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Home My WebLink AboutWQ0007103_Inspection_20190911DocuSign Envelope ID: 070772A5-90DB-41EE-B625-534E261667CD ROY COOPED 66crryc+r K41C fAEL S. REGAN Secretary LINDA CULPEPPER arwtor Crystal Walters Sound of the Sea Master Association Inc. PO Box 4455 Emerald Isle, NC 28594-4455 NORTH CAROUNA Environmental Qual" September 18, 2019 SUBJECT: Compliance Inspection Report Sound of the Sea Condominiums WWTF Non -discharge Permit No. WQ0007103 Carteret County Dear Permittee: The North Carolina Division of Water Resources conducted an inspection of the Sound of the Sea Condominiums WWTF on 9/11/2019. This inspection was conducted to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the conditions and limitations specified in Non -discharge Permit No. WQ0007103. The findings and comments noted during this inspection are provided in the enclosed copy of the inspection report entitled "Compliance Inspection Report". There were no significant issues or findings noted during the inspection and therefore, a response to this inspection report is not required. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Helen Perez with the Water Quality Regional Operations Section in the Wilmington Regional Office at 910-796-7215 or via email at helen.perez@ncdenr.gov. Sincerely, DocuSigned by: I ONE �Aarrr 0-f 0 r 7F141 E73B6F3456... Morelia Sanchez -King, Regional Supervisor Water Quality Regional Operations Section Wilmington Regional Office Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ ATTACHMENTS Cc: Karrie Omara — electronic copy Uploaded to laserfiche North CawEnsDepart mentofEnvironmeatalQua?rty I DiuisionofWater Resources ZAD, Wilmington Reg•3iLa-Dffioe 1 127 C.ard5aaiDrive Extenson I Winra:ngton, North; ar•xms2A405 i 8 " 910-796-7215 Compliance Inspection Report Permit: WQ0007103 Effective: 06/01/16 Expiration: 05/31/21 owner: Sound of the Sea Master Association Inc SOC: Effective: Expiration: Facility: Sound Of The Sea Condominiums WWTF County: Carteret 8801 Reed Dr Region: Wilmington Emerald Isle NC 28594 Contact Person: Crystal Walters Title: Property Manager Phone: 252-354-6333 Directions to Facility: From Kinston, take St. Rt. 58 South approx. 60 miles to the bridge across Bogue Banks into Emerald Isle. Turn right onto Coast Guard Road, left onto Reed Road, then go 0.4 miles to the gated entrance on the right. System Classifications: WW3•, Primary ORC: Stanley Earl Buck Certification: 993396 Phone: 252-503-5307 Secondary ORC(s): Donald P Omara 7904 252-247-9167 On -Site Representative(s): On -site representative Stanley E Buck 252-503-5307 Related Permits: Inspection Date: 09/11/2019 Entry Time: 10:40AM Primary Inspector: Helen I Perez Secondary Inspector(s): Reason for Inspection: Routine Permit Inspection Type: High Rate Infiltration Facility Status: Compliant ❑ Not Compliant Question Areas: Exit Time: 12:OOPM Phone: 910-796-7387 Inspection Type: Compliance Evaluation Treatment Flow Measurement -Effluent Treatment Flow Measurement -Influent Miscellaneous Questions Treatment Flow Measurement -Water Treatment Treatment Filters Use Records Record Keeping Treatment Activated Sludge Treatment Sludge Storage/Treatment Treatment Influent Pump Station Treatment Clarifiers Treatment Disinfection End Use -Infiltration Treatment Flow Measurement Standby Power (See attachment summary) Page 1 of 7 Permit: WQ0007103 Owner - Facility: Sound of the Sea Master Association Inc Inspection Date: 09/11/2019 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Inspection Summary: A routine compliance inspection of the Sound of the Sea Condominiums WWTF was conducted on September 11, 2019. The purpose of the evaluation was to verify that the facility is operating in compliance with the conditions and limitations specified in Permit W00007103. Don Omara, Karrie Omara and Lee Buck were present during the inspection. This facility consists of two separate treatment systems; an older 40,000 gpd Fluidyne Integrated Surge Anoxic Mix SBR and a newer (2010-2011) 20,000gpd concrete extended aeration plant. The effluent from the SBR mixes with the flow from the 20,000 gpd plant clarifier in a prefilter tank located at the 20,000 gpd plant. From this tank, it continues to the teriary filters, chlorinator, contact chamber and then to effluent dosing tank. The 20,000 gpd plant clarifier is wasted to the SBR anerobic chamber. From this chamber, the sludge moves through an underground 4-inch pipe to the lime stabilization tank on the other side of the facility. Staff indicated that there are issues with sludge plugging up the pipe and getting up over the wall of the stabilization tank due to design. The 20,000 gpd plant has additional design issues. The aeration tank diffuser drops, and the flow splitter box can not be accessed from the plant walkway and the anoxic basin appears to be small in size. The facility is compliant with non -discharge permit WQ0007103. Please review the comment sections of the inspection report for more details. Page 2 of 7 Permit: WQ0007103 Inspection Date: 09/11/2019 Owner - Facility: Sound of the Sea Master Association Inc Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Type Yes No NA NE Activated Sludge Spray, HR ❑ Activated Sludge Drip, LR ❑ Recycle/Reuse ❑ Single Family Drip ❑ Reuse (Quality) ❑ Lagoon Spray, LR ❑ Single Family Spray, LR ❑ Activated Sludge Spray, LR ❑ Infiltration System Treatment Yes No NA NE Are Treatment facilities consistent with those outlined in the current permit? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Do all treatment units appear to be operational? (if no, note below.) 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: All influent flow was being sent to the Fluidyne SBR. The 20,000 gpd BNR plant was not in operation at the time of inspection. Treatment Influent Pump Station Yes No NA NE Is the pump station free of bypass lines or structures? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the general housekeeping acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps present? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all pumps operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are floats/controls operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are audio and visual alarms available? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are audio and visual alarms operational? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are SCADA/Telemetry alarms required? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are SCADA/Telemetry available? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are SCADA/Telemetry operational? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The influent pump station is located within the fence of the plant. Alarms are tested once a week and documented in the maintenance log book. Treatment Flow Measurement -Influent Yes No NA NE Is flowmeter calibrated annually? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is flowmeter operating properly? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Does flowmeter monitor continuously? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Does flowmeter record flow? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Does flowmeter appear to monitor accurately? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment Page 3 of 7 Permit: WQ0007103 Owner - Facility: Sound of the Sea Master Association Inc Inspection Date: 09/11/2019 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Treatment Flow Measurement -Water Use Records Yes No NA NE Is water use metered? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Are the daily average values properly calculated? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: Treatment Flow Measurement -Effluent Yes No NA NE Is flowmeter calibrated annually? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is flowmeter operating properly? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does flowmeter monitor continuously? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does flowmeter record flow? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does flowmeter appear to monitor accurately? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The flow meter was calibrated this year by Delta Systems Standby Power Yes No NA NE Is automatically activated standby power available? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is generator tested weekly by interrupting primary power source? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is generator operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does generator have adequate fuel? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The generator is tested weekly under load and documented in the maintenance log book. The generator also powers the influent pump station located within the facility fence. Treatment Activated Sludge Yes No NA NE Is the aeration mechanism operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the aeration basin thoroughly mixed? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the aeration equipment easily accessed? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is Dissolved Oxygen adequate? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are Settleometer results acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is activated sludge an acceptable color? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Staff analyzes settleabilitV and DO for the main process controls. Nitrate strips and alkalinity tests are also used. Aeration tank diffuser drops on the 20,000 qpd plant can not be accessed from the plant walkway to make air adjustments. Treatment Clarifiers Yes No NA NE Are the weirs level? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the weirs free of solids and algae? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the scum removal system operational? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the scum removal system accessible? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the sludge blanket at an acceptable level? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the effluent from the clarifier free of excessive solids? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: The 20,000gpd plant was not in operation during inspection Page 4 of 7 Permit: WQ0007103 Owner - Facility: Sound of the Sea Master Association Inc Inspection Date: 09/11/2019 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Treatment Filters Yes No NA NE Is the filter media present? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the filter media the correct size and type? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the air scour operational? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the scouring acceptable? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Is the clear well free of excessive solids? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the mud well free of excessive solids and filter media? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does backwashing frequency appear adequate? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: A prefilter tank receives flow from the 20,000gpd plant clarifier and the Fluidvne SBR effluent. It then flows to the 2 muni-disk fabric tertiary filters. Treatment Sludge Storage/Treatment Yes No NA NE Is the aeration operational? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ Is the aeration pattern even? ❑ 0 ❑ ❑ If required, are Sanitary "Ts" present in tankage? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: There is an anaerobic sludae chamber in the Fluidvne SBR treatment system. The sludae wasted from the 20,000 qpd extended aeration plant is added to this chamber. Sludge is then sent through an underground 4-inch pipe to a lime stabilization tank with mixer located near the front pate of the facility. Barnes Environmental removes sludge —3 times in summer and once every few months in the winter. Treatment Disinfection Yes No NA NE Is the system working? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do the fecal coliform results indicate proper disinfection? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is there adequate detention time (-30 minutes)? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the system properly maintained? ❑ ❑ ❑ If gas, does the cylinder storage appear safe? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the fan in the chlorine feed room and storage area operable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the chlorinator accessible? ❑ ❑ ❑ If tablets, are tablets present? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the tablets the proper size and type? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is contact chamber free of sludge, solids, and growth? ❑ ❑ ❑ If UV, are extra UV bulbs available? ❑ ❑ ❑ If UV, is the UV intensity adequate? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Is it a dual feed system? ❑ ❑ ❑ Does the Stationary Source have more than 2500 Ibs of Chlorine (CAS No. 7782-50-5)? ❑ ❑ ❑ If yes, then is there a Risk Management Plan on site? ❑ ❑ ❑ If yes, then what is the EPA twelve digit ID Number? (1000- If yes, then when was the RMP last updated? Page 5 of 7 Permit: WQ0007103 Owner - Facility: Sound of the Sea Master Association Inc Inspection Date: 09/11/2019 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Comment: No comment. Record Keeping Yes No NA NE Is a copy of current permit available? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are monitoring reports present: NDMR? ❑ ❑ ❑ NDAR? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are flow rates less than of permitted flow? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are flow rates less than of permitted flow? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are application rates adhered to? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is GW monitoring being conducted, if required (GW-59s submitted)? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are all samples analyzed for all required parameters? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are there any 2L GW quality violations? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is GW-59A certification form completed for facility? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is effluent sampled for same parameters as GW? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do effluent concentrations exceed GW standards? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are annual soil reports available? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Are PAN records required? ❑ ❑ ❑ # Did last soil report indicate a need for lime? ❑ ❑ ❑ If so, has it been applied? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are operational logs present? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are lab sheets available for review? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do lab sheets support data reported on NDMR? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do lab sheets support data reported on GW-59s? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are Operational and Maintenance records present? ❑ ❑ ❑ Were Operational and Maintenance records complete? ❑ ❑ ❑ Has permittee been free of public complaints in last 12 months? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is a copy of the SOC readily available? ❑ ❑ 0❑ No treatment units bypassed since last inspection? ❑ ❑ ❑ Comment: Staff documents activities in either an oDerational or maintenance loa book. Field Darameters are Performed by staff, certification #5660, and Environment 1, Inc, certification #10, performs the effluent and monitoring well parameters. There were several effluent total nitrogen violations in 2016 and 2017. These were addressed with the installation of a carbon feed system and a DO sensor. MW #5 has had nitrate violations from 2013-2017. This well is in very close proximity to neighboring SFR. septic. End Use -Infiltration # Is the application High Rate or Low Rate? Are buffers maintained? Are any supply wells within the CB? Yes No NA NE High Rate Page 6 of 7 Permit: WQ0007103 Owner - Facility: Sound of the Sea Master Association Inc Inspection Date: 09/11/2019 Inspection Type : Compliance Evaluation Reason for Visit: Routine Are any supply wells within 250' of the CB? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is municipal water available in the area? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are GW monitoring wells required? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are GW monitoring wells located properly w/ respect to RIB and CB? 0 ❑ ❑ ❑ Are GW monitoring wells properly constructed, including screened interval? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is a usable green area maintained? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the disposal site acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the distribution equipment acceptable? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the disposal site free of ponding? ❑ ❑ ❑ Is the disposal site free of breakout? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the disposal sites free of solids, algae, etc.? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do the records show that the fields are properly maintained? ❑ ❑ ❑ Are the disposal sites free of vegetation? ❑ ❑ ❑ Do any surface water features appear to be adversely impacted by GW discharge? ❑ ❑ ❑ No chemicals or rototiller used to eliminate vegetation, solids, algae, etc.? ❑ ❑ 0 ❑ Comment: The 2 stationary spray fields were well maintained. The dosing of field #2 was observed during the inspection and no issues were detected. Page 7 of 7