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Home My WebLink AboutNCG530062_NCG530062_NOD2020PC0468CEI_202009025_20200925ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director Certified Mail # Return Receipt Requested 7020 1290 0001 1766 3625 Howard R Brown C R Brown Enterprises Inc 235 Milton Mashburn Dr Andrews, NC 28901 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 28, 2020 Tracking Number: NOD-2020-PC-0468 Permit No. NCG530062 Whiteoak Trout Farm Macon County Dear Permittee: The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Whiteoak Trout Farm on September 10, 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. NCG530062. 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 Record Keeping Records for DO and flow not available. NorthCaro ios6epsrtmeotofEmdronrnentaIQuality 16iAsiaoofWater Resod rces Asheville Regional Office I 2090 US. 70 Higig ay I Sw aauos. North CamLna 23773 '� 328 29C-4500 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 NorthCaro ios6epsrtmeotofEmdronrnentaIQuality 16iAsiaoofWater Resod rces Asheville Regional Office I 2090 US. 70 Higig ay I Sw aauos, North CamLna 23773 '� 328 29C-4500 DocuSign Envelope ID: 51D7F5E3-OC61-4A86-B2BA-7C6CA8324590 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 NCG530062 I11 121 20/09/10 I17 18LC I 19 I S I 201 I 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 LnJ I 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 permit Number) 09:30AM 20/09/10 18/05/30 Whiteoak Trout Farm 35 Baldwin Rd Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Topton NC 28781 11:00AM 20/09/10 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 Howard R Brown,235 Milton Mashburn Dr Andrews NC 28901//828-321-3335/8283214902 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) Name(s) and Signa r o�f�lnM t r Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Robert K Mitchell ¢453.. DWR/ARO WQ/ - / 9/23/2020 Timothy R Fox DWR/ARO WQ/828-296-4500/ 9/24/2020 Signature of Manage t Revi wer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date t-7E617A38285848C 9 / 2 4/2 02 0 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# DocuSign Envelope ID: 51D7F5E3-OC61-4A86-B2BA-7C6CA8324590 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) NCG530062 I11 12I 20/09/10 117 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 10, 2020. Howard Brown and Lewis Villagomez were present during the inspection. Mr. Brown and Mr. Villagomez gave us an overview of the operation starting at the water intake and ending at the outfall. Monitoring records and Best Management Practices (BMP) plan were submitted for review. Facility appeared to be well maintained and operated. Solids are captured in quiescent zones and vacuumed. Material is then collected in storage tanks and spread onto fields. Effluent water is also run through a series of constructed wetlands before entering Whiteoak Creek. Monitoring records were not available for dissolved oxygen and flow. Monitoring results need to be maintained and available on site for a minimum of three years. Page# DocuSign Envelope ID: 51D7F5E3-OC61-4A86-B2BA-7C6CA8324590 Permit: NCG530062 Owner -Facility: Whiteoak Trout Farm Inspection Date: 09/10/2020 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: Facility appears to be well maintained and operated. 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: 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: Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ 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? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Page# 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 51D7F5E3-OC61-4A86-B2BA-7C6CA8324590 Permit: NCG530062 Owner -Facility: whiteoak Trout Farm Inspection Date: 09/10/2020 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping (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: Results for settleable solids and total suspended solids were available for 2018, 2019, and 2020 per permit condition Part 1, Section A and Section E.1. Best Managemet Practices Plan was also available. Supporting documentation for dissolved oxygen and flow were not available upon request. 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)? Comment: Flow and dissolved oxvqen records were not available. Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Page# 4