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Home My WebLink AboutNCG500323_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018Water Resources ENVI!RONM. ENTAL QUA LfTY January 25, 2018 Mr. Mark Hawes Shurtape Technologies, LLC. P.0 Box 1530 Hickory, NC 28603 Subject: Compliance Inspection Stony Point Tape Plant NPDES Permit No. NCG500323 Alexander County Dear Mr. Hawes: F OY GO.0PE t' Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Interim Director Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Inspection report for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on January 24, 2018, by Ori Tuvia. Your 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, Cc: NPDES Unit MRO Files Ori Tuvia, Environmental Engineer Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, DEQ Mooresville Regional Office +, • ain C—f ( f— — CZ,0. QM 6hnnrocvillc Air 'Al 1r, 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 I 2 15 I ? I NCG500323 111 12 18/01/24 17 18 i i 19 i s i 20 LI 21111 1 1 1'1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 f6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA------- -Reserved ------ --- 67 1.0 70 71 [� ] 72 L n, i 73 � i 74 751 1 1 1 1 1 1 180 LJ I I Section B: FacilityData�1 Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES oermit Number) 09:OOAM 18/01/24 15/10/19 Stony Point Plant 8510 NC Hwy 90 E Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Stony Point NC 28678 10:35AM 18/01/24 20/07/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)fTitles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Mark E Hawes,PO Box 1530 Hickory NC 286031530/Director of Environment & Safety/828-322-2700/8283255387 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenanc6 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 Ori A Tuvia MRO WQ//704-663-1699/ ; . I 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. y �1 �� o Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 31 NCG500323 I11 12 18/01/24 17 18 ICI Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments. (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# Permit: NCG500323 Inspection Date: 01/24/2018 Permit Owner -Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new application? Is the facility as described in the permit? # Are there 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 subject permit expires on July 31, 2020. 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 operator on each shift? Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ M ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ M ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ M M ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ M ❑ ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Comment: The permittee's records and logbooks were very organized and well maintained and records requested during the inspection were readily available. Records were reviewed for 2016 through 2017. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Page# 3 Permit: NCG500323 Owner -Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection Date: 01/24/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or,laboratory? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the facility using a contract lab? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # 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? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: On -site analvses (temperature. DH, and total residual chlorine) are Derformed under field laboratory certification #5087. Water Tech Labs, Inc. (Certification #50) performs all remaining permit -required effluet analyses. The field instrumentation used on site appeared to be properly calibrated and documented. The meters are calibrated/verified twice per year by Water Tech Labs, Inc. (1/8/2018). Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? N ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # 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: Althouah the Dermit reauires semi-annual samolina. auarterly samolina is performed by the permittee. All required sampling was completed and available for review by the inspector. All effluent samples are kept on ice in a cooler until transfer to the contracted analytical laboratory is completed. Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, and M ❑ ❑ ❑ sampling location)? Comment: 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 M ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Both corrosion inhibitors and biocides are used: all treatment chemicals have been previously approved by the Division. The wastewater is dechlorinated before discharge. Page# 4 Permit: NCG500323 Owner - Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection Date: 0112412018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE # Is flow meter used for reporting? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the flow meter operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Comment: Permittee uses the bucket/stop watch method of determining effluent flow. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? E ❑ ❑ ❑ 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: The cooling water and domestic WWTP effluents are combined on -site and travel through the effluent pipe to Third Creek and discharge as one outfall to the receiving stream Page# 5