NCG020881_Inspection Report_20211102

Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: NCG020881 Effective: 07/01/21 Expiration: 06/30/25 Owner : General Shale Brick Inc
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Brickhaven No. 2 Mine Tract B
County: Chatham 1500 Moncure Flatwood Rd
Region: Raleigh
Moncure NC 27559
Contact Person: Steve Wyse
Title:
Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
Leaving General Shale Brickhaven Plant, head north on Corinth Road, turn right on Moncure Flatwood Road, go 1.5 mile to mine on
left.
System Classifications: SWNC,
Primary ORC: Certification: Phone:
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
Inspection Date: 11/02/2021 Entry Time 11:OOAM Exit Time: 12:OOPM
Primary Inspector: Lauren Garcia Phone: [phone]
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Mining Activities Stormwater Discharge COC
Facility Status: ❑ Compliant 0 Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Storm Water
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: NCG020881 Owner - Facility: General Shale Brick Inc
Inspection Date: 11/02/2021 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
The water in the holding basins observd during the inspection were very turbid and appeared to be a dark orange color. The
DMRs on file show there have been multiple exceedances of stormwater benchamrks for both TSS and turbidity. The facility
should investigate the causes and implement a plan to reducestormwater turbidty.
Turbidity and Tier Response requirements were updated during the renewal of the NCG02 permit in July 2021. Facility
contacts should respond to the exceedances in accordance with the new permit requirements.
The Facility SWPPP should also be reviewed and updated to reflect current permit requirements.
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Permit: NCG020881 Owner - Facility: General Shale Brick Inc
Inspection Date: 11/02/2021 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation
Reason for Visit: Routine
Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
Yes No NA NE
Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan?
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# Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map?
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# Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices"?
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# Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas?
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# Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years?
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# Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices?
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# Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment?
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# Does the Plan include a BMP summary?
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# Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)?
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# Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan?
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# Does the facility provide and document Employee Training?
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# Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)?
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# Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually?
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# Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program?
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Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented?
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Comment: Inspection was in response to a mine modification application.
Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE
Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑
Comment: DMRS from 2019 and 2020 show multiple exceedances of turbidiV and TSS in stormwater
samples.TurbidtV has measured as high as 5850 NTUs and TSS as high as 1310 mg/L in 2019.
The facility should be undergoing Tier Response procedures to address the high benchamrk
exceedances.
The requirements for turbidity sampling were updated during the NCG02 permit renewal in July
2021.
Permit and Outfalls
Yes No NA NE
# Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ❑ ❑ ❑
# Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ❑ ❑ ❑
# If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ ❑
# Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
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