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Home My WebLink AboutNCG551105_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20200930 September 30, 2020 Brooks Stepp PO Box 907 Mountain Home, NC 28758 SUBJECT: Compliance Inspection Report 4801 Asheville Highway NPDES WW Permit No. NCG551105 Henderson County Dear Permittee: The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the 4801 Asheville Highway on 9/23/2020. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the conditions and limitations specified in NPDES WW Permit No. NCG551105. The findings and comments noted during this inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report entitled "Compliance Inspection Report". Extensive repair work and some modification to your wastewater treatment was performed in the summer of 2019 according to Juanita James. Our office was not aware of these changes. Please provide our office with the drawings and the engineering certification of the repairs and modifications to your wastewater system. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me with the Water Quality Regional Operations Section in the Asheville Regional Office at 828-296-4500 or via email at daniel.boss@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, Daniel Boss, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ATTACHMENTS Ec: WQS ARO Server, Laserfiche DocuSign Envelope ID: 453C1BD1-0037-46F3-8165-2695EA676B1C EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D.C. 20460 Water Compliance Inspection Report Form Approved. OMB No. 2040-0057 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 N 52 NCG551105 20/09/23 C S31112171819 20 21 66 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----------------------Reserved------------------- N67707172 73 74 75 80 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) 4801 Asheville Highway 4801 Asheville Hwy Mountain Home NC 28758 Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 10:00AM 20/09/23 20/03/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Other Facility Data 10:45AM 20/09/23 20/10/31 Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Brooks Stepp,PO Box 907 Mountain Home NC 28758//828-697-6488/Contacted No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Operations & Maintenance Self-Monitoring Program Effluent/Receiving Waters 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 Daniel J Boss DWR/ARO WQ/828-296-4658/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page#1 DocuSign Envelope ID: 453C1BD1-0037-46F3-8165-2695EA676B1C 10/1/2020 10/1/2020 NPDES yr/mo/day 20/09/23 Inspection Type C3111218 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On 9/23/2020, I (Daniel Boss) conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of the wastewater treatment facility at 4801 Asheville Highway. I met with Juanita James for the inspection. This system has been repaired and modified since the last inspection in 2015. In the summer of 2019 this system was failing and so a new septic tank, pump station, sand filter bed, chlorinator, and dechlorinator were installed. The effluent pipe was located by dye tracing. The effluent is discharged into a culvert storm drain underground. Mrs. James said that they have not sampled the effluent since the repair was complete in August of 2019 but they will perform sampling soon and send the ARO the results. NCG551105 17 (Cont.) Page#2 DocuSign Envelope ID: 453C1BD1-0037-46F3-8165-2695EA676B1C Permit:NCG551105 Inspection Date:09/23/2020 Owner - Facility: Inspection Type: 4801 Asheville Highway Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? Are pumps or syphons operating properly? Are high and low water alarms operating properly? Comment: Sand Filters (Low rate)Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational? Is the distribution box level and watertight? Is sand filter free of ponding? Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio? # Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation? # Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio? (Approximately 3 to 1) Comment: Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? Are the tablets the proper size and type? Number of tubes in use? Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? Is there chlorine residual prior to de-chlorination? Comment: De-chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ?Tablet Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? Page#3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 453C1BD1-0037-46F3-8165-2695EA676B1C Permit:NCG551105 Inspection Date:09/23/2020 Owner - Facility: Inspection Type: 4801 Asheville Highway Compliance Evaluation De-chlorination Yes No NA NE Is storage appropriate for cylinders? # Is de-chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? Comment: Are the tablets the proper size and type? Are tablet de-chlorinators operational? Number of tubes in use? Comment: Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? Comment: Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE 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)? Sampling has not yet been performed since the system has been repaired. It has been just over one year since the repair. Comment: Page#4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 453C1BD1-0037-46F3-8165-2695EA676B1C