NCG550800_NOV-2021-PC-0289_20210524

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ROY COOPER
Governor
DIONNE DELLI-GATTI
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
May 24, 2021
CERTIFIED MAIL # 7017 2680 0000 2219 5633
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Hubert L. Riley
2117 Shaw Road
Durham, NC 27704
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Tracking Number: NOV-2021-PC-0289
Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
NPDES General Permit NCG550000
Certificate of Coverage NCG550800
Facility Name: 2432 Redwood Road
Durham County
Dear Hubert Riley,
On April 29, 2021 Chris Smith from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-family
residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the subject General
NPDES Permit. No one was at home at the time of the inspection.
Our records indicate the treatment system consists of a septic tank, sub -surface sand filter, tablet
chlorinator with chlorine contact chamber, discharge pipe and a rip -rap apron for post aeration.
General NPDES Permit NCG550000 and Certificate of Coverage (COC) NCG550800 authorize
the discharge of domestic wastewater from your treatment system to receiving waters designated
as an unnamed tributary to Panther Creek classified Water Supply (WS-IV) and Nutrient
Sensitive Water (NSW) in the Neuse River Basin. The authorized discharge is in accordance
with the effluent limits and monitoring requirements established within the General Permit. The
items below show what conditions were noted at your facility:
Findings during the inspection were as follows:
1. Treatment system operation: The wastewater treatment system shall be maintained at
all times to prevent seepage of sewage to the surface of the ground.
2. Pumping the septic tank: You are required to inspect the septic tank at least yearly to
determine if solids must be removed or if other maintenance is necessary. Septic tanks
should be pumped out every five years or when the solids level is found to be more than
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality ' Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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Hubert L. Riley, NCG550800
May 24, 2021
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1/3 of the liquid depth in the septic tank compartment, whichever is greater. A pumping
company can check the status periodically and determine when pumping is required.
Within 30-days of receiving this letter, please send a copy of the most recent
receipt/invoice to this office showing the date the septic tank was last checked and/or
pumped out. The General NPDES Permit requires the permittee to retain records
associated with sewage disposal activities for a period of at least 5 years.
During the inspection the presence of solids on and around the lid of the septic tank
was observed inside the access riser. This may indicate that the system is not
functioning properly and is causing the septic tank to overflow.
3. Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a UV light
system. New rules put into place on August 1, 2007 require all SFR systems to have a
means of disinfection. Since your system had no disinfection, the installation is to include
a chlorine tablet dispenser, a contact chamber capable of providing a minimum 30-minute
contact time, Within 30-days of receiving this letter, please send a schedule to this
office that states your plan for correcting this deficiency.
During the inspection the existing chlorinator could not be located and may have
been removed and/or damaged during grading work that appears to have been
conducted on the property.
4. Analyzing the effluent: Part 1. C., Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements,
within General Permit NCG550000 requires a permittee to sample and analyze the
effluent leaving his/her treatment system prior to discharge annually. Parameters to be
sampled and analyzed include Flow, BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand), Total
Suspended Solids, Fecal Coliform and Total Residual Chlorine. Within 30-days of
receiving this letter, please let this office know if you have monitored your effluent
discharge within the last 12 months and provide this office with a copy of the lab results
if you have. If you have not monitored your effluent, then please collect a representative
sample of the effluent, have it analyzed by a certified commercial laboratory and submit
the results to this office no later than August 16, 2021. If, during this time, you are
unable to collect a representative sample of the effluent discharge due to insufficient flow
from the discharge pipe, then update this office with that information and continue to
monitor the discharge and if conditions for sampling become favorable, then arrange to
collect a sample. Failure to monitor the effluent discharge as required is a violation of
NPDES General Permit NCG550000.
5. Locations of treatment units are unknown: Within 30-days of receiving this letter,
provide this office with a sketch or map of the location of the treatment units (sand filter,
chlorinator, contact chamber) in relation to the permitted residence.
6. Discharge outlet location. The permittee is required to conduct a visual review of the
outfall location at least twice each year (one at the time of sampling) to ensure that no
visible solids or other obvious evidence of system malfunctioning is observed. Any
visible signs of a malfunctioning system shall be documented and steps taken to correct
the problem. The end of discharge pipe was not visible nor accessible the day of the
inspection. To comply with the general permit monitoring requirements, you need to be
able to sample and analyze the effluent from your SFR system through the discharge
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality . Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive : Raleigh. North Carolina 27609
919 791.4200

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pipe. You need to keep the area around the discharge pipe cleared of vegetation, soil and
leaves. Please take the necessary steps to ensure the discharge outlet is visible and
accessible. Maintaining the area will allow you to monitor the discharge and to collect
effluent samples as required by the subject permit.
Part II Section B.14 of General Permit NCG550000 requires the permittee to "pay the annual
administering and compliance monitoring fee within thirty days after being billed by the
Division. Division records indicate the required annual fee ($60 per year) for the period ending
09/30/2021 and due 10/02/2020, has been paid. There are no overdue fees for the subject COC.
The wastewater treatment system should be periodically inspected to ensure the treatment
components are always maintained and in good operating order. You are also reminded to
maintain all monitoring data and associated maintenance records onsite for a minimum of
three years and available for inspection.
This inspection report is being issued as a Notice of Violation because there is currently no
chlorinator installed, no septic tank maintenance records, no effluent analysis records, and the
outfall could not be located.
Within 30-days receipt of this letter, please submit a written response to this office indicating
the actions you will take or have taken to comply with or resolve the issues noted in items 2-7
above.
If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective
action (if applicable), then please contact Chris Smith at 919-791-4257
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Attachment(s): EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report
Cc: RRO/SWP Files
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791.4200

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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)
Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 IN I 2 Li 3 1 NCG550800 111 121 21/04/29 11718 [j 1912] 201
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Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring
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Evaluation Rating B1 QA
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Section B: Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include
POTW name and NPDES permit Number)
2432 Redwood Road
2432 Redwood Rd
Durham NC 27704
Entry Time/Date
11:OOAM 21/04/29
Permit Effective Date
20/04/14
Exit Time/Date
11:15AM 21/04/29
Permit Expiration Date
20/10/31
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
Hubert L Riley,2117 Shaw Rd Durham NC 27704///
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
® Permit II Operations & Maintenar 11 Records/Reports • Sludge Handling Dispot
11 Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate Laboratory 11 Other
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Signature(s) of
Chris Smith
Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Docusignedby: DWR/RRO WQ/919-791-4200/
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Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
r—DocuSigned by:
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EPA F916E6AB3 144F
orm 35620-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Mobile home appears to be unoccupied at the time of the inspection. Some grading work has been
done behind the dwelling and potentially over the sand filter. The chlorinator that appears to have been
present during past inspections is not locatable and may have been damaged/removed during grading
work. Inspector was unable to locate outfall. Solids were present on top of and around the cement lid o
the septic tank inside the access riser. It is not known if the solids are waste or infiltrated soil, but may
be due to damaged sandfilter, chlorinator, outfall pipe, or some or all of the above.
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Permit: NCG550800
Inspection Date: 04/29/2021
Owner - Facility: 2432 Redwood Road
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Other Yes No NA NE
Comment:
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: Newer permit has not been issued.
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: Solids may be backing up into the septic tank.
Effluent Pipe
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained?
Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris?
If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly?
Comment: Could not locate outfall.
Septic Tank
(If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational?
Is septic tank pumped on a schedule?
Are pumps or syphons operating properly?
Are high and low water alarms operating properly?
Comment: Last septic tank cleanout not known.
Sand Filters (Low rate)
(If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational?
Is the distribution box level and watertight?
Is sand filter free of ponding?
Yes No NA NE
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Permit: NCG550800
Inspection Date: 04/29/2021
Owner - Facility: 2432 Redwood Road
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Sand Filters (Low rate)
Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio?
# Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation?
# Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? (Approximately 3 to 1)
Comment:
Yes No NA NE
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Laboratory Yes No NA NE
Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? ❑ ❑ ❑
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Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? 0 0 ❑ a
# Is the facility using a contract lab? ❑ 0 0 0
# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 0 ❑ 0
Celsius)?
Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? 0 0 0
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Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? 0 0 ❑
Comment:
Disinfection -Tablet
Are tablet chlorinators operational?
Are the tablets the proper size and type?
Number of tubes in use?
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: Unable to locate chlorinator.
Yes No NA NE
DDD
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All pump and alarm stems shall be inspected monthly (non•d stharge)
27. Is the pump working?
23. Are theaudible and visual high water alarms operational?
29. Does the permittee know how to check the pump & high water alarm?
30. Last functional test: PUMP AUDIBLE & VISUAL
DISCHARGE ONLY YES [J NO If no proceed to the next section.
A visual review of the oi. ttall loca`.'on shall be executed t.vce each year (.ae at the time of ssmplirg to ensure no visible solids or e rdence of a malfunction
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31. Does the permittee know where the outfall is located?
32. Were you able to locate the outfall?
33. Is the end of the discharge pipe visible and
34. Is outlet discharging?
35 Is right of way m=inteined around the discharge point?
3o Any Lab Results available?
37. is there evidence of solids around the discharge point?
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18. Is the system DRIP or IRRIGATION (circle one)? If irrigation number of sprinkler heads
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