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Home My WebLink AboutNC0088781_Inspection_20160513Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY May 13, 2016 Robert P. Harris Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority 1107 Point Blvd Suit 17 Leland, NC 28451 SUBJECT: 5/11/2016. Compliance Evaluation Inspection Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority Bladen Bluffs Regional Surface WTP Permit No: NC0088781 Bladen County PAT MCCRORY Governor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secnrary S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director Dear: Mr. Harris Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection conducted on 5/11/2016. The Compliance Evaluation Inspection was conducted by Chad Turlington of the Fayetteville Regional Office. The facility was found to be in Compliance with permit NC0088781. As a reminder, preservation of the Waters of the State can only be achieved through consistent NPDES Permit compliance. Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your staff have any questions, please call me at 910-433-3320. Sincerely, Chad Turlington Environmental Specialist Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations Section cc: Arthur Franklin Efird, ORC Central Files Fayetteville Files - State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 225 Green Street -Suite 7141 Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 910- 433= 3300 United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 Water Compliance Inspection Report Form Approved. OMB No. 2040-0057 Approval expires8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e;,'PCS) Transaction Code •NPDES ' yr)mo/day Inspection 1 LJ 2 CJ 3 " I NC0088781 111 12 ' 16/05/11 I17 Type 18 I ,; I I I I I I Inspector • Fac Type , 19•j G I 20 j " I 211 I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I 1 I I I I I -I I I I I I I I I I} I I I I r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA 67I I 70' L I1 711 I 72 L.4 i Reserved---- 731 I I74 75� t I I 1 I I 1 I I 180 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) •Bladen Bluffs Regional Surface WTP NC Highway 87 Tar Heel NC 26392 Entry Time/Date 01:OOPM 16/05/11 Permit Effective Date. 12/01/01 Exit Time/Date 03:OOPM 16/05/11 Permit Expiration Date 16/10/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Arthur Franklin Efird/ORC/910-785-5099/ James Findley Kern/ORC/910-862-3114/ Other Facility Data r Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Frank Efird,1107 Point Blvd Suit 17 Leland NC 28451/// No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Laboratory 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 20 Date 5//3 /_L)i (4 Chad Turlington FRO WQ//910-433-33943-E7L72Bf7 C' S,A4-4,-v-i Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Belin HensoO� Q"p FR Q//910 433 3300 Ext.72( �! a G EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day 31 NC0088781 111 121 16/05/11 117 Inspection Type 18iCi 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Facility was neat and well maintained. Records were available for review and well organized. DMR's for the months of October - December 2015 and January 2016 were reviewed and no reporting errors were noted. Page# 2 M Permit: NC0088781 Inspection Date: 05/11/2016. Owner- Facility: Bladen Bluffs Regional Surface WfP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance 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? Comment: Permit (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: 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? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? 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? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ .❑ ▪ ❑ ❑ ❑ III❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ▪ E❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ▪ ❑ ❑ ❑ • • • ▪ ❑ 0 .❑•.. ❑ ❑ III ❑ ▪ ❑ ❑ Cl • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ▪ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NC0088781 Inspection Date: 05/11/2016 Owner - Facility: Bladen Bluffs Regional Surface WfP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Comment: Effluent Pipe 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? Comment: De -chlorination Type of system ? Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? Is storage appropriate for cylinders? # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? Comment: Are the tablets the proper size and type? Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? Number of tubes in use? Comment: Laboratory Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? # Is the facility using a contract lab? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? Comment: Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ II ❑ Yes No NA NE ▪ ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE Liquid ❑ ❑ ❑ II ❑ ❑ ❑ III ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ill El 0 II ❑ ❑ ❑ II ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ III ❑ ❑ is ❑ ❑ ❑ In ❑ Page# 4