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ELIZABETH S.BISER
Secretary
BRIAN WRENN
Director NORTH CAROLINA
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August 13, 2021
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Gordon Recyclers, Inc.
ATTN: Scott Powell, Health Safety and Environmental Officer
P.O. Box 1192
Statesville,NC 28687
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION(NOV-2021-PC-0406)
Site Number: WT003165
Gordon Recyclers, Inc.
Surry County
Dear Mr. Powell,
On July 29, 2021, Levi Hiatt and Tyler Pearson from the Winston-Salem Regional Office of the Division of
Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 1688 Sparger Road in
Mount Airy, Surry County,North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Gordon Recyclers, Inc.
has neither applied for, nor obtained coverage under, NPDES General Permit No. NCG100000 (Used Motor
Vehicles) for stormwater discharges from the site. The site currently discharges stormwater affected by
processes on site to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary leading to Benson Creek, a WS-IV
waterbody in the Yadkin-PeeDee 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
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy,Mineral and Land Resources
Winston-Salem Regional Office 1 450 Hanes Mill Road,Suite 300 1 Winston-Salem,North Carolina 27105
336-776-9800

Notice of Violation
Gordon Recyclers, Inc.
August 13, 2021
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assessment process that may occur. Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact
Levi Hiatt or myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
Tamera Ep 'n, PE
Regional ngineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
Notice of Intent
Site Inspection Report
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Toby Vinson, PE, Section Chief of Program Operations Toby.Vinson�z?.ncdenr.gov
Annette Lucas, PE, Stormwater Program Supervisor Ailnette.L�ucas�crncden:r..gov
Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist Alaina.Morman(a ncdenr.gov
Suzanne McCoy, Administrative Specialist Suzanne.McCoyr ncdenr.gov

Site Inspection Report
Site Number: WT003165
Site Name: Gordon Recyclers, Inc.
Site Address: 1688 Sparger Rd
County: Surry Region: Winston-Salem
Directions:
Latitude: Longitude:
Site Owner Name: Mayberry Recycling Investment LLC
Inspection Date: 07/29/21
Reason for Inspection: Complaint
Inspection Type: Site Inspection(non-DOT)
Inspection Contact Person: Phone:
On-Site Representative(s)
Primary Inspector: Levi Hiatt Phone: [phone]
Secondary Inspector(s):
Tyler B Pearson Phone: [phone]
Facility Compliance Status: ❑ Compliant 0 Not Compliant
Program Areas: NPDES SW- Industrial
Question Areas:
0 Failure to Secure NPDES SW Permit
Inspection Summary:
This site was inspected on July 29,2021, in response to a complaint received on July 27,2021.
The complainant was concerned that this facility did not have an Industrial Stormwater Permit,and that oil and other
fluids from the recycled vehicles were getting into the creek that the complainant shared with the facility.
At the time of inspection, old BMPs, (such as wattles,berms, and rip rap channels)had been left in place from the
provisions of the permit that was rescinded in 2016. The creek adjoining both properties appeared to have bacteria
floating on top, similar to what is seen with seepage,but no oil or other fluids appeared to be evident in the creek.
Furthermore,the facility was operating without an NPDES Industrial SW Permit.The manager of the facility stated
that a consultant had been hired to handle permitting and should have applied for a permit on behalf of this facility.
Upon further investigation, an application was not submitted.
Site file created for unpermitted industrial facility.
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Site Number: WT003165 Owner:Mayberry Recycling Investment LLC
Inspection Date: 07/29/21 Inspection Type: Site Inspection(non-DOT) Reason for Visit:Complaint
Failure to Secure NPDES SW Permit Yes No NA
Does the site have a NPDES Industrial Stormwater Permit? ❑ E ❑ ❑
Comment: The site does not have coverage under an NPDES Industrial Stormwater Permit.
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