NCG551664_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20190115 (2)

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
LINDA CULPEPPER
Director
Ken Johnson
460 E. Stone Road
Apex, NC 27523
To whom it may concern,
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
January 15, 2019
Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection
Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No. NCG551664
460 E. Stone Road
Chatham 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 checked 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 Iacking disinfection, either chlorine tablets or a LTV 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 your 121an for correcting this deficiency.
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality i Division of Water Resources
Raleigh Regional Office 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
919.791,4200

❑ 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.
E 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:
Ifyou have questions or comments about this inspection, please contact Zach Thomas at 919-
791-4247. Licensed plumbers should be used to make plumbing changes within your bore.
Sincerely,
OckBolieh, LG, Assistant Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations
Raleigh Regional Office
Attachments: Inspection Report
cc: RROISWP Files
Charles Weaver, NPDES Permitting Unit

Un ted States En+nronmenlal Frolection Agency
Form Approved.
EPA watiNnglon, w C. 2046a
OMB No 2040-0067
Water Compliance Inspection Report
Approval expires 6-31-98
Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e. PCS)
Transaction Code NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fee Type
1 1ti 1 2 14 1 3 NCG551664 Ill 12 19.01:'09 17 18 J
1 19 I G U I 20I LI
1.21
21 6
Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating 81 CA Reserved
67 70 LJ 71 it
72 LJ 73174 75 1 1 1 1 1
80
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 Perm;l Numbers
02:36PM 19/01/09
15/08/12
460 E Stone Road
Exit Time/Date
Permit Expiration Date
460 E Stone Rd
Apex NC 27523
02 50PM 19/01/09
18/07/31
Name{si of Cnste Representative(s)f ities(s} Phone and Fax Number(s;
Other Facility Data
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Name. Address of Responable Officialrrtle/Phone and Fax Number
Ken Johnson,460 E Stone Apex NC 275231'919.551-9913; Contacted
Yes
Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Permit 0 Operations & Maintenance 0 Self -monitoring Program 0 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 Inspectors) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date
Zachary Thomas RRO Wt]l1919-791-4247/
re of Manadleme Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers ate *67- , /' I
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EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete.
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NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type
31 NCG551654 I11 12 19,01,09 17 18 U
Section D. Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary)
This is a recently installed Advantex system serviced by Ag Waste Systems.
All parts of the system are in good working order.
Effluent discharge should be analyzed by a certified lab annually. If Ag Waste Systems is not
performing this requirement, then the permittee should hire a certified lab to perform these actions.
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permit NCG551664 Owner - Facility; 460E Slone Road
Inspection Date: o1e09120'.9 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 ❑ ❑ 0 ❑
Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable?
Comment: Effluent discharge should be analyzed by a certified lab annually and submitted to this office.
Permit
Yes No NA NE
(If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new
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application?
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:
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 system is new and should be monitored to determine when pumping is needed.
Systems should be pumped apRroximately ever 5 years.
Effluent Pipe
Yes No NA NE
Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained?
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Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris?
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If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly?
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Comment:
Disinfection - UV
Yes No NA NE
Are extra UV bulbs available on site?
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Are UV bulbs clean?
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Is UV intensity adequate?
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Is transmittance at or above designed level?
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Is there a backup system on site?
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Permit NCG551664 owner -Facility: 460E Stone Road
Inspection Date: 01109/2019 lnspecdon Type: Compliance Evaluation
Disinfection - UV Yes No NA NE
Is effluent clear and free of solids? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑
Comment: Permittee has contract with A . wastes stems to inspect and maintain units.
!Effluent Sampling
Yes No NA HE
Is composite sampling flow proportional?
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Is sample collected below all treatment units?
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Is proper volume collected?
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Is the tubing clean?
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Celsius)?
Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type
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representative)?
Comment: Effluent discharge should be analyzed by a certified lab annually. Permittee should
determine if Ag Waste Systems is collecting samples and performing
lab analysis. If the
are not the permittee should hire a certified lab to Rerform this permit. requirement.
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