NCG550048_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20151117

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart
Governor Secretary
• November 17, 2015
Ms. Carroll AnsteadR6CEIVED
5729 Birch Drive N�V 9 2015
Durham,NC 27712
CENTRAL FILE
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection IWR S
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Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No. C`..05-5,00.41
Durham County
Dear Ms. Anstead:
On 10/29/2015 Sara Knies from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-family residence (SFR)
wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above permit to discharge wastewater.
The checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at your facility:
❑ In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the chlorine disinfection and
dechlorination systems,have the effluent sampled once a year, and have the septic tank pumped
out every 3 to 5 years. Your good record of operation and meeting the permit requirements is
highly commended.
❑ Your home is improperly plumbed: Some of the wastewater discharges are going directly
to the environment without first passing through the treatment system. This must be corrected•
immediately. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 days of receipt of this letter that
states your plan for correcting this deficiency. The work is to be completed within the next 3
months.
• ❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a UV light
system. New rules put into place on August 1, 2007 require all SFR systems to have a means of
disinfection(and dechlorination when chlorine tablets are used to disinfect, if the system was
installed since that date). Since your system had no disinfection,the installation is to include a
chlorine tablet dispenser, a contact chamber capable of providing a minimum 30 minute contact
time, and another tablet dispenser that will hold dechlorination tablets. Please submit a schedule
to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of this letter that states your plan for correcting
this deficiency.
jzi Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always having
chlorine tablets and dechlorination tablets (if a required part of your system) in place. They must
be the kind for wastewater treatment and not for swimming pools.
❑ Dechlorination: Your system was installed after August 1, 2007, so must have a means of
dechlorination located downstream of the chlorinator and its contact chamber. See Disinfection
paragraph above. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of
this letter stating your plan for correcting this deficiency.
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North Carolina Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Operations Section Phone[phone] Customer Service
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❑ Pumping the septic tank: The septic tank should be pumped out every 3 to 5 years. A
pumping company can check the status periodically and determine when pumping is required.
❑Failure to analyze the effluent: The effluent that is discharged from your system must be
analyzed once each year. See Part I(A) of your permit about his requirement. A list of NC
certified laboratories that provide this service was left at your residence during the inspection.
❑ Locations of treatment units are unknown: Determine this and report to this office within
30 days of receipt of this letter with a sketch or map.
L Other: Please ensure tablets are kept in the chlorinator at all times.
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If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action,
please contact the inspector or me at 919-791-4200. Licensed plumbers should be used to make
plumbing changes within your home. Contractors for installing disinfection or other equipment may be
found in the Yellow Pages under Environmental Consultants.
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Danny Smith, Supervisor
Surface Water Protection
Raleigh Regional Office
cc: RRO/SWP Files
Central Files
Attachments

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United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved.
E PA 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 I 2 IF I 3 I NCG550048 111 12I 15/10/29 117 1811 191 c I 201
21IIII I I I I I III I I I • I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I III I I I I 1 166
Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA — —Reserved — `
671 I 7O l�I I 71 Ii I 72 I i I 731 I 174 75j I I I I I I I 18O
Section B:Facility Data LJ
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) 11:30AM 15/10/29 13/08/01
5729 Birch Drive •
5729 Birch Dr Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date
Durham NC 27712 11:40AM 15/10/29 1 18/07/31
Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)ffitles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data
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Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number •
Contacted
Carroll Anstead,5729 Birch Dr Durham NC 27 71 2//9 1 9-471-26 0 7/
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Section C:Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit II Facility Site Review II Effluent/Receiving Waters El 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
Sara V Knie 7 ,.,% RRO WQ//919-791-4200/
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SO ature f Managemen Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Number Date
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EPA Form 60-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete. .
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1
31 NCG550048 I'1 121 15/10/29 117 18
Section D:Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Effluent pipe outfall is located across the street; staff was able to locate. Pipe was not discharge; no
evidence of solids around discharge pipe.
Chlorine tablets were in 1 of the 2 chlorinators.
No lab results available.
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Permit: NCG550048 Owner-Facility: 5729 Birch Drive
Inspection Date: 10/29/2015 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 00110
application?
Is the facility as described in the permit? • ❑ ❑ ❑
#Are there any special conditions for the permit? 0 . 00
Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ❑ 0 • ❑
Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? U ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment:
Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 0 • ❑ ❑
Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? 110 ❑ ❑
If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ • ❑
Comment: Effluent pipe outfall is located across the street; staff was able to locate. Pipe was not
discharge; no evidence of solids around discharge pipe.
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