WT002665_NOV 2nd Attempt_20190315

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretory
S. DANIEL SMITH
Interim Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
March 15, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7017 2620 0000 9759 0416
Dale Recycling
Attention: Eric Cline, Owner
3457 Hickory Boulevard
Hudson, North Carolina 28638
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2019-PC-0179)
Site Number: WT002665
Dale Recycling
Caldwell County, North Carolina
Dear Mr. Dale:
On February 14, 2019, Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of Energy,
Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 3457 Hickory Boulevard in
Hudson, Caldwell County, North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Dale Recycling has
neither applied for, nor obtained coverage under, an NPDES General Permit No. NCG200000 (Scrap
Metal Recycling) for stormwater discharges from the site. The site currently discharges stormwater
affected by processes on site to an unnamed tributary of Little Gunpowder Creek (WS-IV).
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) 21-1.0126.
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.
�FQ North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 US. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
1w \ 828.296.4500

Notice of Violations
Dale Recycling
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Should you have any questions regarding these matters, please contact Isaiah Reed or myself at (828)
296-4500.
Sincerely,
Stanley E. Aiken, P
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
Notice of Intent
ec: Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist Alaina.mormanga ncdenr.gov
Stanley E. Aiken- Regional Engineer stan.aikennae ncdenr.gov