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Home My WebLink AboutNC0085871_Evaluaton Inspection_20140925 AiA NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources • Pat McCrory John E. Skvarla, Ill Governor Secretary September 25, 2014 ABB, Inc. Attn: Melody B. Christopher 5 Waterside Crossing Windsor, CT 06095 RECEIVED!DENRIDWR Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection SEP 3 0 2014 Permittee: Flakt Products, Inc. Facility: Flakt Products Remediation Site Water Quality NPDES Permit#: NC0085871 permitting Section Forsyth County Dear Ms. Christopher: Ron Boone of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Water Quality(DWQ or the Division) conducted a compliance evaluation inspection (CEI) of the Flakt Products Remediation Site on September 23, 2014. The assistance and cooperation of Glenn Price, Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC), was greatly appreciated. An inspection checklist is attached for your records and inspection findings are summarized below. General Information The Flakt Products Remediation Site is located at the former Flakt Products manufacturing facility at 2000 Lowery Street, Winston Salem, Forsyth County, NC. The approximate coordinates of the treatment building are 36.091743°N, -80.215377°W. It is located on the southwest corner of the facility. The permit authorizes Flakt Products, Inc. to operate this 0.0864 MGD groundwater remediation system, which consists of extraction wells, an iron sequestering feed pump, an equalization tank with feed pump, an air stripper, and a flow monitoring device. The permit authorizes Flakt Products, Inc. to discharge the treated effluent into Brushy Fork via outfall 001. Brushy Fork is currently classified as Class C waters in the Yadkin Pee-Dee River basin. Site Review Mr. Price has done a good job of operating and maintaining the plant. The entire plant was clean and appeared to be well maintained. The right-of-way to the outfall was clear and ready for inspection. The effluent was flowing at the time of the inspection and the water was clear and odorless with only minor foam North Carolina Division of Water Quality,Winston-Salem Regional Office Location:585 Waughtown St Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27107 Phone:336-771-5000 FAX:336-771-46301 Customer Service;1-877-623-6748 Internet www.ncwaterquality.org One An Equal Opportunity 1 Affirmative Action Employer NorthCarolina Naturally production, likely caused from aeration of the effluent. Mr. Boone noted no discrepancies or permit violations. Documentation Review All required documentation was reviewed. All of Mr. Price's records were available, in order, complete and current; this includes operations and visitation logs, discharge monitoring reports, laboratory records, chains of custody,etc. No discrepancies were noted. If you have any questions regarding the inspection or this letter, please call Mr. Boone or me at (336)771-5000. Sincerely, ....46140/4460.4441—..— W. Corey Basinger Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Quality Attachments: 1. BIMS Inspection Report CC: WSRO-SWP Central Files NPDES Unit AMEC Attn:Joe Deatherage, Senior Environmental Engineer Environment&Infrastructure 9725 Cogdill Road Knoxville,TN 37932 • United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington,D.C.20480 OMB No.2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A:National Data System Coding(i.e.,PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 Iti I 2 LI 3 I NC0085871 111 12 I 14/09/23 117 18 t I 19 1.11 201 21111111 111111111111111111 I IIIIII IIIIIII1 II 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved ` 67 1 70 LJ I I 71 I LJI LJ 72 I rL I 731 1 174 75J I I I I I I 180 Section B:FacilityData Name and Location of Facility Inspected(For Industrial Users discharging to POTW,also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES permit Number) 10:00AM 14/09/23 09/08/01 Flakt Products remediation site 200 Lowery St Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Winston Salem NC 27106 11:00AM 14/09/23 14/05/31 Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data /// Glenn Fredrick Price/ORC/336 996 2841/ RECEIVEDIDENRIDWR SEP 30 2014 Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Water Quality Melody B Christopher,5 Waterside Crossing Windsor CT 06095//860-687-4907/ Permitting Section No Section C:Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) • Permit I. Flow Measurement • Operations&Maintenance II Records/Reports 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 Boone WSRO WQ//336-771-4967/ 912s11 Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Niedatifive44.44. &e- At EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day inspection Typo 1 31 NC0085871 I11 121 14/09/23 117 18 Lc] Section D:Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and cheddlsts as necessary) Please refer to the attached inspection summary letter. • r • Page# 2 Permit NC0085871 Owner-Facility: Flakt Products remediation site Inspection Date: 09/23/2014 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 • 0 0 0 application? Is the facility as described in the permit? • 0 0 0 #Are there any special conditions for the permit? 0 • 0 0 Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? • 0 0 0 Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? • 0 0 0 Comment: None Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? • 0 0 0 Is all required information readily available,complete and current? • 0 0 0 Are all records maintained for 3 years(lab.reg.required 5 years)? • 0 0 0 Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? • 0 0 0 Is the chain-of-custody complete? • 0 0 0 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 U Are DMRs complete:do they include all permit parameters? • 0 0 0 Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? 0 0 • ❑ (If the facility is=or>5 MGD permitted flow)Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator 0 II 0 0 on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? • 0 0 0 Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? • 0 0 0 Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? • 0 0 0 Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? • 0 0 0 Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? 0 0 • 0 Comment: None Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? 0 0 U 0 Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters)performed by a certified lab? • 0 0 0 Page# 3 J ' . • Permit NC0085871 Owner-Facility: Flakt Products remediation site Inspection Date: 09/23/2014 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE #Is the facility using a contract lab? • 0 0 0 #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 0 0 • Celsius)? Incubator(Fecal Coliform)set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/-0.2 degrees? 0 0 • 0 Incubator(BOD)set to 20.0 degrees Celsius+/-1.0 degrees? 0 0 • 0 Comment: None Flow Measurement-Effluent Yes No NA NE #Is flow meter used for reporting? • 0 0 0 Is flow meter calibrated annually? • 0 0 0 Is the flow meter operational? • 0 0 0 (If units are separated)Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? • 0 0 0 Comment: None Effluent Pipe, Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? • 0 0 0 Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? • 0 0 0 If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? 0 0 • 0 Comment: None Operations&Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? • • 0 0 0 Does the facility analyze process control parameters,for ex:MLSS,MCRT,Settleable 0 • 0 0 Solids,pH,DO,Sludge Judge,and other that are applicable? Comment: None Page# 4