NC0071897_RespNOV2016LV0010_20160116

JAMES & JAMES' • 1MANAGEMENT, INC
PO BOX 519, MOUNTAIN HOME, NC 28758
[phone] OFFICE
[phone] FAX
January 27, 2016
Surface Water Protection Section
Asheville Regional Office
2090 U.S. Highway 70
Swannanoa, NC 28778
RE: Henderson's Assisted Living
NPDES Permit No. NCO071897
NOV-2016-LV-0010
Dear Mr. Davidson,
This letter is in response to the above NOV dated January 8, 20I6 and received by James & James on or
about January 25, 2016. The violation was for the month of August, 2015.
This facility experienced a time of partial blockages in the collection system that would clear itself and
send very septic water in to the facility;. thereby causing. a shock load of BOD uncommon to this. facility.
The owner was notified and each time would search the system to no avail. During the end of the week of
the 18s', the line blocked completely allowing only the few assisted living. homes to discharge to the
facility. The blockage was found over the weekend and the shock load of BOD and flow entered the
facility.
The effluent had no odor or questionable appearance. The operator had no reason to believe that the
effluent was out of limits. As is evident, the facility struggled the entire month with the limits set forth in
the permit. All of the collection lines were jetted and from the first sample in September to present has not
experienced any additional elevated results.
We would appreciate consideration of any assessments.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
With highest regards,
)uarnMitaJamnes
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Division o water Resources
E E 6 01 2016

JAMES & JAMES ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, INC
PO BOX 1354, MOUNTAIN HOME, NC 28758
[phone] OFFICE
[phone] FAX
August 2015 - DMR
Client: Henderson's Assisted Living
NPDES PERMIT NUMBER: NCO071897
Dear Client,
We are pleased to notify you that your facility operated most of the month within your National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. We did experience a result that was greater than
the permit discharge limits. Your permit has both a monthly maximum and a daily maximum. Your
facility exceeded the permit discharge limits on the items listed below:
BOD 51- 5.77 mg/l
9a` - 9.02 mg/l
181— 8.64 mg/l
25t' —15:7 mg/l
Monthly Average 9.8 mg/l
This gave a daily maximum violation on four days and did give a monthly violation. We
determined that the cause of the violation was due to an elevated shock load from the influent stream.
Many times during the month the flow and waste into the bar grate indicated a partial blockage of the
incoming line. This fact was brought to the owners' attention and finally the influent steam became
normal. The month of September reflects the system returned to compliance. The facility was placed on
hand and Soda Ash was added to increase the pH for Ammonia reduction. Solids were also wasted from
the facility in an attempt to reduce the food to mass ratio.
You may receive a monetary fine for this month. Thank you for your understanding in this
matter.
Thank you for choosing James & James as your service company.
Juanita James

Permit Enforcement History Details by Owner ,
8/31/2016
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Owner: Mizpah Healthcare Inc
Facility : Henderson's Assisted Living VVVVTP
Permit: NCO071897
Region : Asheville County Henderson
Penalty
6-2007
Remission
Enf
Enf EMC EMC OAH
Collection Has
Assessment
Penalty Enforcement
Request
Conf
Remission Hearing Remission Remission
MemoSent Total Balance Pmt Case
Case MR Approved
Amount Costs
Damages Received _
Held
Amount Held Amount Amount
To AGO Paid Due Plan Closed
Number
6/11/09
2/18/10
$0
5/12/11
$0.00
LV -1998-0223 11/6/98
$250.00 $150.83
12/7/98
2/3/99
$0
$400.83 $0.00 No 4/12/99
LV -2002-0610 12/2/02 ' $250.00 $122.04 $372.04 $0.00 No 1/16/03
LV -2003-0087 8-2002 2/10/03 $1,000.00 $100.00 2/19/03 4/2/03 $1000 $100.00 $0.00 No 7/11/03
LV -2007-0399 4-2007 10/12/07 $100.00 $208.57 $308.57 $0.00 No 11/28/07
LV -2007-0412 5-2007 11/9/07 $600.00 $70.00 12/18/07 12/18/07 $600 9/11/08 $0.00 $70.00 $0.00 No 1/28/09
LV -2007-0424
6-2007
11/13/07
$800.00
$70.00
12/17/07
3/26/08
$0
9/11/08
$0.00
$870.00
$0.00
No
11/21/08
LV -2009-0128
1-2009
4/21/09
$200.00
$65.00
6/11/09
2/18/10
$0
5/12/11
$0.00
$265.00
$0.00
No
6/21/11
LV -2009-0237 5-2009 7/22/09 $350.00 $65.00 _ 11/12/09 $415.00 $0.00 No 1/6/10
LV -2011-0265
2-2011
10/26/11
$200.00
$142.00
3/14/12 $342.00 $0.00
No ' 5/7/12
LV -2011-0267
3-2011
10/31/11
$100.00
$142.00
3/14/12 $242.00 $0.00
No 5/7/12
LV -2011-0297
4-2011
11/18/11
$300.00
$142.00
4/16/12 $442.00 $0.00
No 1/28/13
LV -2012-0037
7-2011
3/15/12
$200.00
$137.00 4/10/12 11/22/13 $0
$337.00
No
LV -2012-0093 10-2011 6/19/12 $550.00 $.137.00 7/29/12 4/16/13 $165 $522.00 No
LV -2012-01.89 5-2012 11/1/12 $750.00 $137.00 12/4/12 6/27/13 $375 $512.00 No
LV -2012-0191 6-2012 11/1/12 $450.00 $137.00 12/4/12 6/27/13 $225 $362.00 No
LV -2012-0211 7-2012 12/3/12 $750.00 $137.00 1/3/13 6/27/13 $375 $512.00 No

8/31/2016
2
LV -2013-0027 9-2012 2/14/13 $350.00 $137.00 7/16/13 $487.00 $0.00 No 9/27/13
LV -2015-0114 3-2015 7/20/15 $350.00 $159.26 $509.26 No
LV -2016-0116 1-2016 6/24/16 $550.00 $113.93 $663.93 No
Total Cases: 19 Total Penalty Amount: $8,100 Total Enforcement Cost: $2372.63 Sum Of Total Paid: $4,314.44 Total Balance Due: $3,418.19
Sum of Total Case Penalties: $10,472.63 Total Penalties After Remissions: $7,732.63