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Home My WebLink AboutNC0024431_Inspection_20190529EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington, D.C. 20460 Water Compliance Inspection Report Form Approved. OMB No. 2040-0057 Approval expires 8-31-98 Section A: National Data System Coding (i.e., PCS) Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 N 52 NC0024431 19/05/29 J S31112171819 20 21 66 Inspection Work Days Facility Self-Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ----------------------Reserved------------------- N67707172 73 74 75 80 Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For Industrial Users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit Number) Kanuga Conferences WWTP Kanuga Conference Dr Hendersonville NC 28793 Entry Time/Date Permit Effective Date Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date 10:00AM 19/05/29 15/12/01 Name(s) of Onsite Representative(s)/Titles(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) /// Other Facility Data 11:00AM 19/05/29 20/11/30 Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Richard David Varnadore,PO Box 250 Hendersonvlle NC 287930250//828-692-9136/Contacted No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Operations & Maintenance Self-Monitoring Program Facility Site Review Effluent/Receiving Waters 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 Daniel J Boss ARO WQ//828-296-4658/ Signature of Management Q A Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page#1 DocuSign Envelope ID: A605A4F0-F135-4A9D-A0DC-B9B914E9BA12 6/14/2019 6/14/2019 NPDES yr/mo/day 19/05/29 Inspection Type J3111218 1 Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) I met with Dwayne Owens and Glenn Griffith for an complaint investigation and follow up inspection of the Kanuga Conferences WWTP on May 29, 2019. Ricky Varnadore, the former ORC had resigned his post just days prior to this inspection. Neither Mr. Owens or Mr. Griffith have any wastewater certifications at the moment, so I advised them to seek a contract operator to be ORC of the facility until one of them can acquire a WW-1 license. There is water emerging from a slope between the upper and lower sand filter beds. According to Mr. Griffith, the water has been tested and determined to be a natural spring. I asked them to retest the emerging water for fecal coliform, BOD, and ammonia, and to send me the lab reports. The sampling conducted at the facility is still all grab sampling despite the permit requirement that BOD, TSS, and ammonia all be composite sampled. This needs to be addressed and will probably require the installation of a new flow meter as well as a sampler. NC0024431 17 (Cont.) Page#2 DocuSign Envelope ID: A605A4F0-F135-4A9D-A0DC-B9B914E9BA12 Permit:NC0024431 Inspection Date:05/29/2019 Owner - Facility: Inspection Type: Kanuga Conferences WWTP Complaint 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: Permit Yes No NA NE (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: Septic Tank Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visual alarm operational? Is septic tank pumped on a schedule? Are pumps or syphons operating properly? Are high and low water alarms operating properly? Comment: 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? 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: Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? Are the tablets the proper size and type? Number of tubes in use? Page#3 DocuSign Envelope ID: A605A4F0-F135-4A9D-A0DC-B9B914E9BA12 Permit:NC0024431 Inspection Date:05/29/2019 Owner - Facility: Inspection Type: Kanuga Conferences WWTP Complaint Disinfection-Tablet Yes No NA NE Is the level of chlorine residual acceptable? Is the contact chamber free of growth, or sludge buildup? Is there chlorine residual prior to de-chlorination? Comment: De-chlorination Yes No NA NE Type of system ?Tablet Is the feed ratio proportional to chlorine amount (1 to 1)? Is storage appropriate for cylinders? # Is de-chlorination substance stored away from chlorine containers? Comment: Are the tablets the proper size and type? Are tablet de-chlorinators operational? Number of tubes in use? Comment: Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? Is sample collected below all treatment units? Is proper volume collected? Is the tubing clean? # 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 representative)? Composite sampling is still not being performed.Comment: Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? 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: Page#4 DocuSign Envelope ID: A605A4F0-F135-4A9D-A0DC-B9B914E9BA12