NCG551370_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180125

January 25, 2018
Jerry Allen
601 Lakeview Rd
Durham, NC 27712
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Permitting Section
Subject. Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No. NCG551370
Durham County
Dear Mr Allen,
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 penult 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 dechlonnat>on
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 permit requirements is highly commended
❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, ether chlorine tablets or a UV light system New
riles 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 dechlorination 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
dechlorination 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
Z 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 pen -nit about this requirement A list of NC certified laboratories
that provide this service was left at your residence during the inspection.
State ofNortli Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources I Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1628
919 791-4200
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Permittee — Bill Griggs
Date — December 11, 2017
❑ Locations of treatment units are unknown: Determine this and report to this office within 30 days
of receipt of this letter with a sketch or map
❑ Other: An ownership change form is included with 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