NCG550164_Notice of Violation_20050211

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QF W ATFiQ p Michael F.Easley,Governor
CO William G.Ross Jr.,Secretary
r North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
• Alan W.Klimek,P.E.Director
Division of Water Quality
February 11, 2005 - M ,
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CERTIFIED MAIL 7003 0500 0000 2522 3508 I 1
Return Receipt Requested I i
F E B 1 5 2005
Mr. Gary Eberhart
3299 Mountainview Street nr;;R - M ER QUALITY
Trinity, NC 27370 POINT SOURCE BRANCH
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
General Wastewater Permit Inspection
NPDES General Permit No. NCG550164
Single Family Residence at 3299 Mountainview Road, Trinity
Randolph County
Dear Mr. Eberhart:
On February 10, 2005, Jenny Freeman of this office performed a General Permit
Inspection on the wastewater treatment system (formerly owned by Ms. Tina M. Herring) at the
abovementioned address in Randolph County, North Carolina. You were present for the
inspection. This type of inspection consists of two basic parts: a review of self-monitoring data,
and an on-site inspection of the facility and its discharge.
You hold General Permit NCG550164 to discharge Domestic Wastewaters from Single
Family Residences under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).
During the inspection, it was established that you have not been performing the self-monitoring
requirements for this permit. According to permit text Part II Section B, "the permittee must
comply with all conditions of this permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of the
Clean Water Act is grounds for enforcement action; for permit termination, revocation and
reissuance, or modification; or denial of a permit upon renewal application." Under state law, a
daily civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) per violation may be
assessed against any person who violates or fails to act in accordance with the terms,
conditions, or requirements of a permit. [Ref: NC General Statutes 143-215.6A]
A copy of the General Permit was provided to you during the inspection. Permit text
Part I Section A specifies the limits and monitoring requirements for your permit. The following
parameters must be monitored on an annual basis: Flow, Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD),
Total Suspended Residue, Fecal Coliform, and Total Residual Chlorine. A Laboratory with
North Carolina Wastewater Certification must perform this monitoring. A list of certified
laboratories was provided to you during the inspection. You must also conduct and document
the following maintenance activities:
- Septic tanks shall be maintained at all times to prevent seepage of sewage
- Septic tanks will be checked at least yearly to determine if solids must be removed
- Septic tanks shall be pumped out within 3-5 years of issuance date of the Permit
- Contents removed from septic tanks shall be disposed of at a location and in a manner
compliant with all local and state regulations
- Surface sand filters, disinfection apparatus shall be inspected weekly Nose Carolina
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 585 Waughtown Street Winston Salem,NC 27107 Phone[phone] Customer Service
Internet: h2o.enr.state.nc.us FAX [phone] 1-877-623-6748
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Mr. Gary Eberhart -
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February 11, 2005
The discharge pipe was not accessible during the inspection. Please note that a path to
the discharge pipe must be cleared to enable monitoring of the effluent.
It is requested that you respond to this office within 15 business days of receipt of
this Notice. In your response, please address corrective actions for the noted deficiencies.
Please refer to the attached report for specific information regarding the inspection. If you have
any questions concerning this report, please contact Ms. Freeman or me at [phone].
Sincerely,
Steve W. Tedder
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
cc: Comes 17Veaver—NPDES-Ur
Surface Water Central Files
WSRO

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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 INI 2 ISI 3I NCG550164 111 12I 05/02/10 117 18ICI 19 JI 20I I
Remarks
211 I 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 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I66
Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved
67 I 169 70 I J 71 Li 72 I N I 73 I I 174 75 I I I I I I I 180
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)
10:45 AM 05/02/10 97/09/01
Herring Tina M- Residence
3299 Mountainview St Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date
Trinity NC 27370 11:15 AM 05/02/10 02/07/31
Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data
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Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Tina M Herring,3299 Mountainview St Trinity NC 27370//910-476-5528/Contaoted
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
® Permit ® Records/Reports ®Self-Monitoring Program 1. Facility Site Review
® Effluent/Receiving Waters
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
Jennifer M. Freeman WSRO WQ///
410/D°0 5-
Signature an ement Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
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EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete.

NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1
31 NCG550164 111 121 05/02/10 117 18
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
The system is approximately 15-20 years old. Ms. Tina M. Herring was the previous owner. 'The house remained
vacant for several years prior to Mr. Eberhart ownership. Mr. Eberhart has sent the appropriate paperwork to
DWQ/Raleigh for a permit name change.
Since Mr. Eberhart took ownership of the property, no repairs or changes have been made to the system. He
has been regularly adding chlorine tablets to the chlorinator. Chlorine tablets were observed during the
inspection.

Permit Yes No NA NF
(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new application? ❑ ❑ ® ❑
Is the facility as described in the permit? ® ❑ ❑ ❑
Are there any special conditions for the permit? poop
Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? ❑ ❑ ® ❑
Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment-
Record Keeping Yes No NA NF
Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ❑ ® ❑ ❑
Is all required information readily available,complete and current? ❑ moo
Are all records maintained for 3 years(lab.reg required 5 years)? ❑ el ❑
Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? ❑ ® ❑ ❑
Are sampling and analysis data adequate and include. ❑ ® ❑ ❑
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 ❑
Plant records are adequate,available and include ❑ woo
O&M Manual ❑
As built Engineering drawings ❑
Schedules and dates of equipment maintenance and repairs ❑
Are DMRs complete:do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ • ❑
Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users? ❑ ❑ 11 ❑
(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? ❑ ❑ 11 ❑
Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ ® ❑ ❑
Is the facility description verified as contained in the NPDES permit? 1111000
Does the facility analyze process control parameters,for example:MLSS,MCRT,Settleable Solids, DO,Sludge 00 . 0
Judge,pH,and others that are applicable?
Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ ® ❑
Comment:Permittee has not been performing monitoring as required by the permit.
Fffluent Sampling Yes No NA NF
Is composite sampling flow proportional'? ❑ ❑ ® ❑
Is sample collected below all treatment units'? ❑ °' ❑ ❑
Is proper volume collected? ❑ U ❑ ❑
Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ 11 ❑
Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at 1.0 to 4.4 degrees Celsius)? ❑ ❑ • ❑
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency,sampling type representative)? ❑ ® ❑ ❑
Comment:Annual analytical monitoring has not been performed as required by the permit
Fffluent Pipe Yes No NA NF
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ❑ ® ❑ ❑
Are receiving water free of solids and floatable wastewater materials? 0 0 ❑ •

Fffluent Pipe Yes No NA NF
Are the receiving waters free of solids/debris? ❑ ❑ ❑
Are the receiving waters free of foam other than a trace? ❑ ❑ ❑ •
Are the receiving waters free of sludge worms? ❑ ❑ ❑ II
If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? COMO
Comment:No path was available to the effluent. Effluent/creek not inspected.