NC0026921_Inspection_20031212

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Michael F. Easley, Governor
December 12, 2003
The Honorable Robert F. Adams
Mayor, Town of Parkton
POBox55
Parkton, NC 28371
SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI)
Town of Parkton WWTP
NPDES Permit No. NC0026921
Robeson County
Dear Mr. Adams:
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
Alan W. Klimek, P.E., Director
Coleen H. Sullins, Deputy Director
Division of Water Quality
Enclosed you will find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection for the inspection
conducted on December 9, 2003 by Dale Lopez, Division of Water Quality -Fayetteville Regional Office
(DWQ-FRO). As part of the inspection, a tour of the Wastewater Treatment Plant was conducted and
the records for August 2003 were reviewed. All observations and recommendations are in Part D.
Summary of Findings/Comments of this inspection report. Where recommendations are cited, we ask
that you respond to the Fayetteville Regional Office by January 12, 2004 concerning how each has or
will be addressed.
Recommended in the last CEI report (dated June 9, 2003):
1) Please haul the sludge. It Was understood that the ORC was.planning to haul the drying
bed sludge (and the stock piled sludge) to the, Robeson County Landfill during the first or
second week of June 2003. (STATUS: COMPLETED)
2) Please record the process control clarifier's sludge judge readings along with the date that
they were taken. (STATUS: NO SLUDGE RECORDS)
3) Please record on the DMRs all extra testing of chlorine that is performed at the 001
outfall. (STATUS: COMPLETED)
Recommendations for this CEI:
1) Please clean the contact chamber; the sludge blanket was approximately one foot deep,
and a small amount of bubbles from the sludge denitrification were observed.
2) Please clean the clarifier weirs. There was a moderate amount of debris partially
blocking the flow across the weirs of Clarifier #1 and #2.
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Mayor Adams
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December 12, 2003
If you have any questions or comments concerning this report or require clarification on part(s)
of this report, please contact me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Dale Lopez
Environmental Specia ist
Enclosure: Facility Site Review
Checklist for Field Parameters (concerning laboratory certification)
cc: Roy Lowder, Town of Parkton ORC

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
EPA •
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 12 i 2 1J 3 I NC0026921 111 121 03/12/09 117 -
Type Inspector Fac Type
18 U 191 1 20 U
I I I I III 1 11- I I I 1 166
Remarks
211 I I I I I I -I I I I I III 1 I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I
Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved
67 I 2.0 169 70 Li I 71 J 72 H 73 11 174 75I 1 1 1 1 1 1_ 180
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 W'WTP
Loop Road
Paxton 9C 28371
Entry Time/Date
10:30 AN 03/12/03
Permit Effective Date
00/01/01 •
Exit Time/Date
02.10 PM 0:3/12/09
Permit Expiration Date
04/07/fl
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/T'itles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
Roy Lemuel Lowder/ORC•r910-855-3360/
RDy, Lowder//910-858-3360/
Roy Lowde-/ /910-558-3360/
Other Facility Data
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Leonard A Green,PO Box 55 Parkton NC 28371.i/9.10-858-3360/
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Per:r:i.. Flow Measurements Operation; & Maintenance 9ecords. Reperr.c
Self -Monitoring Program Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters Laboratory
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Recommendations: 1) Please clean the contact chamber; the sludge blanket was approximately one foot deep, and a
f bubbles from sludge den.itrification were observed. 2) Please clean the ciari_fi.er weirs.
;final..`.. amount ... thea�
There was a moderate amount'of debris partially blocking the flow across the weirs 9 Clarifier #1. and ' 2 .
Name(s) a Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Dale Lopez N FRO WQ//910-468-1541./910-43 -0707 I sz/ 4.___
Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.

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Section D: Summary of Findings/Comments
Brief Facility Description:
FACILITY SITE REVIEW •
No N/A 1. Treatment units properly operated and maintained.
No N/A 2. Standby power or other equivalent provision provided.
es No N/A 3. Adequate ala in syste for power or equipment failure available.
4. Sludge disposal pr cedures appropriate:
Ye No N/A a. Disposal of sludge according to regulations
Yes No N/A b. State approval for sludge disposal received.
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0 No N/A 5. Sufficient sludge disposed of to maintain treatment process equilibrium.
(feD No N/A 6. The ORC and Backup Operator are officially designated with
NCDENR/DWQ Training and Certification Unit.
Yes to) N/A 7. Adequate spare parts an. st •plies inventory mintained.
6-es No N/A • 8. Plant has general safety structures such as rails around or covers over
tanks, pits, or wells.
No N/A 9. Plant is generally clean, free from open trash areas.
10. Screening:
No N/A a. Manual
Yes No b. Mechanical
Yes N/A c. Buildup of debris
No N/A d. Screenings properly disposed of.
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Yes No fN/A .
Yes No
Yes No
Grit Removal:
a. Excessive organic content in the grit chamber
b. Excessive odors
c. Grit properly disposed of.

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12. Primary clarifier:
a. Excessive gas bubbles
b. Black and odorous wastewater
c. Poor suspended solids removed
d. Excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier
e. Weirs level
f. Weir blockage
g. Evidence of short circuiting
h. Lack of adequate scum removal
i. Excessive floating sludge
j. Broken sludge scraper.
13. Trickling Filter:
a. Trickling filter ponding(indicating clogged media)
b. Leak at center column of trickling filter's distribution arms
c. Uneven distribution of flow on trickling filter surface
d. Uneven or discolored growth
e. Excessive sloughing of growth
f. Odor
g. Clogging of trickling filter's distribution arm orifices
h. Filter flies, worms, or snails.
14. Activated Sludge Basins/Oxidation Ditches:
Yes N/A a. Dead spots
Yes No / b. Failure of surface aerators
Yes c. Air rising in clumps
Yes o N/A d. Dark foam or bad color
Yes o N/A e. Thick billows of white, sudsy foam
Yes N/A f. Air rising unevenly
Yes No /� g. Excessive air leaks in compressed air piping.
15. Stabilization Ponds/Lagoons:
Yes No N/A a. Excessive weeds including duckweed in stabilization ponds
Yes No N/A b. Dead fish or aquatic organisms
Yes No N/A c. Buildup of solids around influent pipe
Yes No /1�A d. Excessive scum on surface.

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16. Secondary Clarifier:
Yes Qv:9) N/A a. Excessive gas bubbles on surface
es No N/A b. Level overflow weirs
No N/A c. Weir blockage (tYne 2d,-4, azyn/J.44vt U '1-4 '1 1)/1, {'Al )
Yes N/A d. Evidence of short circuiting
Yes N/A e. Excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier
Yes N/A f. Pin floc in overflow
Yes o N/A g. Effective scum rake
Yes (10 N/A h. Floating sludge on surface
Yes o N/A i. Excessive high sludge blanket
Yes No N/A j. Clogged sludge withdrawal ports on secondary clarifier.
17. Filtration:
Yes No /N a. Filter surface clogging
Yes No N/A b. Short filter run
Yes No N/A c. Gravel displacement of filter media
Yes No N/A d. Loss of filter media during backwashing
Yes No N/A e. Recycled filter backwash water in excess of 5 percent
Yes No N/A f. Formation of mudballs in filter media.
Yes
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18. Chlorination Unit:
No N/A a. Sludge buildup in contact chamber 1. I 1414'1a 1
No N/A b. Gas bubbles ,(0.4it i4 d4-1/0-414 )
N/A c. Floating scum and/or solids
No N/A d. Adequate ventilation of chlorine feeding room and storage area
No N/A e. NIOSH-approved 30 minute air pack
No N/A f. All standing chlorine cylinders chained in place
No N/A g. All personnel trained in the use of chlorine
No N/A h. Proper chlorine feed, storage, and reserve supply.
Yes No
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19. Ultraviolet radiation disinfection present and in use.
20. Dechlorination:
a. Proper storage of sulfur dioxide cylinders
b. Adequate ventilation of sulfur dioxide feeding room
c. Automatic sulfur dioxide feed or feedback control operating
properly.
21. Aerobic Digester:
a. Excessive foaming in tank
b. Noxious odor
c. Mechanical aeration failure
d. Clogging of diffusers.

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.(\ 22. Anaerobic Digester:
Yes No N/A a. Floating cover tilting
Yes No N/A
b. Gas burner operative
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23. Sludge Drying and/or disposal:
Yes No N/A a. Poor sludge distribution on drying beds
Yes No N/A b. Vegetation in drying beds
Yes No N/A c. Dry sludge remaining in drying beds
Yes N/A d. Dry sludge stored on site
Yes No N/A e. Filtrate from sludge drying beds returned to front of plant
Yes No N/A f. Sludge disposal through county landfill.
Yes No N/A g. Sludge land applied.
Yes No tN/A
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24. Filter Press:
a. High level of solids in filtrate from filter presses or vacuum filters
b. Thin filter cake caused by poor dewatering
c. Sludge buildup on belts and/or rollers of filter press
d. Excessive moisture in belt filter press sludge cake.
25. Polishing Ponds or Tanks:
a. Objectionable odor, excessive foam, floating solids, or oil sheens on
water surface
b. Solids or scum accumulations in tank or at side of pond
c. Evidence of bypassed polishing ponds or tanks because of low
capacity.
26. Plant Effluent:
a. Excessive suspended solids, turbidity, foam, grease, scum, color, and
other macroscopic particulate matter present
Yes N/A b. Potential toxicity (dead fish, dead plant at discharge)
Yes g N/A c. Outfall discharge line easily accessible.
27. Flow Measurement:
No N/A a. Proper placement of flow measurement device
es No N/A b. Flow meter calibrated 10�,1;4- e yt ,S ': 414 / 7, a D ed.)
es o N/A c. Buildup of solids in flu e or weir
Yes jN,9) NN/ d. Broken or cracked flume or weir
Yes o e. Clogged or broken stilling wells
Yes No /6/ f. Weir plate edge corroded or damaged
CY--e-s No A g. Flow measurement error less than 10%.

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No N/A
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Yes 69 N/A
28. Sampling:
a. Sampling and analysis completed on parameters specified by permit
b. Composite sample temperatures maintained at 4 degrees Celsius or
less (but above freezing) during sampling
c. Contract laboratory used for sample analysis
d. Effluent composite samples obtained are flow proportional.
RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING
sNo N/A 1. Records and reports maintained as required by permit.
No N/A 2. All required information available, complete, and current
eNo N/A 3. Records maintained for 3 years and all sludge records maintained for 5
years.
es No N/A 4. Analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs.
No N/A
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5. Sampling and analyses data adequate and include:
a. Dates, times, and location of sampling
b.
c.
d.
e.
Name of individual performing sampling
Results of analyses and calibration
Dates of analyses
Name of person perfoiniing analyses.
6. Monitoring records adequate and include:
a. Monitoring charts kept for 3 years
b. Flowmeter calibration records kept for 3 years.
7. The pH meter is calibrated daily with two buffers and checked with a
third buffer and properly documented.
6-e;) No N/A 8. Expiration dates of pH buffers adequate.
No N/A 9. All thermometers used in NPDES permit reporting is calibrated
annually with an NIST certified thermometer or a traceable
thermometer annually and documented.
()Yes No N/A 10. The following NPDES permit required parameters are analyzed on site:
pH, Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen and Chlorine Residual.

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CY----±s) No N/A 11. The NPDES permit required parameter Total Chlorine Residual is
analyzed by approved method.
Yes No (N/A\ 12. BOD incubator temperature maintained at 20 +/- 1 Degrees Celsius
and the temperature maintained in a log for every day of operation.
Yes No (N/A� 13. Fecal coliform incubator maintained at 44.5 +/- 0.2 Degree Celsius and
the temperature maintained in a log for every day of operation.
Yes No N/A
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14. Plant records adequate and include:
a. O & M Manual
b. "As -built" engineering drawings
c. Schedules and dates of equipment maintenance repairs
d. Equipment data cards.
Yes No(N/) 15. Pernittee is meeting compliance schedule.
No N/A 16. DMRs complete and include all NPDES permit required parameters.
Yes No N/A 17. The facility has a permitted flow greater than 5 MGD and is required
to operate seven days per week 24 hours a day.
es No N/A 18. ORC visitation logs available and current.
Yes No N/A 19. ORC certified at a level equal to or greater than the classification of
the wastewate facili io 1
!s) No N/A 20. Backup Operator certified at one level less than the classification of
the wastewater facility or greater.
es J No N/A 21. Current copy of the complete NPDES permit on site.
ems No N/A 22. Facility description verified as contained in NPDES permit.
Yes No N/A 23. Facility analyzes process control parameters for example: MLSS,
MCRT, Settleable Solids and others that are applicable.
Yes No N/A 24. Industrial Waste Surveys (IWS) sent to all possible Significant
Industrial Users (SIUs) within the last five years (especially new
industries).
Revised 7/16/01
by Belinda Henson

Regional Field. Inspectors unecK usI ror r ICKA r
tme of site to be Inspected:
:Id certification # (if applicable):
d: 3 Inspector:
'DES #: /0 6 6 .z 4
Region:
Dat'�
if
circle theparameter or parameters performed at this site.
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rsidual Chlorine, Settleable Solids, H Conductivity, fiempera�e-'
Instrumentation:
Does the facility have. the equipment necessary to analyze field parameters as circled above?
LLB 2 d&
A pH meter
A Residual Chlorine meter y�Cl 19)-Cki''f (
DO meter.. .
A Cone for settleable solids
A thermometer or meter that measures temperature.
Conductivity meter
I Calibration/Analysis:
. Is the pH meter calibrated with a 2 buffers and
checked with a third buffer each day of use? fifes
/rr
. For Total Residual Chlorine, is a check standard Y
analyzed each day of use? �r
►. es
Is the air calibration of the DO meter performed Yes
each day of use?
I.. For Settleable Solids is 1 liter of sample. Yes
settled for I hour?
3. Is the temperature measuring device calibrated
annually against a certified thermometer? (Yes_;
5. For Conductivity, is a calibration standard Yes
analyzed each day of use?
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
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IV. Docurnentatior>r:
1. Is the date and time that the sample was collected documented? :Yes ;'
2. Is the sample site documented? Yes%' No
3. Is the sample collector documented?... Yes 3 No
4. Is the analysis date and time documented? Yes '
5. Did the analyst sign the documentation? Yew
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6. Is record of calibration documented? Yes
7. For Settleable Solids, is sample volume and
1 hour time settling time documented?
8. For Temperature, is the annual calibration of
the measuring device documented?
A
Comments f
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Yes
Yes
No
No
No
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Please submit a copy of this completed form to the Laboratory Certification Program.
DWQ Lab Certification
Chemistry Lab •
Courier # 52-01-01
FIELD INSPECTOR CHECKLIST REV. 04/23/2002