NCG550691_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180129

January 29, 2018
Stacy Price
516 West Bywood Dr.
Durham, NC 27712
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Water Resource:
Permitting Section
Subject Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No. NCG550691
Durham County
Dear Mr. Price -
On January 24, 2018, Rick Trone from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-family residence (SFR)
wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above permit to discharge wastewater The
checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at your facility.
❑ In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the chlorine disinfection and dechlorination
systems, have the effluent sampled once a year, and have the septic tank pumped out every 3 to 5 years.
Your good record of operation and meeting the pen -nit requirements is highly cornmended
❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a UV light system New
rules put into place on August 1, 2007 require all SFR systems to have a means of disinfection (and
dechlorination when chlorine tablets are used to disinfect, if the system was installed since that date)
Since your system had no disinfection, the installation is to include a chlorine tablet dispenser, a contact
chamber capable of providing a minimum 30 minute contact time, and another tablet dispenser that will
hold dechlormatron tablets Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of
this letter that states your plan for correcting this deficiency
❑ Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always having chlorine
tablets and dechlorination tablets (if a required part of your system) in place They must be the kind for
wastewater treatment and not for swimming pools
❑ Dechlorination: Your system was installed after August 1, 2007, so must have a means of
dechlormatron located downstream of the chlorinator and its contact chamber See Disinfection
paragraph above.
® Pumping the septic tank: The septic tank should be pumped out every 3 to 5 years. A pumping
company can check the status periodically and determine when pumping is required
E Failure to analyze the effluent: The effluent that is discharged from your system must be analyzed
once each year. See Part I(A) of your permit about this requirement. A list of NC certified laboratories
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources I Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
919 791-4200

Permittee — Bill Griggs
Date — December 11, 2017
that provide this service was left at your residence during the inspection. Make arrangements for
sampling to be carried out within the next 3 months.
® Locations of the septic tank, sandfilter, chlorinator, and discharge pipe are unknown:
Determine this and report to this office within 30 days of receipt of this letter with a sketch or
map.
Of ier: An ownership change form is included with this -letter -Please fill out and mail the
completed form to the address listed on page 2 within 30 days of receipt of this letter.
If you have questions or comments about this inspection, please contact Rack Trone or me at 919-791-4200
Licensed plumbers should be used to make plumbing changes within your home
Sincerely
S. Daniel Smith, Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Raleigh Regional Office
Attachments. Inspection Report
cc• RRO/SWP Files
Charles Weaver, NPDES Permitting Unit