WT002801_NOV_20190924

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DAN►EL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 24, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 8867 9877
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Town of Franklin
Attention: Nathanael Moore, PE, Town Engineer
Post Office Box 1479
Franklin, North Carolina 28744
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2019-PC-0650)
Site Number: WT002801
Town of Franklin WWTP
Macon County
Dear Mr. Moore:
On September 4, 2019, Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of Energy,
Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 200 in Sierra Lane, Macon
County, North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that the Town of Franklin has neither
applied for, nor obtained coverage under, an NPDES General Permit No. NCG 110000 (Treatment Works)
for stormwater discharges from the site. The site currently discharges stormwater affected by processes on
site to receiving waters designated as the Little Tennessee River, a Class C waterbody in the Little
Tennessee 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 clays 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_EQ�� North Carolina Department ofEnvironmenlalQuality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional Office 12090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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828.296.4500

Sincerely,
Stanley E. Aiken GA
Regional Engineer
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
Notice of Intent
ec: Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist Alaina.mormangncdenr.gov
Stanley E. Aiken- Regional Engineer [e-mail]
Suzanne McCoy- Administrative Specialist [e-mail]