WT002805_NOV_20190924

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
September 24, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 8867 9914
Zion Industries, Inc.
Attention: Jonathan Holman, plant Manager
9480 Neuville Avenue
Hildebran, North Carolina 28637
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2019-PC-0656)
Site Number: WT002805
Zion Industries, Inc.
Burke County
Dear Mr. Holman:
On September 11, 2019, Isaiah Reed from the Asheville Regional Office of the Division of Energy,
Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR), visited the subject site located at 9480 Neuville Avenue, Burke
County, North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Zion Industries has neither applied
for, nor obtained coverage under, an NPDES General Permit No. NCG030000 or obtained a No Exposure
Certification for stormwater discharges from the site. The site currently discharges stormwater affected by
processes on site to receiving waters designated as an unnamed tributary of Henry Fork, a Class C
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.l(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 clay 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 1 2090 U.S. Highway 70 1 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
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828.296.4500

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