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Home My WebLink AboutNC0076643_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20160120 PAT MCCRORY {( Governor r -ts DONALD R. VAN DER VAART Secretary WaterResources S. JAY ZIMMERMAN ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ' Director January 12, 2016 Mr. Bob Witsell, P.E., Brownfields Manager RECEIVED/NCDEQtDWR Global Operations, Environment, Health& Safety General Electric Company JAN T 0 2016 1935 Redmond Circle NW Rome, Georgia 30165 Water Quality g Permitting Section Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection General Electric Co.—Hickory Plant NPDES Permit No. NCO076643 Catawba County Dear Mr. Witsell: Enclosed is a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection for the inspection conducted at the subject facility on January 11,2016 by Ori Tuvia and Ed Watson. Your representative Ray Penley's cooperation during the site visit was much appreciated.Please advise the staff involved with this NPDES Permit by forwarding a copy of the enclosed report. The report should be self-explanatory; however, should you have any questions concerning this report,please do not hesitate to contact Ori Tuvia at(704)235-2190,or at ori.tuvia a,ncdenr.vov. Sincerely, n Tuvia,Eniroment Engineer Mooresville Regional Office Division of Water Resources,DEQ Cc: Catawba County Public Health NPDES (Derek Denard) MRO Files Mooresville Regional Office Location:610 East Center Ave.,Suite 301 Mooresville,NC 28115 Phone:(704)663-1699\Fax:(704)663-6040\Customer Service:1-877-623-6748 i f 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 I 3 I NCO076643 111 12 16/01/11 17 18 ICI 19 I G I 20I 211111 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 11 1 1 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating 131 QA --------------Reserved--------- 67 1.0 70 14 I 71 L—I itJI 72 L�j 731 174 75 1 1 1 1 1 80 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 Dermit Number) 10:OOAM 16/01/11 15/12/01 Hickory Plant 1223 Fairgrove Church Rd Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Hickory NC 28602 11:30AM 16/01/11 20/07/31 Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Ray S Penley//828-466-7818/ Ray S Penley/ORC/828-466-7818/ Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number - Cody Platt,1935 Redmond Rd Nw Rome GA 30165//706-291-3120/ Contacted No Section C:Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) ® Permit ® Flow Measurement ® Operations&Maintenance ® Records/Reports ® Self-Monitoring Program ® 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 Edward Watson MRO GW/// Ori A Tuvia MRO WO//704-663-1699/ f ,/ f1' h� Z it- Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date 5*4 2046 EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 T NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type (Cont.) 1 31 NCO076643 111 121 16101/11 117 18 I-1 Section D:Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Notes by Ed watson Currently,the site is only sampling for Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)resulting from the previous transformer manufacturing operations.The twelve(12)surface water sampling stations are sampled for VOCs and reported as per permit requirements.The site slopes topographically from east to west. The highest concentrations of VOCs are reported in well MW71 S, I and D which are approximately 700 ft.southwest of the location of the former PCE tanks and 440 ft.from the former Vapor Degreaser area. TCE is currently daylighting into the unnamed tributary at down-stream sample locations of Stream E at 15ug/L,to highest concentration at Stream C at 200ug/L and eventually dropping to 5.8ug/L at Stream 3 sampling location. The total distance from first daylighting to end is 1050 ft. No TCE is present by the time water reaches Clines Creek. November 18, 2015 Laboratory report is attached. On January 12, 2016 reached out via phone to Sean Morris of Hazardous Waste Section regarding elevated Chlorinated solvents entering the surface water(Unnamed Tributary to Cline's Creek)through the soils from the former degreasing area located approximately 400 ft.from the Unnamed tributary. Page# 2 . l • Permit- NCO076643 Owner-Facility Hickory Plant Inspection Date: 01/11/2016 Inspection Type. Compliance Evaluation O r i n Maintenance pe at o s & Ma ntena ce 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 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids,pH, DO,Sludge Judge,and other that are applicable? Comment: 25 wells pump into a 15.000 gallon equalization tank,transferring into an air striper tower. From the tower the discharge flows into the outfall.ASI does PCE and TCH sampling quarterly. PH sampling done in house PH meter calibrated properly prior to measurement. Old factory undergoes process of demolition Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ #Are there any special conditions for the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: New permit was issued on October 26 , 2015. Special condition for ground water remediation pump and treat system. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available,complete and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years(lab. reg.required 5 years)? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the chain-of-custody complete? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Dates,times and location of sampling 0 Name of individual performing the sampling 0 Results of analysis and calibration 0 Dates of analysis 0 Name of person performing analyses 0 Transported CDCs 0 Are DMRs complete:do they include all permit parameters? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ (If the facility is=or>5 MGD permitted flow)Do they operate 24%7 with a certified operator ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 . 11, Permit: NCO076643 Owner-Facility- Hickory Plant Inspection Date: 01/11/2016 Inspection Type- Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Records for the months of March 2014-August 2014 were reviewed, No effluent limit violations were found. 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? i ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Discharge was observed to be clear, discharging into an unnamed tributary of Clines Creek. Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE #Is flow meter used for reporting? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the flow meter operational? ® ❑ ❑ ❑ (If units are separated)Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? . ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: System is monitored via on site telemetry. Flow is also-measured for each of the 25 wells on site. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? M ❑ ❑ ❑ 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 i ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency,sampling type ❑ ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment: No violations were observed. 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NCO076643 Owner-Facility Hickory Plant Inspection Date: 01/11/2016 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory Yes No NA NE #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? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Comment: PH is measured on site.TCH and PCH are analyzed by ASI Lab. Page# 5