NCG551448_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180205

February 5, 2018
Marcos Cazares
2806 Gait Way
Chapel Hull, NC 27516
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Subject Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No NCG551448
Orange County
Dear Mr Cazares
On January 09, 2018 Mitch Hayes 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
dechlornation 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
❑ Your home is improperly plumbed: Some of the wastewater discharges are going directly to
the environment without first passing through the treatment system This must be corrected
immediately Please submit a schedule to this office within 30 days of receipt of this letter that
states your plan for correcting this deficiency The work is to be completed within the next 3
months
❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a W 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 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 Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of this
letter stating your plan for correcting this deficiency
, r'iNcfthln Con'lpares-,
Division of watei Resoui ccs, Raleigh Regional Otfiw, water Quality Opetations Section http //portal ncdeni oig/v eb/wq/aps
1625 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1625 Phone [phone]
Location 3800 Bariett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax [phone]

® 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 "hen pumping is required
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 his requirement A list of NC certified
laboratories that provide this seri--e was left at your residence during the inspection Make
arrangements for sampling to be carried out within the next 3 months, and submit results to this
office within 3 weeks after the samnlma has been done
® Locations of the chlorinator and discharge pipe are unknoNN n: Determine this and report to
this office within 30 days of receipt of this letter with a sketch or map
® Other: Access to the backyard could not be gained due to dogs
If you have questions or connnents about this inspection or the requirements to take correcti-, e action, please
contac. the inspector or me at 919-791-4200 Licensed plumbers should be used to make plumbing changes
within your home Contractors for installing disinfection or other equipment may be found in the Yellow
Pages under Environmental Consultants
Sincerely, /
S Daniel Snuth, Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Raleigh Regional Office
cc RRO SWP Files
Charles Weaver, NPDES Permitting Unit
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