NC0043532_Email (Remission Request)_20171107

Strickland, Bev
From: Denard, Derek
Sent: Thursday, November 7, 2019 5:32 PM
To: [e-mail]; [e-mail]
Cc: Scheller, Roberto; Basinger, Corey
Subject: REMISSION REQUEST of CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSMENT - West Stanly WWTP - PERMIT
NO: NC0043532 - CASE NO: LV-2019-0259, LV-2019-0261, LV-2019-0262
Attachments: NC0043532 Remission Acknowledge Letter 20191107.pdf, NC0043532_Remission
(Request)_20191022.pdf
Mr. Wingo,
This letter is to acknowledge your request for remission of the civil penalties levied against the subject facility.
Before your request will be scheduled for review by the Director, you must complete and submit the "Request for
Remission of Civil Penalties" and the "Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing, and Stipulation of Facts" forms that
were attached to the subject case letters. You can mail these to my attention at 1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North
Carolina 27699-1617.
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact me at [phone] or via e-mail at
[[e-mail]].
Sincerely,
Derek C Denard
Environmental Specialist
Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit
N.C. Division of Water Resources
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
919 707 3618 office
919 707 9000 main DWR
derek.denardancdenr.aov
N. C. Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Permitting Section - NPDES
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.

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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Wastewater Branch
Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
Dear Compliance Officer:
RECEIVE®
OCT 3 0 2019
NCDEQIDWR/NPDES
October 22, 2019
Subject: Remission Request
West Stanly WWTP
Permit No. NCO043532
Stanly County
Case No. NOV-2019-LV-0328
Case No. NOV-2019-LV-0293
Case No. NOV-2019-LV-0398
The West Stanly WWTP (Stanly County Utilities) would like to request remission of the civil penalty
assessed related to LV-2019-0328, LV-2019-0293 and LV-2019-0398 based on the temporary nature of
the violation and the soon to be executed Special Order of Consent limiting flows to the facility, while we
work to address the major issues that have plagued this facility for the past few years. It is known, the
plant has experienced a great deal of deferred maintenance from the previous owner and is currently
functioning nowhere near it optimized capability. Our new ORC is working diligently to bring all the
equipment back up to functioning order and wasting the solids on a more realistic schedule.
The violation noted in the NOVs are a predominantly a result of much higher than normal rain events and
an associated high water table that occurred from October 2018 till March of 2019. An excessive amount
of inflow and filtration inundated the facility from upstream municipal users. These users have been
notified of this situation and they are working in unison and individually to make repairs to their sanitary
sewer collection system.
Stanly County has obtained loan funding of more than $3.3 million from the Clean Water State Revolving
Fund to perform comprehensive rehabilitation of the plant. Design plans include an additional 1.5 MGD
clarifier, increased aeration and upgraded head works. We will also be making repairs on the existing
clarifier to improve the total operation of the plant. We hope to be under construction in the near future
and are addressing final comments from NCDEQ.
Therefore, we respectfully, request remission of the civil penalty so that the money saved can be used to
make improvements to the plant infrastructure and to optimize the treatment processes.
PI 704.986.3686
F1 704.986.3711
www.stanlycountync.gov
Stanly County Utilities
1000 N. First Street, Suite 12, Albemarle, NC 28001

If there are any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact me at [phone].
Respectfully,
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Duane Wingo, PE
Stanly County Utilities Director
1000 N. First Street Suite 12 Albemarle, NC 28001
Phone: [phone]
Cell: [phone]
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November 7, 2019
Duane Wingo, PE, Utilities Director
Stanly County
1000 N. First Street, Suite 12
Albemarle, NC 28001
Subject: REMISSION REQUEST of
CIVIL PENALTY ASSESSMENT
West Stanly WWTP
Stanly County
PERMIT NO: NCO043532
CASE NO: LV-2019-0259, LV-2019-0261, LV-2019-0262
Dear Permittee:
This letter is to acknowledge your request for remission of the civil penalties levied against the subject facility.
Before your request will be scheduled for review by the Director, you must complete and submit the "Request for
Remission of Civil Penalties" and the "Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing, and Stipulation of Facts"
forms that were attached to the subject case letters. You can mail these to my attention at 1617 Mail Service
Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617.
If you have any questions about this matter, please contact me at [phone] or via e-mail at
[derek. denard@nc denr. gov] .
Sincerely,
Derek C. Denard, Environmental Specialist
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
cc: Enforcement File #: LV-2019-0259, LV-2019-0261, LV-2019-0262
Central Files
ec: Andrew M. Lucas, County Manager, Stanly County [[e-mail]]
DWR/MRO Corey Basinger [[e-mail]]; Roberto Scheller [[e-mail]]
NPDES Files [Laserfiche]
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North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Centers Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
919-707-3618