NC0081825_LV 02-250_20020708

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NCDENR
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Michael F. Easley, Governor
July 8, 2002
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
The Honorable Joe M. Estridge
The Mayor of The Town of Ansonville
P.O. Box 437
Ansonville, N.C. 28007
SUBJECT: Notice of Violation and Assessment of Civil Penalty
for Violations of N.C. General Statute 143-215.1(a)(6)
and NPDES Permit NC0081825
Town of Ansonville Wastewater Treatment System
Case No. LV 02-250
Anson County
Dear Mayor Estridge:
William G. Ross, Jr., Secretary
Alan Klimek, Director
Division of Water Quality
This letter transmits a Notice of Violation and assessment of civil penalty in the amount of
$1,825.21 ($1,750.00 civil penalty + $75.21 enforcement costs) against the Town of Ansonville.
This assessment is based upon the following facts: a review has been conducted of the discharge
monitoring report (DMR) submitted by the Town of Ansonville for the month of FEBRUARY 2002.
This review has shown the subject facility to be in violation of the discharge limitation requirements found
in NPDES Permit NC0081825. The violations which occurred in FEBRUARY 2002 are summarized in
Attachment A to this letter.
Based upon the above facts, I conclude as a matter of law that the Town of Ansonville violated the
terms, conditions or requirements of NPDES Permit NC0081825 and N.C.G.S. 143-215.1(a)(6) in the
manner and extent shown in Attachment A. A civil penalty, in accordance with the maximums
established by N.C.G.S. 143-215.6A(a)(2), may be assessed against a person who violates the terms,
conditions or requirements of a permit required by N.C.G.S. 143-215.1(a).
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