WQ0006906_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20181127

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Mr. David Robinette, Public Works Director
67 Main Avenue Drive
Taylorsville North Carolina 28681
Dear Mr. Robinette:
NORTH CAROLINA
Empfronraental Quarrry
November 27, 2018
Subject: Compliance Inspection Report
Permit No. WQ0006906
Land Application of Residuals
Town of Taylorsville
Alexander County
The MRO would like to extend its appreciation for the time and assistance provided by Mr. Brian Eades
during the November 21, 2018, inspection. Enclosed you will find the report for the compliance
inspection. The new digester and residuals loading area have addressed previous loading area concerns
expressed in the last inspection report.
Residuals application occurred during the inspection event. The MRO would also like to extend its
appreciation to Mr. David Key for his assistance at the application field.
Both the residuals process and application appear to be in compliance with the permit.
The report should be self-explanatory. Should you have any questions regarding this report, feel free to
contact Edward Watson at edward.watson(a)ncdner.gov, or 704-235-2198.
Sincerely,
DocuSigned by:
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Andrew H. Pitner, P.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Mooresville Regional Office
Division of Water Resources
Attachment: Compliance Inspection Report
CC: Brian Eades, WWTP ORC (email)
Zack Key, Southern Soil Builders (email)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
Mooresville Regional Office 1 610 East Center Avenue, Suite 3011 Mooresville, North Carolina 28115
704.663.1699

Compliance Inspection Report
Permit: WQ0006906 Effective: 07/01/16 Expiration: 06/30/21 owner: Town of Taylorsville
SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Town of Taylorsville RLAP
County: Alexander Minnigan Ln
Region: Mooresville
Taylorsville NC 28681
Contact Person: David Matthew Robinette Title: Public Works Director Phone: [phone]
Directions to Facility:
System Classifications: LA,
Primary ORC: Dennis Key
Secondary ORC(s):
On -Site Representative(s):
Certification: 15704 Phone: [phone]
Related Permits:
NC0026271 Town of Taylorsville - Taylorsville WWTP
Inspection Date: 11/21/2018 Entry Time: 10:45AM Exit Time: 01:30PM
Primary Inspector: Edward Watson Phone:
Secondary Inspector(s):
Reason for Inspection: Routine Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Permit Inspection Type: Land Application of Residual Solids (503)
Facility Status: Compliant Not Compliant
Question Areas:
Miscellaneous Questions Record Keeping
Sampling Land Application Site
Transport
(See attachment summary)
Treatment
Pathogen and Vector Attraction
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Permit: WQ0006906 Owner - Facility: Town of Taylorsville
Inspection Date: 11/21/2018 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Inspection Summary:
Overall, both the application field and the WWTP were in compliance with the permit. However, due to the excessive
amount of precipitation experienced this past year, application windows have been limited.
Permit condition 111.3. requires notification to be provided to the MRO prior to conducting land application events. In order to
avoid compliance issues, please be sure MRO is provided the required notification prior to all LA events.
The new digester has significantly reduced the potential for the residual material from entering the near site creek. Also, the
capture drain and the sloping of the drain installed at the new loading area provide a means for capture that was not present
previously.
The old loading area still exists. If it becomes necessary for the old loading area to be utilized during future application
events, please be sure to place spill protection in the old loading area to prevent residuals from entering the creek.
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Permit: WQ0006906 Owner - Facility: Town of Taylorsville
Inspection Date: 11/21/2018 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Type Yes No NA NE
Distribution and Marketing ❑
Land Application
Record Keeping
Yes No NA NE
Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required?
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Are GW samples from all MWs sampled for all required parameters?
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Are there any GW quality violations?
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Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility?
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Is a copy of current permit on -site?
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Are current metals and nutrient analysis available?
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Are nutrient and metal loading calculating most limiting parameters?
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a. TCLP analysis?
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b. SSFA (Standard Soil Fertility Analysis)?
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Are PAN balances being maintained?
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Are PAN balances within permit limits?
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Has land application equipment been calibrated?
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Are there pH records for alkaline stabilization?
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Are there pH records for the land application site?
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Are nutrient/crop removal practices in place?
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Do lab sheets support data reported on Residual Analysis Summary?
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Are hauling records available?
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Are hauling records maintained and up-to-date?
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# Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months?
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Has application occurred during Seasonal Restriction window?
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0 ❑ ❑
Comment: Monitoring wells are not installed on the individual fields. The TCLP was determined to have
been performed based on a review of the metals analysis data presented.
Soils analytical data was performed for each field where residuals were applied. It was verfied
via email the Carol Price (CP-1) field will need to have a lime ammendment performed to raise
the pH level of the soils on this particular field.
Pathogen and Vector Attraction Yes No NA NE
a. Fecal coliform SM 9221 E (Class A or B) ❑ ❑ 0 ❑
Class A, all test must be <1000 MPN/dry gram ❑
Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram ❑
Fecal coliform SM 9222 D (Class B only) ❑ ❑ ❑
Geometric mean of 7 samples per monitoring period for class B<2.0*10E6 CFU/dry gram
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Permit: WQ0006906 Owner - Facility: Town of Taylorsville
Inspection Date: 11/21/2018 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
b. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class A)
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c. pH records for alkaline stabilization (Class B)
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Temperature corrected
d. Salmonella (Class A, all test must be < 3MPN/4 gram day)
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❑ 0 ❑
e. Time/Temp on:
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Digester (MCRT)
Compost
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Class A lime stabilization
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f. Volatile Solids Calculations
0
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g. Bench -top Aerobic/Anaerobic digestion results
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Comment: Bench -top calculations can be used to verify that significant reduction has occurred. However,
the reduction data was reviewed during the site visit and it was noted that the time/temperature
reduction was achieved through lime stabilization.
Treatment Yes No NA NE
Check all that apply
Aerobic Digestion
Anaerobic Digestion ❑
Alkaline Pasteurization (Class A) ❑
Alkaline Stabilization (Class B)
Compost ❑
Drying Beds ❑
Other ❑
Comment: The new digester in online. The total volume being utilized is 465,000 gallons. The exisiting
smaller digesters are also being used to provide a total storage capacity of approxiamately 11
year for the Taylorsville WWTP. This facility typically performs two LA events annually.
Sampling Yes No NA NE
Describe sampling:
Sampling data was reviewed.
Is sampling adequate? ❑ ❑ ❑
Is sampling representative? ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Sampling was not observed. pH reduction data indicates that the time/temperature was
maintained for the required period for effective reduction to occur to obtain a "Class B" reduction
prior to LA.
Transport Yes No NA NE
Is a copy of the permit in the transport vehicle? ❑ ❑ ❑
Is a copy of the spill control plan in the vehicle? ❑ ❑ ❑
Is the spill control plan satisfactory? ❑ ❑ ❑
Does transport vehicle appear to be maintained? ❑ ❑ ❑
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Permit: WQ0006906 Owner - Facility: Town of Taylorsville
Inspection Date: 11/21/2018 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine
Comment: Southern Soil Builders ran three trucks during the LA event. Each truck and the application
vehicle have a total capacity of 6,500 gallons. Although the trucks are not typically filled to
capacity to avoid spillage.
The inspector reviewed the haul records for the individual haul trucks. The trucks appeared to
be keeping accurate record of the number of hauls. The total amount hauled should be
presented in the annaul report for the facilty.
A copy of the spill control plan was present in the individual haul trucks. The field trasnsfer area
was well maintained and no spillage was observed to be present on the ground.
Land Application Site Yes No NA NE
Is a copy of the permit on -site during application events? ❑ ❑ ❑
Is the application site in overall good condition? ❑ ❑ ❑
Is the site free of runoff/ponding? ❑ ❑ ❑
If present, is the application equipment in good operating condition? ❑ ❑ ❑
Are buffers being maintained? ❑ ❑ ❑
Are limiting slopes buffered?
10% for surface application
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18% for subsurface application
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Are there access restrictions and/or signs?
0
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Is the application site free of odors or vectors?
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Have performance requirements for application method been met?
For injection?
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For incorporation?
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Does permit require monitoring wells?
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Have required MWs been installed?
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Are MWs properly located w/ respect to RB and CB?
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Are MWs properly constructed (including screened interval)?
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Is the surrounding area served by public water?
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If Annual Report indicates overapplication of PAN, are wells nearby that may be impacted?
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Are soil types consistent w/ Soil Scientist report/evaluation?
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Is the water table greater than 173' bls.
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Is application occurring at the time of the inspection?
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Comment: Standing water was observed to be present on Owen Icenhour's field. The standing water was
excluded from the LA area. There were also drainage features present at the site. These
drainage features were adequately buffered during the land application event.
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