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Home My WebLink AboutNC0062634_Inspection_20180503DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E50238E-3517-457F-922E-530A601FC26D WaterResou ces EHWROMMEWAl QUALITY May 02, 2018 Kevin Hamlin Wedgefield Acres Mobile Home Park 558 Pond Rd Asheville, NC 28806 SUBJECT: Compliance Inspection Report Wedgefield Acres MHP WWTP NPDES WW Permit No. NCO062634 Buncombe County Dear Mr. Hamlin: ROY COOPER Gorerna, NUCHAEL S. REGAN Sacre�� LT -NDA CFULPEPPER lhJ err m Direclar The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Wedgefield Acres MHP WWTP on 4/19/2018. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the conditions and limitations specified in NPDES WW Permit No. NC0062634. The findings and comments noted during this inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report entitled "Compliance Inspection Report". There were no significant issues or findings noted during the inspection and therefore, a response to this inspection report is not required. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 828-296-4500 or via email at linda.wiggs@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: 6C38CDE2B5CF449... Linda Wiggs Asheville Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ATTACHMENTS Cc: WQS Asheville Regional Office Server Laserfiche G:\WR\WQ\Buncombe\Wastewater\Minors\Wedgefield Acres MHP 62634\Inspections\4-19-2018 visit CSI\20180503_NC0062634_CSI.rtf State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources 2090 U.S. 70 Highway, Swannanoa, NC 28778 828-296-4500 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E50238E-3517-457F-922E-530A601FC26D United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 IN I 2 15 I 3 I NC0062634 111 12 I 18/04/19 I17 18 Lam] 19 LG] 201 I 211111 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 131 QA ----------------------Reserved------------------- 67 70 I I 71 I I 72 I r l 73 I I 174 751 I I I 1 1 1 I80 u I� I I i Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES oermit Number) 09:OOAM 18/04/19 16/08/01 Wedgefield Acres MHP WWTP 45 Wedgefield PI Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date Asheville INC 28806 10:15AM 18/04/19 20/10/31 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Aaron Hamlin,558 Pond Rd Asheville NC 28806//828-667-4560/ Yes Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports 0 Self -Monitoring Program Sludge Handling Disposal 0 Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Linda S Wiggs Ds ARO WQ//828-296-4500 Ext.4653/ Signature of Management Q A Review Docusigned by: Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date 5/3/2018 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E50238E-3517-457F-922E-530A601FC26D NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) NCO062634 111 121 18/04/19 117 18 S Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) The inspector, Linda Wiggs, met onsite with Jason Rummel (ORC), Juanita James, and Kevin Hamlin (Owner). Samples were obtained and the results were: Fecal Coliform — 12 col/100ml TSS — 8.9 mg/I BOD — 8.8 mg/I Settleablility Test — 800 ml Clarifier Sludge Judge — 4.5' Chlorine Contact Chamber Sludge Judge — 1.5' The system was pumped in February, it is on —3 -month pump schedule. Chlorine contact chamber needs to be cleaned with next pump visit. Currently 58 trailers are online, with the possibility of 12 more this summer. Page# DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E50238E-3517-457F-922E-530A601FC26D Permit: NCO062634 Owner -Facility: Wedgefield Acres MHP WWTP Inspection Date: 04/19/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Sampling Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: DO, settleable solids ORC DO reading was 1.9 at the time of the inspection. Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ application? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Is the chain -of -custody complete? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Dates, times and location of sampling ❑ Name of individual performing the sampling ❑ Results of analysis and calibration ❑ Dates of analysis ❑ Name of person performing analyses ❑ Transported COCs ❑ Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator ❑ ❑ ❑ on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E50238E-3517-457F-922E-530A601FC26D Permit: NCO062634 Owner -Facility: Wedgefield Acres MHP WWTP Inspection Date: 04/19/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Sampling Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Bar Screens Yes No NA NE Type of bar screen 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ a.Manual 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ b.Mechanical ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the bars adequately screening debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the screen free of excessive debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is disposal of screening in compliance? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the unit in good condition? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Equalization Basins Yes No NA NE Is the basin aerated? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the basin free of bypass lines or structures to the natural environment? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the basin free of excessive grease? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps present? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Are all pumps operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Are float controls operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Are audible and visual alarms operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 # Is basin size/volume adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Aeration Basins Yes No NA NE Mode of operation Ext. Air Type of aeration system Diffused Is the basin free of dead spots? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are surface aerators and mixers operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are the diffusers operational? E ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the foam the proper color for the treatment process? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the foam cover less than 25% of the basin's surface? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the DO level acceptable? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Page# 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E50238E-3517-457F-922E-530A601FC26D Permit: NCO062634 Owner -Facility: Wedgefield Acres MHP WWTP Inspection Date: 04/19/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Sampling Aeration Basins Yes No NA NE Is the DO level acceptable?(1.0 to 3.0 mg/1) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: DO 1.9 mg/I Settleability 800 ml Secondary Clarifier Yes No NA NE Is the clarifier free of black and odorous wastewater? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of excessive buildup of solids in center well of circular clarifier? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are weirs level? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of weir blockage? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of evidence of short-circuiting? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is scum removal adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the site free of excessive floating sludge? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the drive unit operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the return rate acceptable (low turbulence)? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the overflow clear of excessive solids/pin floc? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the sludge blanket level acceptable? (Approximately'/ of the sidewall depth) ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Comment: Blanket at 4.5' Minor amount of floating scum. Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Number of tubes in use? 3 # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? ❑ ❑ 0 Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Comment: Blanket 1.5'. Chamber needs to be cleaned at next pumping. De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ? Tablet Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is storage appropriate for cylinders? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Page# 5 DocuSign Envelope ID: 9E50238E-3517-457F-922E-530A601FC26D Permit: NCO062634 Owner -Facility: Wedgefield Acres MHP WWTP Inspection Date: 04/19/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Sampling De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Number of tubes in use? 2 Comment: Aerobic Digester Yes No NA NE Is the capacity adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the mixing adequate? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Is the site free of excessive foaming in the tank? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the odor acceptable? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is tankage available for properly waste sludge? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? M ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Only the vicinity of the outfall could be observed. The stream did not appear adversely ❑ 0 ❑ affected. ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment: Samples were obtained. See summary. Page# 6