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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0015487_NPDES Stormwater Permit Compliance Inspection_20100611NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Beverly Eaves Perdue Governor June 11, 2010 Mr. Carl B. Powell Powell Industries P.O. Box 65 Waynesville, NC 28786 Division of Water Quality Coleen H. Sullins Director F ED e 200 nal Office .v...- aulfer Prott�otlon SUBJECT: NPDES Stormwater Permit Compliance Inspection (Status: Noncompliant) Powell Industries Permit No: NCG210099 Haywood County Dear Mr. Powell: This letter is in follow-up to the NPDES Stormwater Permit Compliance Inspection conducted on May 13, 2010, by Susan A. Wilson, Division of Water Quality (DWQ), along with Andrea Keller, Division of Waste Management. You, Mr. Bruce Powell, and Mr. Mackie McKay met with us at the site (and Mr. McKay gave us a tour of the site). The facility was found to be non -compliant with the following condition of permit NCG210099. 1. Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) ➢ The SPPP was not produced during the site inspection May 13th (due to time constraints, DWQ did not review on June 1, 2010, after the Powell Wholesale follow- up site inspection). DWQ reminds Powell Industries that - o Site inspections should be conducted as required by the 8/1/2008 permit (the most recent general permit for the timber products industry) and noted as part of the plan. At minimum, semi-annual inspections should be conducted. DWQ also recommends that Powell Industries inspect the ponds, at minimum, after rainfall events in exceedance of the 10 year storm to ensure no runoff from the second detention pond (and record as part of the SPPP). Due to the criticality of the pumps at the secondary pond, these should be inspected periodically to ensure they are in working order (and so noted as part of the SPPP). o A complete and updated site plan should be included in the SPPP. Location: 2090 U.S. Highway 70, Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778 Phone: 828-296-45001 FAX: 828-299-70431 Customer Service: 1-877-623-6748 Internet. www.ncwaterquality,org Freeman Secretary NOpthCarci ina aturalty An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer Mr. Powell June 11, 2010 Page 2 of 2 Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Inspection Report, which contains additional observations and comments for your reference. Although the system is not designed to discharge (and Ms. Wilson and Mr. McKay discussed possible elimination of the stormwater permit), at this time DWQ believes it prudent for Powell Industries to continue under the stormwater permit (good housekeeping and inspections are still required as part of the SPPP). If no discharge occurs from the site to surface waters, then Powell Industries should document "no discharge" as part of their analytical/qualitative monitoring. The Division requires that: The SPPP be updated and completed by August 31, 2010, if not sooner [the same deadline as DWQ required for the Powell Wholesale site]. The document should be retained on -site for future inspections by this office. Please contact Susan A. Wilson, P.E. at (828) 296-4665 or Susan.A. Wilsonna.ncdenr.gov, if you have any questions or if you cannot meet the above -stated timeline. Please also notify her after completion of your updated SPPP. Sincerely, ti-I FO K Roger C. Edwards, Regional Supervisor Surface Water Protection Section Asheville Regional Office Enc: Inspection Report NCG210000 permit cc: Mr. McKay, P.E., P.O. Box 157, Hazelwood, NC 28738 Central Files ARO Files Andrea Keller, DWM/ARO (w/Inspection Report) Ken Pickle, DWQ/SWPU (w/Inspection Report) Ed Williams, DWQ/APS (w/Inspection Report) S:\SWP\Haywood\Stomwater\NCG2lTimber\PowelI Ind NCG210099\LTR.Powell Inspection.NCG210099.6 2010.doe Permit: NCG210099 SOC: County: Haywood Region: Asheville Compliance Inspection Report Effective: 08/01/08 Expiration: 07/31/13 Owner: Powell Industries Effective: Expiration: Facility: Powell Industries - Haywood 4595 Jonathan Creek Rd Contact Person: Carl B Powell Directions to Facility: System Classifications: Primary ORC: Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): Related Permits: Title: Inspection Date: , 05/13/2010 Entry Time: 12:00 PM Primary Inspector: Susan A Wilson Secondary Inspector(s): Waynesville NC 28786 Phone:704-926-9114 Certification: Exit Time: 03:00 PM Phone: Phone:828-294-4500 Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Inspection Type: Timber Products Stormwater Discharge COC Facility Status: ❑ Compliant ■ Not Compliant Question Areas: M Storm Water (See attachment summary) Page:1 Permit: NCG210099 Owner -Facility: Powell Industries Inspection Date: 05/13/2010 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: Page:2 Permit: NCG210099 Owner - Facility: Powell Industries Inspection Date: 05/13/2010 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan Yes No NA NE Does the site have a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a General Location (USGS) map? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a "Narrative Description of Practices'? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a detailed site map including outfall locations and drainage areas? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of significant spills occurring during the past 3 years? ❑ ■ ❑ Cl # Has the facility evaluated feasible alternatives to current practices? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the facility provide all necessary secondary containment? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a BMP summary? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Spill Prevention and Response Plan (SPRP)? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Plan? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the facility provide and document Employee Training? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a list of Responsible Party(s)? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Is the Plan reviewed and updated annually? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Does the Plan include a Stormwater Facility Inspection Program? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Has the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan been implemented? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Comment: The SPPP was not produced during the site visit. Please ensure the plan is updated (by August 31, 2010 - as with NCG210097 - Powell Wholesale). Qualitative Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Qualitative Monitoring semi-annually? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Not applicable at this time -no evidence of discharge from second detention pond (no discharge from this pond, per Mr. McKay). Analytical Monitoring Yes No NA NE Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Has the facility conducted its Analytical monitoring from Vehicle Maintenance areas? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: (see note under qualitative monitoring) Permit and Outfalls Yes No NA NE # Is a copy of the Permit and the Certificate of Coverage available at the site? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ # Were all outfalls observed during the inspection? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # If the facility has representative outfall status, is it properly documented by the Division? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Page:3 Permit: NCG210099 Owner -Facility: Powell Industries Inspection Date: 05/13/2010 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation # Has the facility evaluated all illicit (non stormwater) discharges? Reason for Visit: Routine Comment: The SPPP (w/permit) was not produced during the site visit. A copy of the 8/1/2008 permit will be sent with the inspection report. The secondary pond is not intended to discharge (and there was no evidence of discharge on the day of inspection). 0 0 0 n Page:4 Inspection Summary Powell Industries — NCG210099 Susan Wilson (DWQ) and Andrea Keller (DWM) conducted a site inspection at Powell Industries site on 5/13/2010. Powell Industries (chip mill site) is covered under Stormwater (SW) general permit NCG210099. No notification was given prior to the site visit. Mr. McKay led us through the site (after a discussion with Mr. Bruce Powell and Mr. Carl Powell). During this site inspection the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) was not produced. It was understood that this could be produced at a later time —that it was likely in Mr. McKay's office. [During the follow-up inspection by Susan Wilson and Kevin Barnett (DWQ) on 6/1/2010, at the Wholesale site — DWQ did not have enough time to follow-up at the chipper site]. As with Powell Wholesale — this site should have an updated SPPP by August 31, 2010 (if not sooner). This site has various stormwater culverts and drainage ditches through the facility. Per Mr. McKay, all drain to the first detention pond at the northern corner of the site. This detention pond has an overflow to the secondary pond (and may discharge to the secondary pond during heavy rain events). To maintain freeboard in the second pond — there are pumps at the second pond to pump water to the first pond (at the time of inspection — it did not appear to work — Powell Industries should ensure that all pumps are in working order and document this in the SPPP). The first pond has recycle pumps to be used for log wetting/wastewater recycle purposes (Aquifer permit No. WQ0015487). The vehicle maintenance area is fully enclosed. At this time, no monitoring is required from the vehicle maintenance area (it does not appear that any discharge of stormwater resulting from the maintenance area will be transferred to the stormwater detention pond). The SWPPP should be updated and site inspections should be conducted as required by the 8/1/2008 permit. Although no stormwater discharge is noted —good housekeeping practices are still required, as well as complete facility inspections (at minimum, semi-annually). Ms. Wilson and Mr. McKay did discuss the possibility of elimination of the stormwater general permit from this site (due to lack of discharge from the second detention pond). However, at this time DWQ believes it to be prudent to continue under the stormwater permit. Powell Industries should be aware that the stormwater permit does not allow the discharge of wastewater from the site (and does not allow the co -mingling of wastewater and stormwater at the site for discharge). DWQ recommends that Powell Industries inspect the ponds (at minimum) after rainfall events in exceedance of the 10 year storm to ensure no runoff from the second detention pond. Please be aware that Permit No. WQ0015487 requires that you record freeboard levels weekly and maintain on file.