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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNCS000454_Stallings NORE_20210225 RO"Y COOPER Governor MICHAEL S.REGAL Secretory BRIAN WRENN NORTH CAROLINA Director Environmental Quality February 25,2021 CERTIFIED MAIL: 7019 1120 0000 5077 2343 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Town of Stallings Attn: Wyatt Dunn,Mayor 315 Stallings Road Stallings,North Carolina 28104 Subject: NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT (NOV-2020-PC-0364) Town of Stallings NPDES MS4 Permit No.NCS000454 Union County Dear Mayor Dunn, On August 6, 2020, staff from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality(NCDEQ) conducted a compliance audit of the Town of Stallings'National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4)Permit. The audit resulted in NCDEQ issuing Notice of Violation number NOV-2020-PC-0364(NOV)to the Town on September 15,2020.As of the date of this notice, none of the required response actions detailed in the NOV have been completed. The Town of Stallings is in violation of the following permit conditions: 1)Failure to Submit a Stormwater Management Plan The permittee failed to submit a plan in response to notification from NCDEQ. [Part III, Item C] 2)Failure to Provide Information The permittee failed to furnish information requested by NCDEQ to determine compliance with the permit. Specifically,the permittee failed to submit the:NOV response letter, Council Resolution, Self- Audit, and Draft SWMP. [Part V, Section A,Item 7] This Recommendation for Enforcement is being sent to the Director of the Division of Energy,Mineral, &Land Resources. These violations and any future violations are subject to a civil penalty assessment of up to $25,000 per day for each violation.Regardless of penalty assessments, NCDEQ requires all violations to be properly resolved. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Isaiah Reed at Isaiah.Reednnedenr.gov or me at Annette.Lucas@ncdenr.gov. S' cerely, Annette Lucas,PE Stormwater Program Supervisor North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality 1 Division of Energy.Mineral and Land Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1612 Mail Service Center ( Raleigh,North Ca olina 27099.1612 nv3znnta:rY n'i Eatvirnnaren?aI{2nality 919,707,9200 Enclosure: Notice of Violation(9/15/2020) ec: Alex Sewell,Town Manager asewell@stallingsne.or Chris Easterly, Town Engineer ceasterly(a�stallingsne.gov Toby Vinson, DEMLR Section Chief toby.vinson@ncdenr.gov Jeanette Powell,MS4 Program Coordinator jeanette.powell(a,ncdenr.gov Zahid Khan, MRO Regional Engineer zahid.khan(amcderingov Alaina Morman, Environmental Specialist alaina.monnan a_,ncdenngov Stonnwater Program File