WT002804_NOV_20190930

ROY COOPER
Governor
MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
October 1, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 0700 0000 8867 9907
Kleen Tech Inc
Attention: Tim Glenn, President
Post Office Box 1369
Hickory, North Carolina 28603
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION (NOV-2019-PC-0654)
Site Number: WT002804
Kleen Tech
Burke County
Dear Mr. Glenn:
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 110 3rd Street Northeast,
Hildebran, North Carolina. The site visit and file review revealed that Kleen Tech has neither applied for,
nor obtained coverage under, an NPDES Individual Permit 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 Drowning Creek, a Class WS-IV 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-
215.1(a) and Title 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (hereby known as NCAC) 2H .0126.
Enclosed with the inspection report is a copy of Application Forms 1 and 2F that shall be filled out and
submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality within 30 calendar days of receipt of this Notice.
Mail one hard copy of the forms and supporting documents to:
Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Stormwater Program
Attn: Suzanne McCoy
1612 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612
In addition, e-mail the forms and supporting documents to Suzanne McCoy at
[e-mail].
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources
Asheville Regional office 1 2090 U.S. Highway 701 Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778
828.296.4500

Thank you for your attention to this matter. This office requires that the violation be properly
resolved. This violation and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to
$25,000 per day for each violation. The timeliness with which you submit the application, 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 this
matter, please contact Isaiah Reed or myself at [phone].
Sincerely,
Stanley E. Aiken GA
Regional Engin r
Land Quality Section
Enclosure:
EPA Form 1
EPA Form 2F
Permit Fee Information Sheet
ec: Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist Alaina.mormanig ncdenr.gov
Stanley E. Aiken- Regional Engineer stan.aikerigncdenr.gov
Suzanne McCoy- Administrative Specialist [e-mail]
Lauren Garcia- Environmental Specialist Lauren, ag [e-mail]