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HomeMy WebLinkAbout450007_PC-2021-0032 Remission (Decision)_20220304DocuSign Envelope ID: 16D5374E-3AEC-4E5B-82A0-C8B43C874FEF ROY COOPER Governor ELIZABETH S. BISER Secretary S. DANIEL SMITH Director NORTH CAROLINA Environmental Quality March 4, 2022 CERTIFIED MAIL -II 7018 1830 0001 8029 4846 RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Michael R. Corn Small Acres Dairy 735 Butler Bridge Rd. Fletcher, NC 28732 SUBJECT: Request for Remission of Civil Penalty Farm # 45-0007 Henderson County Permit No. NCA345007 File No. PC-2021-0032 Dear Michael R. Corn: In accordance with North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6A(f), the Director of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources considered the information you submitted in support of your request for remission and remitted $1,000.00 of the $5,050.38 civil penalty assessment. The revised civil penalty is therefore a total amount of $4,050.38, which includes $300.38 in investigative costs. A copy of the Director's decision is attached. Two options are available to you at this stage of the remission process: 1) You may pay the penalty. If you decide to pay the penalty, please make your check payable to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Send the payment within thirty (30) calendar days of your receipt of this letter to the attention of: OR ND_E n .na�CAROLJNA e.r .r 5miro.m..4i O..ul Miressa D. Garoma NC DEQ-DWR Animal Feeding Operations Program 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636 919.707.9129 DocuSign Envelope ID: 16D5374E-3AEC-4E5B-82A0-C8B43C874FEF 2) You may decide to have the Environmental Management Commission's (EMC) Committee on Civil Penalty Remissions make the final decision on your remission request. If payment is not received within 30 calendar days from your receipt of this letter, your request for remission with supporting documents and the recommendation of the Director of the North Carolina Division of Water Resources will be delivered to the Committee on Civil Penalty Remissions for final agency decision. If you or your representative would like to speak before the Committee, you must complete and return the attached Request for Oral Presentation Form within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of this letter. Send the completed form to: Miressa D. Garoma NC DEQ-DWR Animal Feeding Operations Program 1636 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1636 The EMC Chairman will review the supporting documents and your request for an oral presentation (if you make the request). If the Chairman determines that there is a compelling reason to require a presentation, you will be notified of when and where you should appear. If a presentation is not required, the final decision will be based upon the written record. Please be advised that the EMC's Committee on Civil Penalty Remissions will make its remission decision based on the original assessment amount. Therefore, the EMC may choose to uphold the original penalty amount and offer no remissions, they may agree with the DWR Director's remission recommendation detailed above, or the penalty amount may be further remitted. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions, please contact Miressa Garoma at (919) 707-3665. Attachments cc: File # PC-2021-0032 Laserfiche File No: 450007 NODE aew�mr nr FmIPMrnM4I O�ul Sincerely, DocuSigned by: brZVAAGSL iwgdLt E3415E2C05B24CD... Ramesh Ravella, Supervisor Animal Feeding Operations Branch North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality I Division of Water Resources 512 North Salisbury Street 11636 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1636 919.707.9129