WQ0011431_BIMS Report_20230329

Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: WQ001 1431 Effective: 01/01/20 Expiration: 03/31/25 Owner: TownofCleveland
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Town of Cleveland RLAP
County: Rowan 625 Third Creek Church Rd
Region: Mooresville Cleveland NC 27013
Contact Person: John Ritchie Title: WW-4 Phone:
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications: LA,
Primary ORC: Sherrill Ray Gambill
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Certification: 985951 Phone: [phone]
Related Permits:
NCO049867 Town of Cleveland - Cleveland WWTP
Inspection Date: 03/27/2023 Entry Time 01:30PM Exit Time: 05:OOPM
Primary Inspector: Edward Watson Phone:
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Annual Report Review
Permit Inspection Type: Land Application of Residual Solids (503)
Facility Status: Compliant r-1 Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Miscellaneous Questions Record Keeping Treatment
Sampling Pathogen and Vector Attraction
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: WQ0011431 Owner - Facility: Town of Cleveland
Inspection Date: 03/27/2023 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
This is an Annual Report(AR) Review. A site visit was not conducted as part of this review. According to the AR, 45.48 dry
tons were applied to the 10-acre field over three application dates.
The permittee or their agents are not notifing the MRO when the Land Applications events are going to occur. This is a
consistent issue that needs to be corrected. The permittee or their agent should be in communication with the Regional
Office(RO)regarding land application events.
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Permit: WQ0011431 Owner - Facility: Town of Cleveland
Inspection Date: 03/27/2023 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review
Type
Distribution and Marketing
Land Application
Reason for Visit: Routine
Yes No NA NE
Record Keeping
Yes No NA NE
Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required?
1:1
El 0 El
Are GW samples from all MWs sampled for all required parameters?
Are there any GW quality violations?
Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility?
Is a copy of current permit on -site?
Are current metals and nutrient analysis available?
Are nutrient and metal loading calculating most limiting parameters?
a. TCLP analysis?
b. SSFA (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)?
Are PAN balances being maintained?
Are PAN balances within permit limits?
Has land application equipment been calibrated?
Are there pH records for alkaline stabilization?
Are there pH records for the land application site?
Are nutrient/crop removal practices in place?
Do lab sheets support data reported on Residual Analysis Summary?
Are hauling records available?
Are hauling records maintained and up-to-date?
# Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months?
Has application occurred during Seasonal Restriction window?
E]
0 El El
Comment: Soils did not require lime to admust for PH. There are no associated wells with this
permit. Haul
records are not a requirment of this permit. TCLP and metals are within permit limits.
Pathogen and Vector Attraction
Yes No NA NE
a. Fecal coliform SM 9221 E (Class A or B)
Class A, all test must be <1 000 MPN/dry gram
Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*1 OE6 CFU/dry gram
Fecal coliform SM 9222 D (Class B only)
Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*1 OE6 CFU/dry gram
b. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class A)
c. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class B)
0
1:1 El 1:1
Temperature corrected
0
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Permit: WQ0011431 Owner - Facility: Town of Cleveland
Inspection Date: 03/27/2023 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine
d. Salmonella (Class A, all test must be < 3MPN/4 gram day) El El 0 El
e. Time/Temp on: El El 0 El
Digester (MCRT)
Compost
Class A lime stabilization
f. Volatile Solids Calculations 0 El El 0
g. Bench -top Aerobic/Anaerobic digestion results 0 E] El El
Comment: Permittee used Alt 1 40-day bench test to determine that adequate reduction had occurred.
Treatment
Yes No NA NE
Check all that apply
Aerobic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion
EJ
Alkaline Pasteurization (Class A)
Alkaline Stabilization (Class B)
Compost
Drying Beds
Other
Comment: Prima[y treatment is through aerobic digestion.
Sampling Yes No NA NE
Describe sampling:
Composite sampling
Is sampling adequate?
Is sampling representative? 0 El El El
Comment: Geometric mean (MPN) is used to determine fecal densitV. The seven samples collected
comp ise a composite sampling event and indicate the sampling is representative. The MPN
for th fecal coliform bacteria is within the limits of the Dermit.
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