NCG080969_ARO Email_20180622

Bennett, Bradley
From: Lucas, Annette
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 3:32 PM
To: Bennett, Bradley
Subject: FW: Comments concerning Southeast Bulk, LLC (NCG080969)
Here you go! Wow Isaiah is fast.
From: Reed, Isaiah L
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 3:27 PM
To: Lucas, Annette <[e-mail]>; Riddle, Rick L <[e-mail]>; Riddle, Shawna
<[e-mail]>; Aiken, Stan E <[e-mail]>
Cc: Smith, Mike M <[e-mail]>
Subject: Comments concerning Southeast Bulk, LLC (NCG080969)
Annette,
Comments concerning Southeast Bulk, LLC (NCG080969)
On June 22, 2018 1 visited this site for an N01 inspection. No one was present on site. During the inspection, the
following Items were noted:
1) Secondary Containment for the large containers was not sufficient. The containment wall was observed to be
leaking accumulated stormwater during the inspection from various cracks that follow the seam of the concrete
pad and block wall. A few locations where pipes were run through the wall were not observed to be adequately
sealed around the opening.
2) The location of Outfall #001 is two pipes (one black corrugated plastic pipe, and a white 6" PVC pipe) which are
partially submerged in an unnamed tributary of Richland Creek (Classification B;Tr). Due to the intermingling of
stormwater with the creek, this sampling location would not be appropriate, or representative of the activity on
site. The sampling location should be farther from the creek.
3) Trench drains on site were partially filled with sediment, and in some locations, vegetation. If the flow from
these trench drains is supposed to flow to the Oil -Water Separator, these areas should be cleaned out to
prevent the possibility of stormwater filling and carrying industrial product out of the trench drains and off site.
4) A storage tank and several drums were observed on site, outside the containment area. No clear markings were
on the containers to classify their capacity or contents. These containers should be moved to a secondary
containment area and identified.
It is my recommendation that this facility NOT be given coverage under NCG080969 as proposed in the NOI until the
above items are addressed. (Pictures available if needed)
Thank you,
Isaiah Reed
Isaiah L. Reed, BSc, MS4CECI, CEPSCI
Environmental Specialist
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Land Quality Section, Asheville Regional Office

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