NC0025348_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180504

ROY COOPER
Governer
MICHAEL S.REGAN
Secretary
Water Resources LINDA CVLPEPPER
ENVIRONMEUTAL QUALITY Interim Director
May 04, 2018
Mr. Jordan Hughes
City of New Bern
PO Box 1129
New Bern, NC 28563-1129
SUBJECT: Compliance Inspection Report
New Bern WWTP
NPDES WW Permit No. NC0025348
Craven County
Dear Mr. Hughes:
The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an Pretreatment Compliance
inspection of the New Bern WWTP on 5/02/2018. The findings and comments noted during this
inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report entitled "Pretreatment
Compliance Inspection Report".
If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 252-946-6481 or via
email at robert.e.bullock©ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
.•YV'h' AciveG
Robbie Bullock, Environmental Specialist II
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
ATTACHMENTS
Cc: WQS Washington Regional Office — Pretreatment File
Bruce Van Apeldoorn Jr. — Pretreatment Coordinator City of New Bern
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
943 Washington Square Mall,Washington,NC 27889
252-946-6481

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PRETREATMENT COMPLIANCE INSPECTION (PCI) REPORT
BACKGROUND INFORMATION(Complete Prior To PCI;Review Program Info Database Sheet(s)1
1. Control Authority(POTW)Name: City of New Bern
2. Control Authority Representative(s): Tony Hawkins,Bruce Van Apeldom Jr
3. Title(s): Treatment Plant Manager,Pretreatment Coordinator
4. Last Inspection Date: 4/15/2016 Inspection Type(Check One): ® PCI ❑ Audit
5. Has Program Completed All Requirements from the Previous Inspection and Program Info Sheet(s)? ❑ YES ❑NO N/A
6. Is POTW under an Order That Includes Pretreatment Conditions? ❑YES ® NO
Order Type,Number,Parameters: Are Milestone Dates Being Met? ❑YES ❑NO
PCS CODING
Trans.Code Main Program Permit Number MM/DD/YY Inspec Type Inspector Fac Type
N� N1C10 10 1 2151314181 f 512118 [ 1 P 1 S 1 1 1 1
(DTIA) (TYPI) ((NSP) (FACC)
7. Current Number Of Significant Industrial Users(SIUs)? 5 SIUS
8. Current Number Of Categorical Industrial Users(CIUs)9 2 CIUS
9. Number of SIUs Not Inspected By POTW in the Last Calendar Year? 0
10.Number of SIUs Not Sampled By POTW in the Last Calendar Year? 0
11.Enter the Higher Number of 9 or 10 0 NOIN
12.Number of SIUs With No IUP, or With an Expired IUP 0 NOCM
13 Number of SI Is in SNC for Either Reporting or Limits Violations During Either of the Last 2 0
PSNC
Semi-Annual Periods (Total Number of SIUs m SNC)
14.Number of SIUs in SNC For Reporting During Either of the Last 2 Semi-Annual Periods 0 MSNC
15.Number of SIUs In SNC For Limits Violations During Either of the Last 2 Semi-Annual Periods 0 SLAPS
16.Number of SIUs In SNC For Both Reporting and Limits Violations During Either of the Last 2 0
Semi-annual Periods
POTW INTERVIEW
17. Since the Last PCI,has the POTW had any NPDES Limits Violations? ❑YES ® NO
If Yes,What are the Parameters and How are these Problems Being Addressed?
18. Smce the Last PCI,has the POTW had any Problems Related to an Industrial ❑YES G. NO
Discharge(Interference,Pass-Through,Blockage,Citizens' Complaints,Increased
Sludge Production,Etc)?
If Yes,How are these Problems Being Addressed?
19. Which Industries have been in SNC for Limits or Reporting during SNC for Limits N/A
either of the Last 2 Semi-Annual Periods?Not Been Published for SNC for Reporting-N/A
Public Notice?(May refer to PAR if Excessive SIUs in SNC) Not Published: N/A
20. Which Industries are on Compliance Schedules or Orders?For all SIUs on an
Order,Has a Signed Copy of the Order been sent to the Division? N/A
21. Are Any Permits Or Civil Penalties Currently Under Adjudication?If Yes, Which ❑YES ®NO
Ones?
LTMP/STMP FILE REVIEW:
22. Is LTMP/STMP Monitoring Being Conducted at Appropriate Locations and Frequencies? ®YES ❑ NO
23. Are Correct Detection Levels being used for all LTMP/STMP Monitoring? // YES ❑ NO
24. Is LTMP/STMP Data Maintained in a Table or Equivalent? YES ❑NO Is Table Adequate? ►1 YES ❑ NO
25. All LTMP/STMP effluent data reported on Discharge Monitoring Report? ®YES ❑ NO 10-2017 DMR verified
26 IfNO to 23-26,list violations
27. Should any Pollutants of Concern be Eliminated from or Added to LTMP/STMP? ❑YES ® NO
If yes,which ones?Elimmated: Added:
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28. PRETREATMENT PROGRAM ELEMENTS REVIEW—Please review POTW files,verify POTW has copy of Program Element in
their files,complete with supporting documents and copy of PERCS Approval Letter, and dates consistent with Pro am Info:
Program Element Last Submittal Last Approval Date Next Due,
Date In file? Date In file If Applicable
Headworks Analysis(HWA) 4/27/2015 ® Yes ❑ No 5/7/2015 ® Yes ❑ No 4/1/2020
Industrial Waste Survey(IWS) 7/24/2015 ® Yes ❑ No 9/15/2015 ® Yes ❑ No 12/1/2020
Sewer Use Ordinance(SUO) 7/23/2012 ® Yes ❑ No 8/6/2012 ®Yes ❑ No
Enforcement Response Plan(ERP) 8/22/2008 ® Yes ❑ No 10/10/2008 ®Yes ❑ No
Long Term Monitoring Plan(LTMP) 7/8/2015 ® Yes ❑ No 10/1/2015 ®Yes ❑ No
INDUSTRIAL USER PERMIT(IUP)FILE REVIEW(3 IUP FILE REVIEWS OR 1 FILE REVIEW AND 1 IU INSPECTION)
29. User Name 1. CRSWMA 2. Craven County Wood 3. Chatsworth
Energy
30. IUP Number 0900 1200 0600
31. Does File Contain Current Permit'? ®Yes ❑ No ®Yes ❑ No ®Yes ❑ No
32. Permit Expiration Date 12/31/2022 12/31/2020 12/31/2022
33. Categorical Standard Applied(I.E.40 CFR,Etc.)Or N/A N/A N/A 433
34. Does File Contain Permit Application Completed Within One Year Prior ® Yes ❑ No ® Yes ❑ No [Si Yes ❑ No
to Permit Issue Date?
35. Does File Contain an Inspection Completed Within Last Calendar Year? ®Yes ❑ No ®Yes ❑ No ®Yes ❑ No
36. a.Does the File Contain a Slug/Spill Control Plan? a. ❑Yes ENo a. ❑Yes ENo a. ®Yes ❑No
b. If No, is One Needed?(See Inspection Form from POTW) b. ❑Yes ENo b. ❑Yes ENo b. ['Yes❑No
37. For 40 CFR 413 and 433 TTO Certification,Does File Contain a Toxic ❑Yes❑NoEN/A ❑Yes❑NoEN/A ®Yes❑No❑N/A
Organic Management Plan(TOMP)?
38. a. Does File Contain Original Permit Review Letter from the Division? a. ®Yes ❑No a. EYes ENo a. ®Yes ❑No
b.All Issues Resolved? b❑Yes❑No®N/A b❑Yes❑No®N/A b❑Yes❑No®N/A
39. During the Most Recent Semi-Annual Period,Did the POTW Complete ® Yes ❑ No ®Yes ❑ No ® Yes ❑ No
its Sampling as Required by IUP,including flow?
40. Does File Contain POTW Sampling Chain-Of-Custody Forms? ®Yes ❑ No ® Yes ❑ No ®Yes ❑ No
41. During the Most Recent Semi-Annual Period,Did the SIU Complete its ®Yes❑No❑N/A ®Yes❑No❑N/A ®Yes❑No❑N/A
Sampling as Required by IUP,including flow?
41b. During the Most Recent Semi-Annual Period,Did SIU submit all reports ®Yes❑No❑N/A ®Yes❑No❑N/A ®Yes❑No❑N/A
on time?
42a.For categorical IUs with Combined Wastestream Formula(CWF),does ❑Yes❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑NoIAN/A
file include process/dilution flows as Required by IUP?
42b For categorical IUs with Production based limits,does file include ❑Yes❑NoEIN/A ❑Yes❑No®N/A ❑Yes❑NoEIN/A
production rates and/or flows as Required by IUP?
43a. During the Most Recent Semi-Annual Period,Did the POTW Identify ❑Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No
All Limits Non-Compliance from Both POTW and SIU Sampling? N/A N/A N/A
43b. During the Most Recent Semi-Annual Period,Did the POTW Identify ❑Yes❑NoNN/A ❑Yes❑NoEN/A ❑Yes❑NoEN/A
All Reporting Non-Compliance from SIU Sampling'?
44. a. Was the POTW Notified by SIU(Within 24 Hours)of All Self- a.❑Yes❑No®N/A a.❑Yes❑No®N/A a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
Monitoring Violations?
b.Did Industry Resample and submit results to POTW Within 30 Days? b❑Yes❑No®N/A b❑Yes❑No®N/A b❑Yes❑No®N/A
c. If applicable,Did POTW resample within 30 days of becoming aware c❑Yes❑No®N/A
of SIU limit violations in the POTW's sampling of the SIU c❑Yes❑No®N/A c❑Yes❑No®N/A
46. During the Most Recent Semi-Annual Period,Was the SIU in SNC? ❑ Yes ® No ❑ Yes ® No ❑ Yes ® No
47. During the Most Recent Semi-Annual Period,Was Enforcement Taken ❑Yes❑NoEN/A ❑Yes❑NoEN/A ❑Yes❑NoEN/A
as Specified in the POTW's ERP(NOVs,Penalties,timing, etc)?
48 Does the File Contain Penalty Assessment Notices? ❑Yes❑NoZN/A ❑Yes❑NoEN/A ❑Yes❑No®N/A
49 Does The File Contain Proof Of Penalty Collection'? ❑Yes❑NoEN/A ❑Yes❑NoEN/A ❑Yes❑NoEN/A
50. a. Does the File Contain Any Current Enforcement Orders? a.❑Yes❑No®N/A a.❑Yes❑NoNN/A a.❑Yes❑No®N/A
b.Is SIU in Compliance with Order'? b❑Yes❑No®N/A b❑Yes❑No®N/A b❑Yes❑No®N/A
51. Did the POTW Representative Have Difficulty in Obtaining Any of This ❑Yes ® No ❑ Yes ® No ❑Yes ® No
Requested Information For You?
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FILE REVIEW COMMENTS:
Files were neatly organized and available during the inspection
INDUSTRY INSPECTION PCS CODING:
Trans Code Main Program Permit Number MM/DD/YY Inspec.Type Inspector Fac Type
Nl 1 1 1 11111 IL ! I I l l I l s [ 21
(DTIA) (TYPI) (INSP) (FACC)
1.Industry Inspected:
2.Industry Address:
3. Type of Industry/Product:
4.Industry Contact: Title:
Phone: Fax:
5.Does the POTW Use the Division Model Inspection Form or Equivalent? ❑YES ❑ NO
6.Did the POTW Contact Conduct the Following Parts of the Industrial Inspection Thoroughly?
Comments:
A. Initial Interview ❑ YES ❑NO
B Plant Tour ❑YES ❑ NO
C. Pretreatment Tour ❑ YES ❑ NO
D. Sampling Review ❑ YES ❑NO
E. Exit Interview ❑YES ❑ NO
Industrial Inspection Comments.
OVERALL SUMMARY AND COMMENTS:
Comments:
Requirements:
Recommendations:
NOD: ❑YES ENO
NOV: ❑YES RrNO
QNCR: ❑YES [ O
POTW Rating:
Satisfactory •Marginal UnSatisfactory �"
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