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Home My WebLink AboutNCS000500_Ayden NORE_20210414ROY COOPER Governor DIONNE DELLFGATTI Secretary BRIAN WRENN Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality April 14, 2021 CERTIFIED MAIL 7019 1120 0002 0066 3019 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Town of Ayden Attn: Matthew Livingston, Town Manager P.O. Box 219 Ayden, NC 28513 Subject: NOTICE OF RECOMMENDATION FOR ENFORCEMENT Town of Ayden Stormwater Permit No. NCS000500 Notice of Violation No. NOV-2019-PC-0539 Pitt County Dear Mr. Livingston. On July 23, 2019, staff from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) conducted a compliance audit of the Town of Ayden National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit. The audit resulted in the referenced Notice of Violation (NOV) on July 31, 2019, which details required information submittals and specific deadlines to comply. As of the date of this notice, the following required actions have not been completed: Required Action/Information Submittal Submittal Due Date Draft S WMP version 3 (per 01/19/2020 DEQ letter) 02/20/21 Permit Renewal Application 02/20/21 The failure to complete each required action constitutes a separate violation of the MS4 permit conditions to furnish information as requested by NCDEQ in order to determine compliance with the permit [Ref. Part III, Item C and Part V, Section A, Item 7]. The Town of Ayden is hereby recommended for assessment of civil penalties for ongoing permit violations, which can be assessed at a maximum of $25,000 per day for each violation and can continue to accrue daily until such time as the required actions are completed. D E North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center 1 Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 rraan-i ca�axu � ` —' a"+\ � 919.707.9200 This notification is a courtesy and Town of Ayden will receive any and all penalty assessments under separate cover. Should you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the MS4 Program Coordinator, Jeanette Powell, at Jeanette.Powellkncdenr.gov or me at Annette. Lucas gncdenr. gov. ncerely, Annette Lucas, Stormwater Program Supervisor Cc: mlivingstongayden.com sradcliff0ayden.com Jeanette Powell, MS4 Program Coordinator Samir Dumpor, Washington Regional Office MS4 Permit Laserfiche File IJIXiTH CPAOLINAD EQJ!� o.p.u�wx a �nwnme.nw ouwa\ /� North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 1 1612 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1612 919.707.9200