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Home My WebLink AboutNC0072664_Regional Office Historical File Pre 2018 (2)W water Resources ENVIRONMENTALAUALITY Mr. Mark Hawes Shurtape Technologies, LLC. P.0 Box 1530 Hickory, NC 28603 PAT MCCRORY i'— _ DONALD R. VAN DER VAART� - U L. _Sacrefnrv� S. JAY ZIMMERMAN . Director November 4, 2016 Subject: Compliance Inspection Stony Point Tape Plant NPDES Permit No. NCG500323 Alexander County Dear -Mr. Hawes: Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Inspection report for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on October 31, 2016, 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, Ori Tuvia, Environmental Engineer Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, DEQ Cc: NPDES Unit MRO Files Mooresville Regional Office -- I oration R10 Fast Canter Ava—SiiitA 3(11 Mrinrecu4 NC ?A115 United States Environmental. Protection Agency Form Approved. EPAA Washington, D.C. 20460 /, OMB No. 2040-0057 Water.Compliance Inspection Report ...,.,.... .. Appro4alexplreg8-31-98 Sedb;''A: National bate System Coding p?e:, PCs) . Transaction Code NPDES . yr/mo/day, Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 U 2 .0 3.I NCG5oo323 I11 12. 1s/1o/31 JIV., 18IC.I 19I.c I - 201 I 211 1 I 1 I. I I I. I -I I I 1 1 1 I. I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I 1.1 I I III P6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 131 CIA Reserved 6711.0 70 Ia I 71 E 72 I N I 73I I 174 75I I I I I I I I80 LJ t r Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial User's discharging to POTW, also include Entry-Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES oennit'Number) 09:25AM 16/10/31 16/10/19 Stony Point Plant 8510 NC Hwy 90 E Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Stony Point NC 28678 12:30PM 16/10/31 20/07/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other -Facility Data Douglas Ray Hall//704-585-6511 / Jerry Eplin//828-267-8212 / Name, Address of Responsible Official/Til a/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 M,Flow Measurement M Operations & Maintenance 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program AFacility Site Review 0 EffluenUReceiving Waters N 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 Od A Tuvia MRO WQ1f704-663-1699/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date W. Corey Basinger MRO WQ//704-235-2194/ EPA Fonn 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.. Page# 1 Permit:. NCG500323 Owner- Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection Date: 10131/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Yes No 'NA" -NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less),. Has the permittee submitted anew - ❑ ❑ ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? M ..,❑- ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the. permit? _ ' ❑ : A -. ❑Y D Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ❑ ❑ ❑ " Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? '❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: ' The subiect permit expires on July 31, 2020. Record Keeoing. Yes. No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by'the`permit? , : . ❑ ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available; complete and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ 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? 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? ❑' ❑ M❑ Has the facility submitted, Its annual: compliance report to users and DWQ7 .:,'.. ❑ :❑ M ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator IT ❑ M ❑ 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? , ❑ ' ❑ W ❑ 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? A...❑. ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file forreview? ❑ ❑ .0 ❑ Comment: The permittee's records andlogbooks were very organized and well` maintained and records requested during .the inspection were readily available. Records were reviewed for 2014 through 2016. LabOratorV Yes No NA NE Page# 3 Permit: NCG500329 Owner - Facility: Stony Point Plant Inspection bate: 10/3112016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation . Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are. field,parameters performed by certified.personnel or laboratory? 0 U . 0 0 Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? ❑ # Is the facility -using a contract lab? M.❑ 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? ❑ ❑ '❑ . Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/-1.0 degrees? ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: on site appeared to be properly calibrated and documented. The meters are calibrated/verified twice per year by Water Tech Labs Inc. (12/16/2015 and 6/13/2016). Effluent Sampling • 'Yes No. NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ' ❑ . 0 ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? M' ❑ ❑ 11 Is proper volume collected? ❑ ' ❑ ` Is the tubing clean?` ❑ ❑ E ❑ # 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 0 0 - 11 1 representative)? Comment: . Although the permit requires semi-annual sampling, quarterly sampling is performed by the permittee All required sampling was completed and available for review t)yfhe inSQector. All'effluent samples are kept on ice in a cooler until transfer to the contracted analytical: laboratory is completed. Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No. NA NE # Is flow.meter used for reporting? El M 0. ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? 0 ❑ : ❑ Is the flow meter operational? El ❑. • ❑ (If units. are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ 0 Comment: ` Permittee uses the buckettstop watch method of determining effluent flow. Operations & Maintenanca Yes.!No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with. acceptable housekeeping? M 0. ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NCG500323 Owner - Facility: Stony Point Plent Inspection Date: 10/31/2016 Com liance Evaluation. P Inspection Type: P_ Operations &•Maintenance Yes No NA NE Does the facility analyze.process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ El ❑ 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 dechlorimted before discharge Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE 1 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? U ❑ E. ❑ Comment: The cooling water and,domestic WVTrP effluents are combined on -site and travel through the effluent pipe to Third Creek and discharge as one outfall to the receiving stream Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility'sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, and ❑ ❑ ❑ sampling location)?' Comment: v