: Trout Have Lane farm Inspection Date: 09/21/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Results for settleable solids. total susDended solids. dissolved oxvaen and flow were not available per permit conditon Part 1, Section A and Section E.1. 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: Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? 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: Required anlyses per permit condition Part 1, Section A for total suspended solids and settleable solids not available. See other. Page# 4