Twin Lakes Quarrys, Inc. P.O. Box 705 Mountain Home, AR (870)

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1 Twin Lakes Quarrys, Inc. P.O. Box 705 Mountain Home, AR (870) November 6,2006 Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Water Division Tony L. Moms P.O. Box 8913 Little Rock, AR Dear Tony: This letter is in response to your letter dated October 23,2006. At this time we have taken corrective action to comply with your request. Some minor grading was required in order to get proper drainage to the detention pond. Also, the area where the sediment plume was indicated has been fixed in order to prevent future problems. The inspections will know be completed by an employee of ours, Darrin Pharis, and he will keep one copy of the inspections on site. The seeding has not been completed and we are requesting that you allow us to do this in the spring for proper germination of the seed which should offer the needed ground cover. If you need additional information please call. Sincerely, Jim King

2 UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Washington, D.C NPDES Compliance Inspection Report Form Approved OMB No Approval Expires Section A: National Data System Coding Transaction Code NPDES yr/mo/day Inspec. Type Inspector Fac Type 1 N N o - P e r m i t W 19 S 20 2 Remarks A F I N Inspection Work Days Facility Evaluation Rating BI QA Reserved N 71 N 72 N Section B: Facility Data Name and Location of Facility Inspected (For industrial users discharging to POTW, also include POTW name and NPDES permit number) The site is located approximately 1 mile north west of Mt Home off of State Hwy 5 in Baxter County. Entry Time /Date 1100 July 26, 2006 Exit Time/Date 1235 July 26, 2006 Permit Effective Date Permit Expiration Date Name(s) of On-Site Representative(s)/Title(s)/Phone and Fax Number(s) Phone: Name, Address of Responsible Official/Title/Phone and Fax Number Jim King Twin Lakes Quarries P.O. Box 705 Mt. Home, AR Phone: Contacted Yes No X Other Facility Data Lat N Long W Section C: Areas Evaluated During Inspection (S = Satisfactory, M = Marginal, U = Unsatisfactory, N = Not Evaluated) U Permit N Flow Measurement N Operations & Maintenance N CSO/SSO U Records/Reports U Self-Monitoring Program N Sludge Handling/Disposal U Pollution Prevention U Facility Site Review N Compliance Schedules N Pretreatment N Sampling U Effluent/Receiving Waters N Laboratory U Storm Water N Other: Section D: Summary of Findings/Comments (Attach additional sheets if necessary) 1) ADEQ has no record of a permit for this site. A Construction Notice was posted for permit ARR issued to Lowe s Home Center. A NOT was issued for the permit on June 20, ) A SWPPP was not available on site. 3) No effort had been made to prevent erosion and off site movement of sediment. All vegetation was cleared down to the tributary of Walker Creek. Equipment crossed the creek onto adjacent property. 4) Equipment has been operating in the perennial, unnamed tributary of Walker Creek. Name(s) and Signature(s) of Inspector(s) Tony Morris ddw Agency/Office/Telephone/Fax ADEQ/Jasper/ / Fax Date 07/27/06 Signature of Reviewer Agency/Office/Phone and Fax Numbers Date

3 CONSTRUCTION SITE STORM WATER INSPECTION Jim King Property July 26, 2006 GPS COORDINATES: Latitude N Area of Site: Total Acreage _15 Acreage Disturbed _15 Construction Start Date N/A Site Information: Nature of Project Residential G Roadway State Commercial O Private Municipal Industrial Federal Other Longitude W Construction Stage Clearing/Grubbing O Building Const. O Rough Grading G Final Grading G Infrastructure G Final Stabilization Permit Coverage G Yes O No Permit Type G General Individual Permit Notice/Sign Visible Posted G Yes O No SWPPP Prepared and Available On Site G Yes O No List Stabilization Practice (eg seeding, mulching, geotextiles, etc.) None noted Are Stabilization Practices Satisfactory G Yes O No List Structural Controls Being Used: (silt fences, hay bales, sedimentation ponds, riprap, etc) None noted Are Structural Controls Satisfactory G Yes O No Is the Owner or Operator Properly Operating and Maintaining All Facilities and Systems of Treatment and Controls? G Yes O No Evidence of Off Site Tracking Noted At Site G Yes O No Evidence of Sediment Leaving Construction Site O Yes G No N/A Evidence of Sediment From Construction Site Entering or Potentially Entering Surface Water: O Excessive G Moderate G Slight G None Are Inspections Conducted in Accordance with the Requirements of the Permit? G Yes G No O N/A Records of the Inspections Being Maintained and Kept On File? G Yes O No G N/A

4 CONSTRUCTION SITE STORM WATER INSPECTION Jim King Property July 26, 2006 GPS COORDINATES: Latitude N Longitude W Are Retention of Records Being Kept As Required By the Permit? G Yes G No O N/A Is There A Rain Gauge On Site? G Yes O No Additional Comments: (See Appendix 1 and 2 for photographs of the site)

5 July 27, 2006 Mr. Jim King Twin Lakes Quarries P.O. Box 705 Mt. Home, AR Re: Construction Site in Baxter County, Arkansas Dear Mr. King: On July 26, 2006, I performed a permit compliance inspection of the construction site on Hwy 5 North in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Clean Water Act, the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. This inspection revealed the following violations: 1. You are the owner/developer of a construction site which has discharged sediment laden storm water without a NPDES Storm Water Permit in violation of the provisions of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act and the federal Clean Water Act. You must immediately obtain an NPDES Storm Water Discharge Permit for this site. 2. Sediment contaminated runoff water from your construction site has causing pollution to water of the state in violation of the Arkansas Water and Air Pollution Control Act and the federal Clean Water Act. In addition to the above violations, site deficiencies noted during the investigation included the following: The site was not accurately posted as required by the construction storm water general permit; a site Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SW3P) was not available for review; storm water Best Management Practices (BMP s) were not installed or maintained; a record of rainfall and periodic inspection of the integrity and adequacy of site BMP s was not being maintained. You must submit a written response to these findings to the attention of the NPDES Enforcement Section of this Department. This response should contain documentation describing the course of action taken to correct each item noted. This corrective action should be completed as soon as possible and the written response is due by August 17, If you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact me at Sincerely, Tony Morris Field Inspector ADEQ Water Division cc: NPDES Branch

6 Location: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Official Photograph Sheet Jim King Property in Baxter County Photo # 1 Of 4 Date: 7/26/06 Time: 1149 Photo # 2 Of 4 Date: 7/26/06 Time: 1239 The recently cleared flood plain of the creek, with a burning slash pile.

7 Location: Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Official Photograph Sheet Jim King Construction Site, Baxter County Photo # 3 Of 4 Date: 7/26/06 Time: 1226 Dozer spreading recently placed fill on the site. Photo # 4 Of 4 Date: 7/26/06 Time: 1233 Recently cleared flood plain of the tributary to Walker Creek.