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Home My WebLink AboutNCG520091_Jamie_James_CEI_Letter_20240805.docx_20240805ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Kennedy's Grading & Utilities Attn: Cale Kennedy 1321 West Fairfield Rd, Ste 101 High Point, NC 27263 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality August 5, 2024 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection NC General NPDES Permit: NCG520000/Certificate of Coverage: NCG520091 Facility's Current Name: Rich Fork Creek Operation Davidson County Dear Mr. Kennedy: On July 11, 2024, Division of Water Resources staff, Ron Boone and Michael Gearren, conducted a routine compliance evaluation inspection at the subject facility. We've attached a Water Compliance Inspection Report to this letter, which details the findings of the inspection. Mr. Boone and Mr. Gearren noted no areas of concern, deficiencies, or violations. If you have any questions or concerns about the inspection or this report, you may contact Mr. Boone by phone at 336.776.9690 or by email at ron.boone@deq.nc.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: L4ti -T. 5-Ager 1 _"49E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Attachments: Water Compliance Inspection Report DffNorth Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources oan caaouNn Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 W. Hanes Mill Rd, Suite 300 I Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 M336.776.9800 oep.m.m or em�nmen� Qualm 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 1 2 u 3 I NCG520091 111 121 24/07/11 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 I r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 67 I 72 I ni I 71 I 74 79 I I I I I I I80 701 I 71 I LL -1 I I LJ 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) 01:34PM 24/07/11 21/03/01 Rich Fork Creek operation NC Hwy 109 Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Lexington NC 27295 02:OOPM 24/07/11 25/07/31 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 Jamie James,217 John Deere Ln Lexington NC 27295//336-240-8919/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran 0 Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Wate 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 Numbers Date Ron Boone ocuSigned by: DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9690/ D Michael Gearren �p DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9800/ 8/5/2024 �osua� YJOOn.P/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date DocuSigned by: 8/5/2024 - -T. 5,,d r FL �'-1 5B49�225C94 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous eNions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCG520091 I11 12I 24/07/11 117 18 ici cJ (Cont.) Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) On July 11th, 2024, Ron Boone and Michael Gearren, of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Water Resources, attempted to conduct a compliance evaluation inspection of the Rich Fork Creek Operation sand dredging facility in Davidson County. This facility discharges to Rich Fork Creek covered by NPDES general permit NCG520000, certificate of coverage NCG520091. DWR's database indicates the site is owned by Jamie James. Attempts to contact Mr. James at the phone number listed in the database were unsuccessful. Mr. Boone and Mr. Gearren visited the only address listed in the database: 217 John Deere Ln, in Lexington, Davidson County, NC. They were able to make contact with Jacob James at the John Deere Ln address, who is the son of Jamie James. He informed Mr. Boone and Mr. Gearren that Jamie James had passed away several years prior, and that a real estate company had purchased the property where the Rich Fork Creek operation is located. After asking Jamie James for a more accurate location of the Rich Fork Creek Operation, Mr. Boone and Mr. Gearren proceeded to the site. The site was gated, closed, and inactive. Documentation found onsite for a construction stormwater permit showed the current owner as Kennedy Real Estate Holding, LLC. The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources was able to provide contact information for Kennedy Real Estate Holding, LLC. Mr. Boone was able to contact Cale Kennedy post inspection. Mr. Kennedy expressed interest in maintaining the permit. Mr. Boone sent him a copy of the ownership change form and instructed him on how to fill it out and send it in to DWR's Central Office for update. These sites are subject to inspection by DWR once every five years. Mr. Boone will schedule an inspection at the site with you in the future. We've attached a copy of the general permit. The permit requires certified analysis of effluent from the facility for turbidity twice annually. This analysis must be done by a NC certified laboratory. We also attached a listing of currently certified labs in NC. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the inspection or this report, please contact Mr. Boone by phone at 336.776.9690, or by email at ron.boone@deq.nc.gov. Page# Permit: NCG520091 Owner -Facility: Rich Fork Creek operation Inspection Date: 07/11/2024 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 ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ 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: Facility not in operation at time of inspection and hasn't been for approximately three years. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ 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 ❑ Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ (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? Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Plant closed and not currently in operation. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Page# 3 Permit: NCG520091 Owner -Facility: Rich Fork Creek operation Inspection Date: 07/11/2024 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is the facility using a contract lab? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ degrees Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Facility not in operation at time of inspection and hasn't been for approximately three years. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Facility not in operation at time of inspection and hasn't been for approximately three years. Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? Is sample collected below all treatment units? Is proper volume collected? Is the tubing clean? # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type representative)? IYTIR�[7�/_10►1:4 ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: Facility not in operation at time of inspection and hasn't been for approximately three years. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, fv1CRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Plant closed no longer in operation. Severely overgrown with vegetation. Page# 4