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Home My WebLink AboutNCG550165_2701_Lockwood_Dr_Mary_Council_20230220ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Mary M. Council, Owner 2701 Lockwood Drive Winston-Salem, NC 27103 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality February 20th, 2023 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Single Family Residence Wastewater Treatment System 2701 Lockwood Drive, Winston-Salem, NC 27103 General NPDES Wastewater Permit: NCG550000 Certificate of Coverage: NCG550165 Forsyth County Dear Mr. & Mrs. Council, Ron Boone, Seren Homer, Jesse Barnes, and Kristin Potwora, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO), met with you, current owner of 2701 Lockwood Drive in Winston-Salem, 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 attached checklist. • You are the current owner of the residence and the current permittee. • 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 location of the septc tank and stated that you do have it pumped out regularly. There were no obvious signs of tank malfunction or problems. You should keep all receipts/invoices of when you have the tank pumped as a record of it. Keep the records in a file with all other related records, such as analytical results, annual fee invoices, etc. • 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 is 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. 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 • 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:Hdeq.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. 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. Sincerely, EDocuSigned by: Loti -T. SMdU 1-"49E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Attachments: Water Compliance Inspection Report 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 eaparMeM 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 NCG550165 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) 12:00PM 23/02/08 20/11/24 2701 Lockwood Drive 2701 Lockwood Dr Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Winston Salem NC 27103 12:30PM 23/02/08 25/10/31 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 Mary M Council,2701 Lockwood Dr Winston Salem NC 27103//336-765-8845/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran Facility Site Review 0 Effluent/Receiving Wate 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 Docusignedby: DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9690/ 2/20/2023 Seren Homer o*%,Z& 23aa,,,el DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9698/ E20F8DD5F2A3460... Jesse Barnes DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9701/ Kristen Potwora DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9800/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date DocuSigned by: 2/20/2023 [— Lo- T. 5,,o r EPA Form�88&-Y�KEVv6-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCG550165 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. & Mrs. Council, Ron Boone, Seren Homer, Jesse Barnes, and Kristin Potwora, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office (WSRO), met with you, current owner of 2701 Lockwood Drive in Winston-Salem, 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 and the current permittee. - 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 location of the septc tank and stated that you do have it pumped out regularly. There were no obvious signs of tank malfunction or problems. You should keep all receipts/invoices of when you have the tank pumped as a record of it. Keep the records in a file with all other related records, such as analytical results, annual fee invoices, etc. - 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 is 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. 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. NCG550525 17 (Cont.) Page# Permit: NCG550165 Owner -Facility: 2701 Lockwood 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 ❑ ❑ ❑ 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: Refer to inspection summary section 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 ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ 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? 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: Refer to inspection summary section. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NCG550165 Owner -Facility: 2701 Lockwood Drive Inspection Date: 02/08/2023 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ # 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? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Refer to inspection summary section. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ 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: Refer to inspection summary section. 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? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pumps or syphons operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Refer to inspection summary section. Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Number of tubes in use? 2 Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NCG550165 Inspection Date: 02/08/2023 Disinfection -Tablet Comment: Refer to inspection summary section. Owner -Facility: 2701 Lockwood Drive Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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: Refer to inspection summary section. Yes No NA NE Yes No NA NE ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ 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: Refer to inspection summary section. Page# 5