WQ0001588_Field Notes_20201110

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Section
NON -DISCHARGE COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE - WASTEWATER IRRIGATION
General Information
Permittee: Fredrick & Sherri Hancock Telephone No.: [phone] or [phone]
Permit No.: WQ00001588
Issuance Date: 08/19/2016
Other Contact:
Location & Address: 3043 N NC 62 Hwy Burlington, NC
County: Alamance
Expiration Date: 07/31/2021
Telephone No.:
Reason for Inspection
ROUTINE ❑ FOLLOW-UP ❑ COMPLAINT ❑ PERMITTING ❑ OTHER:
Comments (attach additional pages as necessary)
240 GPD: 1,000 gal ST; ; 240 square feet subsurface sand filter; tablet chlorine disinfection; 1,200 gal storage/PT
0..09 acre spray irrigation, and all assoicated piping, valves, controls, and appurtenances.
1.1 No later than 6 months prior to expiration, apply for permit renewal
2.1 Effectively O&M so no discharge to surface waters nor any contravention to ground water or surface water standards.
2.5 Attached O&M Agreement is a condition of this permit.
2.6 CB established at P/L
2.9 Setbacks: irrigation: residence/business - 400'; surface water - 100'; any well - 100'; P/L - 150'; ROW - 50'
Storage/treatment: wells - 100'; P/L - 50'
3.3 Suitable year-round vegetative cover maintained?
3.4 adequate measure to prevent ponding/runoff?
3.5 irrigation non performed in inclement weather or when ground is in condition to inhibit proper assimulation.
3.6 only efflunet from SFR at subject facility shall be irrigated
3.8 Public access restricted? Minimum 2-strand fence? Treatment/Storage units secured with locks?
3.9 Residuals generated from treatment facilities herein shall be disposed of properly.
3.10 Diversion/bypassing of effluent is prohibited.
3.11 PT shall have audible visual alarms external to any structure.
3.12 O&M: ST - checked annually and pumped as needed. ST filter checked at same frequency; tablet chlorinator - checked weekly, only wastewater grade tablets approved for disinfection;
storage pump & alarm system - checked monthly; system shall be inspected monthly to make certain of proper operation of spray heads, system free of leaks, vegegative growth allows proper
distribution, soil is assimilating properly, no runoff or objectionable odor.
4.2 non-compliance notification requirements.
5.1 permittee shall conduct adequate inspections to ensure proper O&M.
6.6 Permittee shall retain a set of Division approved plans and specs for life of system.
6.10 Shall pay annual permit fee within 30-days of receipt of invoice.
Maintain residual removal records
Renewal due by Jan 2021
Is a follow-up inspection necessary n Yes n No
Primary Inspector: Justin Henderson
Date of Inspection: 11 /10/20
Secondary Inspector: Alex Lowe
Entry Time: 10:30 am Exit Time: 11:30 am

Non -Discharge Compliance Inspection Report
Record Keeping
Is current permit available upon request?
Is a copy of the system plans available? Yes
Is estimated flow rate (estimated by # of bedrooms, # of residents, or water meter
readings) less than permitted flow design?
Does Permittee have an inspection log (date & time of monthly system inspection,
observations noted, any maintenance or repairs)?
Are septic tank pumping receipts available?
Date the septic tank was last pumped? May 2019 reportedly
Any complaints regarding the facility in the last 12 months? ❑ Yes
Comments:
Septic Tank
Are tanks properly located?
Does septic tank have a filter?
Is septic tank checked and pumped as needed?
Comments:
Pump Tank, Pumps, Controls, & Alarms
Are all pumps present and operational?
Are the floats and controls operable?
Are alarms (audible and visible) present and operational?
Are alarms properly located (where it can be seen & heard)?
If required, is a rain sensor present and operational?
Comments:
Treatment
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Are treatment facilities consistent with those outlined in the current permit? Yes No NA
Do all treatment units appear to be operational? If no, note below. Yes No NA
Free of bypass lines or structures? Yes No NA
What type of treatment unit is being used (i.e., sand filter, peat filter, advantex, etc.)? Sand filter
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Does this treatment unit require an operator? If so, note who below. Yes
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Treatment Continued
Are the treatment units subsurface? Fl Yes
Is the treatment unit free of ponding, algae, or excessive vegetation? ❑ Yes
Is the treatment unit effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? ❑ Yes
Is the distribution box level and watertight? ❑ Yes
Comments:
Treatment Disinfection
Is the disinfection system accessible, maintained and checked as needed?
If tablets are used, are tablets present in cylinder(s), proper size and type?
Is contact chamber free of sludge, solids, and growth?
If UV is used, is UV intensity adequate? Are UV bulbs clean?
Are extra bulbs available?
Comments:
End Use -Irrigation
Are buffers adequate?
Is access restricted by a fence with at least two strands of wire?
Is the cover crop acceptable?
Are application rates adhered to?
Site adequate, no evidence of runoff, ponding, or limiting slopes?
Is the acreage specified in the permit being utilized?
Are spray heads operational?
How many spray heads are present? 2 one was
Are any wells located nearby?
If so, how close? (check one) ❑ Inside the CB
Are wells at least 100' from the septic tank?
Is municipal water available in the area?
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a liitle clogged and wasnt spraying full patterr
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Within 250' of the CB ❑ Greater than 250' from the CB
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Non -Discharge Compliance Inspection Report
Additional Comments and/or Sketch
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