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Home My WebLink AboutNCG550262_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20170530 ROY COOPER. animor MICHAEL S. REGAN secretary Water Resources S.JAY ZIMMERMAN ENVittONMLF{TALOUAB.TTY Director May 30, 2017 RECEIVED/NCDEQIDWR Ronald G Osborne 2585 Nealwood Ave JUN 0 5 2017 Graham, NC 27253 Water Quality Permitting Section SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report Certificate of Coverage NC 5G 5;0Munder NPDES General Permit NCG550000 Facility Located at 2585 Nealwood Ave, Graham,Alamance County Dear Mr. Osborne: On May 25, 2017, Paul DiMatteo and George Smith of the Division of Water Resources ("Division"), Winston-Salem Regional Office conducted a Compliance Evaluation Inspection of the above referenced wastewater treatment system. The Division is required to inspect these types of systems at least every 5 years. An inspection summary follows and an inspection report is attached for your records. Site Review 1. The system consists of a septic tank, subsurface sand filter, chlorination, and step aeration, with final disposal to an unnamed tributary to Big Alamance Creek. 2. The chlorinator and step aerator were not able to be located during the inspection. 3. No sewage malfunction was observed. No discharge was observed from the outfall. Documentation &Monitoring Review A review of documentation was not conducted at the time of inspection. We would like to remind you to conduct and document the following: - Effluent monitoring must be performed as required in the permit. - All system components must be maintained at all times and in good working order. - Inspect the septic tank and secondary tanks at least yearly to determine if solids must be removed. - Pump the septic tank every 5 years, or when the solids level is found to be more than 1/3 of the liquid depth in any compartment, whichever is greater. All tanks should be emptied of their contents whenever any of the tanks meet this requirement. - Contents removed from septic tanks shall be disposed of at a location and in a manner compliant with all local and state regulations. - Inspect the outfall location at least twice per year to ensure that no visible solids or other obvious evidence of system malfunctioning is observed. - Inspect the tablet chlorinator (if applicable) at least weekly to ensure there is an adequate supply of tablets for continuous & proper operation.Tablets used for chlorination must be labeled for wastewater use. 0 State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 450 West Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300,Winston-Salem,NC 27105 336-776-9800 I "*-J 1 - Any monitoring data obtained shall be retained onsite for a minimum of 5 years. - Additional requirements as stated in NCG550000. There were no significant issues noted during the inspection;therefore, a response to this report is not required. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 336-776-9800. Sincerely, 0 -0t.es!•1.C, C-C/A Lk) /2 Sherri V. Knight, P.E., Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ATTACHMENTS—Inspection Report and Summary Cc: WQS Wi ston-Salem Regional Office- Enforcement File �PDE,S C mplince/.Eltf_orce nVt Unit- Enfer�'`ement=File�' Central Files State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 450 West Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300,Winston-Salem,NC 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 [ I 2 L I 3 I NCG550262 111 12 1 17/05/25 117 18[ i 19 Ili 2011 21111111 1111111 I1 11 1 11 111 , 1 1 11111 1111111. II 11 r6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved 67I 1 70 I I 71 I I 72 I N LJ I 731 1 174 75I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I80 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) 11:20AM 17/05/25 13/08/01 2585 Nealwood Avenue Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 2585 Nealwood Ave 11:45AM 17/05/25 18/07/31 Graham NC 27253 - 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 Ronald G Osborne,2585 Nealwood Ave Graham NC 27253//336-222-9542/ No 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 Paul DiMatteo �' r WSRO WQ//336-776-9691/ �r'Ofe Z George S Smith WSRO WQ//336-776-9700/ Signatur of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 • NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) 1 31 NCG550262 Ill 121 17/05/25 117 18 [2] Section D:Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Site Review 1. The system consists of a septic tank, subsurface sand filter, chlorination, and step aeration, with final disposal to an unnamed tributary to Big Alamance Creek. 2. The chlorinator and step aerator were not able to be located during the inspection. 3. No sewage malfunction was observed. No discharge was observed from the outfall. Documentation & Monitoring Review A review of documentation was not conducted at the time of inspection.We would like to remind you to conduct and document the following: - Effluent monitoring must be performed as required in the permit. - All system components must be maintained at all times and in good working order. - Inspect the septic tank and secondary tanks at least yearly to determine if solids must be removed. - Pump the septic tank every 5 years, or when the solids level is found to be more than 1/3 of the liquid depth in any compartment,whichever is greater.All tanks should be emptied of their contents whenever any of the tanks meet this requirement. - Contents removed from septic tanks shall be disposed of at a location and in a manner compliant with all local and state regulations. - Inspect the outfall location at least twice per year to ensure that no visible solids or other obvious evidence of system malfunctioning is.observed. - Inspect the tablet chlorinator(if applicable)at least weekly to ensure there is an adequate supply of tablets for continuous & proper operation. Tablets used for chlorination must be labeled for wastewater use. - Any monitoring data obtained shall be retained onsite for a minimum of 5 years. - Additional requirements as stated in NCG550000. • Page# 2 Permit: NCG550262 Owner-Facility: 2585 Nealwood Avenue Inspection Date: 05/25/2017 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ II #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? III ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Page# 3