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Home My WebLink AboutNC0026921_Inspection_20051013• • • • -1 11 3 u r CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT (Domestic Mail Only; No Insurance Coverage Provided) L d Postage Certified Fee Return Receipt Fee (Endorsement Required) Restricted Delivery Fee (Endorsement Required) Total Postage & Fees II ;1 , o I • 75 $ Postmark Here F kel Orr) 5 Street, Apt. No.; or PO Box No. ()); \'-G5 fs 37( ;edified Mail Provides: A mailing receipt A unique identifier for your mailpiece A signature upon delivery A record of delivery kept by the Postal Service for two years mportant Reminders: Certified Mail may ONLY be combined with First -Class Mail or Priority Mail. Certified Mail is not available,for any class of international mail. NO INSURANCE COVERAGE IS' PROVIDED with Certified Mail. Foi valuables, please consider Insured;or Registered Mail. • For an additional fee, a Return Reberptmay be requested to provide proof a delivery. 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AensOr) Iv\a 152-1-1. rZ 22.5 Greens4.,714, Fay etf-evi lle,, N,.C. 2230 l - 504-3 :,ii,i,i,ii,:,i,i,„i,iII, lid,i„iir„i Michael F. Easley, Govemor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director Division of Water Quality October 13, 2005 CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Robert F. Adams, Mayor Town of Parkton PO Box 55 Parkton, NC 28371 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION October 3, 2005 Compliance Evaluation Inspection Town of Parkton Parkton WWTP Permit No: NC0026921 Robeson County Dear Mr. Adams: Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report from the inspection conducted on October 3, 2005. The inspection was conducted by Mike Lawyer, Mark Brantley and Belinda Henson as follow-up to a reconnaissance inspection conducted by Don Register and Mark Brantley on August 26, 2005. After a telephone conversation between Mike Lawyer and Mr. Tim Murray in which he relayed that he had resigned his role as Back-up ORC on the previous Friday, we were met at the treatment plant by Mr. Jack Coe of your staff. The time and assistance given by Mr. Coe is greatly appreciated. As a result of this inspection, the following items have been determined to be violations of your NPDES permit (NC0026921): 1) Our records indicate Mr. Roy Lowder as the designated Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC) and Mr. Tim Murray as the Back-up ORC. It is our understanding that Mr. Lowder resigned from his role as ORC back in December 2004 and Mr. Murray took over the role. Our office however, has not received any documentation regarding this. Please refer to Part II, Section C, Item 1 of your permit, which states in part: Once the facility is classified, the Permittee shall submit a letter to the Certification Commission designating the operator in responsible charge: b. Within 120 calendar days of: a vacancy in the position of ORC or back-up ORC. In addition, with the recent resignation of Mr. Murray, the Parkton WWTP is currently operating without a certified operator in either primary or back- up capacity. It is of utmost importance that both an ORC and a Back-up ORC be designated immediately. This must be done by completing the enclosed Water Pollution Control System ORC Designation Form and submitting it directly to the Certification Commission. • 2) According to Mr. Coe, both composite samplers located at the treatment plant are inoperable and have been for approximately one month. When asked how samples are collected, Mr: Coe stated that grab samples are taken by lowering a cup attached with a string into the manhole beyond the chlorine contact chamber. Please refer to Part I, Section A (1) of your permit containing your effluent limitations and NoithCaiolina !Naturally North Carolina Division of Water Quality 225 Green Street — Suite 714 Fayetteville, NC 28301-5043 Phone (910) 486-1541 Customer Service Internet h2o.enr.state.nc.us FAX (910) 486-0707 1-877-623-6748 An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer — 50% Recycledll0% Post Consumer Paper Mr. Adams October 13, 2005 Page 2 monitoring requirements, which shows that many of your parameters are to be analyzed on composite samples. Also, please refer to Part II, Section A of your permit, which defines a composite sample in part as: A sample collected over a 24-hour period by continuous sampling or combining grab samples of at least 100 ml in such a manner as to result in a total sample representative of the wastewater discharge during the sample period. 3) During the August 26, 2005 reconnaissance inspection conducted by Don Register and Mark Brantley of this office, several operation and maintenance items were noted. The grass throughout the treatment plant was observed to be very high. Excessive vegetation was found in and around the oxidation ditches, clarifiers and drying beds. Debris from the manual bar screen had not been removed. Chlorine gas cylinders were found to be lying on the ground. Since this Reconnaissance inspection, the grass had been mowed and most of the vegetation had been removed from the on-line oxidation ditch and clarifier. There was still however, a large amount of algae present around the weirs of the clarifier that was greatly inhibiting flow. The off-line oxidation ditch and clarifier still contained excessive amounts of vegetation as well as all four of the plant's drying beds. Debris was still found on the manual bar screen and chlorine gas cylinders were still on the ground. Please refer to Part II, Section C, Item 2 of your permit, which states in part: The Permittee shall at all times provide the operation and maintenance resources necessary to operate the existing facilities at optimum efficiency. The Permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control (and related appurtenances) which are installed or used by the Permittee to achieve compliance with the conditions of this permit. As a response to this Notice of Violation, you are asked to submit to this office a written Plan of Action (POA) referencing the aforementioned violations to be received on or before October 31, 2005. This POA should detail your plans to address these violations as well as dates as to when compliance with all conditions of your permit will be met. Please be aware that not addressing permit violations such as these can result in the assessment of civil penalties of up to $25,000 per day per violation. Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your staff has any questions, please call me at 910-486-1541. Sincerely, .060 ‘(0-A) Belinda S. Henson Regional Supervisor Surface Water Protection Section Enclosure cc: Surface Water Protection Section Central Files Fayetteville Regional Office Files United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA 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 1 I NI 2 151 21I 1 1_1 1 1 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection 31 NC0026921 111 121 05/10/03 117 Type Inspector FacType 181 cl 19LI 20LI I I 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I66 Remarks 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I• 1 I I I I I I I I I I I Inspection Work Days • Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA------------ Reserved--------------- 67 I. 169 70 12 I 711 I 721 NI 731 I 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) Parkton WWTP Loop Rd Parkton NC 28371 Entry Time/Date 09:00 AM 05/10/03 Permit Effective Date 04/12/01 Exit Time/Date 10:30 AM 05/10/03 Permit Expiration Date 09/07/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Robert F Adams, Mayor,PO Box 55 Parkton NC 28371/Mayor/910-858-3360/9108589808 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit • Operations & Maintenance • Self -Monitoring Program • Sludge Handling Disposal Facility Site Review • Effluent/Receiving Waters 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 ih d FRO WQ/// Mike Lawyer 7/1/1„ FRO WQ/// Belinda S Henson FRO WQ//910-486-1541 Ext_727/ Signature of Management )60 Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date -716 -1 - 05 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Water Pollution Control System ORC Designation Form WPCSOCC NCAC 15A:08G .0201 General Information: Permittee Owner/Officer Name: Mailing Address: City: State: Zip: Telephone Number: ( ) Signature: Date: Facility Information: Facility: Permit Number: County: ! SUBMIT A SEPARATE FORM FOR EACH TYPE OF SYSTEM ! Mark (X) Type of Facility Class (1 — 4) Class Wastewater Plant Spray Irrigation N/A Physical/Chemical Land Application N/A Collection System Subsurface N/A Operator in Responsible Charge: Print Name: Certificate Type and Grade: Work Telephone: Social Security # : Certificate #: Signature: Back -Up Operator in Responsible Charge: Print Name: Certificate Type and Grade: Work Telephone: ( ) Mail or Fax to: Social Secu Signature: wPcsocc 1618 Mail Service Center Raleigh, N.C. 27699-1618 Fax: 919/733-1338 ,4074e- w/mi, 4,45 4gc47 � l d1; f2U��t 1013) NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NC0026921 /11 121 05/10/03 I17 181CI (cont.) 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of.narrative and checklists as necessary) This inspection was performed as a follow-up to the Reconnaissance inspection conducted by Don Register and Mark Brantley on -August 26, 2005. This inspection was scheduled with Mr. Tim Murray, Back-up ORC, who did not arrive. A call was placed to Mr. Murray's cell phone shortly after 9:00am who stated that he had resigned his role as Back-up ORC for the Parkton WWTP as of the previous Friday, September 30, 2005. After being informed by the town clerk that the mayor was out of town, it was relayed that town maintenance personnel could meet us at the treatment plant. We were met by Mr. Jack Coe who accompanied us throughout our inspection of the plant and graciously answered our questions to the best of his ability. Although some improvements had been made since the Reconnaissance inspection regarding grounds maintenance, there were still some major issues that had not been addressed. One item of immediate concern was that two full chlorine gas cylinders were found to be lying on the ground instead of the required secured and upright position. Three empty cylinders were found to be upright yet not secured. This is quite risky to human health due to the poisonous nature of chlorine gas. The manual bar' screen contained`a considerable amount of debris that had not been removed causing an odor, which could attract flies and other nuisance pests. Although the plant is equipped with two secondary - clarifiers, the one that has been taken off-line still contains large amounts of vegetation and the exposed metal is suffering from extensive rust. Most of the vegetation had been removed from the operating secondary clarifier, however there was an excessive amount of algae present around the weirs, which was inhibiting flow. Regarding the plant's two oxidation ditches, the one that has been taken off-line along with one of the clarifiers has become overrun with weeds and woody vegetation. The spray coming from the operating oxidation ditch appeared to be light in color indicating poor -treatment. Proper treatment in an oxidation ditch would be indicated by a medium brown color showing that the aerobic bacteria present in the ditch have enough "food" to digest. All four of the plant's drying beds contained excessive amounts of vegetation. The composite sampler was found to be inoperable and it was relayed :by Mr. Coe that grab samples were being taken and analyzed instead of the required composite samples. Lab records and DNB's could not be reviewed because none were available on site. With the previous resignation of Mr. Roy Lowder, ORC and now Mr. Tim Murray, Back-up ORC, the Town of Parkton WWTP has been and as of- this inspection is operating without a certified operator. All of - the aforementioned items are required conditions of your NPDES permit. Noncompliance with such conditions are considered to be violations and subject you to possible civil penalties up to the amount of $25,000 per day per violation. Permit: NC0026921 Owner - Facility: Parkton WWTP Inspection Date: 10/03/2005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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 Operations & Maintenance 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 Considerable amount of screenings on bar screen that have not been removed. Full Chlorine gas cylinders are lying on the ground. Empty cylinders are not secured. Excessive vegetation in the off-line oxidation ditch, off-line clarifier and all four of the drying beds. Bar Screens Type of bar screen a.Manual b.Mechanical Are the bars adequately screening debris? Is the screen free of excessive debris? Is disposal of screening in compliance? Is the unit in good condition? Comment: Considerable amount of debris not removed from bar screen. Secondary Clarifier Is the clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater? Is the site free of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier? Are weirs level? Is the site free of weir blockage? Is the site free of evidence of short-circuiting? Is scum removal adequate? Is the site free of excessive floating sludge? Is the drive unit operational? Is the return rate acceptable (low turbulence)? Is the overflow clear of excessive solids/pin floc? Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? (Approximately Y% of the sidewall depth) Comment Weirs were blocked with excessive accumulation of algae. Oxidation Ditches Are the aerators operational? Are the aerators free of excessive solids build up? Is the foam the proper color for the treatment process? Does the foam cover less than 25% of the basin's surface? Is the DO level acceptable? Are settleometer results acceptable (> 30 minutes)? Is the DO level acceptable?(1.0 to 3.0 mg/I) Yes No NA NE n n■n ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn Yes No NA NE n ■nn n nn■ Yes No NA NE ■ n ■ nnn n ■nn n nn■ ■ nnn Yes No NA NE ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn n ■nn ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn ■ nnn n nn■ ■ nnn n nn■ Yes No NA NE ■ nnn ■ nnn n ■nn ■ nnn n nn■ n nn■ n nn■ • r. Permit: NC0026921 Owner - Facility: Parkton VWVfP Inspection Date: 10/03/2005 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Oxidation Ditches Are settelometer results acceptable?(400 to 800 ml/I in 30 minutes) Comment: Spray from aerator appeared light-colored, indicating inadequate treatment. The off-line ditch has considerable amount of vegetation. Disinfection -Gas Are cylinders secured adequately? Are cylinders protected from direct sunlight? Is there adequate reserve supply of disinfectant? Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? Comment: At the time of inspection, empty cylinders were upright, but not secured and full cylinders were lying on the ground. All cylinders were in direct sunlight. Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? Is sample collected below all treatment units? Is proper volume collected? Is the tubing clean? Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)? Comment: Sampler was not functioning at the time of inspection and it was stated that the sampler had not been functioning for approximately one month. Samples are being collected by the one-time grab method. Aerobic Digester Is the capacity adequate? Is the mixing adequate? Is the site free of excessive foaming in the tank? Is the odor acceptable? Is tankage available for properly waste sludge? Comment: Drying Beds Is there adequate drying bed space? Is the sludge distribution on drying beds appropriate? Are the drying beds free of vegetation? Is the site free of dry sludge remaining in beds? Is the site free of stockpiled sludge? Is the filtrate from sludge drying beds returned to the front of the plant? Is the sludge disposed of through county landfill? Is the sludge land applied? (Vacuum filters) Is polymer mixing adequate? Comment: Facility has four drying beds, which all contain excessive vegetation. Yes No NA NE n nn■ Yes No NA NE n ■nn n ■nn ■ nnn n nn■ ■ nnn n nn■ Yes No NA NE n nn■ n nn■ n nn■ n nn■ n nn■ n nn■ Yes No NA NE n nn■ n nn■ n nn■ n nn■ n nn■ Yes No NA NE ■ nnn ■ nnn n ■nn ■ nnn ■ nnn n nn■ n nn■.. n nn■ n nn■ Town ofParkton's WWTP Subject: Town of Parkton's WWTP From: Belinda Henson <Belinda.Henson@ncmail.net> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 14:52:06 -0500 To: "Dale. Lopez" <Dale.Lopez@ncmail.net>, don register <don.register@ncmail.net>, Mark Brantley <Mark.Brantley@ncmail.net>, mike lawyer <mike.lawyer@ncmail.net> I talked with the mayor for the Town of Parkton, Robert Adams today. I explained he was late on two NOV response letters for the WWTP. He assured me he was working on them. I told Mr. Adams we should have the responses to both NOVs no later than *November 30th*. I also gave him the option of 1 response letter for both NOVs. I explained to him how important it was to respond in a timely manner to our NOVs and the possible consequences. To assist the mayor with response to us, I also faxed a copy of both inspection reports over to Philip Schroder (ORC). I talked with Philip also about the NOV letters and he had not seen them or the mayor had not mentioned them. I also told Philip we needed both responses no later than *November 30th*. Belinda S. 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