NCG550022_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180212

Febr ary 12 2018
Mr Lawrence Ffrench
956 Bonita Drive
Hitchcock, NC 27763
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FEES 16 2018
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Permitting Section
Subject Compliance E%alUatlon Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
1 5)04 St Mary's Road
Permit No. NCG550022
Orange County
Dear N/Ir Ffrench
On January 26, 2017, Jane Bernard from the Raleigh Regional Office visited }our 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 permit
requirements is highly commended
❑ Your home is improperIN 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 20 days of
receipt of this letter that states your plan for corrector(-) this deficicncv The w ork is to be
completed within the next 3 months
❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chloi>nc tablets or a UV light
system New rules put into place on August 1, 2007 requii e all SF R 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 minoruun 30 minute contact time, and another tablet dispenser that will hold
dechlorination tablets Please submit a schedule to this office, vvithin 20 calendar days of
receipt of this lettei that states yoU1 plan for correcting this deficiency
❑ Treatment tablets nnissino or are iv i ono hind: 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 foi wrastewatei treatment and not for swimming pools
❑ Dechlorination: Youi system was installed atter August 1. 2007, so must ha% e a
means of dechlorination located downstream of the chloiinatoi and its contact chamber
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See Disinfection paragraph above Please submit a schedule to this office "ithin 20
calendar days of receipt of this letter stating your plan for correcting this deficiency
❑ Pumping the septic tank: The septic tank should be pumped out e� ery 3 to 5 years
A pumping company can check the status periodically and determine when 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 permit about his requirement A
list of NC certified laboratories that provide this service was left at your residence during
the inspection
❑ 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:
If you have questions of coniments about this inspection of the regaua enaents to take cors ectnve
action, please contact Jane Beinard oi ane at 919-791-4200 Licensed plunibeas should be used
to make plaambing changes within your home Contractors for installing disinfection or other
equipment may be found in the Yellow Pages under Environmental Consultants
Sincerely, - -
S Daniel Smith. Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Raleigh Regional Office
Attachments Inspection Reports
cc RRO SWP Files ij
Charles Weaver, NPDES Permitting„Unit o attachments
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