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Home My WebLink AboutNC0034827_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20150530 AVA NCDENR North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Pat McCrory Donald R. van der Vaart Governor Secretary June 30, 2015 Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School System Attn: Wayne Loflin RECEIVED/DENR/DWR 4897 Lansing Drive JUL (16 2015 Winston-Salem, NC 27105 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection ter Quality Permitting Section Permittee: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education Facility: Old Richmond Elementary School Wastewater Treatment Plant NPDES Permit#: NC0034827 Forsyth County Dear Mr. Loflin: 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 Old Richmond Elementary School Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) on June 18, 2015. The assistance and cooperation of Chris Marion, Operator in Responsible Charge (ORC), was greatly appreciated. An inspection checklist is attached for your records and inspection findings are summarized below. General Information The WWTP is located on the west side of the school, in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC, at approximately coordinates 36.205729°N, -80.389910°W. The permit authorizes the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education to operate this 0.0064 MGD WWTP, which consists of a grease trap, a 15,000 gallon septic tank, a 3,000 gallon dosing chamber with twin 5-inch siphons, twin recirculating sand filters, a 10,000 gallon recirculation tank, a recirculation controller, twin 50 gallon per minute effluent pumps, ultraviolet disinfection and cascade aeration, and discharge the treated effluent via outfall 001 into an unnamed tributary (UT) to Fries Creek, which is currently classified as Class WS-IV waters in the Yadkin Pee-Dee river basin. Site Review The plant was not in operation during the inspection because school was out and minimal wastewater was being produced. Mr. Marion appears to have done a good job of operating and maintaining the plant. However, the filter bed walls are badly deteriorated and look as though they may fail. The school may need to look at repairing the walls at some point in the near future. This was also noted during the previous inspection. The sand filter beds and distribution system were in good condition. 450 West Hanes Mit Road,Suite#300,Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27105 Phone:336-776-98001 Internet:www.ncdenrgov An Equal Opportunity\Affirmative Action Employer—Made in part by recycled paper Documentation Review All documentation was reviewed. No discrepancies were noted. Mr. Marion has very good records and all required records were available on site, complete, and well organized; this includes operations and visitation logs, discharge monitoring reports, laboratory and field laboratory records, and chains of custody, etc. A new operator designation form does need to be submitted to the Division as soon as possible to designate Mr. Marion as the new ORC, and other individual(s) as backup ORCs You are reminded that violations of the permit are subject to enforcement actions by the Division of Water Resources. Violations are subject to civil penalties not to exceed $25,000 per day, per violation. 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, W. Corey Basinger Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: 1. BIMS Inspection Report CC: WSRO-SWP Central Files NPDES Unit 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 E 2 IS I 3 I N00034827 111 12 1 15/06/18 117 18 19 12_I 201 I 21111111 1111111111111111111 111111 111111 � I111 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved- 67 1 eserved-67I 70I LJ L I 71I Li 72 ti 731 I 1 V4 751 1 1 1 1 1 1 180 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) 10:00AM 15/06/18 14/06/01 Old Richmond Elementary School Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 4897 Lansing Dr 11:00AM 15/06/18 19/01/31 Winston Salem NC 27105 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 Kevin L Booe,4897 Lansing Dr Winston Salem NC 2710511336-661-4975/ 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 II 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 Boone WSRO WQ/1336-776 9690/ 5- Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date / tr t '4'inti v r '.� i �� i 1,-.10,11/41)' fi t_ "6 3'.7. EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 1 NC0034827 111 121 15/08/18 117 18 I,.I 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 4 Permit NC0034827 Owner-Facility: Old Richmond Elementary School Inspection Date: 06/18/2015 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 0 0 • 0 application? Is the facility as described in the permit? U 0 0 0 #Are there any special conditions for the permit? 0 • 0 0 Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? • 0 0 0 Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? • 0 0 0 Comment: None Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? • 0 0 0 Is all required information readily available, complete and current? • 0 0 0 Are all records maintained for 3 years(lab. reg. required 5 years)? • 0 0 0 Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? • 0 0 0 Is the chain-of-custody complete? • 0 0 0 Dates,times and location of sampling Name of individual performing the sampling U Results of analysis and calibration 111 Dates of analysis U Name of person performing analyses U Transported COCs U Are DMRs complete:do they include all permit parameters? • 0 0 0 Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? 0 0 • 0 (If the facility is=or>5 MGD permitted flow)Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator 0 II 0 0 on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? • 0 0 0 Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? • 0 0 0 Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? • 0 0 0 Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? • 0 0 0 Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? 0 0 • 0 Comment: None Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? • 0 0 0 Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters)performed by a certified lab? • 0 0 0 Page# 3 Permit NC0034827 Owner-Facility: Old Richmond Elementary School Inspection Date: 06/18/2015 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Laboratory, Yes No NA NE • #Is the facility using a contract lab? • 0 0 0 #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 0 0 • Celsius)? Incubator(Fecal Coliform)set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/-0.2 degrees? 0 0 0 II Incubator(BOD)set to 20.0 degrees Celsius+/-1.0 degrees? 0 0 0 IN Comment: None Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? 0 0 IN 0 Is sample collected below all treatment units? • 0 0 0 Is proper volume collected? • 0 0 0 Is the tubing clean? 0 0 • 0 #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 0 0 • Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency, sampling type • 0 0 0 representative)? Comment: None Upstream/Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency,sampling type, and • 0 0 0 sampling location)? Comment: None Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? 0 0 II 0 Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? • 0 0 0 Are pumps or syphons operating properly? • 0 0 0 Are high and low water alarms operating properly? 0 0 U 0 Comment: None Sand Filters (Low reel Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used)Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational? 0 II 0 0 Is the distribution box level and watertight? 0 0 0 • Is sand filter free of ponding? • 0 0 0 Page# 4 Old Richmond Elementary School Permit NC0034827 Owner-Facility: Inspection Date: 06/18/2015 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio? • 0 0 0 #Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation? • 0 0 0 #Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio?(Approximately 3 to 1) U 0 0 0 Comment: None Flow Measurement- Effluent Yes No NA NE #Is flow meter used for reporting? • 0 0 0 Is flow meter calibrated annually? • 0 0 0 Is the flow meter operational? • 0 ❑ 0 (If units are separated)Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? 0 0 IN ❑ Comment: None Disinfection - UV Yes No NA NE Are extra UV bulbs available on site? • 0 0 0 Are UV bulbs clean? • 0 0 0 Is UV intensity adequate? • 0 0 0 Is transmittance at or above designed level? • 0 0 ❑ Is there a backup system on site? ❑ U ❑ 0 Is effluent clear and free of solids? ❑ 0 0 • Comment: Plant not in operation at time of inspection. School is not in session. Pump Station -Effluent Yes No NA NE Is the pump wet well free of bypass lines or structures? • 0 0 0 Are all pumps present? • ❑ 0 0 Are all pumps operable? • 0 0 0 Are float controls operable? • ❑ 0 0 Is SCADA telemetry available and operational? • 0 0 0 Is audible and visual alarm available and operational? • 0 0 0 Comment: None Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? • • ❑ 0 0 Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? • ❑ 0 0 Page# 5 Permit NC0034827 Owner-Facility: Old Richmond Elementary School Inspection Data: 06/18/2015 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Effluent PiDe Yes No NA NE If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? 0 0 • 0 Comment: None Operations& Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? • 0 0 0 Does the facility analyze process control parameters,for ex: MLSS, MCRT,Settleable • 0 0 0 Solids,pH, DO, Sludge Judge,and other that are applicable? Comment: None Page# 6