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Home My WebLink AboutNC0074705_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20230913ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Mark Bowen, Terminal Supervisor Buckeye SE Terminals, LP 7924 Old Mt. Holly Road Paw Creek, NC 28130 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 13, 2023 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Buckeye SE Terminals LP/Charlotte I Terminal NPDES Permit No. NCO074705 Mecklenburg County Dear Mr. Bowen: Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) Report for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on September 7, 2023, by Mr. Wes Bell of this Office. Please advise all environmental staff of our findings by forwarding the enclosed report. Thank you for the assistance that you provided during the inspection. Should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at (704) 235-2192 or at wes.bell@deq.nc. gov. Sincerely, EA DocuSigned by: wNN,uft F161 FB69A2D84A3... Andrew H. Pitner, P.G. Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Enclosure: Inspection Report Cc: NPDES Program Files - Laserfiche DEQ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704.663.1699 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 NCO074705 I11 121 23/09/07 I17 18I � I 19 I s I 201 I 211IIIII 111111III II III III1 I I IIIII IIIIIIIII II r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 2.0 701d I 71 I„ I 72 I r., I 71 I 74 79 I I I I I I I80 L—I ty L-1 I I 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) 12:07PM 23/09/07 20/10/01 Charlotte I Terminal 7145 Old Mount Holly Rd Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Paw Creek NC 28130 12:30PM 23/09/07 25/06/30 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Mark A Bowen/ORC/704-399-6331 / Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Kevin Burke,7209 Up River Rd Corpus Christi TX 78409//361-792-3105/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran 0 Facility Site Review 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 Wes Bell Docusigned by: DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2192/ 9/13/2023 Z(Jra Be& A61696D90CC3437... Signature of M nag�gi`i`&I44`t�AYkeviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Andrew Pit erH PWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2180/ 9/13/2023 F161F969A2D84A3... EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NC0074705 I11 12I 23/09/07 117 18 i c i Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On -site Representatives: The following Buckeye SE Terminals staff were in attendance during the inspection: Mr. Travis Pinnock, Mr. Mark Bowen and Mr. Michael Smith. Page# Permit: NCO074705 Owner -Facility: Charlotte I Terminal Inspection Date: 09/07/2023 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: Outfall 001 consists of stormwater runoff from the secondary containment structures for the ASTs. The stormwater runoff from the truck loading rack area is treated by an oil/water separator prior to being conveyed (via piping system) into a holding tank for off -site disposal. The facility is also equipped with an automated drainage containment system (pipe valve closure system) for the drainage area where the ethanol offloading activities occur. Carbon filtration is not used at this facility. The last compliance evaluation inspection at this facility was performed by DWR staff on 11 /10/2020. Record Keeping Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? Is all required information readily available, complete and current? Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? Is the chain -of -custody complete? 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? Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? (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? Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? Yes No NA NE • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NCO074705 Inspection Date: 09/07/2023 Record Keeping Owner -Facility: Charlotte I Terminal Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yes No NA NE Comment: Discharqe Monitorinq Reports (eDMRs) were reviewed for the period August 2022 through July 2023. No limit violations were reported and all monitoring frequencies were correct. The June 2023 eDMR be revised and resubmitted to correct three daily calculated flows and the reporting limit for xylene (should be <5 ug/L instead of <1 ug/L). In addition, facility staff should review (and resubmit if applicable) all previously submitted eDMRs in 2023 to verify all calculated flows were properly rounded and reported. Laboratory 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? # 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? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: The on -site staff collect the permit -required samples. Pace Analytical Services and ETT Environmental (toxicity) have been contracted to perform effluent analyses. Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? Is sample collected below all treatment units? Is proper volume collected? Is the tubing clean? # 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: The subject permit requires effluent grab samples. VVMkiS7►/_90I:4 ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ • ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ 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 ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Page# 4 Permit: NCO074705 Inspection Date: 09/07/2023 Operations & Maintenance Owner -Facility: Charlotte I Terminal Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Yes No NA NE Comment: The NPDES facilities appeared to be properly operated and well maintained. The entire facility (including NPDES facilities) is inspected on a daily basis by the on -site staff. All high water alarms are tested monthly. Heritage -Crystal Clean has been contracted to remove and dispose of the stormwater (truck loading rack area) collected in the holding tank. The stormwater in the holding tank is disposed at the Heritage -Crystal Clean facility located in Concord, N.C. The free product in the oil/water separator is reused on -site. Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE # Is flow meter used for reporting? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the flow meter operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Flow measurements are based on flow rate and duration of discharge. The facility staff are planning on the future installation of an in line flow meter. 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? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: The facility was not discharging at the time of the inspection; however, no petroleum sheens were observed in the accumulations of water inside the secondary containment structures. Page# 5