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Home My WebLink AboutNCG550525_1485_Double_Crk_Dr_Joshua_Robertson_20230220ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Joshua Robertson, Owner 1485 Double Creek Drive Lewisville, NC 27023 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality February 20th, 2023 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Single Family Residence Wastewater Treatment System 1485 Double Creek Dr, Lewisville, NC 27023 General NPDES Wastewater Permit: NCG550000 Certificate of Coverage: NCG550525 Forsyth County Dear Mr. Robertson: Ron Boone, Seren Homer, Jesse Barnes, and Kristin Potwora, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office, met with you, current owner of 1485 Double Creek Drive in Lewisville, NC, to perform a compliance evaluation inspection of the home's single family wastewater treatment system, on February 8, 2023. The inspection findings are summarized below and detailed in the attached inspection report. - You have lived in the house since June, 2020. You currently have no records of the system. - You have not had the septic tank pumped out yet. - You are placing chlorine tablets in the chlorinator. - The outfall pipe was located and no issues were noted. - You have not had any laboratory analyses of the effluent performed yet. Please be aware that the Division may take enforcement action against any permittee who fails to comply with any requirement of their permit. Pursuant to NC General Statute (NCGS) 143-215.6A, a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms, conditions, or requirements of any permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-215.1. DffNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources oan caaouNn Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 M336.776.9800 oep.m.m or em�nmen� Qualm If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Boone by phone at 336-776-9690, or by email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov. Thank you in advance for your time and attention to this matter. Sincerely, / D-ocu Siiggned by: (.17n. l . Jn.IAGf 145B49E22� C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Attachments: 1. Water Compliance Inspection Report 2. System Schematic REQ� North Carolina Department ofEnvironmental Quality I Division ofWater Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 1 Raleigh, North Carolina 27105 NORTH CAROLINA 336.776.9800 naparMeM of EmironmanW 9uallly United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 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 IN 1 2 u 3 I NCG550525 111 121 23/02/08 I17 18 I C I 19 I s I 20L] 21111I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 I 72 I ni I 71 I 74 79 I I I I I I I80 701 I 71 I LL -1 I I LJ Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES Dermit Number) 12:OOPM 23/02/08 19/02/06 1485 Double Creek Drive 1485 Double Creek Dr Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Lewisville NC 27023 12:30PM 23/02/08 20/10/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Liza T Taylor, 1485 Double Creek Dr Lewisville NC 27023//912-614-5117/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Operations & Maintenar 0 Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran Facility Site Review 0 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) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Ron Boone Docusigned by: DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9690/ Seren Homer ona�jflar� DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9698/ 2/20/2023 Jesse Barnes DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9701/ Kristen Potwora Bz0F8005F2A3460... DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9800/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date by: 2/20/2023 FLD�ocusigned _ T. 5,Jtr N.- 145� gff2 CMEA... ) EPA Form ev 9-94 Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCG550525 I11 12I 23/02/08 117 18 i c i (Cont.) Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Dear Mr. Robertson, Ron Boone, Seren Homer, Jesse Barnes, and Kristin Potwora, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office, met with you, current owner of 1485 Double Creek Drive in Lewisville, NC, to perform a compliance evaluation inspection of the home's single family wastewater treatment system, on February 8, 2023. The inspection findings are summarized below and in the checklist on the following pages. - You are the current owner of the residence but are not the current permittee. Mr. Boone provided you a Name/Ownership Change form to fill out and send to the central office in Raleigh. Be sure to follow all instructions provided on the form. - In accordance with the NCG550000 permit, you must have the septic tank pumped out completely at least every 5 years, or when the solids level in the tank reaches 1 /3 or more of the liquid depth of the tank. You are aware of the approximate location of the tank but asked if we had any drawings of the system. I have included a schematic of the system that was in our file for the residence. Unfortunately, the schematic does not include measurements. There were no obvious signs of tank malfunction or problems. - There were no signs of malfunction or problems with the subsurface sand filter, however, the filter's exact location is unknown. - There were tablets in the chlorinator at the time of the inspection and you are using the proper tablets (i.e. main ingredient is calcium hypochlorite). You should probably put no more than five tablets at a time in the chlorinator. Once you better determine an accurate usage rate, you should place no more tablets in the tube than would be used up over a month's time. Calcium hypochlorite and a very potent oxidizer and can cause severe irritation of skin, eyes, etc. Be sure to wear eye, respiratory, and hand protection when handling the tablets. Do NOT breathe fumes from the tablets. Thoroughly rinse any body parts that contact the tablets with fresh water. - The outfall pipe into the stream was located. It is readily accessible, and no problems or issues were noted. - No laboratory analyses of the effluent have been completed yet. We provided you a copy of the general permit and went through its primary requirements with you. You may find certified laboratories capable of running the required tests for you at this website: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-resources-science-and-data/water-sciences -home-page/chemistry-laboratory/laboratory-certification-branch/certified-laboratory-listings We believe the Pace Labs office in Kernersville is the closest one to your residence. - As you may already know, there is a $60 annual fee for this permit. It will be sent to you every year. Once you fill out and submit the Name/Ownership Change form, our central office personnel can change the permit to be in your name and all future correspondence will be sent to you, rather than the former owner. In addition, the permit will be renewed every five years. You will need to do nothing at this time. You will simply receive a copy of the renewed permit once it is completed. If you have any questions or require any assistance, please feel free to contact me by phone at 336.776.9690 or by email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov. Page# Permit: NCG550525 Owner - Facility: 1485 Double Creek Drive Inspection Date: 02/08/2023 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 ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Current resident is not permittee. Josh Robertson, who is the current resident, purchased the home from Liza Taylor approximately two years ago. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: No testing done as of vet. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? ❑ ❑ 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 ❑ Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (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? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ classification? Page# 3 Permit: NCG550525 Owner -Facility: 1485 Double Creek Drive Inspection Date: 02/08/2023 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: No records available during inspection. Laboratory Yes No NA NE 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? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ # 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: No testing done as of vet. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # 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: No testing done as of yet. Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pumps or syphons operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: No alarms on tank. Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NCG550525 Inspection Date: 02/08/2023 Disinfection -Tablet Owner -Facility: 1485 Double Creek Drive Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Are the tablets the proper size and type? Number of tubes in use? Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? Comment: One tube in use with several tablets inside. 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: No concerns were noted. Yes No NA NE 1 Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 5