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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0000020_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20070404O� WATF9 Michael F. Easley, Governor William G. Ross Jr., Secretary p North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Gor Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director O T Division of Water Quality AQUIFER PROTECTION March 30, 2007 William Phipps Plant Manager Progress Energy Carolinas Inc. 200 CP&L Drive Arden, North Carolina 28704 RECEIVED/DENR ( DWQ AQUIFER PROTECTION SECTION APR 0 4 2007 SUBJECT: March 9, 2007 Compliance Evaluation Inspection Progress Energy Carolinas Inc. Progress Energy Ash Distribution Program Distribution of Residual Solids (503 Exempt) Permit No: WQ0000020 Buncombe County Dear Mr. Phipps: Enclosed please find a copy of the Compliance Evaluation Inspection form from the inspection that I conducted on March 9, 2007. The facility was found to be in Compliance with permit WQ0000020. The review of your 2006 Annual Report showed thatmonitoring results were submitted for samples collected in January 2007. The monitoring data collected during 2006 should be submitted for review. Please submit 3 copies of the 2006 monitoring data along with a copy of the contract laboratory report to the following address, within 10 days of receipt of this letter: NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources Division of Water Quality Information Processing Unit 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Noo` Carol na dura!}y North Carolina Division of Water Quality— Asheville Regional Office 2090 U.S. Highway 70 Swannanoa, NC 28778 Phone (828) 296-4500 Aquifer Protection Section FAX (828) 299-7043 Customer Service 1-877-623-6748 Internet: h2o.em.state.nc.us An Equal OpportunitylAKrmative Action Employer— 50% Recycled110 % Post Consumer Paper Mr. Phipps March 30, 2007 Page 2 Please refer to the enclosed inspection report (Inspection Summary Page 2) for additional observations and comments. The assistance of Ms. Selenah Seabrooks was greatly appreciated during the inspection. If you or your staff has any questions, please call me at (828)296-4500. Sincerely, Beverly Price Environmental Specialist Enclosure cc: Selenah Seabrooks, Sr. Environmental Specialist John Toepfer, P.E., Environmental Specialist LAU Files, Attn: Ed Hardee APS Central Files APS Asheville Files Compliance Inspection Report Permit: WQ0000020 Effective: 02/17/06 Expiration: 02/28/11 Owner: Progress Energy Carolinas Inc SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Progress Energy Ash Distribution Program County: Unknown PO Box 1551 Region: Asheville Contact Person: Paula J Sims Phone: Directions to Facility: From Interstate 26 East take the Long Shoals Rd. Exit. Turn left onto Long Shoals Rd. and go approximately 1 mile to facility entrance on the right. Primary ORC: Certification: Phone: Secondary ORC(s): On -Site Representative(s): On-site representative On-site representative 24 hour contact name Related Permits: Inspection Date: 03/09/2007 Primary Inspector: Beverly Price Secondary Inspector(s): John R Toepfer Selenah J Seabrooks Selenah J Seabrooks Entry Time: 09:30 AM Exit Time: 10:30 AM Phone: 919-546-7863 Phone: 828-687-5240 Phone: 828-687-5240 Phone: 828-296-4500 Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Inspection Type: Distribution of Residual Solids (503 exempt) Facility Status: ■ Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Question Areas: E Miscellaneous Questions E Record Keeping Sampling (See attachment summary) Page:1 Permit: W00000020 Owner - Facility: Progress Energy Carolinas Inc Inspection Date: 03/09/2007 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: Inspection included a records review and a tour of the ash facility. The 2006 Annual Report included sample analyses from samples collected in 2007. The 2006 monitoring data should be submitted for review. One ash complaint occurred during ash removal in 2006. Ash blew onto neighbors home. Removal was halted and ash was wetted down. The Ash Distribution Program appears to be operating according to permit conditions with no discharge to surface waters. Page: 2 Permit: W00000020 Owner - Facility: Progress Energy Carolinas Inc Inspection Date: 03/09/2007 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Type Yes No NA NE Land Application 0 Distribution and Marketing ■ Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are GW samples from all MWs sampled for all required parameters? Cl ❑ ■ ❑ Are there any GW quality violations? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Is GW -59A certification form completed for facility? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Is a copy of current permit on-site? ■ n ❑ ❑ Are current metals and nutrient analysis available? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are nutrient and metal loading calculating most limiting parameters? ■ ❑ ❑ n a. TCLP analysis? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ b. SSFA (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are PAN balances being maintained? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are PAN balances within permit limits? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Has land application equipment been calibrated? ❑ ■ ❑ Are there pH records for alkaline stabilization? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are there pH records for the land application site? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Are nutrienticrop removal practices in place? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Do lab sheets support data reported on Residual Analysis Summary? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are hauling records available? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are hauling records maintained and up-to-date? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ # Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ Has application occurred during Seasonal Restriction window? ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Comment: One complaint in 2006 occurred during ash removal. Sampling Yes No NA NE Describe sampling: Several grab samples are collected from different points in the ash pond and then composited for analysis. Is sampling adequate? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Is sampling representative? ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Page:3