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Home My WebLink AboutNCG551134_NOV-2019-PC-0048_20190129ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director CERTIFIED MAIL 7017 0190 0000 9562 8999 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Rosalia Martinez 4581 Old NC 75 Oxford, NC 27565 CERTIFIED MAIL 7017 0190 0000 9562 9002 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Marilu Perez 5104 Oxley Place Raleigh, NC 27616 Dear Ms. Martinez & Ms. Perez: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality January 29, 2019 Subject; Notice of Violation NOV-2019-PC-0048 Compliance Evaluation Inspection Single Family Wastewater Treatment System Permit No. NCG551134 Site Address: 4581 Old NC 75, Oxford Granville County On January 10, 2019, Jeremiah Dow and Zachary Thomas from the Raleigh Regional Office visited your single-family residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system to evaluate compliance with the above permit to discharge wastewater. Mr. Bernardino Gomez's assistance during the inspection was greatly appreciated. The checked boxes below show what conditions were noted at your facility: ❑ 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. ❑ Your home is improperly plumbed: 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 Vlan 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 Iight 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 Q �.,_ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources •d}!� Raleigh Regional Office 1 3800 Barrett Drive I Raleigh, North Carolina 27609 .,own.cuxxau 1g1°"""°"'"'0""'°e1Odit 919 791.4200 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. ❑ 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. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of receipt of this letter stating our plan for correcting this deficiencc- 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 determine when pumping is required. N 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. Please make arrangements for sampling to be carried out within 3 months following system repair and submit results to this office within 3 weeks after the sampling has been done. ® Sand Filter Failure: During the inspection ponding wastewater was observed in the location of the sand filter (see photographs). The system has a pump tank pumping wastewater through the sand filter and to the chlorinator. Due to sand filter failure, it appears that wastewater is not reaching the chlorinator and is not discharging from the effluent pipe. The drainage pattern of the ponded wastewater indicates potential surface water impacts. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of recent of this letter statingyour plan for correcting, this deficiency. N Other: Currently Rosalia Martinez is recognized as the permittee and the current resident of the property located at 4581 Old NC 75, Oxford, NC. Granville County records show that Marilu Perez is the owner of the property. Typically the owner of the property is responsible for the property's wastewater treatment system and should be named the permittee. Please clarify the ownership status of the property and complete the attached Change of Ownership form if necessary. Thank you far your attention to this matter. This office requires that the violation(s), as described above, be properly resolved in a timely manner. These violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000.00 per day for each violation. Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Jeremiah Dow at 919- 791-4248. Sincerely, OcB lich, LG Water Quality Regional Operations Raleigh Regional Office Attachments: Inspection Reports Change of Ownership Form cc: RRO/SWP Niles Charles Weaver, NPDES Permitting Knit Untied States Environmental Protedion Agency Form Approved EPA Washington, D C 20480 OMB No 2040-Do57 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yrrmo,day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 H 2 U 3 I NCG551134 I11 12 19:01/10 17 18 [ r � U I 201 I 19 L E J I.J L 21 6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA Reserved 67 70 71 u 72 L( 73I I 174 751 I I I I I I I80 I I I I I I Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW also include Entry TimelDate Permit Effective Date POTW name and NPDES permit Numberl 12 13PM 19r01r10 1609;28 4581 Old NC 75 Exit Time:Date Permit Expiration Date 4581 Old NC 75 Oxford NC 27565 12 33PM 19r01110 18107;31 Name(s) of Onsile Representapve(s)1Tittes;s)iPhone and Fax Number(s) '::ther Fa-d,ty Data Name Address of Responsible Of<ctalfride;Phone and Fax Number Rosetta Perez Martinez 4581 Old NC 75 Oxford NC 27565;.'e Contacted No Section C- Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Operations 8 Maintenance E Self -Monitoring Program 0 Facil ty Site Review 0 Effluent/Receiving Waters Section D' Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signalure(s) of Inspector(s) Agertcy101rcelPhone and Fax Numbers Da e Jeremiah J pow +,-mil Division of'Nater Qualityfi919-791-4248, Zachary Thomas RRO'NQh919-791-4247r Signature qfMangpement Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers ate *00- 11*11f EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete / r Pago' NPD'ES yrimo;day Inspection Type 31 NCG551134 11 12 19r01+14 17 18 I C I Section 0, Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Paget A - Permit: NCG551134 Owner- Facility: 4581 Old NC 75 Inspection Date: 011101201 g 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 ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 0❑ ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? M ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Comment: The system has a Pump tank pumping water through the sand filter and to the chlorinator. Due to sand filter failure it armears that wastewater is not reaching the chlorinator and is not discharging from the effluent pipe. Sentic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? 0 D ❑ ❑ Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? ❑ ❑ ❑ M Are pumps or syphons operating properly? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The pump tank alarm was tested with the test switch Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the distribution box level and watertight? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is sand filter free of ponding? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? (Approximately 3 to 1) ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The sand filter has failed and ponding of wastewater was observed. Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the tablets the proper size and type? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Number of tubes in use? 2 Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? ❑ El El M Page# Owner - Facility: 4581 Old NC 75 permit: NCG551134 inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation InspectionOate: o1rio72019 Yes No NA NE Disinfection -Tablet Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? ❑ ❑ ❑ El C1 El 0 Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? Comment: The system has a purn tank um in water thl our h the sand filter and to the chlorinator. Due to sand filter failure it appears that wastewater is not r-achinn the chlorinator and is not dischar in from the effluent i e. The chlorinator had the ro er tablets but it appears that no wastewater is currentl reachin the contact chamber. Effluent Samplincl Is composite sampling flow proportional? is sample collected below all treatment units? IS proper volume collected? 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