December 19, 2008 · 2020. 1. 5. · b. Absence of a head reference point in the 60 degree v-notch weir. This must be installed at a distance upstream from the weir crest at a distance

December 19, 2008 Honorable Jan Throgmorton City of West Fork P.O. Box 339 West Fork, Arkansas 72774 RE: West Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant Inspections AFIN: 72-00137 NPDES Permit No.: AR0022373 Dear Mayor Throgmorton: On November 25, 2008, I performed a compliance sampling inspection of the wastewater treatment plant, and on December 3, 2008, I performed a routine permit compliance evaluation inspection of the facility. These inspections were conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act, the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder. These inspections revealed the following: Permit Compliance Evaluation Inspection:

1. Violations of Part II, Section C.2 of your permit:

a. Although effluent samples are collected after final treatment at the dechlorination pond discharge point, flow is measured before the pond after the chlorine contact chamber. As the flow rate into the pond can differ from the flow rate discharging from the pond (for example, due to precipitation), monthly mass loading determinations may not reflect the actual loading on the receiving stream. Flow measurement devices must be installed at the monitoring point of the discharge.

b. Absence of a head reference point in the 60 degree v-notch weir. This must be

installed at a distance upstream from the weir crest at a distance of three to four times the maximum head expected over the weir. Currently, head is being measured within the v-notch from the base of the notch to the liquid level directly above the notch. Because drawdown occurs at this point, flow rate determination is inaccurate.


a. Duplicate samples are not being analyzed on least 10% of the effluent samples. The

consulting laboratory provides the sample bottles to the wastewater treatment plant. No duplicate bottles are provided to the plant. The plant operators collect the samples and deliver them to the laboratory. Although the consulting laboratory

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indicates in the analytical results reports that duplicates have been run on all samples, these results are reflective of split samples, not duplicate samples as required.

b. All buffers for pH meter calibration are expired. c. Sample temperatures when received by the consulting laboratory are not less than or

equal to 6 degrees C as required by 40 CFR 136. Sample analytical reports for August, September, and October 2008 were reviewed. Sample temperatures when received into the laboratory for these months were 8 degrees C, 8 degrees C, and 10 degrees C, respectively.


a. Records of effluent samples preservation methods are incomplete. Preservation

methods, other than with ice, are not indicated on the chain-of-custody forms for ammonia nitrogen, total phosphorus, and fecal coliform bacteria. Preservation methods are not listed in the sample analytical results reports.

b. Exact effluent sampling location is not recorded. The sampling location is not indicated on the chain-of-custody forms. Samples are listed as “effluent” on the analytical reports.

4. Wastewater from a West Fork daycare center is pumped directly into the equalization basin,

bypassing the grit chamber. This is in violation of Part II, Section B.4 of your permit. 5. Fencing along the southwest perimeter was damaged by flooding and has been in a state of

disrepair for several years. This condition does not meet the requirements of the “Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities”. The Arkansas Department of Pollution Control and Ecology Commission, in Minute Order 80-21, adopted the “Recommended Standards for Wastewater Facilities” (commonly known as the 10-States Standards) developed by the Great Lakes-Upper Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental Managers. 10-States Standards item 57.1.a states “Enclosure of the plant site with a fence and signs designed to discourage the entrance of unauthorized persons and animals” shall be provided to effectively protect plant personnel and visitors from hazards.

Compliance Sampling Inspection:

• The analytical results for the samples collected during the inspection reveal that each parameter met the effluent limitations for monthly average, 7-day average and mass loading. However, because flow is not measured at the monitoring point of the discharge as required by the permit, the calculated mass loading may not reflect the actual mass loading on the receiving stream.

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The above items require your immediate attention. Please submit a written response to these findings to the Water Division Enforcement Branch of this Department at the following address:

Water Division Enforcement Branch Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality 5301 Northshore Drive North Little Rock, AR 72118-5317

This response should contain detailed documentation describing the course of action taken to correct the items noted. This corrective action should be completed as soon as possible, and the written response is due by January 7, 2009. For additional information you may contact the Enforcement Branch by telephone at 501-682-0639 or by fax at 501-682-0910. If I can be of any assistance, please contact me at 479-267-0811, ext. 16. Sincerely,

John Fazio District 1 Field Inspector Water Division cc: Water Division Enforcement Branch

Water Division Permits Branch

ADEQ Water NPDES Inspection AFIN: 72-00137 Permit #: AR0022373

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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Washington, D.C. 20460

NPDES Compliance Inspection Report

Form Approved OMB No. 2040-0003

Section A: National Data System Coding

Transaction Code

NPDES

Yr/Mo/Day

Inspec. Type

Inspector

Fac. Type

1 N 2 5 3 A R 0 0 2 2 3 7 3 11 12 0 8 1 2 0 3 17 18 S 19 S 20 1

Remarks

A F I N 7 2 - 0 0 1 3 7 Inspection Work Days

Facility Evaluation Rating

BI

QA

-------------------------------Reserved------------------------------

67

69

70 2

71

N

72

N

73

74

75

80

Section B: Facility Data

Entry Time/Date 0725 / 11-25-08 1030 / 12-03-08

Permit Effective Date 05/01/07

Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For industrial users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit number) City of West Fork POTW 323 Northwood Ave. West Fork, Arkansas 72774

Exit Time/Date 0834 / 11-25-08 1415 / 12-03-08

Permit Expiration Date 04/30/12

Name(s) of On-Site Representative(s)/Title(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Donnie Tedford, Operator, 479-435-1640

Contacted

Other Facility Data WWTP: 35 56’ 26”, -94 11’ 03” Outfall 001: 35 56’ 38”, -94 11’ 11”

Yes No

Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Jan Throgmorton, Mayor City of West Fork P.O. Box 339 West Fork, Arkansas 72774 479-839-3344 Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (S = Satisfactory, M = Marginal, U = Unsatisfactory, N = Not Evaluated)

S M U S Sampling Operations & Maintenance Flow Measurement Permit

N S U M Pollution Prevention Sludge Handling/Disposal Self-Monitoring Program Records/Reports

M N N N Facility Site Review Compliance Schedules Pretreatment Multimedia

S M N Effluent/Receiving Waters Laboratory Storm Water Other: Section D: Summary of Findings/Comments (Attach additional sheets if necessary) A compliance sampling inspection and a permit evaluation compliance evaluation inspection were performed on 11/25/08 and 12/03/08, respectively. Discharge Monitoring Reports were reviewed for August-October, 2008. No excursions of the permit limits were noted for those months. See Pages 11 & 12 below for a summary of findings.

Agency/Office/Telephone/Fax Date Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) AR Dept. of Environmental Quality-Fayetteville December 19, 2008

John Fazio 479-267-0811, ext. 16; 479-267-0819 (fax)

Signature of Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date


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SECTION A: PERMIT VERIFICATION PERMIT SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSES OBSERVATIONS S M U NA NEDETAILS: 1. CORRECT NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS OF PERMITTEE: Y N NA NE 2. NOTIFICATION GIVEN TO EPA/STATE OF NEW, DIFFERENT OR INCREASED DISCHARGES: Y N NA NE 3. NUMBER AND LOCATION OF DISCHARGE POINTS AS DESCRIBED IN PERMIT: Y N NA NE 4. ALL DISCHARGES ARE PERMITTED: Y N NA NE

SECTION B: RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING EVALUATION

RECORDS AND REPORTS MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED BY PERMIT S M U NA NEDETAILS: Sample preservation methods, other than with ice, not recorded.1. ANALYTICAL RESULTS CONSISTENT WITH DATA REPORTED ON DMRS: Y N NA NE 2. SAMPLING AND ANALYSES DATA ADEQUATE AND INCLUDE: S M U NA NE

a. DATES AND TIME(S) OF SAMPLING: Y N NA NE b. EXACT LOCATION(S) OF SAMPLING: Listed as “effluent” on analytical report; sample name left blank on

COC form. Y N NA NE

c. NAME OF INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING SAMPLING: Y N NA NE d. ANALYTICAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES: Y N NA NE e. RESULTS OF CALIBRATIONS: D.O. & pH Y N NA NE f. RESULTS OF ANALYSES: Y N NA NE g. DATES AND TIMES OF ANALYSES: Y N NA NE h. NAME OF PERSON(S) PERFORMING ANALYSES: Y N NA NE

3. LABORATORY EQUIPMENT CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS ADEQUATE: D.O. & pH S M U NA NE 4. PLANT RECORDS INCLUDE SCHEDULES, DATES OF EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR: S M U NA NE 5. EFFLUENT LOADINGS CALCULATED USING DAILY EFFLUENT FLOW AND DAILY ANALYTICAL DATA: However, flow not

measured after final treatment as required. Y N NA NE

SECTION C: OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE

TREATMENT FACILITY PROPERLY OPERATED AND MAINTAINED S M U NA NEDETAILS: 1. TREATMENT UNITS PROPERLY OPERATED: S M U NA NE 2. TREATMENT UNITS PROPERLY MAINTAINED: S M U NA NE 3. STANDBY POWER OR OTHER EQUIVALENT PROVIDED: Equalization pond only S M U NA NE 4. ADEQUATE ALARM SYSTEM FOR POWER OR EQUIPMENT FAILURES AVAILABLE: RACO Chatterbox S M U NA NE 5. ALL NEEDED TREATMENT UNITS IN SERVICE: S M U NA NE 6. ADEQUATE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED OPERATORS PROVIDED: S M U NA NE 7. SPARE PARTS AND SUPPLIES INVENTORY MAINTAINED: S M U NA NE 8. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL AVAILABLE: Y N NA NE 9. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND SCHEDULES ESTABLISHED: Needs updating Y N NA NE 10. PROCEDURES FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT CONTROL ESTABLISHED: Y N NA NE 11. HAVE BYPASSES/OVERFLOWS OCCURRED AT THE PLANT OR IN THE COLLECTION SYSTEM IN THE LAST YEAR: Y N NA NE 12. IF SO, HAS THE REGULATORY AGENCY BEEN NOTIFIED: Y N NA NE 13. HAS CORRECTIVE ACTION BEEN TAKEN TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL BYPASSES/OVERFLOWS: a. River periodically

inundates plant; b. Sewage from day-care center bypasses grit chamber. Y N NA NE

14. HAVE ANY HYDRAULIC OVERLOADS OCCURRED AT THE TREATMENT PLANT: Y N NA NE 15. IF SO, DID PERMIT VIOLATIONS OCCUR AS A RESULT: Y N NA NE


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SECTION D: SAMPLING

PERMITTEE SAMPLING MEETS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS S M U NA NEDETAILS: 1. SAMPLES TAKEN AT SITE(S) SPECIFIED IN PERMIT: Y N NA NE 2. LOCATIONS ADEQUATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES: Y N NA NE 3. FLOW PROPORTIONED SAMPLES OBTAINED WHEN REQUIRED BY PERMIT: Y N NA NE 4. SAMPLING AND ANALYSES COMPLETED ON PARAMETERS SPECIFIED IN PERMIT: Y N NA NE 5. SAMPLING AND ANALYSES PERFORMED AT FREQUENCY SPECIFIED IN PERMIT: Y N NA NE 6. SAMPLE COLLECTION PROCEDURES ADEQUATE: Y N NA NE

a. SAMPLES REFRIGERATED DURING COMPOSITING: Y N NA NE b. PROPER PRESERVATION TECHNIQUES USED: a. However, records of preservation methods are incomplete,

and b. sample temperatures, although samples iced, has exceeded minimum required temperature when received by consulting lab.

Y N NA NE

c. CONTAINERS AND SAMPLE HOLDING TIMES CONFORM TO 40 CFR 136: Y N NA NE 7. IF MONITORING IS PERFORMED MORE OFTEN THAN REQUIRED, ARE RESULTS REPORTED ON THE DMR: Y N NA NE

SECTION E: FLOW MEASUREMENT

PERMITTEE FLOW MEASUREMENT MEETS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS S M U NA NEDETAILS: 1. PRIMARY FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICE PROPERLY INSTALLED AND MAINTAINED: TYPE OF DEVICE: 60 degree v-notch weir Y N NA NE 2. FLOW MEASURED AT EACH OUTFALL AS REQUIRED: Measured before dechlorination pond. Y N NA NE 3. SECONDARY INSTRUMENTS (TOTALIZERS, RECORDERS, ETC.) PROPERLY OPERATED AND MAINTAINED: Y N NA NE 4. CALIBRATION FREQUENCY ADEQUATE: 04/06/08 Y N NA NE 5. RECORDS MAINTAINED OF CALIBRATION PROCEDURES: Y N NA NE 6. CALIBRATION CHECKS DONE TO ASSURE CONTINUED COMPLIANCE: Y N NA NE 7. FLOW ENTERING DEVICE WELL DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE CHANNEL AND FREE OF TURBULENCE: Y N NA NE 8. FLOW MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT ADEQUATE TO HANDLE EXPECTED RANGE OF FLOW RATES: Y N NA NE 9. HEAD MEASURED AT PROPER LOCATION: Measuring staff inserted directly into v-notch to measure head. Y N NA NE

SECTION F: LABORATORY

PERMITTEE LABORATORY PROCEDURES MEET PERMIT REQUIREMENTS S M U NA NEDETAILS: 1. EPA APPROVED ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES USED (40 CFR 136.3 FOR LIQUIDS, 503.8(B) FOR SLUDGES) : Y N NA NE 2. IF ALTERNATIVE ANALYTICAL PROCEDURES ARE USED, PROPER APPROVAL HAS BEEN OBTAINED: Y N NA NE 3. SATISFACTORY CALIBRATION AND MAINTENANCE OF INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT: D.O. & pH evaluated Y N NA NE 4. QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES ADEQUATE: D.O. & pH evaluated Y N NA NE 5. DUPLICATE SAMPLES ARE ANALYZED >10% OF THE TIME: Consulting lab running split samples by definition Y N NA NE 6. SPIKED SAMPLES ARE ANALYZED >10% OF THE TIME: Y N NA NE 7. COMMERCIAL LABORATORY USED: Y N NA NE

a. LAB NAME: Environmental Testing Group, Inc. b. LAB ADDRESS: 1702 E. Central Ave., Bentonville, AR 72712

c. PARAMETERS PERFORMED: CBOD5, BOD5, TSS, NH3-N, TP, FCB

8. BIOMONITORING PROCEDURES ADEQUATE: Y N NA NE a. PROPER ORGANISMS USED: Y N NA NE b. PROPER DILUTION SERIES FOLLOWED: Y N NA NE c. PROPER TEST METHODS AND DURATION: Y N NA NE d. RETESTS AND/OR TRE PERFORMED AS REQUIRED: Y N NA NE


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SECTION G: EFFLUENT/RECEIVING WATERS OBSERVATIONS

BASED ON VISUAL OBSERVATIONS ONLY S M U NA NEDETAILS: OUTFALL #: OIL SHEEN GREASE TURBIDITY VISIBLE FOAM FLOATING SOLIDS COLOR OTHER

001 None None None None None Very light green

SECTION H: SLUDGE DISPOSAL

SLUDGE DISPOSAL MEETS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS S M U NA NEDETAILS: 1. SLUDGE MANAGEMENT ADEQUATE TO MAINTAIN EFFLUENT QUALITY: S M U NA NE 2. SLUDGE RECORDS MAINTAINED AS REQUIRED BY 40 CFR 503: S M U NA NE 3. FOR LAND APPLIED SLUDGE, TYPE OF LAND APPLIED TO: (E.G., FOREST, AGRICULTURAL, PUBLIC CONTACT SITE):

SECTION I: SAMPLING INSPECTION PROCEDURES SAMPLE RESULTS WITHIN PERMIT REQUIREMENTS S M U NA NEDETAILS: 1. SAMPLES OBTAINED THIS INSPECTION: Y N NA NE 2. TYPE OF SAMPLE: GRAB: COMPOSITE: METHOD: FREQUENCY:

3. SAMPLES PRESERVED: Y N NA NE 4. FLOW PROPORTIONED SAMPLES OBTAINED: Y N NA NE 5. SAMPLE OBTAINED FROM FACILITY'S SAMPLING DEVICE: Bailed at outfall Y N NA NE 6. SAMPLE REPRESENTATIVE OF VOLUME AND NATURE OF DISCHARGE: Flow is not measured at outfall as required. Y N NA NE 7. SAMPLE SPLIT WITH PERMITTEE: Y N NA NE 8. CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY PROCEDURES EMPLOYED: Y N NA NE 9. SAMPLES COLLECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PERMIT: Y N NA NE

SECTION J: STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN STORM WATER MANAGEMENT MEETS PERMIT REQUIREMENTS S M U NA NEDETAILS: 1. SWPPP UPDATED AS NEEDED: DATE OF LAST UPDATE: Y N NA NE 2. SITE MAP INCLUDING ALL DISCHARGES AND SURFACE WATERS: Y N NA NE 3. POLLUTION PREVENTION TEAM IDENTIFIED: Y N NA NE 4. POLLUTION PREVENTION TEAM PROPERLY TRAINED: Y N NA NE 5. LIST OF POTENTIAL POLLUTANT SOURCES: Y N NA NE 6. LIST OF POTENTIAL SOURCES AND PAST SPILLS AND LEAKS: Y N NA NE 7. ALL NON-STORM WATER DISCHARGES ARE AUTHORIZED: Y N NA NE 8. LIST OF STRUCTURAL BMPS: Y N NA NE 9. LIST OF NON-STRUCTURAL BMPS: Y N NA NE 10. BMPS PROPERLY OPERATED AND MAINTAINED: Y N NA NE 11. INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED AS REQUIRED: Y N NA NE


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FLOW CALCULATION SHEET Date: 12/03/08 Time: 0958 Head in Inches: 5.25 Feet: 0.4375 Type & Size of Primary Flow Measurement Device: 60 degree v-notch weir Name & Model of Secondary Flow Measurement Device: Inventron 9140 Date of last Calibration of Secondary Flow Device: 04/06/08 Recorded Flow at Date & Time Listed Above: 82.38 GPM (Facility Flow Meter) Calculated Flow at Date & Time Listed Above: 83.16 GPM (Flow is calculated using flow charts in: ISCO Open Channel Flow Measurement Handbook-5th Edition)

Recorded Value - Calculated Value % Error = Calculated Value X 100

82.38 - 83.16 % Error = 83.16 X 100

-0.78 % Error = 83.16 X 100 % Error = -0.0938 X 100 % Error = -0.94 % Comments:


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DMR Calculation Check

Reporting Period: From 08 08 01 To 08 08 31 Year Month Day Year Month Day

Parameter Checked: NH3-N

Loading Concentration Mass Monthly Mo. Avg. - lbs/day Mo. Avg. - mg/l 7-day Avg. - mg/l

Reported Value: *2.5 3.4 3.4 Calculated Value: *2.5 3.4 3.4 Permit Value: 4.2 5 8 If calculated value does not equal reported value, explain: * Because flow rate is not measured at Outfall 001 as required, this value may not be representative of actual loading.


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DMR Calculation Check

Reporting Period: From 08 08 01 To 08 08 31 Year Month Day Year Month Day

Parameter Checked: TP

Loading Concentration Mass Monthly Mo. Avg. - lbs/day Mo. Avg. - mg/l 7-day Avg. - mg/l

Reported Value: *1.6 2.2 2.2 Calculated Value: *1.6 2.2 2.2 Permit Value: Report Report Report If calculated value does not equal reported value, explain: * Because flow rate is not measured at Outfall 001 as required, this value may not berepresentative of actual loading.



NPDES Compliance Inspection Report

Further Explanation Summary of Violations/Findings: Compliance Evaluation Inspection: 1. Flow is not measured at the monitoring point of the discharge. 2. Head in primary flow measurement device is not being measured at the proper location in the weir. 3. Duplicate samples are not being analyzed on least 10% of the effluent samples. 4. All buffers for pH meter calibration are expired. 5. Sample temperatures when received by consulting laboratory are not less than or equal to 6 degrees C. 6. Records of effluent samples preservation methods are incomplete. 7. Exact effluent sample location is not recorded. 8. Wastewater from a West Fork daycare center is pumped directly into the equalization basin, bypassing the grit chamber. 9. Fencing along the southwest perimeter was damaged by flooding and has been in a state of disrepair for several years.



Compliance Sampling Inspection (CSI): The analytical results for the samples collected during the inspection reveal that each parameter met the effluent limitations for monthly average, 7-day average and mass loading. However, because flow is not measured at the monitoring point of the discharge as required by the permit, the calculated mass loading may not reflect the actual mass loading on the receiving stream. Effluent Sample Analytical Results & Measurements: Flow (Instant. Field)……..0.1607 MGD Flow (Total for day)……..0.1876 MGD (higher of both - used in calculations below) BOD5……………………12.79 mg/L TSS………………………10.0 mg/L NH3-N…………………...9.38 mg/L TP………………………..2.24 mg/L FCB……………………...720 cfu/100 ml DO……………………….7.53 mg/L pH………………………..7.33 SU

CSI Discharge Monitoring Report CSI (listed permit requirements are seasonal)

Parameter Loading (lbs/day) Concentration (mg/L) or Quality Monthly Avg. Monthly Avg. 7-Day Avg. BOD5 20.01 12.79 12.79 Permit Requirement 25 30 45 TSS 15.65 10 10 Permit Requirement 25 30 45 NH3-N 14.68 9.38 9.38 Permit Requirement report report report TP 3.50 2.24 2.24 Permit Requirement report report report FCB N/A 720 720 Permit Requirement N/A 1000 (geo) 2000 (geo) DO N/A 7.53 N/A Permit Requirement N/A 6.0 (min) N/A pH N/A 7.33 Permit Requirement N/A 6.0-9.0 (min & max)



Water Division NPDES Photographic Evidence Sheet Location: West Fork WWTP Photographer: Witness: John Fazio None Photo # Of 1 4 Date: Time: 12/03/08 1054

Sewage from daycare center is pumped directly to equalization pond, bypassing grit chamber. Discharging PVC pipe visible. Description:

Photographer: Witness: John Fazio None Photo # Of Date: Time: 2 4 11/25/08 0759 Description: WWTP perimeter fencing down at southwest corner of facility adjacent to equalization basin.



Water Division NPDES Photographic Evidence Sheet Location: West Fork WWTP Photographer: Witness: John Fazio None Photo # Of 3 4 Date: Time: 11/25/08 0801 Description: Dechlorination pond discharge point - Outfall 001.

Photographer: Witness: John Fazio None Photo # Of Date: Time: 4 4 12/03/08 1053 Description: Heavy accumulations of solids in equalization basin.

January 30, 2009 The Honorable Jan Throgmorton City West Fork P.O. Box 339 West Fork, AR 72774 RE: NPDES Permit AR0022373 AFIN 72-00137

Response to Inspection Dear Mayor Throgmorton: The Department has received your response to the recent inspection of your facility on November 25, 2008 by our District Field Inspector, John Fazio. Your responses to items 2 and 5 are satisfactory, but we will need further information about the reasons flow cannot be measured after the dechlorination lagoon. We also need to know the size of the dechlorination lagoon, as well as, the exact location of where the effluent samples are taken. The sampling location must be indicated on the chain-of-custody forms. It is also the determination of the Department that the wastewater from the West Fork daycare center cannot flow into the Flow Equalization/Emergency Holding Lagoon. This flow must tie into the main and go through the entire treatment process and cannot bypass the Grit Chamber. Please update the Department on the specific progress you make regarding these matters. Your response should reach the Department no later than February 28, 2009. The Department will keep the inspection and response on file and will consider them as required by the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 7, Civil Penalties. This regulation requires the Department to take into consideration the past history of your facility and how expeditiously violations were addressed in determining any civil penalty that may be necessary for any violations. If we need further information, we will contact you. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at 501-682-0823 or e-mail at [email protected]. Sincerely,

Dawn Keller Enforcement Administrator Water Enforcement Section cc: Eric Fleming

March 20, 2009 The Honorable Jan Throgmorton City West Fork P.O. Box 339 West Fork, AR 72774 RE: NPDES Permit AR0022373 AFIN 72-00137 Dear Mayor Throgmorton: The Department has received your response to the letter dated January 30, 2009. It has been determined that a V-notch weir must be constructed at the dechlorination lagoon discharge point located at the northwest corner of the lagoon. It has further been determined that an engineer must be hired to supervise the installation of the weir at the facility. Part II, Section C, Paragraph 2 of the Permit states “Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to insure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. The devices shall be installed, calibrated, and maintained to insure the accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with a maximum deviation of less than +/- 10% from true discharge rates throughout the range of expected discharge volumes and shall be installed at the monitoring point of the discharge.” Please update the Department on the specific progress you make regarding these matters. Your response should reach the Department no later than April 10, 2009. The Department will keep the response on file and will consider them as required by the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 7, Civil Penalties. This regulation requires the Department to take into consideration the past history of your facility and how expeditiously violations were addressed in determining any civil penalty that may be necessary for any violations. If we need further information, we will contact you. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at 501-682-0823 or e-mail at [email protected]. Sincerely,

Dawn Keller Enforcement Administrator Water Enforcement Section

cc: Eric Fleming

March 20, 2009 The Honorable Jan Throgmorton City West Fork P.O. Box 339 West Fork, AR 72774 RE: NPDES Permit AR0022373 AFIN 72-00137 Dear Mayor Throgmorton: The Department has received your response to the letter dated January 30, 2009. It has been determined that a V-notch weir must be constructed at the dechlorination lagoon discharge point located at the northwest corner of the lagoon. It has further been determined that an engineer must be hired to supervise the installation of the weir at the facility. Part II, Section C, Paragraph 2 of the Permit states “Appropriate flow measurement devices and methods consistent with accepted scientific practices shall be selected and used to insure the accuracy and reliability of measurements of the volume of monitored discharges. The devices shall be installed, calibrated, and maintained to insure the accuracy of the measurements are consistent with the accepted capability of that type of device. Devices selected shall be capable of measuring flows with a maximum deviation of less than +/- 10% from true discharge rates throughout the range of expected discharge volumes and shall be installed at the monitoring point of the discharge.” Please update the Department on the specific progress you make regarding these matters. Your response should reach the Department no later than April 10, 2009. The Department will keep the response on file and will consider them as required by the Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation No. 7, Civil Penalties. This regulation requires the Department to take into consideration the past history of your facility and how expeditiously violations were addressed in determining any civil penalty that may be necessary for any violations. If we need further information, we will contact you. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me by phone at 501-682-0823 or e-mail at [email protected]. Sincerely,

Dawn Keller Enforcement Administrator Water Enforcement Section

cc: Eric Fleming

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December 19, 2008 · 2020. 1. 5. · b. Absence of a head reference point in the 60 degree v-notch weir. This must be installed at a distance upstream from the weir crest at a distance