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Home My WebLink AboutNC0034967_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018 (18),4. Water. Resources CNYIRONMErVTAL QUALITY August 10, 2016 Mr. Daniel Nicholas Carolina Glove Company P.O. Box 999 Conover, NC 28613 PAT MCCRORY Govern? p�p L4O AL;D,N DER VAART. &CMA.1131. S. JAY ZIMMERMAN irecinr Subject:_ Compliance Evaluation Inspection Carolina Glove Company WWTP NPDES Permit No. NCO034967 Alexander County Dear Mr. Nicholas: Enclosed is acopy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on August 44, 2016, by Ori Tuvia. Brian Eades cooperation during the site visit was much appreciated. Please advise the staff involved with this NPDES Permit by forwarding a copy of the enclosed report''. . The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Ori Tuvia at (704) 235-2190, or at ori.tuvia@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, r Ori Tuvia, Environmental Engineer Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, DEQ Cc: NPDES Unit �MRO Flles Mooresville Regional Office Locaiion:.610 East Center Ave., Suite 301 Mooresville, NC 28115 Phone: (704) 663-16991 Fax: (704) 663-60401 Customer Service.1-877-623-6748 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 ... 3 I NC0034967 111 12 16/08/04 17 18 I 19 I 20 j ' 1 _ 2 15 1 211. sp1 I I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 1 1` 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1I I. I I 1 1 .I 11 1 1 1 1 1 r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 131 CIA Reserved 67 1.0 70 is i 71 Jt„ I 72 i ti i 73 i I I74 75 LJ LJ 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) 11:OOAM 16/08/04 15/07/01 Carolina Glove Company 140 Glove Mill Rd Exit Time/Date Permit. Expiration Date,' Taylorsville NC 28661 12:OOPM 16/08/04 20/03/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Jonathan David Gragg/ORC/828-3964444/ Steve Brian Eades/ORC/828-632-5280/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Misty Smith, //828-396-4444/ No . Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring. Program Facility Site Review, Effluent/Receiving Waters Laboratory 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 06 A Tuvia �` MRO WQ//704-663-1699/ zz Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date W. Corey Basinger MRO WQ//704-235-2194/ EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page#, 1 Permit: NCO034967 Owner - Facility: Carolina Glove Company Inspection Date: 08/04/2018 i Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation." Permit Yes No NA NE o (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less)., Has the. permittee submitted a new ❑ El❑ application? - - Is the facility as.described in the permit? �. ❑ : ❑ . ❑. #Are ther-e any special conditions for the permit? ❑ � -❑ ❑ : . Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ❑ ❑ ;❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? Comment: . The current permit expires on March 31, 2020. 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: The facility appeared to be well operated and maintained at the time of the inspection. 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? ❑ ❑ E ❑ Comment: The effluent was clear with no foam. The receiving stream did not appear be negatively "to impacted by the discharger Aeration Basins Yes No NA NE Mode of operation Type of aeration system Diffused Is thebasin free of.dead spots? ❑_: El Are surface aerators and mixers operational? :.❑ ❑ ❑ . Are ;the diffusers operational? 3 ❑ .N ❑ . Is"the foam the proper color for the treatment process? �, ❑ ❑ ❑. . Does the foam cover less than 25% of the basin's surface? N ❑ ❑ "❑" Is the. DO level acceptable? ` Is the DO level acceptable?(1.0 to 3.0 mg/l) ❑ ❑ ❑ , Comment: Secondary Clarifier Yes No NA NE " Page# 3 Permit: NCO034967 Owner- Facility: Carolina Glove Company . Inspection. Date: 08/04/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Secondary Clarifier Yes No NA NE Is the clarifier free of;black and odorous wastewater? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑_ Is the site free of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier? ❑ ❑ ❑ .: Are weirs. level? El ❑ M : ❑ Is the site free of weir blockage? - ❑ ❑`M ❑ Is the site free of evidence of short-circuiting? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is scum removal adequate? . 0- ❑ ❑ 11 Is the site free of excessive floating sludge? - �. , 0 ❑ ❑ . Is the drive unit operational? ❑ ❑0 ❑ Is the return rate acceptable (low turbulence)? , ❑` :. 0 ❑ Is the overflow clear of excessive solids/pin floc? ❑ . El ❑ ' Is tr e`sludge<blanket level acceptable? (Approximately % of the. sidewall depth) �, ❑ ' ❑ ' ❑ Comment: Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE # Is flow meter used for reporting? El A '❑ ; ❑ Is:flgw meter calibrated annually? ❑ ❑ ' ❑ Is the flow meter operational? ❑ ❑ ❑ (If units are separated) Does the chartrecorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: " The facility was granted a conditional variance on 9/8/04 to use the facility's water usage records for the flow measurement calculations and these are being used by the ORC for DMR reporting. Effluent' Sampling Yes, No. NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? •❑ ❑ E ❑ Is sample collected'.below all treatment units? 0 ' ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑' ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? '❑. ❑ M' El # Is proper temperature set for sample. storage (kept. at less than or equal to 6:0 degrees 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Is the facility' sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type 0 ❑. 0, ❑ representative)? Comment: 1 Grab sampling is required by the subiect permit. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? 0❑El 11 Page# 4 -1 i Permit: NCO034867 Owner - Facility: Carolina Glove Company Inspection Date:.08/04/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation. Laboratory Yes No NA 'NE Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the facility using. a contract lab? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample.. storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees' Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/-1.0 degrees? ' ❑ ❑ M ❑ Comment: On -site analyses (temperature) are performed under field laboratory certification #5062 Water Tech Labs. Inc. (Certification #50) performs all remaining permit -required effluent analyses. 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 2417 with a certified operator 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? INTEz 5711111zFs9zld ❑ ❑ ❑. ❑ ❑ ❑ . ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■"❑ ❑ ❑ `❑ ❑ El ❑ 1111 ❑. ❑ ■ .❑ Comment: The perrnittee's records were ordanized and well maintained and records requested during the inspection were readily retrievable. DMRs. COCs. ORC lops and calibration logs were reviewed for the period December 2015 through April 2016. 'Page# 5