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Home My WebLink AboutNC0088501_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20160219 (2)PAT MCCRORY Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY February 19, 2016 Aqua North Carolina Inc. Attn: Thomas J. Roberts, President & COO 202 Mackenan Drive Cary, NC 27511 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Permittee: Aqua North Carolina Inc. Facility: Stonington Subdivision — Well #1 NPDES Permit #: NC0088501 Forsyth County Dear Mr. Roberts: Governor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretary S. JAY ZIMMERMAN Director Ron Boone of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division) conducted a compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) of the Stonington Subdivision — Well #1 on February 11, 2016. The assistance and cooperation of Peter Dealing, system operator, was greatly appreciated. An inspection checklist is attached for your records and inspection findings are summarized below. General Information The Stonington Subdivision — Well #1 is located on the north side of Stonington Subdivision, in Kernersville, Forsyth County, NC, at approximate coordinates 36.034672°N, 80.076049°W. The permit authorizes Aqua to operate this 0.0021 MGD facility, which consists of five green sand filters used to treat ground water for use as potable water for the subdivision. Chemicals used in the water treatment process include Potassium Permanganate, Chlorine, and Caustic Soda. The permit authorizes Aqua to discharge the filter backwash wastewater from the facility via outfall 001 to an unnamed tributary of Abbotts Creek, which is currently classified as Class WS-III waters in the Yadkin Pee -Dee river basin. Site Review Mr. Dealing has done a good job operating and maintaining the plant. No discrepancies were found. Documentation Review Mr. Boone reviewed all paperwork with Mr. Dealing, including discharge monitoring reports, laboratory result records and bench sheets, chains of custody, operator visitation logs, operation and maintenance logs, etc. Everything was in order, complete, and current and no discrepancies were found. Mr. Dealing is doing a great job keeping up with the required paperwork for the facility. You are reminded that, in accordance with NC General Statute 143-215.6A, the Director of the Division of Water Resources may assess civil penalties not to exceed $25,000 per day, per violation, for violations of NCGS 143-215.1 or the NC0088501 NPDES permit. State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 450 West Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 336 776 9800 If you have any questions regarding the inspection or this letter, please call Mr. Boone or me at (336) 776- 9800. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, Sherri V. Knight, PE Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: 1. BIMS Inspection Report CC: WSRO-SWP Central Files NPDES Unit 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 Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection 1 L 2 L 3 I NC0088501 111 121 16/02/11 117 Type 18 Lin IIIIII111I1 Inspector Fac Type 19 1 .¢ I 20I ' 21IIIIII IIIIIII II II I II IIII I I IIIII I86 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA --------------Reserved- 67I I 701 LJ 1 71 Iit1 72 I N I 731 I 174 75I1 I I I I I I I80 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) Stonington Subdivision - Well #1 Stonington Way Ct Kernersville NC 27284 Entry Time/Date 10:OOAM 16/02/11 Permit Effective Date 14/09/01 Exit Time/Date 11:00AM 16/02/11 Permit Expiration Date 19/02/28 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Peter Ray Dealing/ORC/336-362-2008/ Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Thomas J Roberts,202 Mackenan Ct Cary NC 27511/President/919-653-6967/9194661583 No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit • Flow Measurement • Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters • Laboratory Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Ron WSRO WQ//336-776-9690/ ei 09/G c Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 31 NC0088501 11 121 16/02/11 117 18 Lci 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Please refer to the attached inspection summary letter. Page# Permit: NC0088501 Owner -Facility: Stonington Subdivision - Well #1 Inspection Date: 02/11/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance 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: None Permit (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: None Record Keeping 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)? Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? Is the chain -of -custody complete? 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? Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? (If the facility is = or> 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? 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? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑•❑ ❑ MOOD • ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ 1.000 • • • • • • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑•❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ 11000 • ❑ ❑ ❑ ▪ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NC0088501 Owner - Facility: Stonington Subdivision - Well #1 Inspection Date: 02/11/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Comment: None 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: None Laboratory Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? # Is the facility using a contract lab? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? Comment: None Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? Is sample collected below all treatment units? Is proper volume collected? Is the tubing clean? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)? Comment: None Yes No NA NE O 0110 Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑• ❑ Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑• ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ • ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ • ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4