WT002414_NOV Milestone Metals_20170906

Energy, Mineral
and Land Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
September 6, 2017
CERTIFIED MAIL #7016 0750 00010901 7440
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
RECEIVE®
Soundararajan Balaji Prasad SEP
Dump and Cash Inc. 11201?
801 E Gude Dr. Dt
Rockville, Md. 20850 STORMW.4ER PQRM17 NG
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
NOV-2017-DV-0229
Site No. WT002414
Milestone Metals
Hertford County
Dear Sir:
ROY COOPER
Govemor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
TRACY DAVIS
Dimaor
On August 22, 2017, Mr. Thom Edgerton, staff member from the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land
Resources (DEMLR) from our Washington Regional Office (WaRO), along with Mr. Jeff Welti, staff
member from the Underground Storage Tank Section (UST), also from WaRO, visited the subject site
following a fire department report of site conditions. The inspectors met with Mr. William Conner, Site
Manager and observed an active scrap metal recycling operation. Also observed was potential for surface
water impacts associated with the activities of this facility. The site visit and file review revealed that
Dump and Cash Inc. has neither applied for, nor obtained coverage under an NPDES Permit for
stormwater (SW) discharges from Milestone Metals, which is located at 2346 US Hwy 13 S, Ahoskie, NC
27910, Hertford County, just south of Ahoskie.
Accordingly, the inspection and DEMLR file review revealed that your site is in violation of North
Carolina General Statute and North Carolina Administrative Codes. North Carolina General Statute
(hereby known as G.S.) 143-215.1(a) (1) requires that no person shall make any outlets into the waters of
the State unless that person has received a permit. Permit requirements are outlines in North Carolina
Administrative Code 02H .0100 — Point Source Discharges to Surface Waters.
Required Response
Accordingly, you are directed to respond to this letter in writing within 15 calendar days of receipt of
this Notice. Your response should be sent to this office (at the letterhead address) and include the
following:
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Fmu8y, Mineral and Land Resourees
943 Washington Squ=Mall I Washington, NC 27889
252 946 6481 T

Mr. Soundararajan Balaji Prasad
Milestone Metals
September 6, 2017
Page 2
1. Please explain your efforts to abate the impacts identified above.
2. Please address your efforts to resolve unpermitted discharges by seeking coverage under
NPDES General Permit NCG20000 for Scrap Metal Recycling Operations (see the attached
permit application, NOI. Send a copy of the completed application package to this office, as
well as submit the original application with fee to the Raleigh Central Office as directed
on the last page of the permit application).
Thank you for your attention to this matter. This office requires that the violations, as detailed
above, be abated immediately and properly resolved. Environmental damage and/or failure to
secure proper authorizations have been documented on the subject tract as stated above. Your
efforts to undertake activities to bring the subject site into compliance is not an admission, rather it
is an action that must be taken in order to begin to resolve ongoing environmental issues.
Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A, these violations and any future violations are subject to a civil
penalty assessment of up to a maximum of $25,000.00 per day for each violation. Your above-
mentioned response to this correspondence, 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
Mr. Thom Edgerton at [phone] or myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
Samir Dumpor, PE
Regional Engineer
Washington Regional Office
Enclosures: Permit Application Form
CC: WaRO File Copy
Hertford County, P.O. Box 566, Winton, NC 27986
William E. Toby Vinson, Jr., PE, CPESC, CPM, Chief, Program Operations
Bethany Georgoulias, Stormwater Permitting Unit
Jeff Welti, UST
Stare ofNorth Carolina I Environmental Quality I Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
943 Washington square Mall I Washington, NC 27889
252 946 6481 T