NCG560050_Surry_Yadkin_Electric_CEI_Letter_20240702

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR.
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
July 2, 2024
Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation
Attn: Kenny Lee Mosley
510 South Main Street
Dobson, NC 27017
SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation
NPDES General Permit #: NCG560000
Certificate of Coverage #: NCG560050
Surry County
Dear Mr. Mosley:
On June 19th, 2024, Ron Boone and Michael Gearran of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of
the NC Division of Water Resources conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of the Surry-
Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation (SYEMC) and their Pesticide Discharge Management
Permit, NCG560000, under certificate of coverage NCG560050. Your assistance as well as that of
Tyler Yarboro was greatly appreciated.
The inspection confirmed that SYEMC is non -compliant with the following requirements of the
permit:
AREAS OF NOTED NON-COMPLIANCE
1. Site Monitoring, Permit Section 4.2 — Records of visual.
2. Contents of Your Pesticide Discharge Management Plan, Permit Sections 5.1. — 5.1.4:
a. Permit Section 5.1.1(a.-d.), List of PDMP team members and related required
documents;
b. Permit Section 5.1.2(a.), Pest problem description;
C. Permit Section 5.1.3.1(a.-c.), Spill prevention, pesticide equipment maintenance,
calibration and repair, and pre -application pest surveillance;
d. Permit Section 5.1.3.2(a.-c.), Spill response procedures, adverse incident response
procedures, and pesticide monitoring procedures; and,
e. Permit Section SAA Certification signature of the PDMP not presented during
inspection.
3. Permit Section 5.2, PDMP review and modification documentation.
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4. Record Keeping and Reporting, Permit Section 7.2
a. Permit Section 7.2(a.), notice of Intent, correspondence, and certificate of
coverage;
b. Permit Section 7.2(c.), target pests;
C. Permit Section 7.2(d.), company name and contact information of applicator;
d. Permit Section 7.2(f.), description of treatment area, including location and size
(acres or linear feet) of treatment area and identification of any waters, either by
name or by location, to which you discharged any pesticide(s);
e. Permit Section 7.2(g.), name of each pesticide product used;
f. Permit Section 7.2(h.), amount (volume or weight) of pesticide formulation or
active ingredient applied per unit of measure (must specify); and,
g. Permit Section 7.2(h.), any unusual or unexpected effects identified to non -target
organisms.
The noted non-compliance represents several permit violations which must be corrected as soon
as possible. Please respond to this letter, in writing, within 15 business days of its receipt. Your
written response should detail all actions you plan to take to correct the noted non-compliance,
as well as an implementation schedule for all such actions. Failure to provide the requested
written response may result in the Division initiating enforcement action.
Please feel free to contact Mr. Boone at any time by phone at 336-776-9690, or by email at
[e-mail], if you have any questions or concerns about this letter or its
requirements.
Attachments:
Water Compliance Inspection Report
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Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Jennifer Graznak, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Winston-Salem Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105
336.776.9800

United 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 NCG560050 111 121 24/06/19 I17 18 I C I 19 I s I 20L]
21111I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I 1166
Inspection
Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved -------------------
67
I 72 I n, I 73 � I 74 79 I I I I I I I80
70 I I 71 I LL -1 I I
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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 Dermit Number)
09:30AM 24/06/19
21/12/18
Surry-Yadkin EMC Vegetation Control
510 S Main St
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
Dobson NC 27017
11:00AM 24/06/19
26/11/30
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
Other Facility Data
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Kenny Lee Mosley,510 S Main St Dobson NC 27017//336-356-5256/
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Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit
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
Ron Boone Docusigned by: DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9690/
Michael Gearren o.a Baarve, DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9800/ 7/2/2024
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Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Docusigned by:
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DwR/wSRo 336-776-9695 7/2/2024
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EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type
NCG560050 I11 12I 24/06/19 117 18 ici cJ
(Cont.)
Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
On June 19th, 2024, Ron Boone and Michael Gearran, of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the
NC Division of Water Resources, conducted a compliance evaluation inspection of the Surry-Yadkin
Electric Membership Corporation (SYEMC) and their Pesticide Discharge Management Permit,
NCG560000, under certificate of coverage NCG560050. The assistance of Kenny Mosley and Tyler
Yarboro was greatly appreciated. Inspection findings are summarized below.
The inspection confirmed that SYEMC is non -compliant with several requirements of the permit.
Areas of noted non-compliance are listed below, and specific information regarding these
requirements is located in the corresponding sections of the permit:
1. Site Monitoring, Permit Section 4.2 — Records of visual monitoring not provided during the
inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
2. Contents of Your Pesticide Discharge Management Plan, Permit Sections 5.1. — 5.1.4:
a. Permit Section 5.1.1(a.-d.), List of PDMP team members, and related required documents
not presented during the inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
b. Permit Section 5.1.2(a.), Pest problem description not presented during the inspection.
Please provide proof of proper documentation.
c. Permit Section 5.1.3.1(a.-c.), Spill prevention, pesticide equipment maintenance,
calibration and repair, and pre -application pest surveillance not presented during the
inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
d. Permit Section 5.1.3.2(a.-c.), Spill response procedures, adverse incident response
procedures, and pesticide monitoring procedures not presented during the inspection.
Please provide proof of proper documentation.
e. Permit Section 5.1.4, Certification signature of the PDMP not presented during
inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
3. Permit Section 5.2, PDMP review and modification documentation not presented during the
inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
4. Record Keeping and Reporting, Permit Section 7.2
a. Permit Section 7.2(a.), notice of Intent, correspondence, and certificate of coverage
not presented during the inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
b. Permit Section 7.2(c.), target pests not presented during the inspection. Please provide
proof of proper documentation.
c. Permit Section 7.2(d.), company name and contact information of applicator not presented
during the inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
d. Permit Section 7.2(f.), description of treatment area, including location and size
(acres or linear feet) of treatment area and identification of any waters, either by
name or by location, to which you discharged any pesticide(s) not presented during the
inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
e. Permit Section 7.2(g.), name of each pesticide product used not presented during the
inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
f. Permit Section 7.2(h.), amount (volume or weight) of pesticide formulation or active
ingredient applied per unit of measure (must specify) not presented during the
inspection. Please provide proof of proper documentation.
g. Permit Section 7.2(h.), any unusual or unexpected effects identified to non -target
organisms not presented during the inspection. Please provide proof of proper
documentation.
The noted non-compliance represents several permit violations which must be corrected as soon as
possible. Please respond to this letter, in writing, within 15 business days of its receipt. Your written
response should detail all actions you plan to take to correct the noted non-compliance, as well as an
implementation schedule for all such actions. Failure to provide the requested written response may
result in the Division initiating enforcement action.
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Permit: NCG560050
Inspection Date: 06/19/2024
Owner -Facility: Surry-Yadkin EMC Vegetation Control
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Please feel free to contact Mr. Boone at any time by phone at 336-776-9690, or by email at
[e-mail], if you have any questions or concerns about this letter or its requirements.
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Permit: NCG560050
Inspection Date: 06/19/2024
Owner -Facility: Surry-Yadkin EMC Vegetation Control
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit
(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?
Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
Comment: Please refer to the inspection summary section of this report.
Yes No NA NE
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