WT002810_NOV_20191010

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 10, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 8867 3288
Appalachian Stone Company Inc.
Attention: Daniel Ray
Post Office Box 1598
Marion, North Carolina, 28752
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2019-PC-0679)
Site Number: WT002810
Appalachian Stone Maintenance Facility
McDowell County
Dear Mr. Ray:
On October 3, 2019, Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources (DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 90 Old Linville Road in Marion, North
Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Appalachian Stone has neither applied for, nor
obtained coverage under, an NPDES General Permit No. NCG070000 for stormwater discharges from the
site. The site currently discharges stormwater affected by processes on site to receiving waters designated
as the North Fork Catawba River, a Class B;Tr waterbody in the Catawba River Basin.
An NPDES permit is required to discharge stormwater to waters of the state in accordance with G.S. 143-
215.1(a) and Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (hereby known as NCAC) 2H .0126.
Enclosed with the inspection report is a copy of Notice of Intent (NOI) that shall be filled out and
submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality within 30 calendar days of receipt of this Notice.
Submission information can be found in the NOI.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. This office requires that the violations, as detailed above,
be properly resolved. These violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty
assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each violation. Your efforts to undertake activities to bring the
subject site into compliance are not an admission, rather they are actions that must be taken in order to
begin to resolve ongoing environmental issues. The timeliness with which you submit an NOI, the degree
and extent of harm to the environment, and the duration and gravity of the violation(s) will be considered
in any civil penalty assessment process that may occur. Should you have any questions regarding these
matters, please contact Isaiah Reed or myself at [phone].
D_E QJ� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 U.S. Hlghway 70 I Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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Sincerely,
tanley E. Aiken GA
Regional Engi er
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
Notice of Intent
ec: Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist [e-mail]
Stanley E. Aiken- Regional Engineer [e-mail]
Suzanne McCoy- Administrative Specialist [e-mail]