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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, GA 30303 Water Compliance Inspection Report FACILITY DATA NPDES ID: NCG050081 Effective Date: 06/01/2023 Expiration Date: 05/31/2028 Facility Name: Teknor Apex SIC Code: 3087 - Custom compounding of purchased resins Address: 3518 Dillion Road, Jamestown, NC 27282 On-Site Representative: Robert West Plant Engineer O: 336-454-1174 Email: rwest@teknroapex.com Marvin Gaines Plant Manager O: 336-454-1174 Responsible Official: Marvin Gaines Plant Manager O: 336-454-1174 Email: MGaines@teknorapex.com INSPECTION ENTRY DATES/TIMES Entry Date/Time: 01/15/2025 at 09:00 AM Exit Date/Time: 01/15/2025 at 11:00 AM Isaiah Reed, P.E. o: 828-296-4618 e: Isaiah.Reed@deq.nc.gov NAMES OF STATE INSPECTORS Margeory Castellanos o: 336-776-9724 e: Margeory.Castellanos@deq.nc.gov AREAS EVALUATED DURING INSPECTION (Check those areas evaluated) X Permit X Self-Compliance Program Pretreatment X Records Compliance Schedule X Pollution Prevention X Facility Site Review Laboratory X Storm Water X Effluent/ Receiving Waters X Operations & Maintenance Combined Sewer Overflow Flow Measurement Sludge Handling/ Disposal INSPECTION SUMMARY Sanitary Sewer Overflow This was a joint EPA and NC DEQ stormwater Compliance Evaluation Inspection (CEI) focusing on the requirements of the North Carolina General Permit for Storm Water Discharges Associated with Industrial Activities (General Permit No. NCG050000). INSPECTOR SIGNATURE JEREMY JUDD Date: 2025.04.09 08:14:42 -04'00' Digitally signed by JEREMY JUDD Jeremy Judd, Environmental Engineer LONNIE DORN Digitally signed by LONNIE DORN Date: 2025.04.10 10:27:53 -04'00' Lonnie Dorn, Life Scientist AHMAD Digitally signed by AHMAD DROMGOOLE DROMGOOLE 15:42:14 -04'00' Date: 2025.04.14 Ahmad Dromgoole, Section Chief Waterways and Wetlands Enforcement Section OFFICE/PHONE NUMBER USEPA Region 4/ECAD-WEB-WWES 404-562-9505 USEPA Region 4/ECAD-WEB-WWES 706-355-8683 USEPA Region 4/ECAD-WEB-WWES 404-562-9212 Page 1 of 6 NPDES Industrial Stormwater Worksheet (North Carolina - General Permit No. NCG050000) GPS Coordinates Receiving Water(s) or MS4 Site Acreage Email on NOI 1. FACILITY LOCATION INFORMATION Latitude Deep River 35.989 N 4.6 acres SIC Code emorris@teknor apex.com msegee@teknor apex.com Date of NOI Longitude Discharge to 303(d) or TMDL waters 3087 -79.937 W NO Weather Condition 07/07/2023 Sunny, clear 2. SITE DESCRIPTION Industrial activities take place indoors. There are no industrial activities, processes, or operations that occur outside. Materials and non-operating equipment are stored indoors within the main warehouse facility. There is a loading / unloading truck area located at the southern side of the warehouse facility, which includes six (6) loading docks that have a small, protective rain cover shelter. There is one (1) solid waste municipal trash dumpster with lid located at the west side of the warehouse facility. There are three (3) stormwater outfalls, but these discharge locations generally collect stormwater runoff from paved parking lot / vehicle usage only areas. The company was previously known as Viking Polymers. 3 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS PLAN TOPICS - Section B of Permit YES NO N/E SWPPP available on-site The SWPPP was made available on-site as well as a copy was emailed to EPA SWPPP Certification Signature/Date Part B.16 X Part B.1 / Part H The SWPPP was prepare by Mark Segee and approved by Ed Morris. The SWPPP was originally prepared on February 18, 2014. The SWPPP was last revised on June 19, 2016 Responsible Party / Pollution Prevention Team named in SWPPP X Part B.1 Section 7 of the SWPPP details the responsible party, which needs to be updated to reflect current X staff members. General Location Map Part B.2 The SWPPP and the Site Map do not include a general location map detailing the facility in location to Jamestown, NC and its proximity to the Deep River. X Page 2 of 6 3 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS Site Map Part B.3 X A site map was made available for review during the inspection as well as emailed to EPA. Narrative Description of Industrial Processes Listed in Section 1 of the SWPPP Part B.4 X Evaluation of Stormwater Outfalls Section 2 of the SWPPP Part B.5 X Stormwater BMP Summary Section 2 of the SWPPP Part B.6 X Secondary Containment Plan Part B.7 Not Applicable - No large storage of containment tanks located outside that require a secondary X containment plan Spill Prevention and Response Procedures Section 3 of the SWPPP Part B.8 X Solvent Management Plan Not Applicable Part B.9 X Preventative Maintenance and Good Housekeeping Program Section 4 of the SWPPP Part B.10 X Employee Training Part B.11 Section 6 of the SWPPP. X Note: Only the managers have received employee training though. It is recommended that a training program be developed, implemented, and maintained on an annual basis and for new hires to all staff who may conduct industrial activities, operations, or procedures. Representative Outfall Status Part B.12 X Devices Exempt from Analytical Monitoring Part B.13 X Annual SWPPP Review and Update Part B.14 There is evidence to indicate that the SWPPP has not been reviewed or updated on an annual basis since 2016. Notice to Modify the SWPPP Part B.15 The facility has not received any notice from NC DEQ to modify the SWPPP. X X QUALITATIVE MONITORING OF STORMWATER DISCHARGES - Section D of Permit YES NO N/E Visual Inspections Part D.1 Section 5 of the SWPPP Documents of recent inspection were made available for review during the inspection. Qualitative Monitoring Response X Part D.2 Section 5 of the SWPPP X Documents of recent inspection were made available during the inspection. ANALYTICAL MONITORING OF STORMWATER DISCHARGES - Section E of Permit YES NO N/E Page 3 of 6 3 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN (SWPPP) AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS Required Baseline Sampling Sampling results were made available for review during the inspection Tier One Response - Status Tier Two Response - Status Tier Three Response - Status Part E.1 X Part E.6 X Part E.7 X Part E.8 X SUBMITTAL OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS - Section F of the Permit Qualitative Monitoring Reports Monitoring Report Retention Part F.9 YES X NO N/E Part F.10 X OTHER OCCURENCES THAT MUST BE REPORTED - Section I of the Permit YES NO N/E Visible Sediment deposition in a stream or wetland Part G Table 7 X Oil Spills Part G Table 7 X Hazardous Substances Part G Table 7 X Anticipated bypasses Part G Table 7 X Unanticipated bypasses Noncompliance with the conditions of the Permit Part G Table 7 X Part G Table 7 The facility at the time of the inspection did not currently have any significant concerns or issues with X noncompliance with meeting the conditions of the Permit. Page 4 of 6 4. FIELD EVALUATION & PLAN IMPLEMENTATION Pollutant Sources Note location, quantitative description, design issue, O&M deficiencies, and pollutants offsite Loading/Unloading Area One (1) designated area for vehicle truck loading/unloading at the south end of the warehouse facility Outdoor Storage No outdoor storage of materials Outdoor Manufacturing/ Processing Operations Not Applicable Treatment/Storage/Disposal Areas Only one (1) municipal trash disposal container with lid located on west side of warehouse facility. Sediment & Erosion Controls (BMPs) Not Applicable Spills / Leaks Handling / Good The outside of the warehouse facility was very clean and orderly. No evidence of spills Housekeeping or leaks on the pavement or at the outfall locations. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS - Section C of Permit Operation and Maintenance of Treatment and Control Systems YES NO N/E Part C.1 The stormwater outfalls appeared to be in very good condition. X The parking lot and unloading / loading area was very clean, orderly. Stormwater Control Measure Clean Out Part C.2 X No sediment was observed leaving the facility or at any of the three (3) outfall locations Residuals Management Part C.3 X There was no observations or evidence of residuals from the outfall locations. Corrective Actions Part C.4 X No corrective actions were required or noted during self-inspections of any outdoor control measures Page 5 of 6 5. OUTFALL, STORMWATER DISCHARGE & RECEIVING WATER OBSERVATIONS OUTFALL, STORMWATER, DISCHARGE, & RECEIVING WATER Number & location of stormwater discharge(s)/outfall(s) consistent with SWP3 YES NO DESCRIPTION X Yes, the SWPPP and site plan matched the three (3) outfall locations. Evidence of off-site accumulation of pollutants observed in receiving water X No sediment or pollutants observed in the receiving waters downstream of the three (3) outfall locations Non-stormwater discharge observed X No non-stormwater discharge was observed Exit interview conducted with: Marvin Gaines and Robert West Preliminary findings discussed during the exit interview included: EPA discussed 1) reviewing and amending the SWPPP on an annual basis, 2) developing a more extensive training program, and 3) researching the requirements for the stormwater no exposure certification. Photo Log is attached. Page 6 of 6 Facility Name: EPA Division: EPA Branch: EPA Media: Photo ID: Date Stamp: Time Stamp: Description: PHOTO LOG Teknor Apex ECAD Water Stormwater - Industrial aerial image - Teknor Apex.jpg 1/15/2025 05:30 PM Aerial image of industrial site. Note: Due to technical difficulties with the digital camera, no GPS coordinates were collected associated with the photos taken during the stormwater inspection. Page 1 of 6 Facility Name: EPA Division: EPA Branch: EPA Media: Photo ID: Date Stamp: Time Stamp: Description: PHOTO LOG Teknor Apex ECAD Water Stormwater - Industrial DSCN 1588 1/15/2025 10:15 AM Location of Outfall No. 3 - discharge to Deep River Page 2 of 6 Facility Name: EPA Division: EPA Branch: EPA Media: Photo ID: Date Stamp: Time Stamp: Description: PHOTO LOG Teknor Apex ECAD Water Stormwater - Industrial DSCN 1589 1/15/2025 10:17 AM Municipal Trash compactor with lid/cover Page 3 of 6 Facility Name: EPA Division: EPA Branch: EPA Media: Photo ID: Date Stamp: Time Stamp: Description: PHOTO LOG Teknor Apex ECAD Water Stormwater - Industrial DSCN 1590 1/15/2025 10:20 AM Location of Outfall No. 1 - discharge to Deep River Page 4 of 6 Facility Name: EPA Division: EPA Branch: EPA Media: Photo ID: Date Stamp: Time Stamp: Description: PHOTO LOG Teknor Apex ECAD Water Stormwater - Industrial DSCN 1591 1/15/2025 10:21 AM Designated area for vehicle loading / unloading activities Page 5 of 6 Facility Name: EPA Division: EPA Branch: EPA Media: Photo ID: Date Stamp: Time Stamp: Description: PHOTO LOG Teknor Apex ECAD Water Stormwater - Industrial DSCN 1592 1/15/2025 10:22 AM Location of Outfall No. 2 - discharge to Deep River Page 6 of 6