NC0026042_Pretreatment Notice_20220217

ROY COOPER
Governor
ELIZABETH S. BISER
Secretary
S. DANIEL SMITH
Director
Certified Mail # 7020 3160 0001 6632 2157
Return Receipt Requested
James Duncan, Town Manager
Town of Robersonville
PO Box 487
Robersonville, NC 27871-0487
NORTH CAROLINA
Environmental Quality
February 17, 2022
SUBJECT: Establishing a Pretreatment Program
Permit No. NC0026042
Robersonville WWTP
Martin County
Dear Mr. Duncan:
Over the previous twelve months several Notice of Violations and Civil Penalty Assessments have been issued to
Robersonville WWTP for NPDES limit violations. On February 8, 2022 during the wastewater treatment plant
inspection a review of the sample results taken by Flagstone Foods on November 24, 2021 revealed high
concentrations of multiple parameters being discharged to Robersonville's Wastewater Treatment Plant. NPDES
Permit Standard Conditions state:
PART IV SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES:
"Significant Industrial User" or "SIU" An Industrial User that discharges wastewater into a publicly owned treatment
works and that [15A NCAC 02H .0903(b)(33)]:
2. Contributes process wastewater which makes up five percent or more of the NPDES or non -discharge permitted
flow limit or organic capacity of the POTW treatment plant. In this context, organic capacity refers to BOD, TSS
and ammonia; or
4. Is designated as such by the Permittee on the basis that the Industrial User has a reasonable potential for
adversely affecting the POTW's operation or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement, or the
POTW's effluent limitations and conditions in its NPDES or non -discharge permit, or to limit the POTW's sludge
disposal options;
With high concentrations of pollutants from the discharge of Flagstone Foods and NPDES permit effluent violations
occurring at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, the Town of Robersonville must start a Pretreatment Program to give
more oversite of the Town's Industries.
Within Ninety (90) days from receipt of this letter the Town of Robersonville needs to submit a timeline of how the
Town plans to move forward with establishing a Pretreatment Program. Pretreatment rules can be located at:
https: //deq. nc.gov/ 15a-ncac-02h-0900-pretreatemnt-rules-july-1-2018/download
Q--"A North Ca.ocna Department ofEmironmental Quality I Division ofWalerR:sources
Washington Regional Mee 1 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481

If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Keyes McGee with the Pretreatment Unit Staff at
[phone] or via email at [e-mail] or Robbie Bullock with the Division of Water Resources
staff of the Washington Regional Office at [phone] or via email at [e-mail].
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Sincerely,
Reika Te.44441
Robert Tankard, Assistant Regional Supervisor
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
Washington Regional Office
Division of Water Resources, NCDEQ
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Dlvlslon of Waler Resources
Washington Regional Office 1 943 Washington Square Mall I Washington, North Carolina 27889
252.946.6481