WQ0003281_BIMS Report_20240411

Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: WQ0003281 Effective: 07/01/21 Expiration: 08/31/27 Owner: City of Belmont
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: City of Belmont RLAP
County: Gaston 298 Parkdale Dr
Region: Mooresville
Belmont NC 28012
Contact Person: Miles Braswell Title: City Manager Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications: LA,
Primary ORC: Zach D Key
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Related Permits:
NC0021181 City of Belmont - Belmont WWTP
Inspection Date: 04/10/2024 Entry Time 11:OOAM
Primary Inspector: Edward Watson
Secondary Inspector(s):
Certification: 27660 Phone:[phone]
Exit Time: 03:30PM
Phone:
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Annual Report Review
Permit Inspection Type: Land Application of Residual Solids (503)
Facility Status: Compliant ❑ Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Miscellaneous Questions Record Keeping Treatment
Sampling Pathogen and Vector Attraction
(See attachment summary)
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Permit: WQ0003281 Owner - Facility: City of Belmont
Inspection Date: 04/10/2024 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.
While values were submitted for both PAN and SAR, no calculations were presented in the AR.
In future, populated calculations for PAN and SAR need to be included as part of the AR.
The MRO is attaching a PDF document stipulating the requirements for Annual Reporting.
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Permit: WQ0003281 Owner - Facility: City of Belmont
Inspection Date: 04/10/2024 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine
Type Yes No NA NE
Distribution and Marketing ❑
Land Application
Record Keeping
Yes No NA NE
Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required?
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❑ 0 ❑
Are GW samples from all MWs sampled for all required parameters?
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❑ 0 ❑
Are there any GW quality violations?
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❑ 0 ❑
Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility?
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❑ 0 ❑
Is a copy of current permit on -site?
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Are current metals and nutrient analysis available?
0
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Are nutrient and metal loading calculating most limiting parameters?
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0 ❑ ❑
a. TCLP analysis?
0
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b. SSFA (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)?
0
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Are PAN balances being maintained?
0
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Are PAN balances within permit limits?
0
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Has land application equipment been calibrated?
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Are there pH records for alkaline stabilization?
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❑ 0 ❑
Are there pH records for the land application site?
0
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Are nutrient/crop removal practices in place?
0
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Do lab sheets support data reported on Residual Analysis Summary?
0
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Are hauling records available?
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❑ 0 ❑
Are hauling records maintained and up-to-date?
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❑ 0 ❑
# Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months?
0
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Has application occurred during Seasonal Restriction window?
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0 ❑ ❑
Comment: There are no wells associated with this permit.
Haul Records are not required as part of the Annual Report (AR).
The field receiving sludge did not require a lime amendment in 2023.
Pathogen and Vector Attraction
Yes No NA NE
a. Fecal coliform SM 9221 E (Class A or B)
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Class A, all test must be <1000 MPN/dry gram
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Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram
Fecal coliform SM 9222 D (Class B only)
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Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram
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b. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class A)
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c. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class B)
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Permit: WQ0003281 Owner - Facility: City of Belmont
Inspection Date: 04/10/2024 Inspection Type: Annual Report Review Reason for Visit: Routine
Temperature corrected ❑
d. Salmonella (Class A, all test must be < 3MPN/4 gram day) ❑ ❑ 0 ❑
e. Time/Temp on: ❑ ❑ 0 ❑
Digester (MCRT) ❑
Compost ❑
Class A lime stabilization ❑
f. Volatile Solids Calculations ❑ ❑ 0 ❑
g. Bench -top Aerobic/Anaerobic digestion results 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: PVAR : Fecal Geometric Mean = 250495 MPN/q and 30-day Bench = 3.27% VSR (Van Kleeck
equation).
However, the Van Kleeck calculation was not presented in the AR.
Treatment Yes No NA NE
Check all that apply
Aerobic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion
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Alkaline Pasteurization (Class A)
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Alkaline Stabilization (Class B)
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Compost
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Drying Beds
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Other
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Comment:
Sampling Yes No NA NE
Describe sampling:
Is sampling adequate? ❑ ❑ ❑
Is sampling representative? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Sampling by Geometric Mean indicates sampling is representative.
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