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Home My WebLink AboutNCG551237_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20190410ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER Director Robert Robinson 140 Sedgewick Ridge Court Lewisville, NC 27023 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 10th, 2019 RECIZ!'VEDVDENR/DWR APR 2 3 2019 Water iRc-mources Pormit:ing Section SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection NC General Wastewater Permit NCG550000 for Discharge of Domestic Wastewater from Single Family Residences Certificate of Coverage: NCGSS1237 for 140 Sedgewick Ridge Court, Lewisville, Forsyth County, NC Dear Mr. Robinson: Ron Boone, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office, visited your home on March 28th, 2019, to perform a compliance evaluation inspection of your home's discharging single family wastewater treatment system. You were not home when he arrived, so, he� left paperwork at your home asking you to call us at your earliest convenience, so we could discuss your system. After receiving a phone message from you on April 3rd, 2019, Mr. Boone was able to reach you by phone on April 8rh, 2019, to conduct the follow-up conversation with you. Details of that conversation are included on the attached EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Boone by phone at 336-776-9690, or by email at ron Boone@ncdenr.gov. You may also contact me by phone at 336-776-9700, or by email at lon.snider@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, EeuSlgnedC6y:I-T � ,.Jc, 5849E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Attachments: 1. NCG550000 General Wastewater Permit, 2. NCG550000 Technical Bulletin 3. Chlorine Guidance Document and Sources of Supply 4. List of NC Certified Laboratories 5. EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report cc: NCDWR WSRO File (NGDWR-N.PDES Unit NCDWR Central Files North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources EQ Winston-Salem Regional Office : 450 Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 Winston-Salem. worth Carolina 27105 336.776.9800 United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 1 OMB No. 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES ydmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 2 15 I 3 I NCG551237 111 . 12 19/03/28 17 18 I ,. I 19 1 G 20 LJ 2111111111111111111111111111111111111111111.1 r6 I Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 CIAReserved 67 70 I I 71 I —I 72 I N I 73 � 74 751 I I I I I I I80 LJ t t LJJ ata 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 permit Number) 12:OOPM 19/03/28 13/08/01 140 Sedgewick Ridge Court Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 140 Sedgewick Ridge Ct 12:15PM 19/03/26 18/07/31 Lewisville NC 27023 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Contacted Robert Robinson,140 Sedgewick Ridge Ct Lewisville NC 27023N No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Flow Measurement Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program Sludge Handling Disposal Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters Laboratory Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Ron Boone Doeusigned by: WSRO WQ//336-776-9690/ 4/11/2019 �ona/,cl �3oo+w C B20F6DDSF2A3460... Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Docusigned by: Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Loti -T Snaiicr 4/10/2019 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) 31 NCG551237 I11 12 19/03/28 17 18 JCJ Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) Ron Boone, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office, visited your home on March 28th, 2019, to perform a compliance evaluation inspection of your home's discharging single family wastewater treatment system. You were not home when he arrived, so, he left paperwork at your home asking you to call us at your earliest convenience, so we could discuss your system. After receiving a phone message from you on April 3rd, 2019, Mr. Boone was able to reach you by phone on April 8th, 2019, to conduct the follow-up conversation with you. The conversation yielded the following noteworthy items: 1. You informed Mr. Boone that you check the chlorine about every three months and add if needed. You were not able to tell Mr. Boone what type of chlorine you were using. Mr. Boone informed you that you should use a wastewater grade chlorine formulated with at least 60-percent calcium hypochlorite. You told Mr. Boone you would check the chlorine that you use. 2. You informed Mr. Boone that you've had the tank pumped within the last couple of years and intend to do so every three years, which is sufficient and complies with permit requirements. You are currently the only person living in the home. 3. You informed Mr. Boone that you hadn't tested the effluent from the system and that you were unaware of the requirement and the location of the end of the pipe into the stream. You cannot collect a sample if you don't know where the end of the pipe is. 4. A review of our database shows that you are current on the annual bill of $60. We have attached several pieces of documentation to this letter to assist you in properly managing your system and maintaining permit compliance. The attachments are: 1. NC General Wastewater Permit NCG550000 (whole thing is important but first four pages are most important); 2. Technical Bulletin for the NCG550000 general permit (explains permit in layman's terms); 3. Chlorine Guidance Document and Sources of Supply; and, 4. List of NC Certified Laboratories Please be aware, you should do everything within your power to comply with the terms and conditions of the NCG550000 permit. Failure to do so subjects you, the permittee, to civil penalty assessments of up to $25,000 per day per violation. The NC DWR wishes to help you attain an maintain perpetual permit compliance as quickly and efficiently as possible in order to protect the environment and your welfare as a citizen of NC. When assessing permit compliance we take into consideration all factors, including those which may be beyond your control. You should take the following actions: 1. Continue managing the level of chlorine tablets in the chlorinator as you have been; 2. Check the chlorine tablets you're currently using to ensure they're the correct kind; acquire new tablets if they're not; 3. Continue to pump the septic tank every three to five years; 4. Continue to pay the annual permit fee of $60; 5. Attempt to find the end of the discharge pipe into the stream and then maintain the right-of-way to it for future access; 6. Acquire a sample of the effluent annually and have it analyzed in accordance with the requirements listed on page 3 of the permit; 7. Keep all records for the home and wastewater treatment system in one place and readily available Page# Permit: NCG551237 Inspection Date: 03/28/2019 Owner - Facility: 140 Sedgewick Ridge Court Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation for review and inspection, including but not limited to, system schematics, tank pumping records, laboratory records, maintenance and repair records, permitting documentation, etc; 8. If/when you ever sell the home, ensure the new owners are fully aware of the special type of wastewater system the home uses and that it's not just a traditional septic system with a drainage field; and, 9. If/when you ever sell the home, notify the NC DWR of the change of ownership by filling out and submitting an ownership change form, which you can acquire from us or our website here: https:Hdeq. nc. gov/about/divisions/water-resources/water-quality-permitting/npdes-wastewater/npdes-p ermitting/general. Page# Permit: NCG551237 Owner - Facility: 140 Sedgewick Ridge Court Inspection Date: 03/28/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ❑ ❑ ❑ M Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are analytical results consistent with data reported on DMRs? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the chain -of -custody complete? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Dates, times and location of sampling ❑ Name of individual performing the sampling ❑ Results of analysis and calibration ❑ Dates of analysis ❑ Name of person performing analyses ❑ Transported COCs ❑ Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ 00 (If the facility is- or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator ❑ ❑ MEI on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ❑ ❑ M❑ Is the ORC certified at grade equal to or higher than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ .0 ❑ Is the backup operator certified at one grade less or greater than the facility classification? ❑ ❑ No Is a copy of the current NPDES permit available on site? ❑ ❑ ❑ Facility has copy of previous year's Annual Report on file for review? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Homeowner not home at time of inspection. Performed follow-up phone interview with homeowner on 4/8/2019. To our knowledge the effluent hasn't been tested. It is unknown where the discharge pipe emerges from underground. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Are field parameters performed by certified personnel or laboratory? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are all other parameters(excluding field parameters) performed by a certified lab? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is the facility using a contract lab? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees ❑ ❑ ❑ Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: To our knowledge the effluent hasn't been tested. It is unknown where the discharge pipe emerges from underground. Page# 4 , Permit: NCG551237 Owner - Facility: 140 Sedgewick Ridge Court Inspection Date: 03/2B/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the permittee submitted a new ❑ 0 M ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are there any special conditions for the permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: None Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pumps orsyphons operating property? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Comment: Homeowner stated tank was pumped within the last two years. Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the distribution box level and watertight? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is sand filter free of ponding? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? ❑ M ❑ ❑ # 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) ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Comment: The is a single.pass subsurface filter. Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the tablets the proper size and type? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Number of tubes in use? 2 Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Comment: Homeowner stated that he checks and adds" chlorine every three months. He stated he's unsure what type of chlorine he uses. Page# 5 G Permit: NCG551237 Owner - Facility: Inspection Date: 03/28/2019 Inspection Type: 140 Sedgewick Ridge Court Compliance Evaluation Flow Measurement - Effluent Yes No NA NE # Is flow meter used for reporting? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is flow meter calibrated annually? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the flow meter operational? ❑ ❑ M ❑ (If units are separated) Does the chart recorder match the flow meter? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Estimate only. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ❑ N ❑ ❑ 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: It is unknown where the effluent pipe emerges from underground. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ MEI Is sample collected below all treatment units? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑ ❑N ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ N ❑ # 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 ❑ M ❑ ❑ representative)? Comment: To our knowledge the effluent from this system has never been analyzed as required by the permit. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? M. ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ M ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: None Page# 6