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Home My WebLink AboutNCG510536_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20181113 (2) r�� i•-�_�fa6 ROY COOPER NORTH CAROLINA Governor Environmental Quality MICHAEL S.REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Interim Director RECE9VED/DENR/DWR November 13, 2018 L. W. Pritchett NOV 2018 L. W. Pritchett Jr.,Inc. Water Resources 2410 Roswell Ave#404 Permitting Section Charlotte,NC 28209 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Report Former T&G Site Certificate of Coverage NCG510536 under NPDES General Permit NCG510000 Alamance County Dear Mr. Pritchett: On October 18, 2018, Paul DiMatteo of this office met with Danny Oldham, Remediation Technician/Site Supervisor for Pyramid Environmental to perform a Compliance Evaluation Inspection on the subject wastewater treatment facility. This type of inspection consists of two basic parts: a file review and an on-site inspection of the treatment facility. The attached inspection form notes the areas that were evaluated for this inspection.Notable findings are outlined as follows. 1. Lab reports provided by Pyramid Environmental indicated that the detection limit for lead analysis was 4.4µg/l. However, the final effluent limit for lead is 3 tg/l. The Permit requires that, if a sufficiently sensitive analysis method is available,then the analysis"must produce minimum detection and reporting levels that are below the permit discharge requirements and all data generated must be reported down to the minimum detection or lower reporting level of the procedure."Please take care to ensure that lead analysis is performed with a sufficiently sensitive method. Please note that the Permit also requires that if the final effluent limit for lead is exceeded then quarterly hardness sampling must also be conducted. If you have any questions regarding the inspection or this report, please contact Paul DiMatteo at(336) 776-9691 or me at(336) 776-9800. Sincerely,yr— (I' • (6 Sherri V.Knight,P.E. Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Division of Water Resources Attachments: EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report cc: WSRO NPDES Unit • Central Files NORTH CAROUNA oeaavemrc of Erniranmental main /.°4 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1450 Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300 I Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27103 336.776.9800 . 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 El 2 IL I 3 I NCG510536 111 12 1 18/10/18 117 18[ j 19 1 G i 201 211 11111 1111111111111111111111111 11111111111 166 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved t 671 1 701 I 711 I 72 I r, I 731 1 174 75I1 1 1 1 1 1 1 180 Section B:Facility Data LJ 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) 09 20AM 18/10/18 16/10/14 former T&G Grocery site Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 1695 NC Hwy 54 10 OOAM 18/10/18 20/09/30 Graham NC 27253 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 L W Pritchett,2410 Roswell Ave Charlotte NC 282091/704-968-8229/ No Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection(Check only those areas evaluated) Permit a Flow Measurement II Operations&Maintenance • Records/Reports II 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) Name(s)and Signature(s)of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Paul DiMatteo WSRO WQ//336-776-9691/ rrl�3�f Signature of Mana.11 ment S , Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date 1 /Va)14A)Iera EPA Form 3560-3(Rev 9-94)Previous editions are obsolete Page# 1 I . NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) 1 31 NCG510536 I11 121 18/10/18 117 18 I Section D Summary of Finding/Comments(Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) I met with Danny of Pyramid Environmental to conduct the inspection.The system was brought online around April 2017. Note, the Certificate of Coverage required 3 days notice before beginning operation, but it does not appear that this office conducted a pre-operational inspection. This system consists of soil venting extraction (SVE), pumps, filters, oil-water separator, EZ-Tray QED Stripper, sock filter, aggregate filter, carbon filter, and discharge. While reviewing monitoring data, I noted that the detection limit for lead was reported to be 4.4 ug/I. Permittee must ensure that their lab is able to detect down to the parameter's final limit of 3 ug/I. Page# 2 *J i Permit: NCG510536 Owner-Facility. former T&G Grocery site Inspection Date: 10/1812018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex MLSS, MCRT, Settleable 111000 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 00110 application? Is the facility as described in the permit? • ❑ ❑ ❑ #Are there any special conditions for the permit? 0 • 00 Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? • 000 Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? • ❑ ❑ 0 Comment' Treatment unit is secured with a fence. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? • 00E1 If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ • ❑ Comment: Danny brought me to the outfall, located at approximately 36.009136 N, 79.311962 W. It appeared to be covered with some rip rap There didn't appear to be any impact to the receiving stream. Flow Measurement-Effluent Yes No NA NE #Is flow meter used for reporting? • ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? 0 • 00 Is the flow meter operational? • 000 (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ E1 ❑ Comment. Facility uses a water-meter style flow meter to monitor flow.They said they do not have it regularly calibrated. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ 11 ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? • 000 Is proper volume collected? ❑ ❑ ❑ M Is the tubing clean? EIOID Page# 3 r Permit: NCG510536 Owner-Facility: former T&G Grocery site Inspection Date: 1 0/1 51201 8 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE #Is proper temperature set for sample storage(kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees 0 0 0 U Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit(frequency,sampling type U 0 0 0 representative)' Comment. Review of collected monitoring data showed no violations.Analysis of non-field parameters is performed by Con-Test, Certification#652. pH is monitored in the field using a ExTech pH60. Danny said he performs a 2 point calibration before each reading. Page# 4