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Home My WebLink AboutNC0027103_Lab Certification Inspection_20050503May 3, 2005 552 Ms. Rhonda Locklear Town of Pembroke Wastewater Laboratory P. O. Box 866 Pembroke; NC 28372- SUBJECT: Laboratory. Certification Maintenance Inspection Dear Ms.. Locklear: Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality nfil MAY - 2005 OEM-FAy EIILLEREGIONAL O FRCE Enclosed is a report for the inspection performed on September 30; 2004 by Mr. Norm Good. Where deficiencies are cited in this report, a response is required as well as for all lettered comments and/or recommendations. Within thirty days of receipt, please supply this office with a written item for item descriptionof how these deficiencies, comments and/or recommendations were corrected. If the deficiencies cited in the enclosed report are not corrected, enforcement actions will be recommended. For certification maintenance; your laboratory must continue to carry out the requirements set forth in 15A NCAC 2H .0800. We apologize for the delay in issuing this .report. Mr. Good neglected to write the report for. eight months. This is not our policy and we striveto get reports out within 30 days of the inspection. Copies of the checklists completed during the inspection may be requested from this office. Thank you for your cooperation during the inspection. If you wish to obtain an electronic copy of this report by email, or if you have questions or need additional information please contact us at 919=733- 3908: Sincerely, James W. Meyer Laboratory Section Enclosure cc: Norm Good Fayetteville Regional Office Laboratory Section .1623 Mail Service Center; Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 4405 Reedy Creek Road; Raleigh, NC 27607 Phone (919) 733-3908 / FAX (919) 733-2496 / Internet: www.dwglab.org No�rthCarolina A7atura!!y An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper On -Site Inspection Report LABORATORY NAME: Town of Pembroke Wastewater Laboratory ADDRESS: P. O. Box 866 Pembroke, NC 28372- CERTIFICATE NO:. 552 DATE OF INSPECTION: 09/30/2004 TYPE OF INSPECTION: Maintenance EVALUATOR: Norman L. Good LOCAL PERSON(S) CONTACTED: Rhonda Locklear, Karen T. Dial I. INTRODUCTION: This laboratory was inspected to verify its compliance with the requirements of 15A NCAC 2H .0800 for the analysis of environmental samples. II GENERAL COMMENTS: The laboratory is spacious and well equipped. All facilities and equipment are well maintained. Overall documentationis well kept and most .data looked good. However, some further quality control procedures need to be implemented. The guidance document for coliform counting has been edited slightly since the lab was last visited. A new version of this form is included with this report III: DEFICIENCIES, REQUIREMENTS. COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS : BOD: 1. Deficiency: Lab occasionally had reported .samples below 2mg/L. Requirement: A lower detection limit of 2mg/L is established by the requirement for a minimum DO depletion of 2 mg/L. Ref: Standard Methods 18th ed. 5210 B (6) (b). IV. PAPER TRAIL INVESTIGATION: Paper trail investigation consisted of comparison of laboratory bench, sheets and chain of custody documentation to recent discharge monitoring reports. No errors in transcription or inconsistencies were observed. CONCLUSIONS: Correcting the above cited deficiencies and comments and implementing the recommendations will help this lab to produce quality data and meet certification . requirements. Please respond to all numbered deficiencies and lettered comments. Report prepared by: Norman L. Good Date: 04/29/2005 May 12, 2005 552 Ms. Rhonda Locklear Town of Pembroke Wastewater Laboratory P. O. Box 866 Pembroke, NC 28372- Subject: Laboratory Certification Maintenance Inspection Report Dear Ms. Locklear: Michael F. Easley, Governor, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director Division of Water Quality I4,4Y 16 2L765 �''� 3 DENR_FA} LLEREGIO IL OFr7CE Your letter, received May 12, 2005 concerning corrective actions for your analytical procedures has been reviewed. The quality control measures taken in reference to the deficiency cited in the September 30, 2004 inspection report are acceptable. However, this report does not attempt to comprehensively address all certification requirements prescribed in the North Carolina Administrative Code (15A NCAC 2H .0800), promulgated methods, and applicable Code of Federal Regulations (40 CFR Part 136). It is the responsibility of the certified laboratory to address any required changes in Wastewater/Groundwater Laboratory Certification application information, and to correct the Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures and the Laboratory Quality Assurance Manual when requirements of the above cited codes are not in compliance. You reported that the updated attachment showing the addition of C-BOD was not received in the previous correspondence. Another copy is enclosed. If a future inspection should reveal that the deficiency cited in the inspection report was not corrected, enforcement actions will be recommended in accordance with 15A NCAC 2H .0800. Thank you again for your.. cooperation during the inspection. Contact us at 919, 733-3908 ex. 241, if you have any questions or need additional information regarding our requirements. Sincerely, 0110(ag Norman L. G od Laboratory Section Enclosure cc: James W. Meyer Fayetteville Regional Office Laboratory Section 1623 Mail Service Center; Raleigh, NC 27699-1623 4405 Reedy Creek Road; Raleigh, NC 27607 Phone (919) 733-3908 / FAX (919) 733-6241 / Internet www.dwglab.org An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Acton Employer — 50% Recycled/10% Post Consumer Paper NorthCarolina JVatura!!y