NC0058297_Inspection_20000606

NORTH' CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION. OF WATER QUALITY
FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL OFFICE
June 6, 2000
Mr. Ron Varnadoe, Plant Manager
Cogentrix
PO Box 1899 •
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Cogentrix (Elizabethtown)
NPDES Permit No. NC0058297
Bladen County
Dear Mr. Varnado:
Enclosed is a copy of\the Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report
conducted May 31, 2000.
As part of the inspection, a tour of the Wastewater Treatment Plant was
conducted. All observations and recommendations are in Part D - Summary of
Findings/Comments of this inspection. Please remember it is priority to discharge '-
a good quality effluent which will'not pose any problems to the receiving stream.
Please review the attached report. If you or your staff have any questions
do not hesitate to contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Ricky Revels
Environmental Technician
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NPDES COMPLIANCE INSPECTION REPORT
Division of Water Quality
Fayetteville Regional Office
Section A. National Data System Coding
Transaction Code: N NPDES NO. NC0058297 Date: 000531 Inspection Type: C
Inspector: S Facility Type: 2 Reserved:
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Facility Evaluation Rating: 4 BI: N QA: N Reserved:
Section B: Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected: Cogentrix WWTP
Entry Time:
Exit Time/Date: 000531
Name(s), Title(s) of On -Site Representative(s):
Permit Effective Date: 960601
Permit Expiration Date: 010531
Gregory Boykin (Grade I Cert. Operator #13296) - "ORC"
Ricky Houser (Grade I Cert. Operator #23419) - "Back-up Operator"
Randy Musselwhite
Johnny Hester (Grade IV Cert. Operator) - "Operations Director"
Phone Number(s): 910-862-2698
Name, Title and Address of Responsible Official:
Mr. Ron Vamadoe, Plant Manager
PO Box 1899
Elizabethtown, NC 28337
Phone Number(s): 910-862-2698
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection
Contacted: No
(S = Satisfactory, M = Marginal, U = Unsatisfactory, N = Not Evaluated)
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Section D: Summary of Findings/Comments:
1. The NPDES permit was available upon request.
2. A compliance evaluation for the period April 1999 through March 2000 revealed no NPDES
permit violations for this period.
3. The following required NPDES permit parameters are analyzed at this facility's laboratory:
pH and Temperature. All other parameters are analyzed by the commercial laboratory "Test
America".
4. The wastewater flow travels to dual concrete lined 150,000 gallon settling basins. The solids
settle in the bottom and the supernatant is discharged to the receiving stream. The effluent
flows to the receiving stream. The outfall is located behind the plant to the Cape Fear River.
5. Pipes 001 and 002 are discharged to pipe 003.
6. All sludge accumulation is basically ash from the coal and it is reintroduced and used in the
process.
7. The effluent parshall flume is used to determine the flow measurement. It is calculated
monthly by the "ORC".
8. There was no discharge occurring at the time of this inspection.
Name and Signature of Inspector
Ricky Revels R4.5 DENR/Fayetteville
[phone]
Name and Signature of Reviewer
Paul Rawls
Action Taken
Agency/Office/Telephone
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Agency/Office/Telephone Date
DENR/Fayetteville
[phone]
Regulatory Office Use Only
Compliance Status
Noncompliance
_Compliance
Date

INSPECTION REPORT
UPDATE OPTION: TRX: 5IF KEY: NC0058297INSCEI 000531
SYSMSG: *** DATA ADDED SUCCESSFULLY ***
PERMIT--- NC0058297 REG/COUNTY-- 06 BLADEN
FACILITY-- COGENTRIX - ELIZABETHTOWN LOC-- ELIZABETHTOWN
INS TYPE
CEI
NEXT PLANNED
INSPECTION INSPECTED BY:
DATE: 000531 RR
REPORT INSPECTION DMR -.RESPONSE RECEIVED
DATE STATUS STATUS DUE DATE DATE
000606 C C
COMMENTS: