NCG500604_NOD Response_20180608

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June 8, 2018
Mr. Andrew Pitner/Mr. Corey Basinger
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality -
Division of Water Resources, Mooresville Regional Office
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301
Mooresville, NC 28115
Subject: NPDES General Permit NCG500000
NOD -2018 -PC -0012
3537 Fieldstone Trace
Midland, NC
Dear Mr. Pitner and Mr. Basinger:
The purpose of this letter is to inform you on our progress in
addressing deficiencies identified at our Midland, NC, facility by the
North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) per NOD -2018 -
PC -0012.
On February 16, 2018, Linde LLC (Linde) sent you a letter to
communicate our investigation and improvement plan in response to
NOD -2018 -PC -0012. In our response, we identified as one of our actions
to engage a cooling tower treatment service contractor for the purposes
of developing cooling tower chemistry to improve the control of
chlorine level in the cooling tower and to properly add a dechlorination
chemical additive to the cooling tower blow down prior to discharging
to the facility's retention pond.
Nalco Water (Nalco) was engaged for the above described purpose and
has developed an updated cooling tower treatment plan to actively

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control our cooling tower chemistry, which has been implemented. The
plan also includes a continuous monitoring and alarm system.
Therefore, we take this opportunity to notify you of our revised current
cooling tower chemistry:
• Dechlorination chemical additive - Nalco 7408 (sodium bisulfite)
• Corrosion Inhibitor - Nalco 3DT230
• Biocide - Nalco Stabrex St70
• Algaecide - Nalco 9005
Note that the planned changes in chemistry were discussed via
telephone conversation with Mr. Roberto L. Scheller on March 13, 2018.
Finally, in addition to the above, we have maintained our retention
pond to restore its original retention volume.
With the above actions, Linde believes that we are adequately
addressing the deficiencies identified in NOD -2018 -PC -0012.
We look forward to continue working with NCDWR in making this
improvements to our wastewater discharge. If you have any questions
or concerns, please contact me at 704-322-7537.
Sincerely,
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Nakia L. Isler
Charlotte Zone Production Manager
Linde LLC

Water Resources
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Everette Owens, Owner
South Fork Industries Inc
PO Box 742
Maiden, NC 28650
SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & INTENT TO ASSESS CIVIL PENALTY
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-LV-0389
Permit No. NC0006190
South Fork Industries - Maiden Plant
Catawba County
Dear Mr. Owens:
A review of the January 2018 Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) for the subject facility revealed the violation(s)
indicated below:
Limit Exceedance Violation(s):
Sample
Limit
Reported
Location
Parameter
Date Value
Value
Type of Violation
001 Effluent
BOD, 5 -Day (20 Deg. C) -
1/3/2018 325
516.4
Daily Maximum Exceeded
Quantity Daily (QD310)
001 Effluent
BOD, 5 -Day (20 Deg. C) -
1/4/2018 325
532.2
Daily Maximum Exceeded
Quantity Daily (QD310)
001 Effluent Oxygen Demand, Chem. (High 1/4/2018 5,604 6,544.7 Daily Maximum Exceeded
Level) (COD) (00340)
001 Effluent Solids, Total Suspended - 1/4/2018 1,853 1,877.5 Daily Maximum Exceeded
Quantity Daily (QD530)
001 Effluent BOD, 5 -Day (20 Deg. C) - 1/9/2018 325 373.9 Daily Maximum Exceeded
Quantity Daily (QD310)
001 Effluent BOD, 5 -Day (20 Deg. C) - 1/10/2018 325 445.3 Daily Maximum Exceeded
Quantity Daily (QD310)
001 Effluent BOD, 5 -Day (20 Deg. C) - 1/11/2018 325 373.3 Daily Maximum Exceeded
Quantity Daily (QD310)
State of North Carolina i Environmental Quality i Water Resources
610 East Center Avenue, Suite 301, Mooresville, NC 28115
704-663-1699
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South Fork Industries Inc.
P.O. Box 742 100 West Pine Street
TO: W.COREY BASINGER
FROM: EVERETTE OWENS
SOUTH FORK INDUSTRIES INC.
DATE: JUNE 6, 2018
NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Telephone [phone]
Fax [phone]
Maiden, North Carolina 28650
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I am writing this letter in response to the NOV I received for violations of
our daily BOD, COD, TSS and our monthly average for BOD for the month of
January 2018. 1 would like to first start with what we determined to be the major
causes for these violations. Our waste water holding areas had frozen over with
ice and foam during the first several weeks of January creating several problems
that we were not prepared for due to our inexperience with the facility
complicated by the absence of our facility ORC Wayne Kelly. Wayne had surgery
over the Thanksgiving holidays and unfortunately had to be admitted to rehab on
January 1, 2018. We had been dependent on Wayne as our ORC and his
experience with the facility. Our back-up ORC Allen Lynch had just started a few
weeks before and actually was not prepared for the conditions that were caused
by the freezing and we could not get into contact with Wayne during his
rehabilitation. We did reach out to others to get help.
The problems that were created by the freezing were responsible for our
violations. The first problems was that freezing put too much strain on the motors
of our aerators and three of the five we had in operation were damaged and had
to be replaced. As we had only been in this facility a short time we did not have
sufficient backup motors available. I ordered new ones immediately but they had
an eight week delivery. We temporarily set up an air injection system but it took a

few days and that created our violations of BOD and COD. The TSS violation was
also a factor of the frozen foam and improper aeration. We had determined that
our air pollution device was discharging too much oil into the facility and we had
stopped it but we were dealing with accumulation of the oil in our basin. We were
treating it and had it reduced but when the foam froze we think it contributed the
violation.
The freezing of foam and our inexperience with it was a learning experience
for our employees and for me as I am responsible for our proper operation of the
facility. We have taken several steps to insure that we do everything possible to
operate within our permit. First I have hired Donald Burkey as our ORC as Wayne
Kelly did not return and retired. We are training and sending another employee to
begin certification to back up the two certified operators we have on staff. We
have replaced all the aerator motors and have two backup motors on site. We
now have eight aerators operating and that has vastly helped our facility
operation. We have eliminated the accumulated oil. We also will report all future
problems that arise as soon as they are created. We also have been working with
Wes Bell on proper operation and reporting.
South Fork Industries has only been operating at this location for just over a
year and we had no prior experience with this type wastewater treatment facility.
I did have a prior permit in Lincolnton NC for over twenty years that allowed us to
discharge to the city sewer facility. We also had a holding tank and were
responsible for the same type limits and requirements but not the actual
treatments that we are responsible for here.
I hope I have provided you with the proper response and will provide any
further information if needed. I want to thank you for working with us and let you
know that I take this very seriously and appreciate all that Wes Bell has done to
help us during our transition period. Please contact me if needed at
[e-mail] or 828-428-9920 ext103.
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Carolina Water Service
of North Carolina*"
W. Cory Basinger, Regional Supervisor
Regional Office, Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
610 East Center Avenue Suite 310
Mooresville NC 28115
RE: Notice of Violation & Intent to Assess Civil Penalty
Tracking Number: NOV-2018-LV-0366
NPDES NCO060755
Saddlewood WWTP
Gaston County
Dear Mr. Basinger
We are in receipt of your letter dated May 31, 2018 and respond as follows:
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We have thoroughly investigated the daily BOD and Fecal exceedances that occurred on
1/16/2018. We suspect the cause for the exceedances were contributed to the extreme cold
weather that occurred in January 2018. All subsequent samples including monthly averages
where within NPDES permit limits. In addition, we reviewed where and how the ORC is pulling
samples and did not find anything that would have led to the higher than normal BOD results.
The staff of Carolina Water Service, Inc. of NC takes great pride in the environmental
stewardship of our facilities and feel that this happened due to the extreme cold
weather.
If you have any question or if I can provide any additional information, please do not hesitate to
contact me at 704-319-0500.
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rely,
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Cc: Tony Konsul
Cc: Bryce Mendenhall
• 4944 Parkway Plaza Blvd. Suite 375 • Charlotte, North Carolina 28217 •800-525-7990

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
June 7, 2018
TO: NCDENR - Mooresville Regional Office
Water Quality Section : Attn - Lon Snider
610 E. Center Avenue
Mooresville, NC 28115
FROM: Dean Cockinos
PROJECT Village at Granite Phase 1
DPR PROJECT #: 17031
RE: Sanitary Sewer: NCDENR DWQ Permitting
Water: City of Salisbury
3Mlandscape architecture
planning
civil engineering
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WE ARE SENDING YOU THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
VIA: USPS
COPIES
DATE NO.
DESCRIPTION
1 Original
06-04-2018 1 -2
Original FTSE 04-16 completed and signed Form
THESE ARE TRANSMITTED:
FORAPPROVAL FOR YOUR USE
FOR REVIEW/ COMMENT OTHER:
REMARKS: For review and approval. If further information is required, please contact our office.
Hy Nguyen at 704-332-1204 ext. 106 [e-mail]
Dean Cockinos at 704-332-1204 ext. 103 [e-mail]
COPY TO: file T drive : 17031 SIGNED: Dear Dckis os
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State of North Carolina
Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Water Resources
Division of Water Resources Flow Tracking/Acceptance for Sewer Extension Applications
(FTSE 04-16)
Entity Requesting Allocation: LGI Homes - NC, LLC
Project Name for which flow is being requested: Village at Granite -Phase 1
More than one FTSE may be required for a single project if the owner of the WWTP is not responsible for all pump
stations along the route of the proposed wastewater flow.
I. Complete this section only if you are the owner of the wastewater treatment plant.
a. WWTP Facility Name:
b. WWTP Facility Permit
t - Rowan WWTP ( Town Creek Train
NC0023884
Crane Crk 3.170 1.268 0.951 0.214 ** 1.165 0.103
* The Firm Capacity of any pump station is defined as the maximum pumped flow that
can be achieved with the largest pump taken out of service.
** Design Average Daily Flow is the firm capacity of the pump station divided by a peaking
factor (pf) not less than 2.5.
*** A Planning Assessment Addendum shall be attached for each pump station located
between the project connection point and the WWTP where the Available Capacity is < 0.
Downstream Facility Name (Sewer): Salisbury - Rowan
Downstream Permit Number: WQCS00019
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AI/ flows are in MGD
c. WWTP facility's permitted flow
5.000
d. Estimated obligated flow not yet tributary to the WWTP 0.337
e. WWTP facility's actual avg. flow
2.089
f Total flow for this specific request
0.000 ** Note Next Page
g. Total actual and obligated flows to the facility
2.427
h. Percent of permitted flow used
48%
II. Complete this section for each pump station you are responsible for along the route of this
proposed wastewater flow.
List pump stations located between the project connection point and the WWTP:
(A) (B)
(C) (D)=(B+C) (E)=(A-D)
Design
Obligated,
Pump Average Daily Approx.
Not Yet Total Current
Station Firm Flow** Current Avg.
Tributary Flow Plus
(Name or Capacity, * (Firm / pf), Daily Flow,
Daily Flow, Obligated Available
Number) MGD MGD MGD
MGD Flow Capacity***
Crane Crk 3.170 1.268 0.951 0.214 ** 1.165 0.103
* The Firm Capacity of any pump station is defined as the maximum pumped flow that
can be achieved with the largest pump taken out of service.
** Design Average Daily Flow is the firm capacity of the pump station divided by a peaking
factor (pf) not less than 2.5.
*** A Planning Assessment Addendum shall be attached for each pump station located
between the project connection point and the WWTP where the Available Capacity is < 0.
Downstream Facility Name (Sewer): Salisbury - Rowan
Downstream Permit Number: WQCS00019
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III. Certification Statement:
I Jeffrey Jones, PE PLS certify to the best of my knowledge that the addition of
the volume of wastewater to be permitted in this project has been evaluated along the route to the
receiving wastewater treatment facility and that the flow from this project is not anticipated to
cause any capacity related sanitary sewer overflows or overburden any downstream pump station
en route to the receiving treatment plant under normal circumstances, given the implementation of
the planned improvements identified in the planning assessment where applicable. This analysis
has been performed in accordance with local established policies and procedures using the best
available data. This certification applies to those items listed above in Sections I and II phis all
attached planning assessment addendums for which I am the responsible party. Signature of this
form indicates acceptance of this wastewater flow.
Date
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