NCG551273_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180112

Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Nathan Marshall
106 Fairntosh Place
Durham, NC 27712
Dear Mr Marshall:
January 12, 2018
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,IAN 16 2018
Water Resources
Subject- Compliance Evaluation Inspection Permitting Section
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No. NCG551273
Durham County
On January 9, 2018, Andy Neal from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-family
residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above pen -nit to
discharge wastewater The checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at your
facility-
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❑ 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
❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a UV light
system New miles put into place on August 1, 2007 require all SFR systems to have a
means of disinfection (and dechlonnation 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
dechlonnation 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 dechlonnation tablets (if a required part of your system) in
place They must be the kind for wastewater treatment and riot for swimming pools.
❑ Dechlorination: Your system was installed after August 1, 2007, so must have a
means of dechlonnation 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
® 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 detennine when pumping is
required.
Division of Nater Resources, Raleigh Regional. Office, Watei Quality Operations Section littp //portal ncdcni oig'web/wq/aps
1628 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1628 Phone [phone]
Location 3800 Barrett Drive, Raleigh, NC 27609 Fax [phone]

X 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 Make arrangements for sampling to be carried out within the next 3
months, and submit results to this office within 3 weeks after the sampling has been done
] 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 Please complete this
form and return it to the address listed at the bottom of the form within 45 days of
receipt of this letter.
If you have questions or comments about this inspection, please contact Andy Neal 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