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Home My WebLink AboutNC0082821_BIMS Report_20240228United 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 NCO082821 Ill 121 24/02/27 I17 18 L� ] 19 I s I 201 211IIIII 111111III II III III1 I I IIIII IIIIIIIII II r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 I 72 L r., � 71 I 74 79 1.0 70IL� J I 71 [� L -1 I I I I I I I I I80 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) 09:45AM 24/02/27 19/08/01 Statesville Fertilizer Plant 2582 Salisbury Hwy Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Statesville NC 28677 11:30AM 24/02/27 24/03/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Thomas Foster Haynes/ORC/336-613-3339/ Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Danny Dillon,6606 W Broad St Richmond VA 232606234/VP Crops/804-281-1000/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Operations & Maintenar 0 Records/Reports Facility Site Review 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 �ur bees by. Date Edward Watson DWR/MRO WQ/ - - / yeilo,Z 2/28/2024 Hannah Slep DWR/MRO WQ/704-235E143tA1111F8F85F415... Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency i/gg@nd Fax Numbers Date Andrew H. Pitner, Regional Supervisor Xt" H M4-t , 2/28/2024 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCO082821 I11 12I 24/02/27 117 18 i c i (Cont.) Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On February 27, 2024, staff from the Division of Water Resources (DWR), Mooresville Regional Office (MRO)conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) for Southern States Fertilizer manufactoring facility in Statesville, NC under Permit NC0082821. During the site visit, MRO staff were informed that manufacturing operations ceased in October 2023. However, the facility was still receiving fertilizer by truck loads. The material is being stored under roof and inside of onsite storage bays. The storage area floors are concrete and sloped toward the center of the the building to prevent fertilizer from exiting the building. Currently, only a skeleton maintenance crew is present at the facility. The crew continues to perform regular checks of the caustic treatment system and checks the recovery wells to be sure the wells are operating. Three recovery wells were viewed during the site visit. Only RW-2 well was pumpimg at the time of the site visit. A recent heavey rain event flooded the well gallery for MW-5R. MRO staff requested that a sump pump be installed in the well gallery to remove storm water from the gallery. The flooded gallery condition prevented the flow meters from being accessible. MRO staff reminded the ORC that the MRO was to be notified within 24 hours of first notice of any system failure. The sump pump can be maintained as part of regular maintenance. The inability to be able to read the flow meter from RW-5R created a violation for the facilty. Modified eDMR records were submitted for the missing flow data for RW-5R. It was also mentioned that maintenance staff should be providing notification to the consultant when a system failure occurs so system issues can be dealt with as soon as possible. There is no central flow meter at the discharge point after caustic solution is applied for pH adjustment. The flow meters from the wells to the treatment system are not cailibrated. During the site visit, MRO staff was not able to view the outfall as permissions to cross private property had not be given by the property ownwers. MRO staff has requested that a photo of the outfall be subitted to the RO by email the next opportunity the ORC had to the ability get access to the outfall. MRO is waiting for the Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report for the facility. MRO staff requested a hard copy of the report be mailed to the MRO office. Page# Permit: NCO082821 Owner -Facility: Statesville Fertilizer Plant Inspection Date: 02/27/2024 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 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The permit has no special conditions. A permit renewal application has been submitted to CO NPDES permitting group. The ORC was advised that they are able to keep operating under the current permit until the renewed permit is issued. Operations & Maintenance Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Operations and Maintenance records from 2023 and the months of January and Februaury 2024 were reviewed during the site visit. The records were in order and appear to be complete. Laboratory data was viewed via eDMR records for all of 2023. Chronic Toxicity is stil being maintained within the parameters of the permit. Page# 3