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Home My WebLink AboutNC0081281_Inspection_20100920ATAI NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Beverly Eaves Perdue Charles Wakild, P. E. Dee Freeman Governor Director Secretary September 20, 2012 Bryan Land, Public Works Director County_ of Richmond Post Office Box 504 Rockingham, North Carolina 28380 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Richmond County Water Treatment Plant NPDES Permit No: NC0081821 Richmond County Dear Mr. Land: Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection report for the inspection conducted September 10, 2012. The time and effort put forth by Mr. Locklear, Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC), during the inspection is greatly appreciated. The County was found to be in compliance with NPDES Permit No. NC0081821 for the items inspected. The following items were noted during the inspection or are based on information obtained from Mr. Locklear: Project to discontinue discharge. It is understood that the project to utilize decant water as part or the source water for the "Settled Water" Plant is still underway. It is suggested that your staff contact the Fayetteville Regional Office when this project is. nearing completion to discuss options concerning NPDES Permit reporting. Records Review: All records requested were present. Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Data Validation: A data validation check was performed by comparing selected DMRs to laboratory reports from the facility commercial laboratory. No issues were noted. ORC Log: While Mr. Locklear can show, via time sheet records, that he as the Operator in Responsible Charge is present at the water plant it is requested that the facility keep a formal ORC Ipg. This log preferably will be in a bound notebookwith numbered pages. Also, ,I\ r. Locklear should note all requests to the County for items necessary to Location: 225 Green Street, Suite 714, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5043 Phone: 910-433-33001 FAX: 910-486-07071 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 Internet: www.ncwaterouality.org An Equal Opportunity \ Affirmative Action Employer Nor thCarolina Nature" Mr. Land September 20, 2012 Page 2 of 2 maintain compliance. Please refer to the attached regulation 15A NCAC 08G .0204 Responsibilities Of An Operator In Responsible Charge (ORC) for records each ORC must keep. Solids Handling: Please make sure dewatered solids stored by the sludge press are either kept under roof or under some other cover to prevent discharge of solids to surface waters. Receiving Stream: A brief inspection of the receiving stream was conducted as follow- up to the previous inspection conducted September 22, 2011. No accumulated solids or other unusual conditions were noted. Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your staff has questions or comments pertaining to the inspection please do not hesitate to contact me at (910) 433-3300. Sincerely, Paul E. Rawls Environmental Program Consultant PER/per Enclosures: 15A NCAC 08G .0204 Responsibilities Of An ORC, Inspection Report cc: Matthew Locklear , ORC Richmond County Water Treatment Plant EFRO=SWPS. F.,iles (Mark Biaritley)-11 DWQ Central Files United States Environmental Protection Agency E P ^/� 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 151 31 NC0081281 111 121 12/09/10 117 Type Inspector FacT .18I CI 19• ;1 20I I I'I I I t I I I I 1 I I I I I66 Remarks 21I I I I I I I I I I I I j I I I_ I I I l I I I I I I. J ;• I _I Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Ratino B1 QA--- 671 169 7O !- 711 I 721 N I 7311174 75I I I I I I I 180 Section B: Facility Data Name ane Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Richmond County WTP 326 Old Charlotte Hwy Rockingham NC 28379 Entry Time/Date 12:30 PM 12/09/10 , Permit Effective Date 09/04/01 ' Exit Time/Date 01:45 PM 12/09/10 Permit Expiration Date 14/02/28 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// . Matthew Locklear/ORC/910-997-8339/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Todd Tillis,PO Box 504 Rockingham NC 28380/Superintendent/910-997-8339/9109978340 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program Sludge Handling Disposal • Facility Site Review . Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signatures) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date °1 ZZo/� P ul E Raw Division of Water Quality//913-733-5003t' qro 1333 Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Belinda S Henson .� . FRO WQ//910-433-3300 Ext.726/ 9 igii/.2 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page # 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (cont.) 1 s l NC0081281 1 11 121 12/09/10 1 17 18I CI Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) The time and effort put forth by Mr. Lockleai , -_'7.s..rator in Responsible Charge (ORC), during the inspection is greatly appreciated. The County was found to be in compliance with NPDES Permit No. NCCCC1 °21 for the items inspected. The following items were noted during the inspection or are based on information obtained from Mr. Locklear: Project to discontinue discharge. It is understood that the project to utilize decant water as part or the source water for the "Settled Water" Plant is still underway. It is suggested that your staff contact the Fayetteville Regional Office when this project is nearing completion to discuss options concerning NPDES Permit reporting. Records Review: All records requested were present. Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) Data Validation: A data validation check was performed by comparing selected DMRs to laboratory reports from the facility commercial laboratory. No issues were noted. ORC Log: While Mr. Locklear can show, via time sheet records, that he as the Operator in Responsible Charge is present at the water plant it is requested that the facility keep a formal ORC log. This log preferably will be in a bound notebook with numbered pages. Also, Mr. Locklear should note all requests to the County for items necessary to maintain compliance. Please refer to the attached regulation 15A NCAC 08G .0204 Responsibilities Of An Operator In Responsible Charge (ORC) for records each ORC must keep. Solids Handling: Please make sure dewatered solids stored by the sludge press are either kept under roof or under some other cover to prevent discharge of solids to surface waters. Receiving Stream: A brief inspection of the receiving stream was conducted as follow-up to the previous inspection conducted September 22, 2011. No accumulated solids or other unusual conditions were noted. If there are questions or comments pertaining to the inspection please do not hesitate to contact Paul Rawls at (910) 433-3300. Page # 2 ti • Permit: NC0081281 Owner - Facility: Richmond County WTP Inspection Date: 09/10/2012 Inspection Type: 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? 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? ■ nnn ■ nnn Yes . No NA NE o nion ■ nnn n n■n ■ nnn ■ nnn Yes No NA NE ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ nnn n n■n n n■n ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn Page # 3 Permit: NC0081281 Owner - Facility: Richmond County WTP Inspection Date: 09/10/2012 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Comment: See comment relating to ORC log in the summary section of this report. 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: De -chlorinator is a basket with multiple tablets Yes No NA NE n n■n Yes No NA NE Tablet n n■n n n■n n n■n ■ nnn ■ nnn Page # 4