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Town of Highlands WWTP
Field Maintenance
Jason Smith
June 9 2010
June 28 2010
June 28 2010
Todd Crawford
June 28 2010
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Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins
Governor Director
July 2, 2010
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Mr. Alec Templeton
Town of Highlands WWTP
P.O. Box 460
Highlands, NC 28741
SUBJECT: North Carolina Wastewater/Groundwater Laboratory Certification (NC WW/GW LC)
Maintenance Inspection
Dear Mr. Templeton:
Dee Freeman
Secretary
Enclosed is a report for the inspection performed on June 9, 2010 by Mr. Jason Smith. No findings are cited in
this report, a response is not required. We appreciate the fine job you and your staff are doing. As a
certification requirement, your laboratory must continue to carry out the requirements set forth in 15A NCAC
2H .0800.
Copies of the checklists completed during the inspection may be requested from this office. Thank you for your
cooperation during the inspection. If you wish to obtain an electronic copy of this report by email, or if you have
questions or need additional information please contact me at 828-296-4677.
Sincerely,
Ga rancies
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Unit Supervisor
Laboratory Section
Cc Asheville Regional Office
Jason Smith
DENR DVVQ Laboratory Section NC Wastewater(Groandwater Laboratory Certification Branch
1623 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1623
Location: 4405 Reedy Creek Road. Raleigh, North Carolina 27607-6445
Phone: [phone] l FAX [phone]
Internet: www.dwglab.org
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Town of Highlands WWTP
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P.O. Box 460
Highlands, NC 28741
5079
June 9, 2010
Field Maintenance
Jason Smith
Alec Templeton
This laboratory was inspected to verify its compliance with the requirements of 15A NCAC 2H .0800 for
the analysis of environmental samples.
The laboratory was clean and well organized. The facility has all the equipment necessary to perform the
analyses. The findings below are new policies that have been implemented by our program since the last
inspection.
Comment: The laboratory needed to improve the documentation of purchased reagents. The Quality
Assurance Policies for Field Laboratories document states: All chemicals, reagents, standards and
consumables used by the laboratory must have the following information documented: Date Received,
Date Opened (in use Vendor Lot Number, and Expiration Date. A system (e.g., traceable identifiers)
must be in place that links standard/reagent preparation information to analytical batches in which the
solutions are used. Documentation of solution preparation must include the analyst's initials, date of
preparation, the volume or weight of standard(s) used, the solvent and final volume of the solution.
This information as well as the vendor and/or manufacturer, lot number, and expiration date must be
retained for chemicals, reagents, standards and consumables used for a period of five years.
Consumable materials such as pH buffers and lots of pre -made standards are included in this
requirement. The laboratory updated benchsheets at the time of the inspection to include all required
information. No further response is necessary for this finding.
Comment: Data not meeting all quality control requirements is not identified on the Discharge Monitoring
Report (DMR). The Quality Assurance Policies for Field Laboratories document states: Where
applicable, a notation must be made on the Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) form, in the comment
section, when any required sample quality control does not meet specified criteria and another sample
cannot be obtained. The laboratory was not aware of this requirement and stated that all quality control
failures would be recorded on the DMR in the future. No further response is necessary for this
finding.

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The paper trail consisted of comparing field testing records and contract lab reports to Discharge
Monitoring Reports (DMRs) submitted to the North Carolina Division of Water Quality. Data were
reviewed for December, 2009, January, 2010, and February, 2010. No transcription errors were
detected. The facility appears to be doing a good job of accurately transcribing data.
V. CONCLUSIONS:
All findings noted during the inspection were adequately addressed prior to the completion of this
report. The inspector would like to thank the staff for its assistance during the inspection and data review
process. No response is required.
Report prepared by: Jason Smith Date: June 28, 2010
Report reviewed by: Todd Crawford Date: June 28, 2010