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JUSTIFICATION FOR REMISSION REQUEST
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Case Number: LV-2020-0200 County: Duplin NCDEQ/p�/R/�pDE�
Assessed Party: Town of Wallace
Permit No.: NC0003450 Amount Assessed: $4.143.87
Please use this form when requesting remission of this civil penalty. You must also complete the "Request For Remission,
Waiver of Right to an Administrative Hearing, and Stipulation of Facts"form 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.l(c),remission of a civil
penalty may be 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. 143B-282.1.(b)were wrongfully applied to the
detriment of the petitioner (the assessment factors are listed in the civil penalty assessment document):
(b) the violator promptly abated continuing environmental damage resulting from the violation (i.e., explain the
steps that you took to correct the violation and prevent future occurrences);
(c) the violation was inadvertent or a result of an accident(i.e., explain why the violation was unavoidable or
something you could not prevent or prepare f.)r);
(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., explain
how payment of the civil penalty will prevent you from performing the activities necessary to achieve
compliance).
EXPLANATION:
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
COUNTY OF DUPLIN
IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT ) WAIVER OF RIGHT TO AN
OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST ) ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING AND
) STIPULATION OF FACTS RECEIVED
Town of Wallace ) AUG 13 2020
Wallace Regional WWTP )
) NCDEQ/DWR/NPDES
PERMIT NO. NC0003450 ) CASE NO. LV-2020-0200
Having been assessed civil penalties totaling$4,143.87 for violation(s)as set forth in the assessment document of the
Division of Water Resources dated July 22, 2020,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. ALA This the 1/ day of ' ' 5 `� f .20 Z"
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ATTACHMENT A
Town of Wallace
CASE NUMBER: LV-2020-0200
PERMIT: NC0003450 REGION: Wilmington
FACILITY: Wallace Regional WWTP COUNTY: Duplin
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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
5/9/2020 5-2020 BOD, 5-Day(20 Deg. 5 X week mg/I 7.50 11 46.7 Weekly $500.00
C)-Concentration Average
Exceeded
5/31/2020 5-2020 BOD, 5-Day(20 Deg. 5 X week mg/I 5 6.35 27.0 Monthly $1,500.00
C)-Concentration Average
Exceeded
5/9/2020 5-2020 Nitrogen, Ammonia 5 X week mg/I 3 5.3 76.7 Weekly $500.00
Total (as N)- Average
Concentration Exceeded
5/31/2020 5-2020 Nitrogen, Ammonia 5 X week mg/I 1 2.16 116.0 Monthly $1,500.00
Total(as N) - Average
Concentration Exceeded

Justification for remission request
RECEIVED
Case Number: LV-2020-0200
Assed Party: Town of Wallace AUG 13 2020
Permit Number: NC0003450 NCDEQ/DWR/NRDES
County: Duplin
Amount assessed: $4143.87
The Town of Wallace would like to request a remission for the $4,143.87 due to being over our
weekly/monthly limits for BOD and ammonia for the month of May 2020. The reason for the
overages was due to not being able to provide enough air to the basins, in particular SBR #2.
The blowers were struggling to provide the needed air requirements due to breaks in the
airlines/diffusers and with blown seals in the blowers. We were able to get 2 blowers running to
SBR#2 on May 9th. Blower #4 was removed and sent out to be rebuilt on May 20th. The
problems with the airlines/diffusers could not be addressed till the basin was taken offline,
which meant SBR #3 had to have it's repairs completed.
I had been making those repairs to SBR #3 in order to put it on line, but the lag time to get
parts delivered was putting me behind schedule. The last of the parts needed (AUMA actuator
for the influent valve) was ordered on March 16, 2020. The actuator arrived the first week in
June and when we scheduled to install it on June 8th, we discovered they had sent the wrong
coupling. The coupling was sent back to them to be fixed and it wasn't received back till July
1st. Once again the coupling was not built to spec and I had to find a local machine shop to
make more adjustments to it. The actuator was installed on July 2 and SBR # 3 was put in
service on July 8.
Once we got SBR #2 drained, the damage to the diffusers/airlines was significant. A 20 foot
section of main trunk line had blown off(see picture below). Multiple diffusers had also broken
off and that allowed sludge to get packed in all the remaining diffusers. Almost all the diffuser
rubber sleeves had ruptured or were packed with sludge. This had caused the restriction in the
air system that kept blowing the seals on our blowers.
Lisa Cottle
Town of Wallace WWTP ORC
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851 Old Wilmington Rd, Wallace NC 28466
910-665-2091 (cell)
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