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Home My WebLink AboutNC0027197_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20220915ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH 5. BISER 5ecrefvey RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Mr. David Hux Utilities Director - Operations Town of Shelby P.O. Box 207 Shelby, NC 28151 Dear Mr. Hux: NORTH CAROL! NA Entilironmrrtlral Qualify September 15, 2022 Subject: Compliance Inspection City of Shelby WTP NPDES Permit No. NC0027197 Cleveland County Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Inspection for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on September 14, 2022, by Ori Tuvia and Maria Schutte. Billy Wilkie's cooperation during the site visit was much appreciated. Please advise the staff involved with this NPDES Permit by forwarding a copy of the enclosed report. The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Ori Tuvia at (704) 235-2190, or at ori.tuvia@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: 14•1414i1NP F161FB69A2D84A3... Andrew H. Pitner P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Cc: MRO Files (Laserfiche) State of North Carolina 1 Environmental Quality 1 Water Resources 1 Water Quality Regional Operations Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704 663 1699 United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA 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 1 IN Code I 2 L NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac 3 I NC0027197 111 12 I 22/09/15 117 18 i i 19 I S I 201 Type 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 I 1 P6 Inspection 67I1.0 Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring I 70I4 Evaluation Rating I 71IN B1 I 72 QA I N I 731 I I I Reserved 74 751 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) Shelby WTP 801 W Grover St Shelby NC 28150 Entry Time/Date 01:15PM 22/09/15 Permit Effective Date 21/11/01 Exit Time/Date 02:OOPM 22/09/15 Permit Expiration Date 23/08/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Billy J Wilkie/ORC/704-484-6885/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Ben Yarboro,824 W Grover St Shelby NC 28150//704-484-6840/ 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 Sig b Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Maria Schutte Ori A Tuvia oMve�cjo�) ---� �C -- BB057A2DE017498... `"�`"'�y DWR/Division of Water Quality/704-663-1699/ 9/15/2022 DWR/Division of Water Quality/704-663-1699/ Signature of Man Andrew Pitn Rfies ckviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date r As"' II 1"15WRIMR0 WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2180/ 9/15/2022 F161FB69A2D84A3... EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day 31 NC0027197 111 121 22/09/15 I17 Inspection Type 18 [j 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# 2 Permit: NC0027197 Inspection Date: 09/15/2022 Owner - Facility: Shelby 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 ❑ ❑ ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? • ❑ El El # 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: The subject permit expires on August 31, 2023. Under the new permit the facility Groundwater monitoring and reporting, formerly Section A. (4), has been removed. Although this permit condition has been removed, the City of Shelby should maintain all site monitoring wells in accordance with 15A NCAC .02C (Well Construction Standards) and contact the Division of Waste Management (DWM) Inactive Hazardous Sites Program (Site ID: NCD986176451) for further guidance they may have regarding future groundwater monitoring. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE 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)? • ❑ El El Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? • El El El Is the chain -of -custody complete? • El ❑ ❑ 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? • El El El Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ El • ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified El El • El operator on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? • El ❑ ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? • El El El 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? • El El El Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? El El El • Page# 3 Permit: NC0027197 Inspection Date: 09/15/2022 Owner - Facility: Shelby WTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Comment: The permittee's records were organized and well maintained. DMRs, COCs, ORC visitation logs and calibration logs were reviewed for April 2022 - June 2022 Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? • El El El Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ • ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 El ❑ • ❑ degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type • ❑ El ❑ representative)? Comment: The subject permit requires grab sampling. Sampling is performed below the lagoons before discharge to the receiving stream. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? • El El El Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? • El El El # Is the facility using a contract lab? • El El El # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 • ❑ El El degrees Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? El El • El Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ El • ❑ Comment: pH and chlorine sampling are done by the facility. Shelby First Broad WWTP lab (Turbidity and TSS), Pace (metals) and ETT Environmental (Toxicity) have all been contracted to analyze samples Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? • El El ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ▪ El El El Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: De -chlorination Type of system ? Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? Is storage appropriate for cylinders? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ❑ • Page# 4 Permit: NC0027197 Inspection Date: 09/15/2022 Owner - Facility: Shelby WTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation De -chlorination Yes No NA NE # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? Are the tablets the proper size and type? Comment: Liquid sodium thiosulfate is used for dechlorination. Disinfection Gas is used for water disinfection Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? Number of tubes in use? Comment: ❑ ❑ • ❑ Lagoons Yes No NA NE Type of lagoons? # Number of lagoons in operation at time of visit? 2 Are lagoons operated in? Parallel # Is a re -circulation line present? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Is lagoon free of excessive floating materials? • El ❑ ❑ # Are baffles between ponds or effluent baffles adjustable? El El • El Are dike slopes clear of woody vegetation? • ❑ ❑ ❑ 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? • ❑ ❑ ❑ # 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 Is the lagoon surface free of weeds? • El El El Is the lagoon free of short circuiting? • ❑ El El Comment: The facility is equipped with two 0.72 MGD lagoons. One of the lagoons was out for maintenance at the time of the inspection. 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 ❑ ❑ • ❑ Page# 5 Permit: NC0027197 Inspection Date: 09/15/2022 Owner - Facility: Shelby WTP Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE Comment: Flow meter is calibrated annually 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: Solids Handling Equipment Is the equipment operational? Is the chemical feed equipment operational? Is storage adequate? Is the site free of high level of solids in filtrate from filter presses or vacuum filters? Is the site free of sludge buildup on belts and/or rollers of filter press? Is the site free of excessive moisture in belt filter press sludge cake? The facility has an approved sludge management plan? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment: Sludge from the lagoon is land applied under permit WQ0007780. The subject land application permit was previously for both the WWTP and WTP but now only serves the WTP. Page# 6