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Home My WebLink AboutNC0005258_Compliance Sampling Inspection_20170316t ROY COOPER ,, F - � � Gvver-nor MICHAEL S. REGAN j� Secretory S. JAY ZIMMERMAN .: Director March 16, 2017 Mark Lundblad SGL Carbon RECErVE®INCDE 307 Jamestown Rd. MAR 2 Q�DR Morganton, NC 28655 ®7.'11 j a�1'r SUBJECT: Compliance SamplingInspection sdyo rn SGL Carbon Corporation Permit No: NC0005258 Burke County Dear Mr. Lundblad: On February 28, 2017, the Division of Water Resources (Division) staff conducted a Compliance Sampling Inspection at the subject facility. Present during the inspection were Jeff Woodruff with SGL Carbon and Dan Boss with the Division. This inspection was conducted to determine the Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) levels in the SGL Carbon effluent and in Silver Creek downstream of the SGL Carbon discharge. TRC levels of an effluent are determined as compliant at a level of less than 50 ug/l. The Surface Water Standard for TRC pursuant to 15A NCAC 02B.0211(3) is 17 ug/1. The SGL Carbon effluent TRC was 1180 ug/l and Silver Creek TRC, downstream of the SGL Carbon discharge, was 690 ug/1. Based on these results, SGL Carbon is exceeding the applicable North Carolina 15A NCAC 02B Surface Water Standard for Total Residual Chlorine. :Tease-respond-in:writing wlthin,thirty (30) days of the date of -this letter regarding SGL Carbon's remedial actions to remove TRC from their effluent discharge to a level that will not violate the Surface Water Standard of 17 ug/l. If you or your staff have any questions, please call me at 828-296-4500. Sincerely, Linda Wiggs Environmental Senior Specialist Asheville Regional Office Enc. Inspection Report cc: Billy Thompson, Jeff Woodruff SGL Carbon (e -copy) Asheville Files NPDES Permitting Unit -John Hennessy MSC 1617 -Central Files -Basement G:\WR\WQ\Burke\Wastewater\Industrial\SGL Carbon 05258\CSI.2-28-2017.Ltr.docx State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 828 296 4500 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 (Le., PCS) Transaction Code NP•DES yr/mo/day Inspection.Type Inspector Fac Type 1 IN I 2 15 1 3 I N00005258 I11 12 17/02/28 17 18I S I 19 I s I 201 1 21111111 1111111 11 11 1.11 1111 1 1 11111 1111111 11 1 1 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved --- 67 70.1 I 71 L_ 72 I n, 1 I—I LJ 731 I 174 751 I I I I I I 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) 03:OOPM 17/02/28 10/04/01 SGL Carbon Corporation Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 307 Jamestown Rd Morganton NC 28655 04:OOPM 17/02/28 15/02/28 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Officiallritle/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Rick Ives, //828-432-5811/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) ® Self -Monitoring Program ® Effluent/Receiving Waters 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 Linda S Wiggs i✓ ARO WQ//828-29611500 Ext.4653/ Daniel J Boss j? ARO WQ//828-2964658/ Signature cfMwmgewent Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type 31 NCo005258 I11 12 17/02/28 17 18 isi. Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Present during the inspection were Jeff Woodruff with SGL and Dan Boss with DWR. This inspection was conducted to determine the Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) levels in the SGL effluent and in Silver Creek downstream, of the SGL discharge. SGL effluent TRC —1180 ug/I Silver Creek downstream of SGL discharge — 690 ug/l TRC levels of an effluent are judged as compliant at a level of less than 50 ug/I. The Surface Water Standard for TRC is 17 ug/I. Page# Permit: NC0005258 Owner - Facility: SGL Carbon Corporation Inspection Date: 02/28/2017 Inspection Type: Compliance Sampling Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? .11 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and.other debris? n ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Upstream / Downstream Sampling Yes No NA NE Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type, and M ❑ ❑ ❑ sampling location)? Comment: Page# 3