NCG550209_Compliance Report_20110901

NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
September 1, 2011
Dennis & Lisa Sykes
5650 Lakeside Drive
Pfafftown, North Carolina 27040
Subject: General Wastewater Permit NCG550209—Single Family Residence
5650 Lakeside Drive, Pfafftown, North Carolina
Forsyth County
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Sykes:
Jenny Graznak of the Winston-Salem Regional Office performed a Compliance Evaluation
Inspection on the sandfilter wastewater treatment system at your property located at 5650 Lakeside
Drive in Pfafftown, Forsyth County, North Carolina on August 26, 2011. 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. No one was home during the inspection, but Ms. Graznak spoke to you afterward
via telephone.
You hold a General Permit to discharge Domestic Wastewaters from Single Family
Residences under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). According to our
files, the system has a 750-gallon septic tank, a 261 square feet subsurface sand filter, and a
chlorinator. The chlorination unit could not be located and you were unsure of its location.
Therefore, the next time you have the septic tank pumped out, you should ask them to help you find
the chlorination unit. The septic tank was last pumped out in 2010. The effluent from the system
discharges to an unnamed tributary to Mill Creek in the Yadkin River Basin. The discharge pipe was
not located during the inspection due to the thick summer vegetation and steep hill. The receiving
stream appeared clear with no traceable solids, and no odor was noted on the day of the inspection.
You stated that you have never seen any discharge from the pipe.
If you do detect a discharge from your system, please check the permit text Part I Section A
(attached to this correspondence), which specifies the limits and monitoring requirements for your
permit. A Laboratory with North Carolina Wastewater Certification (a list of nearby approved
laboratories is attached) must perform the monitoring. As a reminder, the permit also requires that
you 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
North Carolina Division of Water Quality,Winston-Salem Regional Office
Location:585 Waughtown St.Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27107 One
Phone:[phone] FAX:[phone] Customer Service:1-877-623-6748 NorthCarolina
Internet:www.ncwaterquality.org Naturally
An Equal Opportunity\Affirmative Action Employer

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Ms. Graznak or me at (336)
771-5000.
Sincerely,
W. Corey Basinger
Regional Supervisor
Surface Water Protection Section
cc: G hard' = :ear
SWP—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 I NI 2 151 31 NCG550209 111 121 11/08/26 117 181 CI 19i si 20I II
Remarks
21IIII IIIIIIIIIIII
Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----------Reserved-----------
67I 169 70 13 I 711 I 721 NI 731 I 174 751 I I I I I I 180
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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 permit Number)
10:00 AM 11/08/26 07/08/01
5650 Lakeside Drive
5650 Lakeside Dr Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date
Pfafftown NC 27040 10:45 AM 11/08/26 12/07/31
Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)ifitles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data
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Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Dennis Sykes,5650 Lakeside Dr Pfafftown NC 27040//336-924-4827/ No
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated)
111 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
Jennifer F Graznak WSRO WQ//336-771-5000/ , /I / i1
Signatu e of Management 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.
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Permit: NCG550209 Owner-Facility: 5650 Lakeside Drive
Inspection Date: 08/26/2011 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? 0 0 • ❑
Is the facility as described in the permit? ❑ fi n n
#Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ ■ n n
Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? n ❑ f• ❑
Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ■ n n n
Comment: The chlorination unit could not be located and you were unsure of its
location. Therefore, the next time you have the septic tank pumped out, you should ask
them to help you find the chlorination unit.
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