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Home My WebLink AboutNCG510536_Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report_20221128ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director L.W. Pritchett L.W. Pritchett Jr., Inc 2410 Roswell Avenue #404 Charlotte, North Carolina 28209 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality November 28, 2022 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection NC General Wastewater Permit NCG510000 for Discharge of Wastewater from a Groundwater Remediation System Certificate of Coverage: NCG510536 for the Former T&G Grocery, Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina Dear Mr. Pritchett: Mr. Jim Gonsiewski of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO), visited your facility on November 2, 2022 and met with Mr. Danny Oldham, Remediation Technician/Site Supervisor of Pyramid Environmental to perform a compliance evaluation inspection of your facility's groundwater remediation system. Details of that inspection are included on the attached EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report. The permit expired on September 30, 2020. At the time of the inspection, our records indicated that the annual fee for 2021 has not been paid. The annual permit fee is $100 per year. Once this fee is paid, the permit will be automatically renewed. Please pay this permit fee and ensure in the future that the fees are paid in a timely manner. The following items were noted during the inspection: The remediation system at the site has been operating intermittently since May 2017 based on directives by the NCDEQ Underground Storage Tank (UST) section. The system has been operating since June 2022 according to Mr. Oldham. Currently twenty-three (23) wells are located on and off site (sixteen (16) monitoring wells, two (2) replacement monitoring wells (for wells that went dry) and two (2) recovery wells). Additionally, three (3) soil vapor extraction (SVE) wells were installed on the site. The monitoring wells and effluent are sampled quarterly. The system effluent was last sampled on September 13, 2022. Laboratory analytical results for this sampling event indicated all analyzed constituents were below laboratory reporting limits. Currently one recovery well is used in the remediation system, which treats the groundwater with a combined pump and treat and soil vapor extraction system. The remediation system and the building in which it is located appear to be in good condition. Department or EnKwwme.lal WAN" 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 outfall for the 2-inch PVC effluent pipe that transports treated water from the remediation system is located southwest of the site. This outfall empties into an unnamed tributary to Haw Creek. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jim Gonsiewski by phone at 336-776-9704, or by email at jim.gonsiewski(a7,ncdenr.gov. You may also contact me by phone at 336-776-9700, or by email at lon.snider@a,ncdenr.gov. S incerely, CDocuSIpned by: L pa. �. Smittr 145B49E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ - WSRO Attachments: I . NCG510000 General Wastewater Permit 2. NCG510000 Technical Bulletin 3. EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report cc: Mika Trifunovic — Pyramid Environmental & Engineering, P.0 (Electronic Copy) Danny Oldham — Pyramid Environmental & Engineering, P.C. (Electronic Copy) IEQ1 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 !Raleigh, North Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 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 15 I 21I III 11 I NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection 3 I NCG510536 111 12122/11/02 117 Type 18 1 2 I I I I I I Inspector Fac Type 19 I S I 201 I I I III I l I I I I I l I l l l I I I I I III I I I I I i66 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved 711 671 I 7015 1 1 72 I N I 73I 1 1174 71 III III 180 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES oermit Number) former T&G Grocery site 1695 NC Hwy 54 Graham NC 27253 Entry Time/Date 10:10AM 22/11/02 Permit Effective Date 16/10/14 Exit Time/Date 11.15AM 22/11/02 Permit Expiration Date 20/09/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /r/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted L W Pritchett,2410 Roswell Ave Charlotte NC 28209/1704-968-8229/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Self -Monitoring Progran Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate 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 ( DocuSigned by: DWR/Division of Water Quality/336-776-9704/ aDt 11/28/2022 '-E197B66F179D45F.. Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Docusigned by: 11/28/2022 It A. l . SMilfS EPAnii4 KZ vA9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 3I NPDES NCG510536 I11 121 yr/mo/day 22/11/02 Inspection Type 117 18L"J (Cont.) 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Jim Gonsiewski of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO), visited the facility on November 2, 2022 and met with Mr. Danny Oldham, Remediation Technician/Site Supervisor of Pyramid Environmental to perform a compliance evaluation inspection of the facility's groundwater remediation system. The permit expired on September 30, 2020. At the time of the inspection, DWR records indicated that the annual fee for 2021 has not been paid. The annual permit fee is $100 per year. Once this fee is paid, the permit will be automatically renewed. The following items were noted during the inspection: The remediation system at the site has been operating intermittently since May 2017 based on directives by the NCDEQ Underground Storage Tank (UST) section. The system has currently been operating since June 2022 according to Mr. Oldham. Twenty-three (23) wells are located on and off site (sixteen (16) monitoring wells, two (2) replacement monitoring wells (for wells that went dry) and two (2) recovery wells). Additionally, three (3) soil vapor extraction (SVE) wells were installed on the site. The monitoring wells and effluent are sampled quarterly. The system effluent was last sampled on September 13, 2022. Laboratory analytical results for this sampling event indicated all analyzed constituents were below laboratory reporting limits. Currently one recovery well is used in the remediation system, which treats the groundwater with a combined pump and treat and soil vapor extraction system. The outfall for the 2-inch PVC effluent pipe that transports treated water from the remediation system is located southwest of the site. This outfall empties into an unnamed tributary to Haw Creek. This is a very well run remediation system. The remediation system and the building in which it is located appear to be in good condition. Page# 2 Permit: NCG510536 Inspection Date: 11/02/2022 Owner - Facility: former T&G Grocery site Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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: 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? • ❑ ❑ ❑ # 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: Page# 3 View looking east of the small engine repair shop located south of the former gas station pumps. View looking south ofthe renmediationunit. The small engine repair shop isonthe right side ofthe photograph. View inside remediation unit. The holding tank is on the left side while the weill influent lines are visible along the wall. View looking west of the remedition unit. Junction Box JB-1 is located near the bottom of the photograph. View looking north across NC Highway 54. Junction Box JB-4 is visible near the bottom left of the photograph. View of the effluent discharge point which is an intermittent tributary to Haw Creek.