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Home My WebLink AboutNCG551495_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20180927 ROY COOPER Governor 't. TMs ' MICHAEL S. REGAN 44 ttl9F Secretary Water Resources LINDA CULPEPPER Environmental Quality Interim Director September 27, 2018 RECEIVE®/DENR/DWR Sandra Losa-Ward OCT 0 2 2018 1215 Stone Rd. Water Resources Durham NC 27703-5502 Permitting Section Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection 1215 Stone Rd. Single Family Wastewater Treatment System Permit No.NCG551495 Durham County Dear Ms. Losa- Ward: On September 5, 2018, Joan Schneier from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single- family residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above permit to discharge wastewater. Thank you for assistance during the inspection. The checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at-your facility: ❑ Incompliance: You are reminded.to regularly maintain the chlorine disinfection system, 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. ❑ Your home is improperlyplumbed: 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. ❑ Disinfection: 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). ❑ Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always having chlorine tablets in place. They must be the kind for wastewater treatment and not for swimming'pools. ❑ 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. '"'izlotnirsg Cpropares7:,—. „', State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality ° 1628 Mail Service Center I Raleigh,North Carolina 27699-1628 919-791-4200 _ 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. n 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 deteimine when pumping is required. Ei 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. 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 conducted. 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. I I Other: If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action, please contact Joan Schneier or me 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. Sincerel , lS� 6/7:L7 S. Daniel Smith, Supervisor Water Quality Regional Supervisor Raleigh Regional Office Attachments: Inspection Report Tablet suppliers Samplers and labs Sampling Parameters cc: (minus attachments) RRO/SWP Files NPDES Permitting Unit Files—Charles Weaver ,, ,•R ,,, ,,�� ,� .-' ," ^,� .. e*rj.: :,t, ,"'>�..:"""m;,. 4s v?,Q .t,,.,s'. _-T ,!t °n��; I.# da"rifry*"="`5s a p , , tc tN,�y.,',-'u �z, �,.� �s ,b�.� �.,��-gym :=-�.�h' ..,,�'y ..gam.. �.�.A..-�,'� Mr�-�'�r��Kw � =1�";�s��_�_^.. • • 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 1,,i l 2 15 I 3 I NCG551495 111 12 1 18/09/05 117 1812] 19 1 g I 201 21111111 1111111111111111111111111 111111III11 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----- Reserved 671 1 70 1 I 71 I I 72 L" I "11 174 751 1 1 1 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) 11.40AM 18/09/05 13/08/01 1215 Stone Road Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 1215 Stone Rd P Durham NC 27703 12 00PM 18/09/05 18/07/31 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 Sandra Losa,1215 Stone Rd Durham NC 27703//919-272-7978/ No Section C.Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) I Permit ® Operations&Maintenance BE 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 Joan Schneier RRO GW/// ,, ,sg 91a-71a6►g / ignature of Manageme trtevied. Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date ,,/7 if,/ P\ &I/el /9W g rt"),7,7---V2°7° 2c6,.,‘„---bV, EPA Form 560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous edition're obsolete. Page# 1 NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) 31 NCG551495 111 121 18/09/05 I i7 18 u Section D:Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) An unannounced inspection was done on 09/05/2018 Sandra Losa-Ward assisted.The system was rated non-compliant only due to failure to sample. The septic tank was pumped out in February 2018, per permittee. The sand filter area is mowed and free of residuals. The chlorinator and de-chlorinator had some tabletremnents.The sleeves hdd grayish=lilac c-stains on the outside.The buckets were checked and the tablets were correct but partly disintegrated. The outfall was reasonably clean but not running. Location notes: The septic tank port is underground but said to be outside the southwest corner of the deck. The rest of the system is in the front lawn area with the outfall (white PVC) in the access road ditch, which is riprapped with small rocks and looks ephemeral. Page# 2 Permit: NCG551495 Owner-Facility. 1215 Stone Road Inspection Date: 09/05/2018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping'? IN 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: Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new 0 0 ® 0 application? Is the facility as described in the permit? Si 0 0 0 #Are there any special conditions for the permit'? 0 ® 0 0 Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 0 ® 0 Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? ® 0 0 0 Comment: Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? 0 0 ® 0 Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? ix;; 0 0 0 Are pumps or syphons operating properly'? 0 0 '"t ❑ €c.s Are high and low water alarms operating properly? 0 0 1, 0 Comment: The septic tank was pumped out in February 2018, per permittee. Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Presentand operational? 0 0 ® 0 Is the distribution box level and watertight'? 0 0 ❑ ti Is sand filter free of ponding? 0 0 0 Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio? 0 0 ® ❑ #Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation? r 0 0 0 #Is the sand filter effluent re-circulated at a valid ratio?(Approximately 3 to 1) 0 0 El 0 Comment. The sand filter area is mowed and free of residuals. Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? w' ❑ 0 0 Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 0 0 ❑ Number of tubes in use?, 2 Page# 3 Permit NCG551495 Owner-Facility: 1215 Stone Road Inspection Date' 09/05/2018 Inspection Type- Compliance Evaluation Disinfection-Tablet . Yes No NA NE Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? 0 0 0 El Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? ® 0 0 0 Is there chlorine residual prior to de-chlorination? 0 0 0 II Comment. De-chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system? Tablet Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount(1 to 1)? 0 0 ® 0 Is storage appropriate for cylinders? 0 0 ts? ❑ #Is de-chlorination substance stored away from chorine containers? ❑ ® 0 0 Are the tablets the proper size and type? ® 0 0 0 Comment: The chlorinator and de-chlorinator had some tablet remnents.The sleeves had grayish-black stains on the outside. The buckets were checked and the tablets were correct but partly disintegrated. Are tablet de-chlorinators operational? ® 0 0 0 Number of tubes in use? 2 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? ..•r;c1; 0 El If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? 0 ❑ r 0 Comment: The outfall was reasonably clean but not running Page# 4