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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0002005_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20210819DocuSign Envelope ID: AFDEB4DO-05F3-4FF9-8328-90AOEC245OFF � �E srArE ROY COOPER_, >I, Governor - o ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary �O S. DANIEL SMITH NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality August 30, 2021 Chris Murray, Cooperate Environmental Manager House of Raeford Farms Inc. PO Box 40 Rose Hill, NC 28458-0040 SUBJECT: Compliance Inspection Report House of Raeford - Rose Hill WWTF Non -discharge Permit No. WQ0002005 Duplin County Dear Permittee: The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the House of Raeford - Rose Hill WWTF on 8/19/2021. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the conditions and limitations specified in Non -discharge Permit No. WQ0002005. The findings and comments noted during this inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report entitled "Compliance Inspection Report". There were no significant issues or findings noted during the inspection and therefore, a response to this inspection report is not required. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Helen Perez with the Water Quality Regional Operations Section in the Wilmington Regional Office at 910-796-7215 or via email at helen.perez@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: I-TD,'-',l On, E7366F3456... Morelia Sanchez -King, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Wilmington Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ATTACHMENTS Cc: Drew Mason — electronic copy Upload to Laserfiche D_E Q�North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Wilmington Regional Office 1 127 Cardinal Drive Extension I Wilmington, North Carolina 28405 mw�.mwemwm.m.i a.,� /`� 910.796.7215 DocuSign Envelope ID: AFDEB4DO-05F3-4FF9-8328-90AOEC2450FF Compliance Inspection Report Permit: WQ0002005 Effective: 03/01/19 Expiration: 10/31/23 Owner : House of Raeford Farms Inc SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: House of Raeford - Rose Hill WWTF County: Duplin 3333 US 117 N Region: Wilmington Rose Hill NC 28458 Contact Person: Joseph D Teachey Title: ORC Phone: 910-284-0148 Directions to Facility: System Classifications: SI, Primary ORC: Joseph D Teachey Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): On -site representative Certification: 14930 Chris S Murray Phone: 910-284-0148 910-289-6952 Related Permits: WQ0000040 House of Raeford Farms Inc - Rose Hill Hatchery Complex Pump Station WQ0001481 House of Raeford Farms Inc - House of Raeford - Rose Hill WWTF Inspection Date: 08/19/2021 Entry Time 09:OOAM Exit Time: 10:OOAM Primary Inspector: Helen I Perez Docusi9netd�by: Phone: 910-796-7387 Secondary Inspector(s):L r 1D645B4A39694BE_ Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Inspection Type: Wastewater Irrigation Facility Status: Compliant Not Compliant Question Areas: Treatment Flow Measurement -Effluent Treatment Flow Measurement -Influent Miscellaneous Questions Treatment Flow Measurement -Water Treatment Record Keeping Use Records End Use -Irrigation Treatment Disinfection Treatment Flow Measurement (See attachment summary) Page 1 of 5 DocuSign Envelope ID: AFDEB4DO-05F3-4FF9-8328-90AOEC245OFF Permit: WQ0002005 Owner - Facility: House of Raeford Farms Inc Inspection Date: 08/19/2021 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: A routine compliance inspection of the House of Raeford -Rose Hill WWTF was conducted on August 19, 2021. The purpose of the evaluation was to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit WQ0002005. Chris Murray and Drew Mason were present during the inspection. This 800,000 gpd facultative lagoon wastewater treatment and irrigation system serves the House of Raeford industrial plant and hatchery. Influent from the plant and the hatchery pump stations flow through the dissolved air flotation (DAF) unit. Solids collected from the DAF are hauled to Valley Proteins a few times a day. Wastewater then flows through two 7.7 MG facultative lagoons in series. Freeboard in lagoon #1 was 25 inches and lagoon #2 was 35 inches on day of the inspection. Solids were removed from Lagoon #1 in 2014 before the new DAF unit was started. Staff indicated that there has been minimal solid accumulation since using the DAF. Effluent is stored in the 35 MG irrigation pond before irrigating on the 137 acres of spray area served by a traveling bridge, center -pivot and solid -set irrigation system. A review of files show 2L limit exceedances of TDS and Ammonia in monitoring wells located around the lagoons. The Wilmington Regional Office continues to monitor these trends. The current permit, Attachment C, footnote 1, states that the monitoring wells should be sampled in March, July and November. The facility is sampling in February, June and September as in the last permit requirement. Please continue to sample on these months and a correction can be made on the next permit cycle to reflect back to the February, June and September months. The facility is compliant with Non -Discharge Permit WQ0002005. Please review the comment sections of the inspection report for more details. Page 2 of 5 DocuSign Envelope ID: AFDEB4DO-05F3-4FF9-8328-90AOEC2450FF Permit: WQ0002005 Inspection Date: 08/19/2021 Owner - Facility: House of Raeford Farms Inc Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Type Yes No NA NE Reuse (Quality) ❑ Infiltration System ❑ Activated Sludge Spray, LR ❑ Single Family Spray, LR ❑ Activated Sludge Drip, LR ❑ Activated Sludge Spray, HR ❑ Single Family Drip ❑ Recycle/Reuse ❑ Lagoon Spray, LR Treatment Yes No NA NE Are Treatment facilities consistent with those outlined in the current permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Do all treatment units appear to be operational? (if no, note below.) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Staff uses polymer addition to optimize the DAF unit. Treatment Flow Measurement -Influent Yes No NA NE Is flowmeter calibrated annually? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flowmeter operating properly? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does flowmeter monitor continuously? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does flowmeter record flow? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does flowmeter appear to monitor accurately? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The influent flowmeter from the plant was calibrated on 4-14-2021 by AMS. Influent flow from the hatchery is monitored by water usage at the site. Treatment Flow Measurement -Water Use Records Yes No NA NE Is water use metered? ❑ 1:10 ❑ Are the daily average values properly calculated? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Treatment Flow Measurement -Effluent Is flowmeter calibrated annually? Is flowmeter operating properly? Does flowmeter monitor continuously? Does flowmeter record flow? Does flowmeter appear to monitor accurately? Comment: The effluent flowmeter was calibrated on 4-14-2021 by AMS and is used for reporting_ Yes No NA NE ■❑❑❑ ❑❑❑■ ■❑❑❑ ■❑❑❑ ■❑❑❑ Treatment Disinfection Yes No NA NE Page 3 of 5 DocuSign Envelope ID: AFDEB4DO-05F3-4FF9-8328-90AOEC2450FF Permit: WQ0002005 Owner - Facility: House of Raeford Farms Inc Inspection Date: 08/19/2021 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Is the system working? Do the fecal coliform results indicate proper disinfection? Is there adequate detention time (>=30 minutes)? Is the system properly maintained? If gas, does the cylinder storage appear safe? Is the fan in the chlorine feed room and storage area operable? Is the chlorinator accessible? If tablets, are tablets present? Are the tablets the proper size and type? Is contact chamber free of sludge, solids, and growth? If UV, are extra UV bulbs available? If UV, is the UV intensity adequate? # Is it a dual feed system? Does the Stationary Source have more than 2500 Ibs of Chlorine (CAS No. 7782-50-5)? If yes, then is there a Risk Management Plan on site? If yes, then what is the EPA twelve digit ID Number? (1 000-- ) If yes, then when was the RMP last updated? ■❑❑❑ ❑❑■❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑❑■❑ ❑❑■❑ ■❑❑❑ ■❑❑❑ ■❑❑❑ ❑❑■❑ ❑❑■❑ ❑❑■❑ Comment: Currently pH and Total Residual Chlorine is tested 5 days a week by Envirochem, Certification #94. The permit only requires sampling of pH and TRC per irrigation event. Afield lab certification can be obtained through the State Lab Certification Unit so sampling and testing could be done by the facility. Information will be provided for applying for certification. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is a copy of current permit available? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are monitoring reports present: NDMR? ❑ ❑ ❑ NDAR? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are flow rates less than of permitted flow? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are flow rates less than of permitted flow? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are application rates adhered to? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required (GW-59s submitted)? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all samples analyzed for all required parameters? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there any 2L GW quality violations? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is effluent sampled for same parameters as GW? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do effluent concentrations exceed GW standards? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are annual soil reports available? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are PAN records required? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Did last soil report indicate a need for lime? ❑0 ❑ ❑ Page 4 of 5 DocuSign Envelope ID: AFDEB4DO-05F3-4FF9-8328-90AOEC245OFF Permit: WQ0002005 Owner - Facility: House of Raeford Farms Inc Inspection Date: 08/19/2021 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine If so, has it been applied? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are operational logs present? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are lab sheets available for review? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do lab sheets support data reported on NDMR? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do lab sheets support data reported on GW-59s? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are Operational and Maintenance records present? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Were Operational and Maintenance records complete? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is a copy of the SOC readily available? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ No treatment units bypassed since last inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Annual soil analysis was completed in October 2020. In addition, the two interim and annual soil agronomist reports were submitted to the Wilmington Regional Office as required. There are Ammonia and TDS 2L exceedances in the wells located around the lagoons. The Wilminaton Reaional Office continues to monitor these trends. End Use -Irrigation Yes No NA NE Are buffers adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the cover crop type specified in permit? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the crop cover acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site condition adequate? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of runoff / ponding? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the acreage specified in the permit being utilized? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the application equipment present? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the application equipment operational? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the disposal field free of limiting slopes? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access restricted and/or signs posted during active site use? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are any supply wells within the CB? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are any supply wells within 250' of the CB? ❑ ❑ ❑ How close is the closest water supply well? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is municipal water available in the area? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Info only: Does the permit call for monitoring wells? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are GW monitoring wells located properly w/ respect to RB and CB? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are GW monitoring wells properly constructed, including screened interval? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are monitoring wells damaged? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: All fields were viewed except the soild-set irrigation system fields 5-13, 6-A, 6-B. Fields were in good condition but some were in need of cutting. HOR staff cut and bale between rain events when field conditions allow. HOR uses a computerized program, Field Net, that allows them to operate the irrigation system by computer or phone to optimize spraying events. The 35 MG storage pond had a freeboard of 39 inches. Page 5 of 5