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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0025445_Pretreatment Compliance Inspection Report_20220606ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Lisa Osthues Pretreatment Coordinator City of Randleman 168 Nathan Dudley Road Clinton, North Carolina 28328 NORTI I CAROLINA Environmental Quality June 6, 2022 SUBJECT: Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) City of Randleman NPDES# NC0025445 Randolph County Dear Ms. Osthues: On May 13, 2022 a Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) was performed by Jim Gonsiewski of the Winston-Salem Regional Office. Ms. Lisa Osthues was present for the inspection. The purpose of this inspection was to determine the effectiveness of the Town's pretreatment program, which includes reviewing the files, POTW plant performance, industry monitoring data, and adherence to the enforcement response plan (ERP). Background This is a 1.745 MGD permitted facility. The Town has one (1) Significant Industrial User (SIU) which is not categorical. The publicly owned treatment works (POTW) had a spill of 20,000 gallons of sludge from the digester on April 4, 2022. POTW Interview There are no plant problems related to pretreatment issues and, other than the digester spill, there are no NPDES permit limit or monitoring violations recorded from May 2021 through May 2022. The facility is very well operated. Pretreatment Program Elements Review The Headworks Analysis (HWA) renewal was submitted on May 19, 2017. The HWA was due on June 1, 2022. An extension to June 6, 2022 was granted on June 2, 2022. The last Industrial Waste Survey (IWS) was submitted on March 2, 2018. The IWS was approved on May 25, 2018. The next IWS is due on February 28, 2023. ODE ro an+caau NA oew.alart ar,Mrawn.nn 11.14 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 The Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO) was approved on February 4, 2013. The Enforcement Response Plan (ERP) was approved on August 11, 2020. The Long Term Monitoring Plan (LTMP) was approved on October 10, 201 1. LTMP File Review The LTMP is being conducted at the proper locations and frequencies. Industrial User Permit (IUP) File Review The SIU was in compliance in 2021. A review of the file for Deep River Dyeing (#0002) revealed that the monitoring data was well organized and compliant. The slug control plan for Deep River Dyeing (#0002) was in good order. Action Items No other action items were noted. The pretreatment program is considered satisfactory. Ms. Osthues runs an excellent pretreatment program. If you have any questions please contact Jim Gonsiewski or me at (336) 776-9800. Sincerely, LDocuSlgned by. o.JMR<2 Lon Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ — WSRO Enclosure: PCI Report cc: PERCS Unit — Mike Montebello (Electronic Copy) WSRO Electronic Files Laserfiche Files DeparbneM of EnJ onmo.I.I Qual17\s. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Raleigh, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES C PRETREATMENT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION (PCI) REPORT Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BACKGROUND INFORMATION (Complete Prior To PCI; Review Program Info Database Sheet(s)l 1. Control Authority (POTW) Name: Town of Randleman 2. Control Authority Representative(s): Lisa Osthues Michael Glass 3. Title(s): Contract Pretreatment Coordinator, ORC 4. Last Inspection Date: _5/13/21_ Inspection Type (Check One): ❑ PCI ® Audit 5. Has Program Completed All Requirements from the Previous Inspection and Program Info Sheet(s)? 0 YES 0 NO 6. Is POTW under an Order That Includes Pretreatment Conditions? ❑ YES ® NO Order Type, Number, Parameters: Are Milestone Dates Being Met? 0 YES ❑ NO ICIS CODING Main Program Permit Number MM/DD/YY J N I C I 0 1 0 1 2 1 5 1 4 1 4 1 5 1 J 05 J13 122 7. Current Number Of Significant Industrial Users (SIUs)? 1 8. Number of SIUs With No IUP, or With an Expired IUP? 0 9. Number of SIUs Not Inspected By POTW in the Last Calendar Year? 0 10. Number of SIUs Not Sampled By POTW in the Last Calendar Year? 0 11. Number of SIUs In SNC For Limits Violations During Either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods? 0 12. Number of SIUs in SNC For Reporting During Either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods? 0 13. Number of SIUs in SNC with Pretreatment Schedule? 0 14. Number of SIUs on Schedules? 0 15. Current Number Of Categorical Industrial Users (CIUs)? 0 16. Number of CIUs in SNC? 0 POTW INTERVIEW 17. Since the Last PCI, has the POTW had any NPDES Limits Violations? If Yes, What are the Parameters and How are these Problems Being Addressed? 18. Since the Last PCI, has the POTW had any Problems Related to an Industrial Discharge (Interference, Pass -Through, Blockage, Citizens' Complaints, Increased Sludge Production, Etc.)? If Yes, How are these Problems Being Addressed? 19. Which Industries have been in SNC for Limits or Reporting during either of the Last 2 Semi -Annual Periods? Not Been Published for Public Notice?(May refer to PAR if Excessive SIUs in SNC) SNC for SNC for Not Put 20. Which Industries are on Compliance Schedules or Orders? For all SIUs on an Order, Has a Signed Copy of the Order been sent to the Division? 21. Are Any Permits or Civil Penalties Currently Under Adjudication? If Yes, Which Ones? ❑ YES /1 NO ❑ YES /1 NO Limits: 0 Reporting: 0 lished: None None ❑ YES /1 NO LTMP/STMP FILE REVIEW: 22. Is LTMP/STMP Monitoring Being Conducted at Appropriate Locations and Frequencies? ® YES ❑ NO 23. Are Correct Detection Levels being used for all LTMP/STMP Monitoring? ® YES ❑ NO NOTE: New PQL list — need to update LTMP 24. Is LTMP/STMP Data Maintained in a Table or Equivalent? Z YES ❑ NO Is Table Adequate? ❑ YES ❑ NO 25. All LTMP/STMP effluent data reported on Discharge Monitoring Report? ® YES 0 NO Division Inspector, please verify yourself! 26. If NO to 23 - 26, list violations NC DWR Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) Form Updated December 2016 Page 1 27. Should any Pollutants of Concern be Eliminated from or Added to LTMP/STMP? ® YES ❑ NO If yes, which ones? Eliminated: Added: PFAS (when EPA method is determined), 1,4 dioxane, 28. PRETREATMENT PROGRAM ELEMENTS REVIEW- Please review POTW files, verify POTW has copy of Program Element in their files, complete with supporting documents and copy of PERCS Approval Letter and dates consistent with Program Info• Program Element Last Submittal Date In file? Last Approval Date In file Date Next Due, If Applicable Headworks Analysis (HWA) 05/19/2017 4 Yes ❑ No 08/16/2017 /1 Yes ❑ No 06/06/2022 Industrial Waste Survey (IWS) 03/02/2018 /5 Yes ❑ No 05/25/2018 /1 Yes ❑ No 02/28/2023 Sewer Use Ordinance (SUO) 01/03/2013 // Yes ❑ No 02/04/2013 ►1 Yes ❑ No NA Enforcement Response Plan (ERP) 05/15/2020 // Yes ❑ No 08/11/2020 // Yes ❑ No NA Long Term Monitoring Plan (LTMP) 09/16/2011 0 Yes ❑ No 10/10/2011 /1 Yes ❑ No NA INDUSTRIAL USER PERMIT (IUP) FILE REVIEW (3 IUP FILE REVIEWS OR 1 FIL 29. User Name 1. Deep River Dyeing 2. 3. 30. IUP Number 0002 31. Does File Contain Current Permit? /1 Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No 32. Permit Expiration Date 12/31/26 33. Categorical Standard Applied (I.E. 40 CFR, Etc.) Or N/A NA 34. Does File Contain Permit Application Completed Within One Year Prior to Permit Issue Date? /1 Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No 35. Does File Contain an Inspection Completed Within Last Calendar Year? ►1 Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No 36. a. Does the File Contain a Slug/Spill Control Plan? b. If No, is One Needed? (See Inspection Form from POTW) a. 0 Yes ■ No b. •Yes ■ No a. ■ Yes ■ No b. •Yes ■ No a. ■ Yes ■ No b. •Yes ■ No 37. For 40 CFR 413 and 433 TTO Certification, Does File Contain a Toxic Organic Management Plan (TOMP)? ❑Yes❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A 38. a. Does File Contain Original Permit Review Letter from the Division? b. All Issues Resolved? a. 0 Yes ■ No b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A a. ■ Yes ■No b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A a. ■ Yes ■No b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A 39. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Complete its Sampling as Required by IUP, including flow? I.1 Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No 40. Does File Contain POTW Sampling Chain -Of -Custody Forms? /Z1 Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No 41. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the SIU Complete its Sampling as Required by IUP, including flow? ®Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A 41b. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did SIU submit all reports on time? ®Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A 42a. For categorical IUs with Combined Wastestream Formula (CWF), does file include process/dilution flows as Required by IUP? ❑ Yes ❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑ Yes ❑No❑N/A 42b. For categorical IUs with Production based limits, does file include production rates and/or flows as Required by IUP? ❑Yes❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A 43a. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Identify All Limits Non -Compliance from Both POTW and SIU Sampling? ❑ Yes ❑ No NONE ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No 43b. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Did the POTW Identify All Reporting Non -Compliance from SIU Sampling? ❑Yes❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A 44. a. Was the POTW Notified by SIU (Within 24 Hours) of All Self- Monitoring Violations? b. Did Industry Resample and submit results to POTW Within 30 Days? c. If applicable, Did POTW resample within 30 days of becoming aware of SIU limit violations in the POTW's sampling of the SIU? a.❑Yes❑No®N/A b.❑Yes❑No®N/A c.❑ves❑No®NIA a.❑Yes❑No❑N/A b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A c.❑Yes❑No❑N/A a.❑Yes❑No❑N/A b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A c.❑Yes❑No❑N/A 46. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Was the SIU in SNC? ❑ Yes /1 No ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No 47. During the Most Recent Semi -Annual Period, Was Enforcement Taken as Specified in the POTW's ERP (NOVs, Penalties, timing, etc.)? ❑Yes❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A 48. Does the File Contain Penalty Assessment Notices? ❑Yes❑NoON/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A 49. Does The File Contain Proof Of Penalty Collection? ❑Yes❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A ❑Yes❑No❑N/A 50. a. Does the File Contain Any Current Enforcement Orders? b. Is SIU in Compliance with Order? a.❑Yes❑No®N/A b.❑Yes ❑No®N/A a.❑Yes❑No❑N/A b.❑Yes❑No❑N/A a.❑Yes❑No❑N/A b.❑Yes ❑No❑N/A 51. Did the POTW Representative Have Difficulty in Obtaining Any of This Requested Information For You? ❑ Yes /1 No ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No retreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) Form Updated December 2016 Page 2 FILE REVIEW COMMENTS: A very well run pretreatment program. In the headworks analysis it appears that the facility is over allocated for silver. This is due to the sample having been tested previously with a PQL higher than 0.001 mg/L. This will be resolved in the next headworks analysis. INDUSTRY INSPECTION ICIS CODING: Main Program Permit Number MM/DD/YY I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I 1. Industry Inspected: 2. Industry Address: 3. Type of Industry/Product: 4. Industry Contact: Phone: Title: Fax: 5. Does the POTW Use the Division Model Inspection Form or Equivalent? ❑ YES ❑ NO 6. Did the POTW Contact Conduct the Following Parts of the Industrial Inspection Thoroughly? Comments: A. Initial Interview ❑ YES ❑ NO B. Plant Tour ❑ YES ❑ NO C. Pretreatment Tour ❑ YES El NO D. Sampling Review El YES ❑ NO E. Exit Interview ❑ YES ❑ NO Industrial Inspection Comments: OVERALL SUMMARY AND COMMENTS: Comments: Requirements: Recommendations: NOD: ❑ YES ❑ NO NOV: ❑ YES ❑ NO QNCR: ❑ YES ❑ NO POTW Rating: Satisfactory X Marginal UnSatisfactory PCI COMPLETED BY: Jim Gonsiewski DATE: 06/06/2022 NC DWR Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) Form Updated December 2016 Page 3 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 1 IN I 2[ I 2111IIII NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection 3 1 NC0025445 111 121 22/05/13 117 Type 181 I IIIIIIIIIII Inspector Fac Type 191 s 1 2011 I1I11111111I1111111l1IIII 166 l Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved 671 1 70IF � 7111 72 I NI73I I 174 71 1 1 1 1 1 1 180 I I I I I Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Randleman WWTP 3475 Applewood Rd Randleman NC 27317 Entry Time/Date 10:40AM 22/05/13 Permit Effective Date 17/08/01 Exit Time/Date 12:10PM 22/05/13 Permit Expiration Date 21/08/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Garry Michael Glass/ORC/336-498-2254/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Nick Holcomb,204 S Main St Randleman NC 273171814/1336-495-7500/ No Section Cr Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Pretreatment Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) Jim J Gonsiewski of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date -oocusignea by: DWR/Division of Water Quality/336-776-9704/ (1. �oci 6/6/2022 "- E 1197B68F 179045F... Signature of Marbaggesnent Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date o u Igoe by: -T. SMdc, 6/6/2022 r EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 31 NC0025445 I11 121 22/05/13 17 18 P (Cont.) 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On May 13, 2022 a Pretreatment Compliance Inspection (PCI) was performed by Jim Gonsiewski of the Winston-Salem Regional Office. Ms. Lisa Osthues was present for the inspection. The purpose of this inspection was to determine the effectiveness of the Town's pretreatment program, which includes reviewing the files, POTW plant performance, industry monitoring data, and adherence to the enforcement response plan (ERP). Background This is a 1.745 MGD permitted facility. The Town has one (1) Significant Industrial User (SIU) which is not categorical. The publicly owned treatment works (POTW) had a spill of 20,000 gallons of sludge from the digester on April 4, 2022. POTW Interview There are no plant problems related to pretreatment issues and, other than the digester spill, there are no NPDES permit limit or monitoring violations recorded from May 2021 through May 2022. The facility is very well operated. Action Items No action items were noted. Page# 2 Permit: NC0025445 Inspection Date: 05/13/2022 Owner - Facility: Randleman V' / TP Inspection Type: Pretreatment Compliance Yes No NA NE Page# 3