NC0005185_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20230913

ROY 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 II Terminal
NPDES Permit No. NC0005185
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 [phone] or at
[e-mail]. gov.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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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 NC0005185 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 -------------------
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2.0 701d I 71 I„ I 72 I r., I 71 I 74 79 I I I I I I I80
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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 Dermit Number)
09:10AM 23/09/07
21/07/01
Charlotte II Terminal
7924 Old Mount Holly Rd
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
Paw Creek NC 28130
12:03PM 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/
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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
c DouSigned by:
Wes Bell Doc DWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2192/ 9/13/2023
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Signature of M .�f�bReviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Andrew Pit e ""�''`�`' H P`�bWR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2180/ 9/13/2023
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EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type
NC0005185 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, Mr. Jon Stirewalt and Mr. Michael Smith.
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Permit: NC0005185 Owner -Facility: Charlotte II Terminal
Inspection Date: 09/07/2023 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit
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No
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(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new
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application?
Is the facility as described in the permit?
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# Are there any special conditions for the permit?
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
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Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
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Comment: Outfall 001 consists of stormwater runoff from the secondary containment structures
for the ASTs and truck loadinq rack area. The stormwater runoff from the truck loading
rack area is treated by multiple sediment traps and an oil/water separator prior to
discharging into one of the secondary containment structures. The facility also
provides secondary containment at the ethanol offloading area that is equipped with an
automatic shutoff value (stormwater drainage pipe) that is activated (closed) during
offloading activities. The discharge value for Outfall 001 is manually operated and
normally locked in a closed position.
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?
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Permit: NC0005185 Owner -Facility:
Inspection Date: 09/07/2023 Inspection Type:
Charlotte II Terminal
Compliance Evaluation
Record Keeping
Yes
No
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NE
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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Comment: The records reviewed durinq the inspection were orqanized and well maintained.
Discharge Monitoring Reports (eDMRs) were reviewed for the period August 2022
through July 2023. No limit violations were reported and all monitoring frequencies
were correct.
The effluent total recoverable phenolics results reported on all eDMRs starting in 2022
will be reviewed (and revised if applicable) to ensure the results were properly reported
down to the appropriate reporting level (ex. <0.02 ug/L should be <20 ug/L). In
addition, the November 2022 eDMR will be revised to remove a toxicity result (<5%)
and the June 2023 eDMR will be revised to correct the effluent TSS result (1 mg/L
should be <2.5 mg/L).
Laboratory
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No
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Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory?
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Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab?
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# Is the facility using a contract lab?
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# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0
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degrees Celsius)?
Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees?
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Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees?
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Comment: The on -site staff collect the permit -required samples. Pace Analytical Services and
ETT Environmental (toxicity) have been contracted to perform effluent analyses.
Facility staff should notify the contracted laboratory to analyze future effluent total
recoverable phenolics samples at a lower detection limit (5 ug/L instead of 20 ug/L).
Analytical methods shall be in accordance with 40 CFR Part 136 and shall be
sufficiently sensitive to determine whether parameters are present in concentrations
areater than applicable standards and criteria.
Effluent Sampling
Yes
No
NA
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Is composite sampling flow proportional?
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Is sample collected below all treatment units?
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Is proper volume collected?
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Is the tubing clean?
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degrees Celsius)?
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type
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representative)?
Comment: The subject permit requires effluent grab samples.
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Permit: NC0005185 Owner -Facility: Charlotte II Terminal
Inspection Date: 09/07/2023 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
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: 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 contents in the oil/water separator (including
free product) and sediment traps (if needed). The contents in the oil/water separator
(including free product) are disposed at the Heritage -Crystal Clean facility located in
Concord, N.C.
Flow Measurement - Effluent
Yes
No
NA
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# Is flow meter used for reporting?
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Is flow meter calibrated annually?
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Is the flow meter operational?
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(If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter?
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Comment: The facility has two in -line flow meters that are calibrated (by SLC) and alternated
annually. The most recent date the flow meters were alternated was on 6/1/2023.
Effluent Pipe
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No
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Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained?
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Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris?
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If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly?
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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.
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