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Home My WebLink AboutNCG551725_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20190430ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Serretnry LINDA CULPEPPER Director Bertina AIejandro 2922 Constance Ave Durham NC 27704-3524 Dear Ms. Alejandro: NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 30, 2019 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection 2922 Constance Ave SFR Permit No. NCG551725 (former owner Kenneth Clark) (former owner All Around, Inc) Durham County On April 11, 2019, Joan Schneier 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: ❑ In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the chlorine disinfection system, 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 plan 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 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). ® Treatment tablets missing or are wrong kind: You are responsible for always having chlorine and dechlorination tablets 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. NUrIh C-imIl Ia Ucparhnrnl of r.IIvironrTit -ill .rl Qmsbty Div!,,ionuf WLiIrr R"ourc c." � � R,rlciyh Rryiw t.JI Off irc ' 3800Nv mI T Driw 1-46c;h Nur lh C.0 ufkc i 2 609 See Disinfection paragraph above. Please submit a schedule to this office within 20 ❑ 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. ❑ 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. Make arrangements for sampling to be carried out within the next 3 months and submit ❑ 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. Please locate the discharge pipe.lease fill out and mail the change of ® Other: if you have not done so already, p g ownership form that was left during the inspection, to the address on the form. Both the chlorinator and dechlorinator tubes should always have tablets, but only 2 or 3 per tube should be present. They swell up in wet conditions and tend to jam. Our file notes show that the septic tank was replaced on August 15, 2017. If you have questions or comments about this inspection or the requirements to take corrective action, please contact Joan Schneier 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 Yellow Pages under Environmental Consultants. *Sinccy, Rick Bolich, L.G. Water Quality Regional Assistant Supervisor Raleigh Regional Office Attachments: Inspection Report Tablet Suppliers cc: (minus attachments) RRO'SWP Files NPDES Permitting Unit Files — Charles Weaver United Stares Env ronmentat Protectirn Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington D c. 2D46- OMB No 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires 8-31-96 Section A. National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 (ti ( 2 Is 1 3 NCG551725 11 12 19/04/11 17 18 u 19 L G I 20I IJ U J L 8 211- 1 Inspection Work Days Facility Self Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 OA Reserved 72 LJJ 73174 751 I I I I I I I80 67 701LJ 71 itJ 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) 01 05PM 1910411 17106.+19 2922 Constance Ave Exit T melDate Permit Expiration Date 2922 Constance Ave Durham NC 27704 01 20PM 1910411 1807i31 Name(s) of Onsite Representabve(s)lTides(syPhone and Fax Number(s) Other Facility Data !11 Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title- Phone and Fax Number Kenneth Clark,2922 Constance Ave Durham NC 2770411919.325.6200, Contacted N_f Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 Operations & INa:ntenance 0 Effluent/Receiving Waters Section D: Summary of FindinglComments (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 Dale Joan Schnerer RRO GWR+ r30601? Signature of Management O A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Dal EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete Page# NPDES yrlmolday Inspection Type (Cont.) 31 NCG551725 I11 12 19104711 17 18I lsI Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) This was an unannounced inspection due to lack of contact information, and no one was home.A change of ownership form, deed and dropoff letter were left in the front door. Per email query, the septic tank was replaced on 08/15/2017 by McFarland Septic in conjunction with other work on the system. The assumed underground sand filter area was clean and kept mowed. The chlorinator and dechlohnator were empty with greyish -black sludge on the sleeves. The riprapped outfall ditch had some grayish sludge but also some clear puddles.The stream below the outfall seemed to be in good shape. It is quite possible that the sand filter is approaching the end of its useful life. Non -compliant due to need to change owners and use tablets. Page# Permlic NCG551725 Owner - Facli ty: 2922 Constance Ave Inspection Date: 04/11/2019 Inspection Type: Compl ance Evaluation, Permit Yes No NA NE (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less). Has the pennittee submitted a new ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? M ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: A change of ownership form deed and dro off letter were left in the front door. Operations & Maintenance Yes No NA NE Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex: MLSS, MCRT, Settleable ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are pumps or syphons operating properly? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Comment: Per email queCy. the septic tank was replaced on 08/15/2017 by McFarland Septic in coniunction with other work on the system Sand Filters ILow rate) (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? Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? # Is the sand filter surface free of algae or excessive vegetation? # Is the sand filter effluent re -circulated at a valid ratio? (Approximately 3 to 1) Comment: The assumed underground sand filter area was clean and kept mowed. Disinfection -Tablet Are tablet chlorinators operational? Are the tablets the proper size and type? Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ M ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Yes No NA NE M ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ M ❑ ❑ Page# 3 Permit NCG551725 owner - Facility: 2922 Constance Ave Inspection Date: 0411112019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Number of tubes in use? 2 Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ 0 Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? ❑ ❑ ❑ M Is there chlorine residual prior to de -chlorination? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: The chlorinator and dechlorinator were empty with greyish -black sludge on the sleeves. De -chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ? Tablet Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? ❑ ❑ M ❑ Is storage appropriate for cylinders? ❑ ❑ M ❑ # Is de -chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? ❑ ❑ ❑ M Comment: Are the tablets the proper size and type? Are tablet de -chlorinators operational? Number of tubes in use? 2 ❑ M ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The chlorinator and dechlorinator were empty with greyish -black sludge on the sleeves. _Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? M ❑ ❑ ❑ 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 ripra ped outfall ditch had some grayish sludge but also some clear puddles.The stream below the outfall seemed to be in good shape._ Page# 4