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Home My WebLink AboutNCG551788_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20240906ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary RICHARD E. ROGERS, JR. Director Debbie Brandt 8430 Island Point Road Charlotte, NC 28278 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 6, 2024 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Single Family Wastewater Treatment System/ Debbie Brandt Residence NPDES General Permit No. NCG551788 Mecklenburg County Dear Ms. Brandt: Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) Report for the inspection conducted at your residence on August 29, 2024, by Mr. Wes Bell of this Office. This Office would like to thank you for all the assistance and cooperation provided throughout this inspection. Should you have any questions concerning this report, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Bell at (704) 235-2192 or at we s.bellgdeq.nc. gov. Enclosure: Inspection Report Cc: Debbie Brandt (via eCopy) NPDES Program Files — Laserfiche Sincerely, DocuSigned by: A�•�Guw N P F161 FB69A2D84A3... Andrew H. Pitner, P.G. Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301 1 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115 704.6631699 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 NCG551788 111 121 24/08/29 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 2.0 701d I 71 I„ I 72 I r., I 71 I 74 79 I I I I I I I80 L—I ty L-1 I I 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) 09:43AM 24/08/29 23/03/01 8430 Island Point Road 8430 Island Point Rd Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Charlotte NC 28278 10:17AM 24/08/29 25/10/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Paul Matthew Smith/// Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Debbie Brandt,8430 Island Point Rd Charlotte NC 28278//704-661-1044/ Yes Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenar Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Progran 0 Sludge Handling Dispo: 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 Wes Bell Signed by: DWR/MRO WQ/704-235-2192/ 9/6/2024 2 re& E�D`,','�96DMCC3437 ... &fflYRiKYA"R2eviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Signature of M CeP4'4" Andrew Pit H P WR/MRO WQ/704-663-1699 Ext.2180/ 9/6/2024 F161FB69A2D84A3... EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type NCG551788 I11 12I 24/08/29 117 18 i c i Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Page# Permit: NCG551788 Inspection Date: 08/29/2024 Owner -Facility: 8430 Island Point Road 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: The new treatment system was activated in July 2023. Record Keeping 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? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: The permittee must ensure all records (treatment system inspections, lab analyses chain of custody forms, etc.) pertaining to the NPDES treatment system are maintained on -site. No effluent limit violations were noted during the 2023 sampling event. The 2024 sampling will be performed within the near future. Page# 3 Permit: NCG551788 Inspection Date: 08/29/2024 Effluent Sampling Is composite sampling flow proportional? Is sample collected below all treatment units? Owner -Facility: 8430 Island Point Road Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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)? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The subject permit requires effluent grab samples. The operator for the permittee's contracted company (AQWA, Inc.) collects all effluent samples and transports these samples to the contracted laboratory. 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, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ M ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: The wastewater treatment system appeared to be properly operated and well maintained. AQWA, Inc. has been contracted to service the treatment system twice per year. All wastewater flows through a septic tank prior to the Orenco/Advantex treatment system that includes a primary tank, filter media/recirculation tank and LIV disinfection. 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: The treatment system was not discharging at the time of the inspection: however, the treated wastewater inside the Orenco/Advantex treatment unit appeared clear with no floatable solids or foam. The effluent is discharged into a rip -rap channel prior to the receiving stream. Page# 4