HomeMy WebLinkAboutNC0030970_Remission (Decision)_20070607Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
June 7, 2007
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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Mr. Hal Hegwer, City Manager
Town of Spring Lake
PO Box 617
Spring Lake , North Carolina 28390-0617
Subject: Your Request to Remit a Civil Penalty
Spring Lake WWTP
NPDES Permit NC0030970
Case Number: LV-2007-0074
Cumberland County
Dear Mr. Hegwer:
Alan W. Klimek, P.E. Director
Division of Water Quality
I have considered the information submitted in support of your request for remission in accordance with
North Carolina General Statute (N.C.G.S.) § 143-215.6A(f) and have found no grounds to modify the
civil penalty assessment in the amount of $576.62.
If you choose to pay the penalty, send payment to me at the letterhead address within thirty (30) days of
receipt of this letter. Please make your check payable to the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR).
If payment is not received within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter, in accordance with N.C.G.S.
143-215.6A(f), your request for remission of the civil penalty (with supporting documents) and my
recommendation to deny the request (with supporting documentation) will be delivered to the North
Carolina Environmental Management Commission's (EMC) Committee On Civil Penalty Remissions
(Committee) for final agency decision.
If you desire to make an oral presentation to the Committee on why your request for remission meets
one or more of the five statutory factors you were asked to address, you must complete and return the
attached form within thirty (30) days of receipt of this letter. Please mail the completed form to the
attention of Joe Corporon at the following address:
Point Source Branch
Division of Water Quality
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
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Mr. David Bone, Town Manager
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Case: LV-2007-0061
Your Request to Remit a Civil Penalty
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Your request for an oral presentation and the documents in this matter will be reviewed by the EMC
Chairman and, if it is determined that there is a compelling reason to require an oral presentation from
you, you will be notified by certified mail of the date, time, and place that your oral presentation can be
made. Otherwise, the Committee will base their final decision on the written record.
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact
Joe Corporon at (919) 733-5083, extension 597.
Sincerely,
Alan W. Klimek, P.E.
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
County of Cumberland
IN THE MATTER OF ASSESSMENT
OF CIVIL PENALTIES AGAINST:
Town of Spring Lake
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
COMMISSION
DWQ Case Number LV-2007-0074
REQUEST FOR ORAL PRESENTATION
I hereby request to make an oral presentation before the Environmental Management
Commission's Committee On Civil Penalty Remissions in the matter of the case noted above. In
making this request, I assert that I understand all of the following statements:
• This request will be reviewed by the Chairman of the Environmental Management
Commission and may be either granted or denied.
• Making a presentation will require the presence of myself or my representative during a
Committee meeting held in Raleigh, North Carolina.
• My presentation will be limited to discussion of issues and information submitted in my
original remission request, and because no factual issues are in dispute, my presentation will
be limited to five minutes in length.
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