NCG551144_Inspection_20240830

August 30, 2024
Gary Jones
2515 Efland Cedar Grove Road
Efland, NC 27243
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
General NPDES Permit NCG550000
Certificate of Coverage NCG551144
Facility: 9402 NC Highway 157 West, Rougemont, NC
Orange County
Dear Mr. Jones:
On August 29, 2024, Tyler Clark and Kurtis Waibel from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-
family residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the subject General
NPDES Permit. Upon arriving at the subject address, the home was found to be unoccupied and
currently undergoing an renovation. The inspectors could not identify whether the waste treatment
system is currently being utilized during renovation activities. No temporary toilet facilities (such as Port-
O-Johns) were observed on the site. Please update our office if there are any plans to upgrade the septic
system as part of the home renovations.
Our records indicate the treatment system consists of a septic tank, pump tank, three sub-surface sand
filters, tablet chlorinator with chlorine contact chamber, discharge pipe and a rip-rap apron for post
aeration.
General NPDES Permit NCG550000 and Certificate of Coverage (COC) NCG551144 authorize the
discharge of domestic wastewater from your treatment system to receiving waters designated as un
unnamed tributary to Lick Creek (classified WS-III, NSW) in the Neuse River Basin. The authorized
discharge is in accordance with the effluent limits and monitoring requirements established within the
General Permit. The items below show what conditions were noted at your facility:
Findings during the inspection were as follows:
1.Treatment system operation: The wastewater treatment system shall be maintained at all
times to prevent seepage of sewage to the surface of the ground.
2.Pumping the septic tank: You are required to inspect the septic tank at least yearly to
determine if solids must be removed or if other maintenance is necessary. Septic tanks
should be pumped out 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
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company can check the status periodically and determine when pumping is required.
Within 30-days of receiving this letter, please send a copy of the most recent
receipt/invoice to this office showing the date the septic tank was last checked and/or
pumped out. The General NPDES Permit requires the permittee to retain records
associated with sewage disposal activities for a period of at least 5 years.
3. Chlorine tablets in the chlorinator: You are reminded that it is required that chlorine
tablets be maintained in the chlorinator to ensure proper disinfection of the discharged
wastewater. Chlorine tablets provide effective disinfection and prevent/limit harmful
bacteria from discharging to the environment. The product label for these tablets must
indicate the tablets are approved for wastewater use and not for swimming pools. Part 1,
Section D (1) of General NPDES Permit NCG550000 requires the permittee to inspect the
tablet chlorinator weekly to ensure there is an adequate supply of tablets for continuous
and proper operation. Section D (4) requires the permittee to maintain all system
components, including...disinfection units...at all times and in good operating order. The
inspector did not observe any chlorine tablets in the chlorinator. Please ensure the correct
type of tablets are used and maintained in the chlorinator as required by the General
NPDES 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. Parameters to be sampled
and analyzed include Flow, BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand), Total Suspended Solids,
Fecal Coliform, Total Residual Chlorine, Total Nitrogen, Ammonia Nitrogen and Total
Phosphorous. Within 30 days of receiving this letter, please let this office know if you
have monitored your effluent discharge within the last 12 months, and provide this office
with a copy of the lab results if you have. If you have not monitored your effluent, then
please collect a representative sample of the effluent, have it analyzed by a certified
commercial laboratory and submit the results to this office no later than October 31, 2024.
If, during this time, you are unable to collect a representative sample of the effluent
discharge due to insufficient flow from the discharge pipe, then update this office with that
information and continue to monitor the discharge and if conditions for sampling become
favorable, then arrange to collect a sample. Failure to monitor the effluent discharge as
required is a violation of NPDES General Permit NCG550000.
5. Discharge outlet location. The permittee is required to conduct a visual review of the
outfall location at least twice each year (one 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. The end of discharge pipe was not visible nor accessible the day of the
inspection. To comply with the general permit monitoring requirements, you need to be
able to sample and analyze the effluent from your SFR system through the discharge pipe.
You need to keep the area around the discharge pipe cleared of vegetation, soil and leaves.
Please take the necessary steps to ensure the discharge outlet is visible and accessible.
Maintaining the area will allow you to monitor the discharge and to collect effluent
samples as required by the subject permit.

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Part II Section B.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.” The
annual fee ($60 per year) for the period September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, is due by
September 14, 2024. This fee has not been paid and is due. Payment in the amount of $60 must be
remitted to the Division as indicated on the attached Annual Permit Fee Invoice.

The wastewater treatment system should be periodically inspected to ensure 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 three years and available for inspection.

Within 30-days receipt of this letter, please submit a written response to this office indicating the
actions you will take or have taken to comply with or resolve the issues noted items #2-#5 above.

If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action (if
applicable), then please contact Tyler Clark at 919-791-4242.

Sincerely,

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
Annual Permit Fee Invoice – Due Sept. 14, 2024
Cc: RRO/SWP Files
Laserfiche
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EPA
United States Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, D.C. 20460
Water Compliance Inspection Report
Form Approved.
OMB No. 2040-0057
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 N 52 NCG551144 24/08/29 C S31112171819 20
21 66
Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----------------------Reserved-------------------
N67707172 73 74 75 80
Section B: Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include
POTW name and NPDES permit Number)
9402 NC Highway 157 West
9402 NC Hwy 157 W
Rougemont NC 27572
Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date
Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date
12:00PM 24/08/29 20/08/14
Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s)
///
Other Facility Data
12:30PM 24/08/29 20/10/31
Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Gary Jones,2515 Efland Cedar Grove Rd Efland NC 27243///Contacted
No
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports 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
Timothy Clark DWR/RRO WQ/919-791-4234/
Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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8/29/2024
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8/29/2024
NPDES yr/mo/day
24/08/29
Inspection Type
C3111218
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Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Findings during the inspection were as follows:
1.Treatment system operation: The wastewater treatment system shall be maintained at all times to
prevent seepage of sewage to the surface of the ground.
2.Pumping the septic tank: You are required to inspect the septic tank at least yearly to determine if
solids must be removed or if other maintenance is necessary. Septic tanks should be pumped out
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. Within 30-days of receiving this letter, please send a copy of
the most recent receipt/invoice to this office showing the date the septic tank was last checked and/or
pumped out. The General NPDES Permit requires the permittee to retain records associated with
sewage disposal activities for a period of at least 5 years.
3.Chlorine tablets in the chlorinator: You are reminded that it is required that chlorine tablets be
maintained in the chlorinator to ensure proper disinfection of the discharged wastewater. Chlorine
tablets provide effective disinfection and prevent/limit harmful bacteria from discharging to the
environment. The product label for these tablets must indicate the tablets are approved for
wastewater use and not for swimming pools. Part 1, Section D (1) of General NPDES Permit
NCG550000 requires the permittee to inspect the tablet chlorinator weekly to ensure there is an
adequate supply of tablets for continuous and proper operation. Section D (4) requires the permittee
to maintain all system components, including...disinfection units...at all times and in good operating
order. The inspector did not observe any chlorine tablets in the chlorinator. Please ensure the
correct type of tablets are used and maintained in the chlorinator as required by the General NPDES
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. Parameters to be sampled and analyzed include Flow,
BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand), Total Suspended Solids, Fecal Coliform, Total Residual
Chlorine, Total Nitrogen, Ammonia Nitrogen and Total Phosphorous. Within 30 days of receiving this
letter, please let this office know if you have monitored your effluent discharge within the last 12
months, and provide this office with a copy of the lab results if you have. If you have not monitored
your effluent, then please collect a representative sample of the effluent, have it analyzed by a
certified commercial laboratory and submit the results to this office no later than October 31, 2024. If,
during this time, you are unable to collect a representative sample of the effluent discharge due to
insufficient flow from the discharge pipe, then update this office with that information and continue to
monitor the discharge and if conditions for sampling become favorable, then arrange to collect a
sample. Failure to monitor the effluent discharge as required is a violation of NPDES General Permit
NCG550000.
5.Discharge outlet location. The permittee is required to conduct a visual review of the outfall
location at least twice each year (one 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. The end of discharge pipe was not
visible nor accessible the day of the inspection. To comply with the general permit monitoring
requirements, you need to be able to sample and analyze the effluent from your SFR system through
the discharge pipe. You need to keep the area around the discharge pipe cleared of vegetation, soil
and leaves. Please take the necessary steps to ensure the discharge outlet is visible and accessible.
Maintaining the area will allow you to monitor the discharge and to collect effluent samples as
required by the subject permit.
Part II Section B.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.” The
annual fee ($60 per year) for the period September 1, 2024, through August 31, 2025, is due by
September 14, 2024. This fee has not been paid and is due. Payment in the amount of $60 must be
remitted to the Division as indicated on the attached Annual Permit Fee Invoice.
NCG551144 17 (Cont.)
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Permit:NCG551144
Inspection Date:08/29/2024
Owner - Facility:
Inspection Type:
9402 NC Highway 157 West
Compliance Evaluation
Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping?
Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable
Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
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:
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
This annual fee is required by the North Carolina Administrative Code. It covers the administrative costs associated
with your permit. It is required of any person holding a permit for any time during the annual fee period, regardless
of the facility’s operating status. Failure to pay the fee by the due date will subject the permit to revocation.
Operating without a valid permit is a violation and is subject to a $10,000 per day fine. If the permit is revoked and
you later decide a permit is needed, you must reapply, with the understanding the permit request may be denied
due to changes in environmental, regulatory, or modeling conditions.
INVOICE
Annual Permit Fee Open
*2024PR008221*
Permit Number:NCG551144
Annual Fee Period:
Orange County
Invoice Date:08/15/2024
9402 NC Highway 157 West Due Date:09/14/2024
Annual Fee:$60.00
09/01/2024 to 08/31/2025
Gary Jones
2515 Efland Cedar Grove Rd
Efland, NC 27243
2024PR008221Invoice Number:
Notes:
1.You may pay either by mail with check/money order OR by electronic payment (eCheck or Credit Card).
2.If payment is by check/money order, please remit payment to:
NCDEQ - Division of Water Resources
Attn: Animal/Discharge/Non-Discharge Billing
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
3.If payment is electronic, please see https://epay.deq.nc.gov/wq-epayments.html to pay electronically. Payments by eCheck will
debit your checking account. Credit card transactions will incur a convenience fee.
4.Please include your Permit Number and Invoice Number on all correspondence.
5.A $35.00 processing fee will be charged for returned checks in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 25-3-506.
6.The Department cannot accept checks older than 6 months under Uniform Commercial Code 4-404.
7.Non-Payment of this fee by the payment due date will initiate the permit revocation process.
8.Should you need to update any Owner/Permit/Contact information or have any questions regarding this invoice, please send
email to [e-mail] or you may also contact the following:
- NPDES WW Program Administrative Contact at 919-707-3601 or
- Annual Administering and Compliance Fee Coordinator at 919-707-3698
Gary Jones
2515 Efland Cedar Grove Rd
Efland, NC 27243
Invoice Number:
(Return This Portion With Check)
ANNUAL PERMIT INVOICE
Permit Number:NCG551144
Annual Fee Period:
Orange County Invoice Date:8/15/2024
9402 NC Highway 157 West Due Date:9/14/2024
Annual Fee:$60.00
Check Number:
09/01/2024 to 08/31/2025
Open
*2024PR008221*
2024PR008221
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