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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 NCG551251 16/10/24 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)
574 Tryphosa Road
574 Tryphosa Rd
Otto NC 28763
Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date
Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date
12:05PM 16/10/24 07/08/01
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
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Other Facility Data
12:30PM 16/10/24 12/07/31
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Louis Gasperin,578 Tryphosa Rd Otto NC 28763//828-369-7757/Contacted
No
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit Operations & Maintenance Self-Monitoring Program Facility Site Review
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 ARO WQ//828-296-4658/
Mikal Willmer ARO WQ//828-296-4686/
Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day
16/10/24
Inspection Type
C3111218
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Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Mikal Willmer and Dan Boss with the Asheville Regional Office conducted a Compliance Evaluation
Inspection of the Single Family Residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system located at 574
Tryphosa Rd on October 24, 2016. Inspectors were unable to meet onsite with the current owner,
Mountain Magic 1. Listed permittee is not the current owner, change of ownership needed.
Septic tank maintenance and annual sampling records were not available at the time of the inspection.
Could not locate and identify all treatment units. This property appeared to be vacant. Vegetation
surrounding treatment units was overgrown.
NCG551251 17 (Cont.)
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Permit:NCG551251
Inspection Date:10/24/2016
Owner - Facility:
Inspection Type:
574 Tryphosa Road
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?
Lot appeared to be vacant. Maintenance was minimal and vegetation overgrown surrounding
treatment units.
Comment:
Permit Yes No NA NE
(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?
Could not locate and identify all treatment units. Inspectors could not lift all concrete lids.
Unable to contact and meet onsite with current owner, Mountain Magic 1. Change of
ownership needed.
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?
Septic maintenance records were not available at the time of the inspection. Could not
identify septic tank.
Comment:
Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE
Are tablet chlorinators operational?
Are the tablets the proper size and type?
Number of tubes in use?0
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?
Appeared to be pool tablets sitting in the chlorination chamber. Bottle was faded, could not
make out brand. Tablets were not present in the chlorination tube. Flow was not present in
chlorination chamber.
Comment:
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Permit:NCG551251
Inspection Date:10/24/2016
Owner - Facility:
Inspection Type:
574 Tryphosa Road
Compliance Evaluation
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?
Unable to locate effluent pipe.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)?
Annual sampling records were not available at the time of the inspection.Comment:
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