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Home My WebLink AboutNCG551575_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20190513ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secrerors LINDA CULPEPPER Dlrcrmr NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality May 13, 2019 Hannah Reithinger 222 Santee Rd. Durham, NC 27704 Subject: Compliance Evaluation Inspection Single Family Wastewater Treatment System 222 Santee Rd., Durham, NC 27704 Certificate of Coverage (CoC) NCG551575 Durham County Dear Ms. Reithinger, On May 8, 2019, Jason Robinson and Erin Deck from the NC Division of Water Resources visited your single-family residence (SFR) to evaluate compliance of the property's discharging wastewater treatment system that is covered under NPDES General Permit NCG550000 and the Certificate of Coverage (CoC) NCG551575. Thank you for your help during the inspection. An information package was provided to you during the inspection. Upon inspection and subsequent email correspondence, the following was observed: l . The effluent discharge was in the backyard on the right side of the house (looking from the street) in a grassed area to a ditch. 2. Chlorine tablets were in one of the chlorinator tubes, and you commented that you had recently ordered more chlorine and dechlor tablets. Please make sure to occasionally poke these with a sturdy stick/pole to ensure that they are contacting the water. 3. After the inspection, you provided an invoice and receipt via email showing the septic tank had been pumped in August 2018. 4. You also provided (via email) lab results from August 2017 and January 2019. Tile 2017 testing showed that Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) were exceeding the allowable permit limits (see permit limits in handout that was provided during the inspection). However, these parameters were shown to be below the permit limits in the 2019 testing. This improvement in lab results may be due to the pumping of the septic tank between the two tests. V North Carolina Department of Environmental Qual ty Division of Water Resources Raleigh Regional Off ce 1628 Nlai 5ery ce Center, Raleigh. NC 27699.1628 Phvsiral Afirirasa- 3R00 RarrPtt Dr.vR Rn ash NC 7760q 919 791.4700 Please see the -checked-(® ) boxes on the following page more details of the findings of this inspection: ® In compliance: You are reminded to regularly maintain the 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. ❑ 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 vr-hen 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. 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. A chlorinator could not be found. ❑ 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 pen -nit requires the septic tank to be pumped 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 permit requires that the effluent that is discharged from your system is analyzed annually. A list of NC certified laboratories that provide this ❑ Locations of treatment units are unknown: ❑ Effluent pipe: The effluent pipe is where the wastewater discharges from the system after it gone through the treatment units. The pipe should be kept exposed and accessible, and the area around it should be kept cleared. ❑ Other: Thank you again for your cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact Jason Robinson at 919-791-4200 or Jason.T.Rob inson c ,ncdenr.gov. Attachments: Compliance Inspection Report cc: RRO-SWP Files NPDES Permitting Unit, Charles Weaver Sincerely, Rick Bolich, L.G., Assistant Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Raleigh Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ 3 United States Environmental Prolection Agency Form Approved EPA Washington, 20460 CM13 No 2040-0057 Water Compliance Inspection Report Approval expires B-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e.. PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yr,mo-day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 1u I 2 is ] 3 NCG551575 11 12 19105108 17 18 `C t 19 I S i 20LJ i1 21I1l 11 111111 111 11 1 11 1111 1 1 1111I—r 1 1 1 11 inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monilonng Evaluation Rating 81 CA 67 70 1 Iu u 71 ` , 72) � uJ Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) 222 Santee Road 222 Santee Rd Durham NC 27704 Name(s) of Onsite Representattve(syTitles(s)iPhone and Fax Number(s) q.- Reserved 731 j 174 75 80 Entry T melDate 10 30AM 19:05,08 Exit T,me-Date 10.45AM 19.05.08 Other Facility Data Name. Address of Responsible OirciallTitlelPhone and Fax Number Captacted Hannah C Reithinger 222 Santee Rd Durham NC 277041191g-749.6747! Section C Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit 0 operations & Maintenance 0 Effluent/Receiving Waters Permit Effective Date 13108,16 Permit Expiation Date 18:07; 31 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) (See attachment summary) Names; and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) AgencylOfficelPhone and Fax Numbers Jason T Robinso Ov RROWWY Signature of ManagemergfO A Reviewer AgencylOBicelPhone and Fax Numbers EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9.94) Previous editions are obsolete. Date 5110 f 141 papez 1 NPOES yr,mo+day Impevlicn Type (Cont.) 3 NCG551575 11 121 19105;08 117 18 t „ t Section D Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrat,ve and checklists as necessary) 1. The effluent discharge was in the backyard on the right side of the house (looking from the street) in a grassed area to a ditch. 2. Chlorine tablets were in one of the chlorinator tubes. and you commented that you had recently ordered more chlorine and dechlor tablets. Please make sure to occasionally poke these with a sturdy stick/pole to ensure that they are contacting the water. 3. After the inspection, you provided an invoice and receipt via email showing the septic tank had been pumped in August 2018. 4. You also provided (via email) lab results from August 2017 and January 2019. The 2017 testing showed that Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Biological Oxygen Demand (SOD) were exceeding the allowable permit limits (see permit limits in handout that was provided during the inspection). However. these parameters were shown to be below the permit limits in the 2019 testing This improvement in lab results may be due to the pumping of the septic tank between the two tests Fa3e# Permit NCG551575 Owner • Facility: 222 Santee Road Inspection Date: 0510812018 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluatton operations & Maintenance Is the plant generally clean with acceptable housekeeping? Does the facility analyze process control parameters, for ex- MISS. MCRT Settleable Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: Permit (If the present permit expires in 6 months or less), Has the permittee submitted a new application? Is the facility as described in the permit? # Are there any special conditions for the permit'? is access to the plant site restricted to the general public? Is the inspector granted access to all areas for inspection? Comment: _ Yes No NA NE ■ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ E ❑ Yes No NA NE ❑ ❑ ■ ❑ Page# 3