NC0020061_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20181119

ROY COOPER it r
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Interim Director
Jae H. Kim, Town Manager
Town of Spring Hope
PO Box 87
Spring Hope, NC 27882
Dear Mr. Kim,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
November 19, 2018
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
NPDES Wastewater Discharge
Permit Number NCO020061
Nash County
Jeremiah Dow of the Raleigh Regional Office conducted a compliance evaluation inspection on
November 14, 2018. The assistance of Anthony Branch with Envirolink, operator in responsible charge
(ORC), was greatly appreciated. Please find the attached Basin Wide Information Management System
(BIMS) inspection checklist summarizing the inspection. Findings during the inspection were as follows:
1. The current NPDES permit was issued effective August 1, 2015 and expires on October 31, 2019.
Please ensure that a renewal application is submitted at least 180 days prior to expiration of the
existing permit.
2. The 0.40 MGD plant consists of manual and mechanical bar screens, manual grit removal,
influent ultrasonic flow meter, two (2) aeration basins, two (2) secondary clarifiers, one (1)
aerobic digester, two (2) tertiary clarifiers, liquid chlorination and contact chambers, cascade
aeration, and liquid dechlorination and contact chambers. The facility is connected to two (2)
backup generators. The plant discharges the treated effluent to the Tar River, a Class WS-V,
NSW water in the Tar -Pamlico River Basin.
3. Envirolink, Inc. is contracted to operate the WWTP. The primary ORC is Anthony Branch. The
ORC logbook was readily available for review and up to date.
4. The mechanical bar screen was not operable at the time of the inspection and a moderate amount
of debris buildup was observed on the bar screens. Our records indicate that the mechanical bar
screen was also not operable during the last inspection in 2015. We highly recommend
repairing the mechanical bar screen to prevent buildup of excessive debris.
5. Both secondary clarifiers operate at a depth of approximately 15 feet. Secondary Clarifier 1 had a
sludge blanket of approximately 1.5 feet and Secondary Clarifier 2 had a sludge blanket of
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. Division of Water Resources ; Raleigh Regional Office
3800 Barrett Drive 11628 Mail Service Center! Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
919.791.4200

November 15, 2018 r r
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Wastewater Branch
Water Quality Permitting Section
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject: Delegation of Signature Authority
ENTER FACILITY NAME
NPDES Permit Number NC
To Whom It May Concern:
By notice of this letter, I hereby delegate signatory authority to each of the following individuals for all
permit applications, discharge monitoring reports, and other information relating to the operations at
the subject facility as required by all applicable federal, state, and local environmental agencies
specifically with the requirements for signatory authority as specified in 15A NCAC 2B.0506.
Individual # 1
Individual #2 (if applicable)
Name:
Title:
Mailing Address:
Physical Address:
(if di f erenO
Email Address:
Office Phone:
Mobile Phone:
If you have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact me at Enter Email or Phone
Number.
Sincerely,
Authorized Sighing Official's Name
Authorized Signing Official's Title
Mailing Address
Email Address
Office Phone
Mobile Phone
cc: Select a region Regional Office, Water Quality Permitting Section

United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form Approved
EPA Washington, D.C. 20460
OMB No. 2040-0057
Water Compliance Inspection Report
Approval expires8-31-98
Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS)
Transaction Code NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 IN 1 2 IF j 3 I_ NCO020061 I11 12 I 18111r'14 I17 18 U 191 G 1 201 I
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211 l l l l l 1. 1 ]At I_I-II1`166
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Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA — Reserved
67 70 Li J I 71 I JI 72 I u I 73 �74 751 III I I 1180
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Section B: FacilityData
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include
Entry TimelDate
Permit Effective Date
POTW name and NPDES permit Number)
09:30AM 18+11114
M08101
Spring Hope WWTP
NC Hwy 581 S
Exit TimelDate
Permit Exp;ration Date
Spring Hope NC 27882
11:54AM 18i1104
19oUC131
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)fTitles(syPhone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
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Anthony Branch/ORC/252-236-1422/
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
James Buddy Gwa-Iney,PO Box 87 Spnng Hope NC
NO
27882JMapor+252478-5186l2524787131
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspectir;n (Check only those areas evaluated)
Perm,t M Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance RecordslReports
Self -Monitor ng Program ■ Sludge Handling Disposal Faci ity Site Review EffluentlReceiving Waters
Other
Section D: Summary of Find!nglComments (Attach additional sheets of narraf ve and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspectors) Agency/OfficelPhone and Fax Numbers Date
Jere ' h J Dow Division of Water Qualityll919-7914248,
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Signa re of Manage ant Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Nu bars / Date
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EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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Permit: NCO020061 Owner - Facility- a". •. ,, Hope WWTP
Inspection Date: 11/14/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Other Yes No NA NE
Comment:
Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Does the facility analyze process control parametersr for ex= MLSS, MCRTr Settleable 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Solids, pH, DO: Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Permit
Yes No NA NE
(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new
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application?
Is the facility as described in the permit?
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# Are there any special conditions for the permit?
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
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Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
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Comment: Current permit expires on October 31, 2019.
Aerobic Dinester
Yes No NA NE
Is the capacity adequate?
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Is the mixing adequate?
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Is the site free of excessive foaming in the tank?
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# Is the odor acceptable?
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# Is tankage available for properly waste sludge?
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Comment: Mr. Branch stated that the tank has approximately
2 years of storage capacity. Sludge is
hauled approximately once per year by
Granville Farms. Currently scheduled to be hauled in
early December. 2018.
Bar Screens
Yes No NA NE
Type of bar screen
a.Manual
b.Mechanical
Are the bars adequately screening debris?
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Is the screen free of excessive debris?
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Is disposal of screening in compliance?
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Is the unit in good condition?
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Penult: NC0020061
owner - Facility: L, r9 Hope wwTP
Inspection Date: 11/14/2018
Inspection Type; Compliance Evaluation
Aeration Basins
Yes No NA NE
Is the basin free of dead spots?
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Are surface aerators and mixers operational?
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Are the diffusers operational?
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Is the foam the proper color for the treatment process?
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Does the foam cover less than 25% of the basin's surface?
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Is the DO level acceptable?
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Is the DO level acceptable?(1.0 to 3.0 mgrl}
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Comment:
Disinfection -Liquid
Yes No NA NE
Is there adequate reserve supply of disinfectant?
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(Sodium Hypochlorile) Is pump feed system operational?
0
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Is bulk storage tank containment area adequate? (free of leaks.+open drains)
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Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable?
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Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup?
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Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination?
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Comment:
Effluent Sampling
Yes No NA NE
Is composite sampling flow proportional?
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Is sample collected below all treatment units?
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Is proper volume collected?
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Is the tubing clean?
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# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees
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Celsius)?
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type
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representative)?
Comment: Sampler set to collect 75 ml 11.000 aal. Effluent sampler freezer not ooeratina. Durinq 24
hour sampling the freezer is packed with ice to maintain temperature.
De -chlorination Yes No NA NE
Type of system ? Liquid
Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? M ❑ ❑ ❑
Is storage appropriate for cylinders? N ❑ ❑ ❑
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Permit: NCO020061 Owner - Facility: • •-ng Hope wWTP
Inspection Date: 11114/2018 Inspection Type: Cc^"pliance Evaluation
Record Keeping
Yes No NA NE
Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
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Is all required information readily available, complete and current?
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Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)?
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Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs?
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Is the chain -of -custody complete?
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Dates, times and location of sampling
Name of individual performing the sampling
Results of analysis and calibration
Dates of analysis
Name of person performing analyses
Transported COCs
Are DMRs complete: do they -nclude all permit parameters?
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Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ?
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(If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 2417 with a certified operator
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on each shift?
Is the ORC v sitation log available and current?
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Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification?
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Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification?
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Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site?
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Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review?
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Comment: ORC visits site every weekday and keeps detailed notes of activities performed
on site.
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