NCG551182_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20190418

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April IS, 2019
Nancy Pawlow
72 Willow Wav
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Subject: Compliance E,,aluation Inspection
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Single Family Wastewater Treatment System
Permit No. NCG» 1182
Chatham County
Dear VIs. Pawlow:
On March 21, 2019, Cheng Zhang from the Raleigh Regional Office visited the single-family
residence (SFR) wastewater treatment system at 77 Willo« Way in Chatham County to evaluate
compliance with the above permit to discharge wastewater. 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 wastew ater 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 da . of
receiptof this letter that states vour Nan for correctinLT this deficiencv. The work is to be
completed within the next 3 months.
❑ Disinfection: Your system is lacking disinfection. either chlorine tablets or a UV light
system. New rules put into place on august I, 20077 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
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dechlorination tablets. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 calendar days of
receipt of this letter that states your plan for correctin+-, this deficiency.
® Treatment tablets missing or are vv-rong Lind: You are responsible for always
having chlorine tablets and dechlorination tablets (ifa 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 do%%nstream of the chlorinator and its contact chamber.
See Disinfection paragraph aboxe. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20
calendar days of receipt of this letter stating your pla.n for correcting this deficiency.
® 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 detennine when pumping_ is
required.
M Failure to analyze the effluent: The effluent that is discharged from your system
must be analyzed once each year. See Part l (.k) of %'our permit about his requirement. A
list of NC certified laboratories that pro%ide this sen. ice was left at your residence during
the inspection. Make arrangements for sampling to be carried out within the next 3
months. and submit results to this office within 3 weeks after the sampling has been done.
❑ Locations of treatment units are unknoivn: Determine this and report to this office
within 30 days of receipt of this letter �N ith a sketch or map.
❑ Other:
If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective
action, please contact Chen; Zhang, or me at 919-791-4200. Licensed plumbers should be used
to make plumbing changes within your home. Contractors for installing disinfection or other
equipment may be found in the Yello%v Pages under Environmental Consultants.
Sincerely.
Rick Bolich, L.G.
Assistant Supervisor
Division of Water Resources
Ralei-h Re;ional Office
Attachments
cc: RRO SWP Files
NPDES Permitting Unit Files — Charles Weaver

United States Emnrlrmert3l Pmltect.Cn ayenCr
EPA Form App cued.
'P13irirtg4-n 0 � 2C.rE�]
Oh1B No, 2040-0057
Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98
Section A National Data System Coding (i.e.. RCS)
T'ransacinn C--de NPDES yr mo,day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type
1 1 2 3 3 NCG551132 Ill 12 U
U U � 1903.21 17 16 1 r.,1 19 1 G , 20
21 �l �l
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Irspection Work Days Facrl'ty Setf-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 CA Reseried
fi7 70I � 71 lJ u 72 U 73 LJJ74 75 1 1 1 1 1 80
Section B Facility Data
Name and Location of Facility Inspected ;For Industnal Users discharg ng to POT'/'! also .nclude Entry TimelDate Permit Effective Date
POTWname and NPDES perm.t Number)
72 Willaw'Nay 12 38P!,l T9'0121 1310a,01
72'Pldlow'PJay Ex.t Time. Date Permit Expirat4n Date
Chapel Hill NC 27516 01 CCP1y1 19.03,21 19,0731
Name(s) cf Onsite Representative;s;,T.tles;si,Phene and Fax Number s
Other FarliTy Data
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Na„t Address of Responsible CffXralrT,tle.Phone and Fax Number
Naiiry Cale Pawhw 72 V4illow'Nay Chapel Hill PIC 27516 .919-96a-3ac6, CumaCted
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M Other
Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated)
Section D Summary of Find inglComments (Attach additional sheets of narrat ve and checklists as necessary)
(See attachment summary)
Name(s) and Stgnature(s) of Inspectors)
Cheng Zhang
Signature of rvlanagerri Reviewer
EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete
Agency'Office/Phone and Fax Plumbers
RRO N0- 9t9-791-4200
Agency'Office Phone and Fax Numbers
Date
Date
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31 NCG551 02 111 121 19;C7.21 I 1 C
Section D Summary of Finding:Commerts ;Attach additional sheets of rar•alive and checklists as necessaryl
The septic tank was pumped about 4 years ago- No tablets were observed to the chlorinator. Effluent
was sampled/analyzed in August 2017.
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