NCG551296_CEI letter ncg551296 6.21.2024_20230621

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ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHAM E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
Robert Johnson III
502 Scott King Road
Durham, NC 27713-9762
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
June 21, 2024
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
502 Scott King Raod
Certificate of Coverage NCG551296
Durham County
Dear Mr. Johnston:
On June 11, 2024, Danny Smith from the Raleigh Regional Office of the Division of Water Resources
(DWR) visited your single-family residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance
with the subject General NPDES Permit.
This wastewater treatment system is located at 502 Scott King Raod, in Durham County North Carolina
and is currently permitted to Robert Johnson.
General NPDES Permit NCG550000 and Certificate of Coverage (COC) NCG551296 authorize this
discharge of domestic wastewater from your treatment system to receiving waters designated as unnamed
tributary to Northeast Creek, classified as Water Supply Watershed (WS-IV) Nutrient Sensitive Waters
(NSW) in the Cape Fear River Basin. This authorized discharge is in accordance with the effluent limits
and monitoring requirements established within the General Permit.
The subject site visit and file review revealed the following:
1. Pumping the septic tank: Septic tanks should be pumped out approximately every five years or
when the solids level is found to be more than 1/3 of the liquid depth in the septic tank
compartment, whichever is greater. A pumping company can check the status periodically and
determine when pumping is required.
The system includes a septic tank, AdvanTex Pod, UV disinfection and discharge pipe.
It was explained to the inspector that the Service Contractor pumps out the septic tank as needed
and the UV bulbs are changed out annually. (This work occurs at the time of the annual system
servicing.)
3. Discharge outlet location. The permittee is required to conduct a visual review of the outfall
location at least twice each year (once at the time of sampling) to ensure that no visible solids or
other obvious evidence of system malfunctioning is observed. Any visible signs of a
malfunctioning system shall be documented, and steps taken to correct the problem.
D E Q Jl North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
!� Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
NORTH CAROLINA 919.791.4200
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To comply with the general permit monitoring requirements, you need to be able to sample and
analyze the effluent from your SFR system. Please take the necessary steps to ensure the
discharge outlet is identifiable/visible and accessible. Maintaining the area will allow you to
monitor the discharge and to collect effluent samples as required by the subject permit.
4. Analyzing the effluent: Part 1. C., Effluent Limitations and Monitoring Requirements, within
General Permit NCG550000 requires a permittee to sample and analyze the effluent leaving
his/her treatment system prior to discharge annually.
It was explained that system is sampled annually. However, the sample results were not
available for review.
The General NPDES Permit requires the permittee to retain records associated with sewage
disposal activities for a period of at least 5 years and has the data available for review.
5. Part II Section 13.14 of General Permit NCG550000 requires the permittee to "pay the annual
administering and compliance monitoring fee within thirty days after being billed by the
Division."
A review of the billing records for this facility indicates that the permit annual fee for 2022 and
2023 have been paid. The subject administering and compliance monitoring fee is paid through
0713112024.
Thank you for your attention to these matters. Please continue to periodically inspect the wastewater
treatment system ensuring the treatment components are always maintained and in good operating order.
You are also reminded to maintain all monitoring data and associated maintenance records onsite for
a minimum of five years and have this material available for inspection.
If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action (if
applicable), then please contact Danny Smith at 919-791-4248.
Sincerely,
ocuSigned by:
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Vanessa E. Manuel, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
Attachment(s):
EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report
Cc: Laserfiche
D E Q Jl North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
!� Raleigh Regional Office 13800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
NORTH CAROLINA 919.791.4200
Depa"mem of Environmental Duality