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Home My WebLink AboutNC0005363_Inspection_20150810NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Governor August 10, 2015 Jesse E. Huntley, II Duke Energy Progress Inc L. V. Sutton Energy Complex 801 Sutton Steam Plant Rd. Wilmington, NC 28401 SUBJECT: 7/27/2015 Compliance Evaluation Inspection Duke Energy Progress. Inc Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant Permit No: NC0005363 Robeson County Dear Mr Frederick: Donald R. van der Vaart Secretary Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection conducted on 7/27/2015. The`Compliance Evaluation Inspection 'was conducted by Mark Brantley, Environmental Senior Specialist, of the Fayetteville Regional Office. The cooperation of Mr. Kent Tyndall, Environmental Professional, and Mr. Anthony Locklear, facility ORC, was greatly appreciated. The facility was found to be in Compliance with permit NC0005363. As a reminder, preservation of the Waters of the State can only be achieved through consistent NPDES Permit compliance. Comments • Facility was clean and neat in appearance at the time of the inspection. • Facility has not had a"discharge from effluent outfall pipe 001 (located in the cooling pond) since the late 1990's when the area experienced an active hurricane time period. Effluent outfall pipe 002 was removed from the facility's NPDES permit on April 17, 2012. • Closure and demolition of the coal fired portion of Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant has been completed that included electricity producing equipment. (This does not include the coal ash pond.) • The water level in the cooling pond was at the lowest level ever noted by the staff that was present for the inspection. The only water entering the pond currently is rainwater/stormwater, any water that is draining form the coal ash storage pond through the drain system, and a small amount of domestic wastewater from the sand filtration system that was used when facility was operating. Fayetteville Regional Office 225 Green Street, Suite 714, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5095 Main Phone: 910-433-3300 \ Internet: http://www.ncdenr.gov An Equal Opportunity\Affirmative Action Employer— Made in part by Recycled Paper _ Mr. Huntley Page 2 August 7, 2015 Maintenance records and ORC Togs are well maintained. Please refer to the enclosed inspection report for additional observations and comments. If you or your staff have any questions, please call me at 910-433-3327. Sincerely, Mark Brantley Environmental Senior Specialist Division of Water Resources Water Quality Regional Operations Section cc: Anthony Lin Locklear, ORC Central Files --Fayetteville Files 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 IN I 2[ I! 3 I NC0005363 111 12 I 15/07/27 117 Type 18 I p I I I I I I Inspector Fac Type .• 19 I c I 20 21IIII 1I LI I III I II ! I I I I I I I I I I I I I III i I I I I r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA 71: IN I 72 I N I 67 I 70 L—I Reserved 73 �. I 174 751 80 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 Section B: Facility Data , Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW;;also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant . 491 PoWer Plant Rd Lumberton NC 28358 Entry Time/Date 10:30AM 15/07/27 Permit Effective Date 10/01/01 Exit Time/Date 12:30PM 15/07/27 Permit Expiration Date 14/07/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)Itles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Anthony Lin Locklear/ORC/910-270-7001/ Other Facility Data . _ • _ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted J Mark Frederick,PO Box 1551 Raleigh NC 276021551//919-368-3580/ No • Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit • Records/Reports 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 FRO WQ//910.433-3300 Ext.727/ y3 -z A. d, fl1` i O- J- / c . Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Be j�d��onat" ° `f".2N! F-O WQ//910-433-3300 Ext.72E ' �f' ,�dF -� - �d " ��,1 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 w c _ 31 NPDES NC0005363 yr/mo/day 15/07/27 17 Inspection Type 18 [2j (Cont.) 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Comments Facility was clean and neat in appearance at the time of the inspection. Facility has not had a discharge from effluent outfall pipe 001 located in the cooling pond) since the late 1990's when the area experienced an active hurricane time period. Effluent outfall pipe 002 was removed from the facility's NPDES permit on April 17, 2012. Closure and demolition of the coal fired portion of Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant has been completed that included electricity producing equipment. (This does not include the coal ash pond.) The water level in the cooling pond was at the lowest level ever noted by the staff that was present for the inspection. The only water entering the pond currently is rainwater/stormwater, any water that is draining form the coal ash storage pond through the drain system, and a small amount of domestic wastewater from the sand filtration system that was used when facility was operating. Maintenance records and ORC Togs are well maintained. Page# 2 Permit: NC0005363 Inspection Date: 07/27/2015 Owner - Facility: Weatherspoon Steam Electric Plant Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Yes No NA NE (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? 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