NCG500315_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20230315 (2)

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 2 u 3 I NCG500315 111 121 23/02/14 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 -------------------
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I 72 I n, I 73 � I 74 79 I I I I I I I80
70 I I 71 I LL -1 I I
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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 permit Number)
09:30AM 23/02/14
20/12/29
Elizabeth Carbide of North Carolina
5801 US Hwy 64 E
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
Lexington NC 27292
10:30AM 23/02/14
25/11/30
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
Carl Paglia,5801 US Hwy 64 E Lexington NC 27292//330-847-6360/
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit 0 Operations & Maintenar 0 Records/Reports 0 Facility Site Review
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
Jesse Barnes Docusigned by: DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9701/
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Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
pocusigned by: 3/15/2023
EPA Form39bV-'9�(�ev96E64) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type
NCG500315 I11 12I 23/02/14 117 18 ici cJ
(Cont.)
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Jesse Barnes, of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional
Office (WSRO), conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of the Elizabeth Carbide of North
Carolina facility on February 14, 2023. Mr. James Day, Shop Superintendent, was present for the
inspection. The facility was found to be compliant with the subject permit. Inspection findings are
detailed in the attached Water Compliance Inspection Report.
NPDES certificate of coverage NCG500315 for general permit NCG500000 was issued December 29,
2020 and expires November 30, 2025. There are no special conditions for the subject permit or
certificate of coverage. The plant was restricted to the general public via controlled access to the
private property and secured buildings. The inspector was granted access to all areas for inspection.
Furnace cooling water was observed to be entirely contained within an automatically operated
closed -loop recycling system. Conditioning chemicals have been added to the cooling water for
corrosion control. The system has been designed to either recycle or vaporize excess cooling water.
When operating properly, no water is discharged from the facility. If a discharge, overflow, or spill
were to occur from the furnace cooling water system, the wastewater would enter floor drains and be
stored in collection basins until it could be pumped and hauled. The facility has maintained three
in -ground collection basins, each having a capacity of approximately 1000 gallons for 3000 gallons of
total wastewater storage on site at all times. During the inspection, there were two additional
mini -bulk -sized containers available for temporary storage of wastewater, if needed. There was no
known outfall or effluent pipe discovered during the inspection, nor did facility staff know of any.
If you no longer require a discharge permit, you should apply for rescission. In order to rescind an
NPDES permit the facility owner (or authorized representative) should send a letter including the
permit number, name and address of the facility, and reason for the rescission request to the NPDES
Permitting and Compliance Program at the following mailing address:
Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section - NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Permit: NCG500315 Owner -Facility: Elizabeth Carbide of North Carolina
Inspection Date: 02/14/2023 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? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: NPDES certificate of coverage NCG500315 for general permit NCG500000 was issued
December 29, 2020 and expires November 30, 2025. There are no special conditions
for the subject permit or certificate of coverage. The plant was restricted to the general
public via controlled access to the private property and secured buildings. The
inspector was granted access to all areas for inspection.
Record Keeping
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Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit?
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Is all required information readily available, complete and current?
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Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)?
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Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs?
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Is the chain -of -custody complete?
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Dates, times and location of sampling
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Name of individual performing the sampling
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Results of analysis and calibration
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Dates of analysis
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Name of person performing analyses
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Transported COCs
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Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters?
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Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ?
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(If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified
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operator on each shift?
Is the ORC visitation log available and current?
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Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification?
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Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility
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classification?
Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site?
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Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review?
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Permit: NCG500315
Inspection Date: 02/14/2023
Owner -Facility: Elizabeth Carbide of North Carolina
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Record Keeping Yes No NA NE
Comment: Permit NCG500315 was available on site during the inspection. There have been no
known effluent discharges from the facility and a certified ORC has not been required,
so no other records were required during the inspection.
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:
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