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Home My WebLink AboutNC0001406_Inspection_20051207Michael F. Easley, Ciovemor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality December 7, 2005 Alan Thornton, City Manager Town of Erwin PO Box 549 Erwin NC 28339 SUBJECT: November 22, 2005 Compliance Evaluation Inspection Town of Erwin Erwin WWTP #2 Permit No: NC0001406 Harnett County Dear: Mr. Thornton Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection conducted on November 22, 2005. The Compliance Evaluation Inspection was conducted by Mark Brantley of the Fayetteville Regional Office. The facility was found to be in Compliance with permit NC0001406. The cooperation of Mr. Sean Byrd, Grade IV OIT ORC, was greatly appreciated. As a reminder preservation of the Waters of the State can only be acquired 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 910-486-1541 Ext.727. Sincerely, A(mit- Mark Brantley Environmental Chemist cc: Sean Byrd, ORC Central Files Fayetteville Files North Carolina Division of Water Quality/Aquifer Protection Section 225 Green St./ Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301 Phone (910) 486-1541 FAX (910) 486-0707 Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us Customer Service 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper Nne orthCarolina Naturally United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA/y 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 1 I NI 2 151 31 NC0001406 111 121 05/11/22 1 17 Type Inspector Fac Type 181 c1Li 19I 51 201 1111 1111 111111166 Remarks 211111 1_111111111111111111111111111 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----- ------ -------Reserved-----=-- ----- -- 671 169 701 I 71 I N I 721 NI 731 1 1 74 751 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 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) Erwin WWTP #2 411 South 20th St Erwin NC 28339 Entry Time/Date 11:30 AM 05/11/22 Permit Effective Date 05/11/01 Exit Time/Date 12:45 PM 05/11/22 Permit Expiration Date 06/09/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Thomas F. Armstrong/ORC/910-897-5200/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Alan Thornton,PO Box 549 Erwin NC 28339//910-897-6663/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit • Records/Reports 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 Mark Brantley FRO WQ//910-486-1541 Ext.727/ / 141A_ 6 -trA„s:4-------- Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date 4-N 1 FRO WQ//910 486-1541 Ext.726/ 1 t-0 Belinda S Henson `61,Tttittiv jWpildt EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page # 1 NPDES NC0001406 11 121 yr/mo/day 05/11/22 117 Inspection Type 18ICI (cont.) Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) This plant has recently been converted from a Grade III to a Grade II wastewater treatment plant. The facility has less than 20 houses plus two abandon textile mills on the collection system. One of the mills has been converted into an office park but has only a few tenants. The average flow to the wastewater treatment plant is around 0.025 MGD unless it rains. If it rains then the flow goes up significantly. Please check for possible sources of inflow and infiltration such as open manholes and storm drains that may be tied into the collection system. Environment 1 handles all of the required NPDES parameters except toxicity, which is handled by the Pace Laboratories. The Erwin WWTP #1 lab handles all of the field parameters however they are not currently certified for field parameters. Please begin using a certified laboratory for all field parameters immediately as required by the rules and regulations set forth in regulation 15A NCAC 02H 0800 by the Environment Management Commission under the authority of GS 143-215.3(a)(1); 143-215.3 (a)(10). As per conversation with wastewater plant staff it is understood that the Erwin WWTP #2 will be shut down and the flow diverted to Erwin WWTP #1 in or around July 2006. Please provide the Fayetteville Regional Office of the Division of Water Quality with a more specific timetable of this when one is available. Page # 2 Permit: NC0001406 Owner - Facility: Erwin WWTP #2 Inspection Date: 11/22/2005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new application? n n • n Is the facility as described in the permit? ■ f l n n # Are there any special conditions for the permit? n n ❑ • Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? n n n • Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ❑ ❑ n ■ Comment: The facility has is as described in the permit but not all the equipment is in use due to the decreased flow. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ■ n ❑ n Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ■ n n n Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ■ n n n Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? • n n n Is the chain -of -custody complete? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Dates, times and location of sampling MI Name of individual performing the sampling Results of analysis and calibration Dates of analysis • Name of person performing analyses U Transported COCs Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ■ ❑ ❑ n Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ■ n n n (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator on each shift? n n ■ n Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ■ n n ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ■ n n Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? n n n ■ Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ■ n n n Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? n n n ■ Comment: Page # 3