NCG551739_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20190122

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ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
01recror
Mona P. Crawford
P.O. Box 52093
Durham, NC 27717
To whom it may concern,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 22, 2019
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No. NCG551739
5606 Wendell Road
Durham County
On January 9, 2019, Zach Thomas and 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. The cheeped boxes below show what conditions were
noted at your facility:
❑ NPDES Permit Name/Owner Change Form: Because your treatment system makes
an outlet to waters of the state, it is an activity for which the subject permit is required.
To comply with North Carolina General Statute § 143-215.1(a), which requires a person
to obtain a permit to make an outlet into the waters of the state, you will need to
complete and submit the attached NPDES Permit Name/Ownership Change Form
to the Division within 45-days receipt of this letter,
❑ 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.
❑ 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). 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 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 vour Man for correcting this deficiencv.
EQ11, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
ms -Raleigh Regional Office , 3800 Barrett Drive , Raleigh. North Carolina 27609
'�� N� 919.791,4200

N 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.
❑ 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.
® 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.
R 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 this requirement. A list of
NC certified laboratories that provide this service was left at your residence during the
inspection.
® 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.
® Other: After the compliance inspection was performed, the permittee contacted the
Raleigh Regional Office to express concerns regarding the actual type of wastewater
system located on property. A RRO file review sho,.ved the subject property was issued a
Certircate ofcoverage for NCG551739 on 9'Si2017. Durham County Dept. of Public
Health was then contacted and confirmed records from 1969 showing a discharging
system located at the 5606 Wendell Road, formally named Hudson Road (see
attachment). If you have any information or records that may differ from these, please
submit them to this office for review.
If you have questions or comments about this inspection, please contact Zach Thomas at 919-
791-4247. Licensed phanbers should be used to make plumbing changes within your home.
Sincerely,
Rick Bolich, LG, Assistant Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Raleigh Regional Office
Attachments: Inspection Report & Durham County Health Dept. Records
cc: RRO/SWP Files
Charles Weaver, NPDES Permitting Unit

United States Environmental Protection Agency Form A
o 2040..
EPA
Washington D,C 20464 OMB No Z040.Ov57
Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31.98
Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS)
Transaction Code NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 2 (C L} ( 3 NCG551739 111 12 17 18 I L! 1 19 � 20I LJ(
LJ 19ro11os
21 6
Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 91 CA Reserved
67 70 Lj 71I I
IJ 72 l I ti I 73 �74 75 Ji 80
Section 8: Facility Data " I
Name and Lacaticn of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW. also include
POTW name and NPDES Permit Number'.
5606 Wendell Road
5606 Wendell Rd
Chapel Nip NC 27517
Name(s) of Onq to Representative(s)ITides{ s)rPhone and Fax Number(s)
Name, Ad&e#y of Responsible Offir.alMde/Phone and Fax Number
Entry TimelDate Permit Effective Date
0151PM 19/01/09 1 17/09/08
Exit Time/Date 1 Permit Expiration Date
02:15PM 19101/09 10/07/31
Other Facility Data
Mona a Crawford r'C Box 52093 Durham NC 2771711919.414-3207;' Contacted
Yes
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit 0 Operations 8 Maintenance 0 Self -Monitoring Program a Facility Site Review
Effluent/Receiving Waters
Section D: Summary of FindinglComments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Nanne(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) AgencylOff,celPhone and Fax Nuenbers Oat
Zachary Thomas RRO W011919-791-4247!
Signature of Management A Reviewer AgencylOffcerPhone and Fax Numbers Hate
I/'�) �L
EPA Farm 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. I I r
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WOES yrlmolday Inspe:Uon Type
31 NCG551739 411 12 19101 09 17 18 ICI
Section D, Summary of FindinglComments (Attach additional Sheets Sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
Certificate of Coverage for NCG551739 was issued to permittee on 91812017.
DWR staff inspected what looked to be a chlorine contact chamber and effluent pipe of treatment
system for the permitted property based on 1993 drawings.
Durham County confirmed records from 1969 showing a discharging system located on property at
5606 Wendell Road, Chapel Hill, NC (formally Hudson Rd.) on 1115/19.
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Permit NCG551739 Owner -Facility! 5$C6 Wendoii Road
Inspection Date: 0110912019 Inspection Type; Cc-pliance Evaluation
O erations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE
Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping's . ❑ ❑ ❑
Does the facility analyze process control parameters for ex MLSS. MCRT. Settleable ❑ ❑ 0❑
Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment:
Permit
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(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the perrnittee submitted a new
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Is the facility as described in the permit?
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Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public?
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Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection?
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Comment: Based on 1993 drawings, DWR staff inspected what looked to be a chlorine
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chamber and effluent i e of treatments stem for the permitted property.
Septic Tank
Yes No NA NE
(If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational?
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Is septic tank pumped on a schedule?
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Are pumps or syphons operating properly?
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Are high and low water alarms operating properly?
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Comment: The septic tank should be Pumped out eve 3 to 5 years. A P ny
can check
the status periodically and determine when Pumping is required.
Sand Filters Low rate
Yes No NA NE
(If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational?
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Is the distribution box level and watertight?
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Is sand filter free of ponding?
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Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio?
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# Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? (Approximately 3 to 1) ❑ ❑ ❑ X
Comment:
Disinfection -Tablet
Yes No NA NE
Are tablet chlorinators operational? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑
Are the tablets the proper size and type? ❑ ■ ❑ ❑
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Permit: NCG551739
owner -Facility: SQM Wendell Road
Inspection hate: 0110912019
Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation
Disinfection Tablet Yes No NA NE
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Number of tubes in use?
Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable?
Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup?
Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination?
Comment: No tablets were observed in the assumed contact chamber.
Effluent Pipe
is right of way to the outfall properly maintained"
Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris?
If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly?
Comment: Discharge pipe had build up of sediment in and around end of pipe.
Effluent Sampling
Is composite sampling flow proportional'?
Is sample collected below all treatment units?
Is proper volume collected?
Is the tubing clean?
# Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees
Celsius)?
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type
representative)?
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Comment: Effluent discharge should be analyzed by a certified lab anuall . Permittee should have a
certified lab l3erform this permit requirement.
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