NC0020567_Pretreatment_Annual_Report_20200227

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Anita Darnell
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Victor Varela
Wayne Moore
Tommy Wheeler
February 27, 2020
Ms. Debra Gore
NC Division of Water Quality
PERCS Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
RE: 2019 Pretreatment Annual Report
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority (YVSA)
NPDES Permit No. NCO020567
Dear Ms. Gore:
Enclosed are an original and one copy of the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority's Pretreatment
Annual Report (PAR) for the period of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
I certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared under my
direction, or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or
persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the
information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate,
and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information,
including the possibility of fines and imprisonment for knowing violations.
Please contact me at [phone], or Benjie Thomas of West Consultants at [phone]
with any questions.
Sincerely,
Nicole Johnston
Executive Director
cc: Benjamin B. Thomas, PE
500 NC Hwy 268 W - Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: [phone] - www.yvsa.org -. Fax: [phone]

General Information:
This is the fifth PAR submitted and the following two IUP's are in YVSA's pretreatment
program:
• Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC (PGW) which began operation in early March 2013 and,
• Weyerhaeuser NR Co., which was issued an IUP May 20, 2019, but has not discharged
any pretreatment flow since the issuance.
The AT, STMP, HWA, SUO, ERP, IWS and permits are up to date. All dates on the Division's
Pretreatment Program Info Database Sheet are correct.
Site inspections of the PGW facility were completed by the YVSA staff on 9/26i 19 and
12i17/19.
IU Information:
PGW's IUP renewal effective and expiration dates are 8r21i 19 and 3;`6;`21, respectively. The
IUP was modified on 8i21-19 in which the annual average flow was increased from 0.150 mgd to
0.210 mgd. Weyerhaeuser's IUP renewal effective and expiration dates are 4! i 19 and 11.31 '20,
respectively.
As stated in the 2018 PAR, PGW was in Significant Noncompliance (SNC) for both 6-month
periods. However, the second six-month period SNC's were still being evaluated into 2020. The
following notice of violation (NOV) and civil penalty was issued to PGW on July 19, 2019 for
the second six-month period in 2018.
Reporting
Non- Monthly or Limit Further NOV
Violation Reporting Compliance Average Parameter Criterion Action
Civil
Date Source Parameter Limit Violation Exceeded Required Date Type Penalty
Aug, Nov, Exceed grit
Dec 2019 YVSA Solids 12 mg/L limit Yes Yes 7/19/19 SNC $75,000
For the 7/19/19 NOV, the IUP monthly grit limit was exceeded in August, November, and
December 2018, a violation of Part 2 Section 8 of the IUP. The civil penalty was prompted due
to PGW consistently exceeding the grit limit and not addressing in a timely manner. A press
release for the SNC was issued on 3/6/19 (enclosed).
During 2019, PGW was in SNC for both 6-month periods due to excessive grit or other material
resulting from their process discharge. Exceedances were document for the first 6-month period
for five months (January through May) even though filter cleaning was implemented and
additional filters were installed. Exceedances for the second 6-month period were recorded for
all months except November. Around August 2019, PGW staff had consulted with their
attorneys as well as contracted environmental engineers to evaluate options and provide
corrective action to address the 7/19/19 NOV. From this time and still ongoing (through the
present), PGW staff has provided that a different methodology needs to be utilized as a
substitution for the sampling and analysis methods for current Permit parameter Grit (defined as
fixed solids retained on 65 mesh, i.e. 210 micron). As a result of this as well as requests
500 NC Hwy 268 W — Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: [phone] — www.yysa.org — Fax: [phone]

completed by their attorneys, YVSA staff has been negotiating a "Consent Order and
Compliance Schedule" to address the 7/19119 NOV as well as their grit exceedances in 2019.
Furthermore, PGW staff has noted for their DMRs from August through December 2019 that
they would have been in compliance as a result of some newer methodology analysis through the
help of their environmental engineers and as provided by their attorneys.
Also enclosed are the PAR tables, 7'19'19 NOV, pretreatment program info database, and a copy
of the Draft Consent Order and Compliance Schedule for PGW.
500 NC Hwy 268 W -- Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: [phone] www.yvsa.org — Fax: [phone]

Chapter 9, PAR Guidance
Pretreatment Performance Summary (PPS)
1. Pretreatment Town Name: Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
2. "Primary" NPDES Number NC00 20567
or Non -Discharge Permit # if applicable =•
3. PAR Begin Date, please enter 0 U0 1yyyy
4. PAR End Date, please enter 12/311yyyy
5. Total number of SIUs, includes CIUs
6. Number of CIUs
7. Number of SIUs with no IUP, or with an expired lUP
8. Number of SIUs not inspected by POTW
9. Number of SIUs not sampled by POTW
to. Number of SIUs in SNC due to IUP Limit violations
11. Number of SIUs in SNC due to Reporting violations
12. Number of SIUs in SNC due to violation of a Compliance Schedule, CO, AO or si
13. Number of CIUs in SNC
14. Number of SIUs included in Public Notice
15 Total number of SIUs on a compliance schedule, CO, AO or similar
16. Number of NOVs, NNCs. or similar assesed to SIUs
17. Number of Civil Penalties assessed to SIUs
18. Number of Criminal Penalties assessed to SIUs
19. Total Amount of Civil Penalties Collected 19.. >
20. Number of IUs from which penalties collected
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for Program Name Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
WWTP Name Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority WWTP
Program Approval Date
03/0712013
Pretreatment Status
Modified
Region
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County
Surry
NPDES Number
NC0020567
printed on: 12/20/2019
Stre&M IntOM.ation W % at 7010 0.87
YCiMow'cfs / mgd 317 / 204.78
1010 Flow cfs / mgd 256.67 / 165.89
Stream Classification C
Basin Number YAD02
Receiving Stream Name Yadkin River
NPDES Effective Data Last PAR Rec 02/28/2019 PAR Due Date 03/01/2020 mercury
D9/01/2014 Current Fiscal 1631
NPDES Expire Date 01/31/2019 Year PCI Done 01/17/2019 required
POTW is Primary vvWTP TRUE Last Audit on 12/14/2017 Audit Year Next21/22 es
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WWTP CIU's Program CIUsEI 14WA W L.TMP lWS St1O,W041 P�
date Inactive Date Next Due 09/01/2020 04/01/2023
Date Received by DWR 02/05/2015 12103/2012 07/13/2018 12/15/2011 12/15/2011
Date Approved 06/1212015 01115/2013 12/03/2018 01/0&7012 01/08/2012
Adopt Date Required
Date Adopted 04/09/2013
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YADKIN VALLEY SEWER AUTHORITYSIU REPORTING FORM
IUP NO. IWP001 MONTHlYEAR
FACILITY NAME PGW
CERTIFIED LABORATORY (1)
(list additional laboratories on the backside/page 2 of this form)
NO FLOW DISCHARGE FROM SITE *
TOWN ELKIN
CERTIFICATION
Mall UKI(i1NAL and ONE CUPY to:
Nicole Johnston, Executive Director x
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority (SIGNATURE OF S1U AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE) DATF
PO Box 828 81 THIS SIGNATURE, I CERTIFY THAT THIS REPORT IS
Elkin, NC 28621 ACCURATE AND CONI PLETE TO THE 8M OF MY KNOWLEDGE.
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority SIU Reporting Form

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Nicole Johmton aKlt► V�//@
CHAIRMAN
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TREASURER �4* �1°'
VICE-CHAIRMAN
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Anita Darnell
Woody Faulk
Woody Faulk
Victor Varela
July 19`11, 2019
CERTIFIED MAIL
Mr. Gary Cannon
Plant Manager
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
300 PGW Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Subject: NOTICE OF VIOLATION & CIV1LEIENALn
ASSESSMENT (NOV & CPA)
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
Pretreatment Permit # IWP001
Dear Mr. Cannon:
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC has been found to be in violation of Part 2 Section 8 of the iUP
provides the following: "Solids, sludges, filter backwash, or other pollutants removed in the
course of treatment or control of wastewaters shall be disposed of in a manner such as to prevent
any pollutants from such materials entering the sewer system." The facility is also found to be in
violation of Part i Section F of the IUP, which provides the monthly average grit limit should not
exceed 12 mg/L.
Please note that there has been multiple findings of grit and/or garnet residual in the
collection system line coming from the Pittsburgh Glass Facility. Furthermore, staff has
been diligently cleaning the line from the facility for the past few months (since the end of
September 2018 and as has been completed since September of 2017 as noted in the
previous NOV and CPA). An invoice for these cleanings is included in this packet as
Invoice # 20-1009. The facility was found to be Noncompliant for the months of July
through December 2018 for exceeding their monthly grit limit of 12.0 mg/L. These
violations constitute Significant Noncompliance (SNC).
Here is a summarization of the data for this parameter (grit) and the findings per EPA and
NCDEQ guidelines:
Parameter
Date of Sample
Result (mg/L)
Chronic
TRC Violation?
(or monthly
Violation?
(12.0 x 1.2 =
averse)
14A m
Grit
August 2018
285.6
Yes
Yes
avers e
Grit
September 2019
All 0.0 (non-
No
No
averse
detect
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Grit
- Wctober 2018
84.2
(average)
17.0
Grit
November 2018
avers e
Grit
December 2018
-
49.4
average)
Yes Yes
Yea Yea
Yes Yes
Due to this violation of the permit, Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority is issuing this Notice of
Violation (NOV) to Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC along with a civil penalty assessment
(CPA) for $75,000.00 (Invoice # 20-1009).
[Please note that another NOV along with another assessment for the first six months of
2019 (January through June 2019) will be issued later this year as an assessment of this
data is completed.]
Although YVSA understands that several corrective action steps have been implemented to
correct for this violation of the permit, a civil penalty assessment has been issued to Pittsburgh
Glass Works, LLC, in accordance with our Enforcement Response Plan:
$75,000.00 _ TOTAL CIVIL PENALTY_ }
YVSA requests that Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, submit payment of this penalty within thirty
(30) days of receipt of this notice.
Please note that remedial actions, as implemented and provided in the following cover letters,
with regards to the zero gravity filtration system, should continue to assure that the
noncompliance problem does not occur again: Cover letters dated September 19, 2018,
November 19, 2018, December 19, 2018, and January 17, 2019. Should Pittsburgh Glass Works,
LLC fail to maintain compliance, then additional actions, including additional enforcement may
be assessed in accordance with the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority `Enforcement Response Plan
(ERP).'
In addition, Federal regulations found in 40 CFR 403.8 (f) (2) (viii) requires that a Public Notice
of industrial users in significant noncompliance be published annually. Pittsburgh Glass will be
included in that notice.
Per Section 10 of the Sewer Use Ordinance, any user issued a civil penalty assessment has the
right to an adjudicatory hearing upon making written demand to the POTW Director within thirty
(30) days of receipt of the civil penalty assessment.
Thank you for you cooperation with the YVSA Pretreatment Program. Please feel free to call
me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
ILNicole Johnston
YVSA Executive Director
$00 NC Hwy 268 W -- Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: [phone] — u u u w v sa � — Fax: [phone]

YADKIN VALLEY SEINER AUTHORITY
INVOICE
Bill To
Pittsburgh Glass Works (Vitro)
Attn: Gary Cannon
300 PGW Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Invoice # 20-1008
Account #
Invoice Date 7/18/2019
Terms Net 30
LINE
DESCRIPTION
U/M
QTY
TAXABLE
UNIT PRICE
AMOUNT
1
Public Notice - SNC
EA
1
N
117.80
$117.80
2
July 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
31
Cleaning of YVSA sewer line from PGW
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*9/28/2018 Garnet residual present
EA
1
N
490.00
$480.00
s
*6/4/2019 Garnet residual
EA
1
N
480.00
$480.00
6
*03/25/209 Candlewyck Cleaning by KRG
EA
1
N
1,500.00
$1,500.00
7
a
*YVSA cleaning charge (see notes below)
9
**See attached AP Inquiry Form Report
io
showing cleaning for Cad lewyck PS
Notes;
YVSA Labor = 2 people x 2.0 hrs/clean x $25 per hr = $100/clean
YVSA Supervisor - 1 person x 2.0 hrs/clean x $40 per hr = S60/clean
Subtotal
$2,577.80
Sales Tax
TOTAL DUE
$2,577.80
YVSA Equipment - Vactron @ S150/clean & letter @ $150/clean
t] _� Please return bottom portion of page with your payment
Remit Payment to:
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
Invoice # 20-1008
500 INC Hwy 268W
Account #
Elkin, NC 28621
DUE DATE 8/17/2019
AMOUNT DUE $2,577.80
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FAX [phone]
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Paid trf
Pittsburgh Glass Works (Vitro)
Total Amount Enclosed $

06126l2019 YADKIN VALLEY SEWER AUTHORITY Page 1
16:23:59 AP INQUIRY FORM REPORT
Vendor No: 286 Vendor Names ZRO UTILITY, INC
Check No Type Check Date Amount Status
23692 C 04/26/2019 130,841.00 Cleared
Invoice No Type Invoice Date 1099 Amount Po No Amount Discount
4269 I 04/22/2019 0.00 123.730.00 0.00
70 000 0300 CCTV/ELKIN/AIA/STREET 61,038,00
70-000-0300 CCTV/ELKIN/AIA/BSMT 63,165.00
70-000-0300 CUT 9 PROTRUD TAPS 2,100.00
70-000-0300 RETAINAGE 2.5t-3,173.00
4290 I 04/22/2019 0.00 15.111.00 0.00
68.000-0300 CCTV/ELK SPUR ST/ELKN 15,111.00
Totals; 0 00 138,841.00 0.00
Check No Type Check Date Amount Status
13655 C 04/05/2019 2,250.00 Cleared
Invoice No Type Invoice Date---- 1099 Amount Po No --- Amount Discoun — ,
------ -------------- ` }�•tj
�IlI 1 03/25/2019 1.J 1,500.00 0.00 1 ti
60-000-1575 CANDLEWYCK CLEANING 1,500.00 l
4339 I 03/25/2019 0.00 750-00 0.00
60.000.1575 REGIONAL CLEANING 750.00
Totals: 0.00 2,250.00 0.00
Check No Type Check Date Amount Status
11252 C 10/13/2017 2,778.00 Cleared
Invoice No Type Invoice Date 1099 Amount Po No Amount Discount
3562 8 I 08/07/2017 2,778.00 2,778.00 0.00
60-000-5700 10% CONTINGENCY RELEASE 2,778 00
Totals: 2,778.00 2.778.00 0.00
Check No Type Check Date Amount Status
11193 C 09/07/2017 25.002.00 Cleared
Invoice No Type Invoice Date 1099 Amount Po No Amount Discount
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3562 I 08/07/2000 25,002.00 25,002.00 0.00
60-000-5700 CCTV N. SRO ST LINE 7/31/ 27,780.00
60-000-5700 CCTV N. BRO ST GINS 7/31/-2,778.00
------------- ------•------ ---------
Totals: 25,002.00 25.002.00 0.00
Check No Type Check Date Amount Statue
21262 C 08/16/2017 SOO.00 Cleared
Invoice No Type Invoice Date 1099 Amount Po No Amount Discount
3563 I 09/07/2017 500.00 500-00 0.00
60.000-IS75 CLEM REGIONAL PUMP STATI 500 00

1' a4 KRG Utility, Inc.
PO Box 2000
a Lenoir. NC 28645
U T 11 I T Y I N C: Phone # [phone]
Fax # [phone]
Bill To
Nicole Johnston
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
500 NC Hwy 268W
Elkin. NC 28621
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Invoice
Date Invoice ad
3/25/2019 4338
P.O. No, Project
Alvan 2019.091 Elkin Pump Station
Quantity Description Rate Amount
5 Clean Pump Station (Candlewyck) in Elkin on March 21. 2019 30000 1 500.00
7:00 am to 12:00 ppm
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Terms Ne
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YADKIN VALLEY SEINER AUTHORITY
INVOICE
Bill To
Pittsburgh Glass Works (Vitro)
Attn: Gary Cannon
300 PGW Drive
Elkin, NC 28621
Invoice # 20-1009
Account #
Invoice Date 7/18/2019
Terms Net 30
LINE
DESCRIPTION
U/M
QTY
TAXABLE
UNIT PRICE
AMOUNT
i
CPA and NOV for Permit Exceed ances
2
for the Second Part of 2018:
31
Aug-18
EA
1
N
75,000.00
$75,000.00
4
Oct-18
5
Nov-18
6
Dec-18
i
8
9
10
Notes:
Subtotal
$75,000.00
Sales Tax
TOTAL DUE
$75,000.00
Please return bottom portion of page with your payment
Remit Payment to
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
Invoice # 20.1009
500 NC Hwy 268W
Account #
Elkin, NC 28621
DUE DATE 9/17/2019
AMOUNT DUE $7S,000.00
y Phone [phone]
FAX [phone]
Email [e-mail]
' t00 Website www.yvsa_org
Paid by
Pittsburgh Glass Works (Vitro)
Total Amount Enclosed $

North Carolina
County of Surry
In the matter of Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
Pretreatment Permit No. IWP001
held by Pittsburgh Glass Works, Inc. (Vitro)
CONSENT ORDER AND COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE
Pursuant to provisions of the Sewer User Ordinance of the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority, this
Consent Order is made effective the 1st day of March, 2020, between Pittsburgh Glass Works
(PGW), Inc. (hereinafter the "User") and the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority (hereinafter the
"Authority").
The User and Authority hereby stipulate and agree as follows:
User holds Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority Pretreatment Permit No. IWP001 (hereinafter
the "Permit", which shall refer to User's existing permit and any subsequent renewals or
modifications thereof) for the operations of existing pretreatment units and discharges
from said treatment works into the Authority's sewer system.
2. User has submitted test results that indicate User has not consistently met the permit
limitations for Grit set forth in its Permit. Based upon those test results, the Authority has
issued a Notice of Violation & Civil Penalty Assessment for the period July 2018 through
December 2018. Based upon more recent test results, User believes that the prior
testing was fundamentally flawed.
3. The Authority believes that achievement of these limits will require resolution of existing
problems in the present treatment train and possibly, development of alternative solutions
to alleviate noncompliance, including but not limited to the construction of additional
pretreatment facilities as well as the preparation of plans and specifications as
necessary. User believes that, if accepted, the new testing methodology will establish
that User is in compliance with all terms of its Permit.
4. User hereby agrees to do and perform all of the following:
a. Meet and comply with all terms and conditions of the Permit (except as modified
by the Order) provided, however, subject to the terms and conditions of the
Consent Order, the following shall apply:
Parameter Daily Max (mciIL) _Monitoring Frequency
"Grit No limit` Monthly
"There will be no monthly average limit for grit during this consent order and
compliance schedule. This may be changed to a different reporting
parameter as mentioned in (b)(ii) below if NCDEQ will allow approval of
change for the IUP. For this to be completed for the interim, a modification
for the IUP must be completed to show no limit for grit during this Consent
Order timeline.
"After the expiration date of this Consent Order and Compliance Schedule
(July 31, 2020), the final grit limit of 12 mg/L (monthly average) will become
effective on August 1, 2020. The definition of Grit in the permit shall be
modified to acknowledge that Grit is material with a specific gravity of greater
than 2.65 (U.S. E.P.A. 1987),
Unless and until Compliance is achieved, the User will undertake activities
necessary to ensure that User is in Compliance in accordance with the following
schedule:

COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE
Activities
Deadline for Completion
(i) Provide documentation about the new
April 1, 2020
pretreatment system just installed for User to
provide verification of pretreatment system
costs (i.e. invoices, engineering costs, etc.).
(ii) Submit to the Authority alternative sampling
April 1, 2020
and analysis methods for consideration as
substitution for current Permit parameter Grit
(defined as fixed solids retained on 65 mesh,
i.e. 210 micron). Any substitute methods
should meet the objective of identifying
excessive solids in the wastewater that may
be abrasive or may tend to accumulate
within the Authority's collection system.
(iii) Provide sample analysis of new pretreatment
April 20, 2020
system to demonstrate effort towards
meeting final compliance with the Permit by
the end of this Order.
(iv) Provide documentation of above said effort
July 30, 2020
towards meeting final compliance with the
Permit from January 1, 2020 through June
30, 2020.
C. User shall perform each of the activities set forth in subparagraph (b) on or
before the dates established thereby unless such dates are extended by agreement of
User and the Authority may request such extensions for good cause, and the Authority
will not unreasonably withhold its consent to such extensions.
d. User shall submit a comprehensive written report within five (5) days following
each milestone date specified in subparagraph (b). Each such report shall be in narrative
form, shall state in detail the activities undertaken since the last report to achieve
Compliance, and shall indicate whether User has met the due date for the relevant
milestone established in this Consent Order. If any report contains notice of failure to
meet a milestone date, the report shall also include a statement explaining the cause of
the failure, any remedial actions taken, and the probability of meeting the next milestone.
During any period of construction, User shall submit on or before the 20th day of each
month, detailed construction progress reports stating therein in narrative form the work
performed during the month and the percentage of completion of the project.

All reports required by the Consent Order shall be submitted to the Authority by Certified
Mail, Return Receipt Requested, addressed to:
Nicole Johnston
Executive Director
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
PO Box 828
Elkin, NC 28621
e. The User shall pay the Authority $30,000, no later than July 30, 2020, for the
apparent Significant Non -Compliance during the July through December 2018 reporting
period (which is a reduction of the original civil penalty assessment of $75,000). If
compliance is achieved with the permit from January 1, 2020 through June 30, 2020, the
Civil Penalty Assessment for the Significant Non -Compliance for January 2019 through
June 2019 will be abated. The Authority reserves the right to issue a Notice of Violation
for any portion of the period July 2019 through December 2019 in which User exceeds
the grit discharge allowed under its Permit, based upon the test results submitted by
User. If User achieves compliance for the period January 1, 2020 through June 30,
2020, any Civil Penalty Assessment for Significant Non -Compliance for any portion of the
period July 2019 through December 2019 shall also be abated.
5. Any violation of the terms of this Consent Order shall subject the User to the enforcement
authority outlined in the Sewer Use Ordinance and according to the Enforcement
Response Plan. Such action may include, but is not limited to such fines, penalties and
assessments as may be set forth in the Enforcement Response Plan of the Yadkin Valley
Sewer Authority, as amended from time to time.
In lieu of other penalties, the User acknowledges that the Authority has the right under
the Ordinance to impose civil penalties for violations of the User's limits or failure to meet
a milestone date under this Consent Order, or failure to achieve full compliance with
Consent Order.
Violation of limits **Up to $25,000 per day, per violation
Failure to collect required samples, meet
compliance schedule deadlines,
required reports, or other milestone
dates contained herein **Up to $10,000 per day, per violation
Failure to achieve full compliance
with Final IUP limit at
expiration of Order **$5,000 per day
6. Once Compliance is achieved, this Consent Order shall terminate and all obligations
hereunder except any obligation to pay identified moneys to the Authority shall expire.
Upon termination of this Order, the User shall be subject to all terms of the Permit.
7. In the performance of activities under this Consent Order, User must otherwise follow the
procedures, rules, regulations, ordinances, and statutes of the Authority, State, and
Federal governments as they may apply to User. Nothing contained herein shall be
construed as a waiver thereof by the Authority.
Signed on this day of March 2020, (Negotiable Date)
USER: Pittsburgh Glass Works Inc.
BY:
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AUTHORITY: Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
BY: Nicole Johnston
TITLE: Executive Director
This Order expires July 31, 2020.

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Wayne V. Moore
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PRESS RELEASE
PUBLIC NOTICE
OF SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL
WASTEWATER PERMIT
VIOLATIONS
The Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority, in accordance with Federal and State Regulations, is hereby giving Public
Notice of Significant Industrial Users that were in Significant Noncompliance (SNC) with national pretreatment
regulations 40 CFR Part 403, and state pretreatment regulations 15 NCAC 2H .0900, as well as local
pretreatment regulations during the periods of January 1 through June 30, 2019 and July 1 through December
31, 2019. Pittsburgh Glass Woks (PGW), LLC, was in violation of Permit General Condition Part 11, Section 8-
Allowing solids, sludge, filter backwash, or other pollutants to enter the sewer system as well as Part I, Section
F — Monthly grit level exceedance of 12.0 mg/L.
A continuing effort is being made by the industry to prevent further violations through implementation of
monthly inspections and/or other corrective action measures.
Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority
Nicole Johnston
Executive Director
Publish 3/4/2020: The Tribune
500 NC Hwy 268 W — Elkin, NC 28621
Phone: [phone] — wwwlasl.org -- Fax: [phone]R40

NOTE: NOTICE OF VIOLATION WAS
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commissioned, qualified and authorized by law to administer oaths,
personally appeared Sandm Hurley who being first duly
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ADAMS PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC, engaged in the publication of a
newspaper known as THE TRIBUNE, published, issued, and entered as
periodicals class mail in the city of Elkin in said County and State; that he
(she) is authorized to make this affidavit and sworn statement; that the
notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto,
was published in THE TRIBUNE on the following dates:
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper, document or
legal advertisement was published was, at the time of each and every such
publication, a newspaper meeting all of the requirements and
qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statutes of North Carolina
and was a qualified newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina.
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