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Home My WebLink AboutNC0082694_Application (FTSE)_20220210United 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 1 IN I 2 L 21IIIIII NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection 3 I NC0082694 111 121 22/01/25 117 Type 1810I IIIIIIIIIII Inspector Fac Type 191S I 2011 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I IIIIII P6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved 67I2.0 I 70I2 I 71IN I 72 I N I 731 1 74 751 I I 1 I I I I I I 180 l Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Dallas WTP 1342 Dallas Stanley Hwy Dallas NC 28034 Entry Time/Date 11:15AM 22/01/25 Permit Effective Date 15/10/01 Exit Time/Date 12:45PM 22/01/25 Permit Expiration Date 20/07/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Michael Wayne Hurt/ORC/704-736-8970/ Zackary L Foreman//704-922-1309 / Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted James M Palenick,210 N Holland St Dallas NC 280342749/Interim Town Manager/704-922-3176/7049224701 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran Sludge Handling DispoFacility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate Laboratory Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and OriATuvia Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers ,-DocuSigned by: C -_4� DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699/ BB057A2DE017498... Date 2/10/2022 Signature of Man Andrew Pitne @Frt'OAROviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date 7.'`' H"xb/R/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2180/ 2.10.22 F161 FB69A2D84A3... EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day 31 NC0082694 111 121 22/01/25 I17 Inspection Type 18 [j 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# 2 Permit: NC0082694 Inspection Date: 01/25/2022 Owner - Facility: Dallas WTP 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 MODE application? Is the facility as described in the permit? • ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? El • El El Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The subject permit expired on 7/31/2020. The facility has submitted a permit renewal and is operating under the expired permit in the meantime. Record Keeping Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? Is all required information readily available, complete and current? Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? Is the chain -of -custody complete? 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 include all permit parameters? Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NC0082694 Inspection Date: 01/25/2022 Owner - Facility: Dallas WTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Comment: at the time of the inspection it was discovered that the facility has been reporting Iron levels in uq/I without conversion from mg/L. EDMR's need to be amended to reflect the change. Otherwise, the records reviewed during the inspection were organized and well maintained. Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs), Chain of Custodies (COCs), ORC logs and Calibration logs, were reviewed for the period September 2021 through November 2021. Laboratory Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? # Is the facility using a contract lab? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: On -site field analyses (pH and total residual chlorine) are performed under field laboratory certification #5606. K&W Labs (total suspended solids, metals, turbidity, fluoride) and Meritech Labs (toxicity) have also been contracted to provide analytical support Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ • ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 ❑ ❑ • ❑ degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type ❑ ❑ • ❑ representative)? Comment: The subject permit requires effluent grab samples. At the time of the ispection the chlorine curve was out of date and was last done in 2019. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE 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: At the time of the inspection it was discovered that the Waste Water Treatment backwash lagoon was overflowing and bypassing the treatment units. The process control measurements (pH and total residual chlorine levels prior to drying beds) were being properly documented and maintained on -site Page# 4 Permit: NC0082694 Inspection Date: 01/25/2022 Owner - Facility: Dallas WTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Lagoons Yes No NA NE Type of lagoons? # Number of lagoons in operation at time of visit? 2 Are lagoons operated in? Series # Is a re -circulation line present? El El • El Is lagoon free of excessive floating materials? ■ El El El # Are baffles between ponds or effluent baffles adjustable? • El El El Are dike slopes clear of woody vegetation? • El El El Are weeds controlled around the edge of the lagoon? • El El El Are dikes free of seepage? El • El El Are dikes free of erosion? • El El El Are dikes free of burrowing animals? • El El El # Has the sludge blanket in the lagoon (s) been measured periodically in multiple El El • El locations? # If excessive algae is present, has barley straw been used to help control the growth? El El ▪ El Is the lagoon surface free of weeds? El • El El Is the lagoon free of short circuiting? • El El El Comment: At the time of the inspection it was discovered that the Waste Water Treatment backwash lagoon was overflowing and bypassing the treatment units. The facililty is equipped with two settling ponds (1-primary and 1-overflow). Overflow pond was covered with weeds. The facility is equipped with dual pumps at the primary pond to pump the wastewater onto the drying beds. Drying Beds Is there adequate drying bed space? Is the sludge distribution on drying beds appropriate? Are the drying beds free of vegetation? # Is the site free of dry sludge remaining in beds? Is the site free of stockpiled sludge? Is the filtrate from sludge drying beds returned to the front of the plant? # Is the sludge disposed of through county landfill? # Is the sludge land applied? (Vacuum filters) Is polymer mixing adequate? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Page# 5 Permit: NC0082694 Inspection Date: 01/25/2022 Owner - Facility: Dallas WTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Drying Beds Yes No NA NE Comment: The facility is equipped with two drying beds (alternated). At the time of the inspection it was evident the drying beds are in need of maintenance, the drying bed walls had visible cracks and one of the drying beds was full of vegetation. Flow Measurement - Effluent # Is flow meter used for reporting? Is flow meter calibrated annually? Is the flow meter operational? (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment: Instantaneous flows are based on calculations that include number of pumps, flow rate, and pump run time 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: Did not examine during the inspection. Yes No NA NE Page# 6