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Home My WebLink AboutNCG550325_Compliance Evaluation Inspection_20190925ROY COOPER Governor MICHAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPE . Director William Wright 4368 Chestnut Street Extension High Point, NC 27265 NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality September 25, 2019 SUBJECT: Compliance Evaluation Inspection 4368 Chestnut Street Extension, High Point, NC 27265 Permit #: NCG500325 Davidson County Dear Mr. Wright: Ron Boone, of the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR), Winston-Salem Regional Office, visited your home located at 4368 Chestnut Street Extension, in High Point, NC, on September 24th, 2019, to perform a Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) of the home's discharging wastewater disposal system. Your cooperation and assistance during the inspection are greatly appreciated. The details of the inspection are listed in the attached EPA Compliance Inspection Report. Please be aware that violations of the permit, and/or NC General Statute 143-215.1, subject the permit holder to potential civil penalties not to exceed $25,000 dollars per day, per violation, pursuant to NCGS 143-215.6A. Please contact Mr. Boone by phone at 336-776-9690, or by email at ron.boone@ncdenr.gov, if you have any questions or concerns. You may also contact me by phone at 336-776-9700, or by email at lon.snider@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, EDo cuSigned bby:"-49E225C94EA... Lon T. Snider, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Winston-Salem Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ Attachments: EPA Water Compliance Inspection Report cc: NCDWR WSRO File D E Q�p North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 Hanes Mill Road, Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 NORTH C. 0LINA o•o•°^•mme""°""•"viu"•i� /� 336.776.9800 United States Environmental Protection Agency Form Approved. EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 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 yr/mo/day Inspection Type Inspector Fac Type 1 IN I 2 15 I 3 I NCG550325 111 12 I 19/09/24 I17 18 I S J 19 L G] 201 I 211111 1 1 I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I I I I II I I I I I f6 Inspection Work Days Facility Self -Monitoring Evaluation Rating B1 QA ---------------------- Reserved ------------------- 671 70 I I 71 I I 72 I r I 73 � 74 75I I I I I I I I80 u ty I I 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 oermit Number) 10:30AM 19/09/24 13/08/01 4368 Chestnut Street Extension 4368 Chestnut St Extension Exit Time/Date Permit Expiration Date High Point NC 27265 11:00AM 19/09/24 18/07/31 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 William Wright,4368 Chestnut St Extensio High Point NC 27265//336-841-4036/ No Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (Check only those areas evaluated) Permit Operations & Maintenance Records/Reports Self -Monitoring Program 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 DWR/WSRO WQ/336-776-9690/ DocuSigned by: onaeaC Boom 9/25/2019 Fsnnc Signature of Management Q A Review e Docusigned by: Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date Loti '? 5,ider 9/25/2019 EPA Form 3560-3 (Rev 9-94) Previous editions are obsolete. Page# NPDES yr/mo/day Inspection Type (Cont.) NCG550325 I11 121 19/09/24 117 18 JCJ Section D: Summary of Finding/Comments (Attach additional sheets of narrative and checklists as necessary) System appears to be in good condition and fully operational. There are no indications of problems caused by inadequate operation or maintenance. However, the permittee is not compliant with several requirements of the permit, as listed below: Tank not pumped as required; Maintenance records not kept as required; and, Effluent not tested as required. A copy of the NCG550000 permit is attached to this inspection report as requested by the permittee. Copies of the technical bulletin and chlorine guidance and suppliers list were left with him during the inspection. Page# Permit: NCG550325 Owner - Facility: 4368 Chestnut Street Extension Inspection Date: 09/24/2019 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 ❑ application? Is the facility as described in the permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ # 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 Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Are records kept and maintained as required by the permit? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is all required information readily available, complete and current? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Are all records maintained for 3 years (lab. reg. required 5 years)? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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 CM ❑ Are DMRs complete: do they include all permit parameters? ❑ ❑ ❑ Has the facility submitted its annual compliance report to users and DWQ? ❑ ❑ ❑ (If the facility is = or > 5 MGD permitted flow) Do they operate 24/7 with a certified operator ❑ ❑ ❑ on each shift? Is the ORC visitation log available and current? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ 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? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ 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: Permittee has good records, such as a system diagram, copies of permit fees and renewals, etc. However, permittee is not keeping records of tank pumpings, chlorine addition, etc. Laboratory Yes No NA NE Page# 3 Permit: NCG550325 Owner - Facility: 4368 Chestnut Street Extension Inspection Date: 09/24/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation 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? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # 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 ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Celsius)? Incubator (Fecal Coliform) set to 44.5 degrees Celsius+/- 0.2 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Incubator (BOD) set to 20.0 degrees Celsius +/- 1.0 degrees? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Effluent has never been tested to date. Effluent Sampling Yes No NA NE Is composite sampling flow proportional? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is sample collected below all treatment units? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is proper volume collected? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the tubing clean? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ # Is proper temperature set for sample storage (kept at less than or equal to 6.0 degrees ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Celsius)? Is the facility sampling performed as required by the permit (frequency, sampling type ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ representative)? Comment: Effluent has never been tested to date. Permittee states that the system has never discharged or had water in it except during periods of heavy rain. 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 or syphons operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are high and low water alarms operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Tank was pumped in 11/1999. It has never been pumped since then. Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE (If pumps are used) Is an audible and visible alarm Present and operational? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ 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? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ # 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 ❑ ❑ Page# 4 Permit: NCG550325 Owner - Facility: 4368 Chestnut Street Extension Inspection Date: 09/24/2019 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Sand Filters (Low rate) Yes No NA NE Comment: This is a subsurface sand filter. Disinfection -Tablet Yes No NA NE Are tablet chlorinators operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ 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? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Permittee is using swimming pool grade chlorine. Effluent Pipe Yes No NA NE Is right of way to the outfall properly maintained? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Are the receiving water free of foam other than trace amounts and other debris? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ If effluent (diffuser pipes are required) are they operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: None 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 ❑ ❑ ❑ Solids, pH, DO, Sludge Judge, and other that are applicable? Comment: None Page# 5