NCG551067_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20210830

United States Environmental Protection Agency
E PA 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)
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21IIIIII
Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection
IN I 2 IL I 3 I NCG551067 111 121 21/08/30 117
Type
1810I
IIIIIIIIIII
Inspector Fac Type
19I S I 2011
IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIII I IIIIII
P6
Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved
671 I 70I3 I 711 1 72 I N I 73I 1 74 71
I I
I I I I 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 Dermit Number)
Stone Mountain State Park
3042 Frank Pkwy
Roaring Gap NC 28668
Entry Time/Date
12:55PM 21/08/30
Permit Effective Date
13/08/01
Exit Time/Date
01:35PM 21/08/30
Permit Expiration Date
18/07/31
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
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Other Facility Data
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Edward Farr,3042 Frank Pkwy Roaring Gap NC 28668//336-957-8185/
No
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
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
Alex Lowe DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9689/
Signature
of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
FDocuSigned by:
L—o, T. StiAcr 10/19/2021
145B49E225C94EA...
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day
N CG551067 I11 121 21/08/30
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Inspection Type
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(Cont.)
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Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
On Tuesday, August 30, 2021, Alex Lowe of the WSRO conducted a routine Compliance Evaluation
Inspection at Stone Mountain State Park in Wilkes County. Mr. Jeffery Jones, Park Superintendent,
was present for the inspection.
A copy of the latest permit was available on site. Proof of system maintenance was provided, and
showed the last septic service was on July 22, 2020 by Gilreath's Septic Service. No annual testing
was documented. Mr. Jones stated that this was due to non-existent discharge volumes, which he
stated was discussed with the WSRO representative who completed the last CEI (Lowe was able to
confirm this statement after the fact; George Smith of WSRO stated in 2015 report that operation was
compliant as long as discharge was not occuring).
Mr. Lowe was shown the bathrooms, where a high-level alarm is installed to prevent overfilling the
septic tank. Across the road from the restrooms is the buried sand filter field, which showed no sign of
sinking, odor, or abnormal wet spots. Mr. Lowe was then led several hundred feet away from the filter
bed to the outfall, where no effluent was discharging. Mr. Jones stated that neither he nor the
maintenance workers at the park have ever observed flow from the pipe. Mr. Lowe speculated that
the lack of flow could be due to the distance the waste travels from the tank to the filter bed to the
outfall.
The system appears to be in excellent condition, and documentation of the maintenance was above
par. Recommend continued observation of discharge pipe with intent to sample effluent if the chance
arises.
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Permit: NCG551067
Inspection Date: 08/30/2021
Owner - Facility: Stone Mountain State Park
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Yes No NA NE
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