NC0023442_LV-2019-0300 CPA_20191106

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Return Receipt Requested
Ora Kendall Adams
Southern Veneer Specialty Products LLC
PO Box 279
Fitzgerald, GA 31750
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Environmental Quality
No%-cmber 6, 2019
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty
for Violations of North Carolina General Statute (G.S,) 143-215.1(a)(6)
and NPDES WW Permit No, NC0023442
Southern Veneer Specialty Products LLC
Moncure Plywood
Case No. LV-2019-0300
Chatham County
Dear Permittee:
This letter transmits a Notice of Violation and assessment of civil penalty in the amount or$289.64 (5250.00 civil penalty
+ $39.64 enforcement costs) against Southern Veneer Specialty Products LLC.
This assessment is based upon the following facts: a review has been conducted of the Discharge Monitoring Report
(I)MR) submitted by Southern Veneer Specialty Products LLC for the month of April 2019. This review has shown the
subject facility to be in violation of the discharge limitations and::or monitoring requirements found in NPDES WW Permit
No. NC0023442. The violations, which occurred in April 2019, arc summarized in Attachment A to this letter.
Based upon the above facts, I conclude as a matter of law that Souther Veneer Specialty Products I.LC violated the
terms, conditions or requirements of NPDES WW Permit No. NC0023442 and G.S. 143-215. 1 (a)(6) in the manner and
extent shown in Attachment A. In accordance with the maximums established by G.S. 143-215.6A(a)(2), a civil penalty
may be assessed against any person who violates the terms, conditions or requirements of a permit required by G.S.
143-215.1(a).

Based upon the above findings of fact and conclusions of law, and in accordance with authority provided by the
Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality and the Director of the Division of Water Resources, 1, Rick
Bolich, L.G., Assistant Supervisor, Raleigh Regional Office hereby make the following civil penalty assessment against
Southern Veneer Specialty Products LLC:
S250.00 I of 1 violations of G.S. 143-215, 1 (a)(6) and Permit No. NC0023442, by discharging waste water
into the waters of the State in violation of the Permit Monthly Average for Nitrogen Ammonia
Total (as N) - Concentration
S250.00 TOTAL CIVIL PENALTY
S39.64 Enforcement Costs
S289.64 TOTAL AMOUNT DUE
Pursuant to G.S. 143-215.6A(c), in detennining tic amount of the penalty I have taken into account the Findings of Fact and
Conclusions of Law and the factors set forth at G.S. 143B-282. I (b), which are:
(1) The degree and extent of harm to the natural resources of the State, to the public health, or to private property
resulting from the violation;
(2) The duration and gravity of the violation;
(3) The effect on ground or surface water quantity or quality or on air quality;
(4) The cost of rectifying the damage;
(5) The amount of money saved by noncompliance;
(6) Whether the violation was committed willfully or intentionally;
(7) The prior record of the violator in complying or failing to comply with programs over which the Environmental
Management Commission has regulatory authority; and
(8) The cost to the State of (tic enforcement procedures.
Within tltirh' (30) days of receipt of this notice, you must do one of the following:
(1) Submit payment of the penalty, OR
(2) Submit a written request for remission, OR
(3) Submit a written request for an administrative hearing
Option I: Submit payment of the penalty:
Payment should be made directly to the order of the Department of Environmental Quality (do not inchule waiver
form). Payment of the penalty will not foreclose further enforcement action for any continuing or new violation(s).
Please submit payment to the attention of:
Wastewater Branch
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617

Option 2: Submit a written request for remission or mitigation including a detailed justification for such
request:
Please be aware that a request for remission is limited to consideration of the five factors listed below as they may
relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil penalty assessed. Requesting remission is not the proper
procedure for contesting whether the violation(s) occurred or the accuracy of any of the factual statements contained in
the civil penalty assessment document. Because a remission request forecloses the option of an administrative hearing,
such a request must be accompanied by a waiver of your right to an administrative hearing and a stipulation and
agreement that no factual or legal issues are in dispute. Please prepare a detailed statement that establishes why you
believe the civil penalty should be remitted, and submit it to the Division of Water Resources at the address listed below.
In determining whether a remission request will be approved, the following factors shall be considered:
(1) whether one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in NCGS 143B-232.I(b) was wrongfully
applied to the detriment of the petitioner;
(2) whether the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation;
(3) whether the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident;
(4) whether the violator had been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations; or
(5) whether payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions.
Please note that all evidence presented in support of your request for remission must be submitted in writing. The
Director of the Division of Water Resources will review your evidence and inform you of leis decision in the matter of
your remission request. The response will provide details regarding the case status, directions for payment, and
provision for further appeal of the penalty to the Environmental Management Commission's Committee on Civil Penalty
Remissions (Committee). Please be advised that the Committee cannot consider information that was not part of the
original remission request considered by the Director. Therefore, it is very important that you prepare a complete and
thorough statement in support of your request for remission.
In order to request remissionyou must complete and submit the enclosed —Request for Remission of Civil Penalties
Waiver of Right to an Administrative Flearim7 and Stipulation of Facts" form within thin 30 da s of recei t of this
notice. The Division of Water Resources also requests that you complete and submit the enclosed "Justification for
Remission Request."
Both forms should be submitted to the following address:
Wastewater Branch
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617

Option 3: rile a Qetition for an administrative hearing with the Office of Administrative Ilearin2s:
If you wish to contest any statement in the attached assessment document you must file a petition for an administrative
hearing. You may obtain the petition form from the Office of Administrative Hearings. You must file the petition %with
the Office of Administrative Hearings within thirty (30) days of receipt of this notice. A petition is considered filed
when it is received in the Office of Administrative Hearings during normal office hours, The Office of Administrative
Hearings accepts filings Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., except for official state
holidays. Tile petition may be filed by facsimile (fax) or electronic mail by an attached file (with restrictions) - provided
the signed original, one (1) copy and a filing fee (ifa filing fee is required by NCGS §15013-23 2) is received in the
Office of Administrative Hearings within seven (7) business days following the faxed or electronic transmission. You
should contact the Office of Administrative Hearings with all question,, re.gardinir the filing fee and.`or the details of the
filing process.
Be mailing address and telephone and fax numbers for the Office of Administrative Hearings are as follows:
6714 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 6714
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
One (1) copy of the petition must also be served on DEQ as follows:
Mr. William F. Lane, General Counsel
Department of Environmental Quality
1601 Mail Scrvicc Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1601
Please indicate the case number (as found on page one of this letter) on the petition.
Failure to exercise one of the options above within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter, as evidenced by an internal
dateitime received stamp (not a postmark), will result in this matter being referred to the Attorney General's Office for
collection of the penalty through a civil action. Please be advised that additional penalties may be assessed for violations
that occur after the review period of this assessment.
If you have any questions, please contact Cheng hang with the Division of Water Resources staff of the Raleigh Regional
Office at (919) 7914200 or via email at chcng.zhang.ci.ncdenr.gov.
Sincerely,
S. Jay Z mmerrnan, P.G., Chief
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
ATTACHMENTS
Cc: WQS Raleigh Regional Office - Enforcement File
NPDE-S Compliance Enforcement Unit - Enforcement File
Central Piles (Laserfichc)

ATTACHMENT A
Southern Veneer Specialty Products LLC
CASE NUMBER: LV-2019-0300
PERMIT: NCO023442
FACILITY: Moncure Plywood
REGION: Raleigh
COUNTY: Chatham
LIMIT VIOLATION(S)
SAMPLE LOCATION:
Outfall 001 - Effluent
Violation Report
Unit of Limit Calculated % Over Violation Penalty
Date Month/Yr
Parameter
Frequency Measure Value Value Limit Type Amount
4/30/2019 4-2019
Nitrogen, Ammonia
2 X month rrigii 2 3.55 77.5 Monthly $250.00
Total (as N) -
Average
Concentration
Exceeded

JUSTIFICATION FOR REMISSION REQUEST
Case Number: LN'-2019-0300 County-: Chatham
Assessed Party: Southern Veneer Specialty Products LLC
Permit No.: NC0023442 Amount assessed: 5289.64
Please use this form when requesting remission of this civil penalty. You must also complete the "Request For Remission,
IMaiyer of Right to an ildministratim Hearing, and Stipulation of Facts" fonn to request remission of this civil penalty.
You should attach any documents that you believe support your request and are necessary for the Director to consider in
evaluating your request for remission. Please be aware that a request for remission is limited to consideration of the five
factors listed below as they may relate to the reasonableness of the amount of the civil penalty assessed. Requesting;
remission is not the proper procedure For contesting whether the violation(s) occurred or the accuracy of any of the factual
statements contained in the civil penalty assessment document. Pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 143B-282.1(c), remission of a civil
penalty maybe granted only when one or more of the following five factors apply. Please check each factor that you
believe applies to your case and provide a detailed explanation, including copies of supporting documents, as to why the
factor applies (attach additional pages as needed).
(a) one or more of the civil penalty assessment factors in N.C.G.S. 14313-282.1(b) were wrongfttlly applied to the
detriment of the petitioner (the asvessment. iietors are listed in the civil penahv asvessrnent document);
(b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation (i.e., e_�f)lain the
slops that pau took to correct the violation cntd prcycnt fulrrrC aCCIHTCIICL's);
_ w (c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident (i.e., eal7lain why the violation was unavoidable or
something you couhl not prevent or prepare.Jin),-
_ (d) the violator had not been assessed civil penalties for any previous violations;
(e) payment of the civil penalty will prevent payment for the remaining necessary remedial actions (i.e., exI)Iain
hall' payment of the civil penalty will pre Pent you ji-onr perfarrmng the activities necessary to achieve
compliance).
EXPLANATION:

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COUNTY OF CHATHAM
IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT ) WAIN'l?R OF RIGHT TO AN
OF CIVIL PLNALTIES AGAINST ) AD`IINISTRATIVE HEARING AND
STIPULATION OF FACTS
Southern Veneer Specialty Products LLC )
Nloncure Plyvrood
PERMIT NO. NCO023442 ) CASE NO. LV-20I9-0300
Having been assessed civil penalties totaling S289.64 for kiolation(s) as set forth in the assessment document of the Division
of Water Resources dated November 06 2019, the undersigned, desiring to seek remission of the civil penalty, does hereby
waive the right to an administrative hearing in the above -stated matter and does stipulate that the facts are as alleged in the
assessment document. The undersigned further understands that all evidence presented in support of remission of this civil
penalty must be submitted to the Director of the Division of Water Resources within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice
of assessment. No new evidence in support of a remission request will be allowed after (30) days from the receipt of the
notice of assessment.
This the
day of
ADDRESS
TEI_EI'I IONS
SIGNATURE
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