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Mr.Robert Mays Water R g Section
5622 Brisbane Dr. permitting
Chapel Hill,NC 27514
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No.NCG550123
Orange County
Dear Permittee:
On September 24, 2018, Jeremiah Dow from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-family -
residence(SFR)wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above permit to discharge
wastewater. Mr.Mays' assistance during the inspection was greatly appreciated. The checked boxes
below show what conditions were noted at your facility:
n In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the chlorine disinfection and
dechlorination systems,have the effluent sampled once a year, and have the septic tank pumped
out every 3 to 5 years. Your good record of operation and meeting the permit requirements is
highly commended.
n Your home is improperly plumbed: Some of the wastewater discharges are going directly to
the environment without first passing through the treatment system. This must be corrected
immediately. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 days of receipt of this letter that
states your plan for correcting this deficiency. The work is to be completed within the next 3
months. -
❑ Disinfectio 1:: Your system is lacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a UV light system.
New rules put into place on August 1, 2007 require all SFR systems to have a means of
disinfection(and dechlorination when chlorine tablets are used to disinfect, if the system was
installed since that date). Since your system had no disinfection,the installation is to include a
chlorine tablet dispenser, a contact chamber capable of providing a minimum 30 minute contact
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1628 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1628
919.791.4200
time, and another tablet dispenser that will hold dechlorination tablets. Please submit a schedule
to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of this letter that states your plan for correcting
this deficiency.
❑ Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always having
chlorine tablets and dechlorination tablets (if a required part of your system) in place. They must
be the kind for wastewater treatment and not for swimming pools.
n Dechlorination: Your system was installed after August 1, 2007, so must have a means of
dechlorination located downstream of the chlorinator and its contact chamber. See Disinfection
paragraph above. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of this
letter stating your plan for correcting this deficiency.
❑Pumping the septic tank: The septic tank should be pumped out every 3 to 5 years. A
pumping company can check the status periodically and determine when pumping is required.
El Failure to analyze the effluent: The effluent that is discharged from your system must be
analyzed once each year. See Part I(A)of your permit about his requirement. Please make
arrangements for sampling to be carried out within the next 3 months, and submit results to this
office within 3 weeks after the sampling has been done.
n Locations of treatment units are unknown: Determine this and report to this office within
30 days of receipt of this letter with a sketch or map.
n Other:
If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action,
please contact Jeremiah Dow at 919-791-4200. Licensed plumbers should be used to make plumbing,
changes within your home. Contractors for installing disinfection or other equipment may be found in the
Yellow Pages under Environmental Consultants.
Sincerely,
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S.Daniel Smith, Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Supervisor
Raleigh Regional Office -
Attachments: Inspection Reports
cc: RRO/SWP Files
Charles Weaver,NPDES Permitting Unit
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North CarolinaDepartmentof Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Quality I Raleigh Regional Office
1628 Mail Service Centerl Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1628
919 791.4200
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
Form Approved.
EPA
Washington,D.0 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 L N I 2 I5 1 -3 I NCG550123 11 1 121 18/09/24 117 18 Li, 19 I I 201 1
211 I I I I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I I I 1 I 1 1 I I I 1 I I I I 1 H 1 1 I I I I I I I I I 166
Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------Reserved l
671 I 701 1 711
I 72 I-1 1 , 1 731 1 174 75i I I I 1 1 1 180
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 permit Number)
10 23AM 18/09/24 13/08/01
5622 Brisbane Drive
5622 Brisbane Dr Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date
Chapel Hill NC 275149689 •
10.35AM 18/09/24 18/07/31
Name(s)of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data
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Name,Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number
Contacted
Robert G Mays,5622 Brisbane Dr Chapel Hill NC 275149689///
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Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated)
-n Operations&Maintenance ® Self-Monitoring Program ® Facility Site Review ® Effluent/Receiving Waters
Section D Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
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Name(s)and Signature(s)of Inspector(ss)) �` Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Jeremiah J Dow v ( L' Division of Water Quality//919-791-4248i 06/F
Signat re of Manageent Q A Fjeviewer" Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
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Section D:Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
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Permit. NCG550123 Owner-Facility: 5622 Brisbane Drive
Inspection Date: 09/24/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? ® 0 0 0
• Does the facility analyze process control parameters,for ex:MLSS, MCRT,Settleable ❑ 0 ® 0
Solids, pH, DO,Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ® 0 0 0
Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris'? ® 0 0 0
If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ 0 ® 0
Comment:
Septic Tank Yes No NA NE
(If pumps are used)Is an audible and visual alarm operational? 0 ❑ ril 0
Is septic tank pumped on a schedule'? ..- 0 0 ❑
Are pumps or syphons operating properly? 0 0 ® 0
Are high and low water alarms operating properly'? ❑ 0 ® 0
Comment: Last pumped in November, 2017.
Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE
_Are tablet chlorinators operational? - -- - - - - - -- CI -0 ❑-
Are the tablets the proper size and type? RE 0 0 0
Number of tubes in use'? 2
Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? 0 0 IN 0
Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? x71 ❑ 0 ❑
Is there chlorine residual prior to de-chlorination? ❑ 0 ® 0
Comment:
Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE
Is composite sampling flow proportional'? 0 0 7 0
Is sample collected below all treatment units? 0 0 0
Is proper volume collected? 0 ❑ s' ❑
Is the tubing clean? 0 0 , ❑
#Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees ❑ 0 ; ❑
Celsius)?
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Permit: NCG550123 Owner-Facility: 5622 Brisbane Drive
Inspection Date: 09/24/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency,sampling type 0 ® 0 0
representative)?
Comment: Annual sampling has not been completed.
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