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Home My WebLink AboutNC0088501_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20160219 r� PAT MCCRORY Govemor DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretary Water Resources ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY S. JAY ZIMMERMAN February 19, 2016 Director Aqua North Carolina Inc. Attn: Thomas J. Roberts, President&COO 202 Mackenan Drive Cary, NC 27511 t2ECE1VED/NCDEQ/DWR Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Permittee: Aqua North Carolina Inc. FEB 2 9 2016' Facility: Stonington Subdivision—Well#1 NPDES Permit#: NCO088501 Water Quality Forsyth County Permitting Section Dear Mr. Roberts: Ron Boone of the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR or the Division)conducted a compliance evaluation inspection(CEI)of the Stonington Subdivision—Well#1 on February 11, 2016. The assistance and cooperation of Peter Dealing, system operator, was greatly appreciated. An inspection checklist is attached for your records and inspection findings are summarized below. General Information The Stonington Subdivision—Well#1 is located on the north side of Stonington Subdivision, in Kernersville, Forsyth County, NC,at approximate coordinates 36.034672°N, 80.076049°W.The permit authorizes Aqua to operate this 0.0021 MGD facility, which consists of five green sand filters used to treat ground water for use as potable water for the subdivision. Chemicals used in the water treatment process include Potassium Permanganate, Chlorine, and Caustic Soda. The permit authorizes Aqua to discharge the filter backwash wastewater from the facility via outfall 001 to an unnamed tributary of Abbotts Creek, which is currently classified as Class WS-III waters in the Yadkin Pee-Dee river basin. Site Review Mr. Dealing has done a good job operating and maintaining the plant. No discrepancies were found. Documentation Review Mr. Boone reviewed all paperwork with Mr. Dealing, including discharge monitoring reports, laboratory result records and bench sheets,chains of custody,operator visitation logs,operation and maintenance logs,etc. Everything was in order,complete,and current and no discrepancies were found. Mr. Dealing is doing a great job keeping up with the required paperwork for the facility. You are reminded that, in accordance with NC General Statute 143-215.6A, the Director of the Division of Water Resources may assess civil penalties not to exceed $25,000 per day, per violation, for violations of NCGS 143-215.1 or the NCO088501 NPDES permit. State of North Carolma I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 450 West Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27105 336 776 9800 33 tl If you have any questions regarding the inspection or this letter, please call Mr. Boone or me at(336) 776- 9800. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Sincerely, '• Sherri V. Knight, PE Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: 1. BIMS Inspection Report CC: WSRO-SWP Central Files NPDES Unit J �y. .l 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 15 1 3 I NCO088501 I11 12 I 16/02/11 I17 18 Ll 19 L G j 201 I 2111111111111111111111111111111, 1111111111111 �6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating 81 QA -----------------Reserved------------- 67 701_J 72 NJ 73 I 74 75I III I I I (8071 JL 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 OOAM 16/02/11 14/09/01 Stonington Subdivision-Well#1 Stonington Way Ct Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Kernersville NC 27284 11 OOAM 16/02/11 19/02/28 Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Peter Ray Deal ing/ORC/336-362-2008/ Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Thomas J Roberts,202 Mackenan Ct Cary NC No 2751 1/President/919-653-6967/9194661583 Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) Permit ® Flow Measurement Operations&Maintenance ® Records/Reports Self-Monitoring Program E Facility Site Review ® Effluent/Receiving Waters ® 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 WSRO WQ//336-776-9690/ Signature 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 1' NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1 31 NCO088501 I11 12 16/02/11 17 18 ICI Section D Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Please refer to the attached inspection summary letter. Page# 2 L if Permit: NCO088501 Owner-Facility: Stonington Subdivision-Well#1 Inspection Date: 02/11/2016 Inspection Type: 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: None 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: None 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 0 Name of person performing analyses Transported CDCs Are MRS complete: do they include all permit parameters? M ❑ ❑ ❑ 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? i ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? M ❑ ❑ ❑ 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? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit: NCO088501 Owner-Facility: Stornngton Subdivision-Well#1 Inspection Date: 02/11/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Comment: None Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free'of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Comment: None Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters)performed by a certified lab? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ #Is the facility using a contract lab? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6 0 degrees ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Incubator(Fecal Coliform)set to 44 5 degrees Celsius+/-0 2 degrees? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Incubator(BOD)set to 20 0 degrees Celsius+/-1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Comment: None Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE 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)? Comment: None Page# 4